6 Best Wilfrid Hyde-White Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 14, 2026

Wilfrid Hyde-White brought genial, unflappable English charm to dozens of films and became a favourite supporting presence in British and Hollywood productions. My Fair Lady is the best known, Two for the Road traces a married couple’s French road trips across the years, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang takes an eccentric inventor’s flying car on a whimsical adventure, and The Cat and the Canary stalks relatives at a will reading. Ten Little Indians and The Third Man round out the list.

The Cat and the Canary (1978)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Olivia Hussey is among the relatives gathered at a remote mansion for a will reading, with a killer stalking them.

Directed by Radley Metzger · 1h 38m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 70% Metacritic 64

An eccentric inventor's flying, floating car is the centrepiece of a fantastical family adventure.

Directed by Ken Hughes · 2h 24m · Rated G

Nominated for 1 Oscar4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Two for the Road (1967)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Wilfrid Hyde-White features in this drama where a married couple's many road trips through France over the years reveal the fractures in their marriage.

Directed by Stanley Donen · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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My Fair Lady (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 94% Metacritic 95

A phonetics professor bets he can pass a Cockney flower girl off as a duchess.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 53m · Rated G

Won 8 Oscars26 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ten Little Indians (1965)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Ten strangers invited to a remote alpine lodge are murdered one by one, with Wilfrid Hyde-White among the guests.

Directed by George Pollock · 1h 32m

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 Third Man (1949)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 99% Metacritic 97

A writer arriving in postwar Vienna investigates the mysterious death of an old friend.

Directed by Carol Reed · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar6 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, Cineverse, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, BFI Player Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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 Wilfrid Hyde-White Movies

The Cat and the Canary (1978)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Two for the Road (1967)

My Fair Lady (1964)

Ten Little Indians (1965)

The Third Man (1949)

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