By Vlad Zakh · August 17, 2026
Victor Potel, a tall and lanky character actor, moved from silent-era leading roles into decades of beloved comic supporting work for Preston Sturges. The Great Moment follows a dentist’s fight for anaesthesia recognition, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock reinvents a fired accountant after an inheritance, Strange Illusion has a young man’s nightmares convince him his father was murdered, and Flame of Barbary Coast pairs a rancher and a saloon singer. Pot o’ Gold and The Virginian round out the list.
01 Victor Potel appears in this Preston Sturges comedy about a meek accountant fired after twenty years who suddenly inherits a fortune and reinvents his entire life.
Directed by Preston Sturges · 1h 32m · Rated NR
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02 Victor Potel appears in this noir about a young man whose recurring nightmares convince him that his mother's new suitor murdered his father.
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer · 1h 27m
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03 Victor Potel features in this western about a Montana rancher who falls for a saloon singer while getting swept up in San Francisco's wild nightlife.
Directed by Joseph Kane · 1h 31m · Rated NR
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Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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04 Victor Potel features in this Preston Sturges drama about a pioneering dentist who battles scepticism and rivals to gain recognition for discovering anaesthesia.
Directed by Preston Sturges · 1h 23m · Rated NR
05 Victor Potel is in this James Stewart musical comedy about a struggling bandleader whose fortunes change after his uncle's harmonica factory sponsors a radio contest.
Directed by George Marshall · 1h 26m · Rated NR
Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, IndieFlix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
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06 Victor Potel features in this Gary Cooper western about a tough cattle foreman whose friendship is tested when he must bring his outlaw friend to justice.
Directed by Victor Fleming · 1h 31m · Rated NR
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