6 Best Wilfred Lucas Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 21, 2026

Wilfred Lucas, a pioneering silent-era director and actor, moved into a long career as a dependable Hollywood character player. The Baroness and the Butler complicates a butler’s romance with a Hungarian baroness, Kind Lady holds a widow captive in her own home, The Return of Chandu pits a magician against devil worshippers, and Mary Stevens, M.D. struggles to build a female doctor’s career. Just Imagine and The Phantom round out the list.

The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Wilfred Lucas is in this comedy where a butler's secret political ambitions complicate his romance with his employer.

Directed by Walter Lang · 1h 20m · Rated NR

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Kind Lady (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A wealthy widow is slowly held captive in her own home by a manipulative con artist and his gang.

Directed by George B. Seitz · 1h 16m · Rated NR

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The Return of Chandu (1934)

TMDB ★ 5.1

Wilfred Lucas features in this serial where a mystical magician battles a cult of devil worshippers seeking to sacrifice a princess.

Directed by Ray Taylor · 3h 23m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A dedicated female doctor struggles to build her medical career while navigating romance.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 12m

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Just Imagine (1930)

TMDB ★ 5.5

A man revived after fifty years frozen finds love and adventure in a futuristic 1980s New York.

Directed by David Butler · 1h 53m

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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The Phantom (1931)

TMDB ★ 4.9

Wilfred Lucas features in this mystery where a young reporter investigates a series of murders connected to a mysterious escaped criminal.

Directed by Alan James · 1h 01m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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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 Wilfred Lucas Movies

The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

Kind Lady (1935)

The Return of Chandu (1934)

Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)

Just Imagine (1930)

The Phantom (1931)

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