01 Willie Best features in this drama about a framed diamond mine worker who seeks to clear his name and reclaim his stolen fortune.
Directed by Lewis Seiler · 1h 26m · Rated NR
6 Best Willie Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · March 22, 2026
Willie Best brought distinctive comic timing to Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s and was frequently paired with top stars in popular comedy and mystery films. The Ghost Breakers investigates a haunted Cuban castle, The Smiling Ghost poses an engineer as an heiress’s fiance, South of Suez clears a framed diamond mine worker, and High Sierra complicates an ageing convict’s heist. The Cat and the Canary and Vivacious Lady round out the list.
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02 Willie Best features in this comedy-mystery about a broke engineer who poses as the fiance of an heiress whose previous suitors have all mysteriously died.
Directed by Lewis Seiler · 1h 11m · Rated NR
03 An ageing gangster fresh out of prison plans one last big heist at a mountain resort.
Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 40m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
04 Aubrey Mather features in this Bob Hope comedy-horror about a radio entertainer and a young heiress who investigate her supposedly haunted Cuban castle inheritance.
Directed by George Marshall · 1h 25m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: FlixFling · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Stream: FlixFling · Rent or buy: FlixFling
05 Relatives gathered at a spooky mansion for a will reading are stalked by an escaped murderer.
Directed by Elliott Nugent · 1h 13m
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
06 Maude Eburne features in this comedy about a professor's whirlwind marriage to a nightclub singer that must survive meeting his stern father.
Directed by George Stevens · 1h 30m · Rated NR
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