6 Best Wendy Barrie Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 8, 2026

Wendy Barrie brought spirited English charm to Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s and frequently played love interests in mystery series and dramas. The Hound of the Baskervilles investigates a legendary moorland curse, Five Came Back strands plane crash survivors in the jungle, I Am the Law targets a crime syndicate as a special prosecutor, and The Gay Falcon investigates jewel robberies. Dead End and The Private Life of Henry VIII round out the list.

The Gay Falcon (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Wendy Barrie appears in this mystery about a suave amateur detective drawn into investigating a string of daring jewel robberies.

Directed by Irving Reis · 1h 07m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Five Came Back (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Survivors of a plane crash in the Amazon jungle must decide who gets the few remaining seats home.

Directed by John Farrow · 1h 15m

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Basil Rathbone plays the detective investigating a deadly legend haunting a wealthy family's estate.

Directed by Sidney Lanfield · 1h 20m · 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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I Am the Law (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A law professor takes on a corrupt crime syndicate after being appointed special prosecutor.

Directed by Alexander Hall · 1h 23m · Rated NR

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Dead End (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Residents of a poor New York slum street cross paths with a notorious gangster who grew up there.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Binnie Barnes features in this film about the much-married English king and his string of turbulent romances.

Directed by Alexander Korda · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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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 Wendy Barrie Movies

The Gay Falcon (1941)

Five Came Back (1939)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

I Am the Law (1938)

Dead End (1937)

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

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