01 Vivien Oakland appears in this silent adaptation about an enslaved family whose fate diverges tragically after being sold to different owners across the antebellum South.
Directed by Harry A. Pollard · 2h 24m
6 Best Vivien Oakland Movies
By Vlad Zakh · August 28, 2026
Vivien Oakland was a versatile Hollywood actress equally at home in silent slapstick comedies and later hard-edged crime dramas. Uncle Tom’s Cabin splits an enslaved family across owners, Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman spirals a singer into alcoholism, The Secret Fury accuses a bride-to-be of a prior marriage, and Star of Midnight investigates a gossip columnist’s disappearance. We Faw Down and Mighty Like a Moose round out the list.
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02 Vivien Oakland appears in this drama about a bride-to-be who is publicly accused of a secret prior marriage just moments before her wedding.
Directed by Mel Ferrer · 1h 25m · Rated NR
03 Vivien Oakland appears in this Susan Hayward drama about a talented singer who sacrifices her career for her husband's success and spirals into alcoholism.
Directed by Stuart Heisler · 1h 43m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: FlixFling, Artiflix · Rent or buy: FlixFling
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
04 Vivien Oakland features in this William Powell mystery about an amateur sleuth who investigates the disappearance of a notorious gossip columnist and a missing Broadway actress.
Directed by Stephen Roberts · 1h 30m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
05 Vivien Oakland features in this Laurel and Hardy short where two husbands' lie about a poker night unravels after a chorus girl fire makes headlines.
Directed by Leo McCarey · 0h 20m
06 Vivien Oakland appears in this silent comedy where a husband and wife, each secretly ashamed of their looks, get separate cosmetic surgeries and fail to recognise each other.
Directed by Leo McCarey · 0h 23m
Where to watch
Stream: Criterion Channel
Stream: Criterion Channel
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