6 Best Walter Long Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 24, 2026

Walter Long built a remarkably long Hollywood career from silent epics to sound-era Westerns and was frequently cast as a brutish villain or henchman. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang endures a brutal chain gang, The Thin Man trades banter over a murder, Pardon Us sends two bootleggers to prison, and Dark Command battles a ruthless outlaw leader in Kansas. Moran of the Lady Letty and Intolerance round out the list.

Dark Command (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Gabby Hayes appears in this western where a frontier marshal confronts a former schoolteacher turned outlaw leader terrorising the territory.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 34m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Thin Man (1934)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Cesar Romero features in this mystery where a retired detective and his wealthy, wisecracking wife investigate a murder over a boozy Christmas.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 31m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A war veteran wrongly imprisoned on a brutal chain gang makes a desperate escape.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Pardon Us (1931)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Walter Long is in this Laurel and Hardy comedy about two bumbling bootleggers sentenced to prison, where their attempts to fit in cause constant chaos.

Directed by James Parrott · 1h 08m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Walter Long appears in this silent adventure where a wealthy young man is shanghaied aboard a schooner and transformed by brutal life at sea.

Directed by George Melford · 1h 15m

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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Four interwoven stories across history explore the dangers of intolerance.

Directed by D.W. Griffith · 3h 17m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, FlixFling, Cohen Media Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, 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 Walter Long Movies

Dark Command (1940)

The Thin Man (1934)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Pardon Us (1931)

Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

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