6 Best S.Z. Sakall Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 31, 2026

S.Z. Cuddles Sakall brought a beloved, warmly comic presence to Hollywood after fleeing Europe and became one of the era’s most recognisable character actors. Casablanca and The Devil and Miss Jones are highlights, In the Good Old Summertime has feuding shop clerks falling in love as pen pals, Christmas in Connecticut fakes a domestic life, Hollywood Canteen grants a soldier’s wish, and Romance on the High Seas hires a lookalike singer.

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.8

S.Z. Sakall appears in this musical about two feuding music shop employees who are secretly falling in love as anonymous pen pals.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Romance on the High Seas (1948)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Fortunio Bonanova features in this musical comedy where a suspicious wife hires a lookalike singer to take her place on a cruise meant to catch her husband cheating.

Directed by Michael Curtiz & Busby Berkeley · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A magazine writer's invented domestic life is put to the test when she must host a war hero for the holidays.

Directed by Peter Godfrey · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hollywood Canteen (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A wounded soldier's wish to meet his favourite movie star comes true at a canteen staffed by Hollywood's biggest names.

Directed by Delmer Daves · 2h 04m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Casablanca (1943)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 100

A cynical nightclub owner in Vichy-controlled Morocco must choose between love and helping the resistance.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Won 3 Oscars18 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Florence Bates is in this comedy about an undercover department store owner who poses as a clerk to root out labour organisers among his staff.

Directed by Sam Wood · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best S.Z. Sakall Movies

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

Romance on the High Seas (1948)

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

Casablanca (1943)

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

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