91 Hattie McDaniel Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

The beautiful but irritable Scarlett O'Hara attempts to convince Ashley Wilkes that she is a better choice than the cousin he is planning to marry, but instead draws the attention of Rhett Butler. Ravaged by the Civil War and an unrequited love, she engages in one doomed relationship to another to sustain herself while nurturing her pride.

When wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury is falsely accused of breaking up a marriage, she decides to sue the New York Evening Star for libel for $ 5 million. Unsure of what to do, Warren Haggerty, the managing editor, turns to former reporter Bill Chandler, hoping that he can help him. He tries to come up with a story to frame her, and make the false story seem true.

Ever since Bea’s husband passed away, she has been going through various struggles. With the help of her daughter Jessie, she soon begins to make a living selling pancakes. Things get better when they meet Delilah Johnson, who agrees to work as their housekeeper, in exchange for a room for herself and her daughter Peola. Over some time, the business becomes quite a success, and the friendship between the two women deepens as well. However, this puts a strain on their relationships with their daughters.

Recalling her girlhood years during 1920s, Margie tells her daughter about her school days. School-girl Margie wishes to be smarter like her popular friend Marybelle, and along with other girls, develops a crush on new French teacher, Ralph Fontayne. When Roy, Margie’s date for prom catches cold, she is left without an escort. Finally, will she get escorted to the senior dance? 

Bill Grimes is a radio writer who is in love with Laura O’Neill, a radio actress. They spend time together as well, doing fun activities such as roller-skating. However, Bill is trapped in an unhappy marriage, to a woman named Alice. Things get worse for Bill, when he kills Alice by accident.

Charlie, who has just got married, is troubled by Celeste, his wife’s sister and her dog Fifi, who lives with them. He eventually decides to pair her with one of his clients, but things don’t go as expected.

Wally is a reporter for a newspaper in New York, who learns about a young girl named Hazel, who is dying of radium poisoning. He soon sets out to the small town named Warsaw, and interviews Hazel. He learns that the actual reason she is upset is because she was told by her doctor that she will be stuck in her town for her entire life. He invites her doctor for an interview, and her story becomes quite popular within a short time. However, things get complicated when after being diagnosed by three independent doctors, it is discovered that Hazel is not dying after all.  

They Died with their Boots On is a western war drama film which is a highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Cluster, a US army officer who had served in the Civil War. The film shows his entry to the West Point military academy, how he took part in the Civil War, and his eventual death at the famous battle of Little Big Horn.

During a visit to Manhattan, botany professor Peter Morgan Jr. and nightclub singer Francey fall in love at first sight and get married the next day. Returning home, he is unsure about how to break the news to his authoritarian, conservative father, who, he knows wouldn’t approve. The newlyweds barely get any time together and their secret leads to many humorous situations.

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Stephen proposes to Amanda, but she is unable to make a decision. Therefore, he decides to take her to his friend Tony, who is his psychiatrist. Things get complicated when Tony and Amanda find themselves attracted to one another. 

During WWI, a youthful Texan soldier Bill Pettigrew gets knocked down by Broadway revue star Daisy Heath’s car. As he boasts to his friends about Daisy being his date, she agrees to play along. But her rich boyfriend and show’s financier Sam Baily doesn’t approve. When Bill’s unit is being sent to France, he decides to propose to Daisy. Will she accept?

Alice Adams is a romantic comedy drama film which tells the story of a woman named Alice, belonging to a working class family living in a small town. However, she aspires to be among the upper class. She soon gains the attention of a man named Arthur Russell, but she hides her true social standing from him. Meanwhile, her mother pressurizes Mr Adams to invest in a business venture, hoping that they can truly become part of the upper class.

Tira is a circus performer who agrees to put her head inside a lion’s mouth, which is a very risky stunt. However, due to this performance, the circus makes it to New York, and Tira is able to pursue rich men, flirt with them and accept various kinds of presents from them. When she eventually meets the man of her dreams and decides to get married, her boss is not pleased to hear the news, and he decides to break off the engagement.

Angela Twitchell is the daughter of a tooth-paste manufacturer Rufus Twitchell, who has been monopolizing the business for many years. Although Angela wishes to enter the business, her father thinks that a woman should not be taking part. Therefore in order to teach him a lesson and show him that that she is capable, she joins the business of his rival. She also steals her father’s customers right from under the nose of his best salesman Pat. However, she soon begins to develop feelings for him.

English teacher Tommy Turner unwittingly gets himself embroiled in a free-speech controversy when he agrees to read Bartolomeo Vanzetti's sentencing statement. He must not only contend with school trustee Ed Keller, his failing marriage but the return of football hero Joe Ferguson, his wife’s former love interest.  

Never Say Goodbye is a romantic comedy film which revolves around a couple who went through a divorce some time ago. However, their seven-year-old little daughter tries to bring them back together. 

Next Time we Love is a romantic comedy film, which tells the story of a young married couple Christopher and Cicely. Their relationship is affected when Christopher is assigned overseas as a foreign correspondent and Cicely achieves stardom. Meanwhile, their friend Tommy, who secretly loves Cicely, tries to get close to her. 

Based on Louis Bromfield's novel, Mcleod's Folly, the film focuses on an journalist turned drifter, who arrives in a small town, rife with corruption. Put on trial for vagrancy; he is saved by a lady, who gives him a job in her newspaper. Helped by a rich eccentric lady, they soon start exposing her rival newspaper owner, a powerful man with a large clout. 

An egotistical singing star loses his voice, after which he retreats to the countryside. As he is looking for a way to make a comeback, he soon meets an aspiring playwright and her daughter.

Myron, a medical student, finishes his graduation and starts his internship. He asks his sweetheart Ruth, to get married to him but she wants to wait till he has established himself. Meanwhile, she takes up a job as a secretary to an attorney named Albert Hartman, who is impressed by her abilities. When she suffers an appendix attack, she is taken to the hospital, and the surgeon operating on her is none other than Dr Myron.

Hello, Sister! is a romantic drama film which tells the story of a young man who falls in love with a woman. Although he hears various rumors about his new girlfriend, he refuses to believe any of them.

Atter her husband dies during a fox hunt, a widow forbids her son from riding horses ever again. However, when he finds himself falling for the daughter of his father’s trainer, he decides to go against his mother’s wishes and enters the Maryland Hunt.

Carol is the young daughter of a horse breeder. She is engaged to Martley Madison, but complications arise because her father owes a lot of money to a crooked gambler named Duke Bradley, who takes a liking to her.

George McAllister belongs to quite a wealthy family but he has squandered away his share of the family inheritance. Although his half-brother Barry has been supporting him, George schemes against him. He gets his girlfriend Carlotta to become Barry’s nurse, so that she can eventually marry him. However, things get complicated when Carlotta actually falls for Barry.   

A botany professor Grant gets married to a young woman Katie, who has three children from her previous marriage. However, they are forced to bring the kids with them on their honeymoon, as Jo, Katie’s sister who had promised to take care of the kids, suffers an accident.  However, this turns their life upside down.

Judge Priest is a comedy drama film which tells the story of Judge William Priest, a civil war veteran, who now presides over the court in Fairfield, Kentucky. He is well-known among the people for dispensing justice with humanity and common sense. His nephew Jerome is also interested in pursuing law as a career, and he has just returned home after passing the bar. He tries to rekindle his romance with Ellie, but she seems to have other interests now. Meanwhile, Mrs. Priest feels that Virginia, the daughter of Senator Horace Maydew, is going to be a better match for Jerome.

George F Babbit is a citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America. He is married with two children, who are approaching adulthood. He seems to be quite successful in his business, due to his fearless attitude. His life takes a turn when he agrees to take part in a shady business deal. 

The infidelity of a single woman threatens the marriage of two others as well, one of whom is a newlywed.

Major Manning wins a mine in New Mexico, which he believes to be worthless. Along with some of his associates, he schemes to use it to con New Yorkers. He meets his old partner Steve Dorsey, and together they convince Nancy, Dorsey’s wealthy socialite wife to invest most of her money into their mining project. However, things take a turn when it seems that the mine is actually profitable.   

Charley Chase is a stockbroker who accidentally gets rich. He soon learns that his wife Toots is seeing a psychic who apparently causes the husband and wife to swap bodies.

Tired of her fast life, Olivia Ridley, a New York night club dancer, agrees to marry Harry Linden, a wealthy farmer from Wisconsin, a match not at all approved by Henry’s dominating sister, Hannah. Nonetheless, they get married and move to the farm, where Olivia faces opposition from Hannah. To make matter worse, her brother-in-law falls in love with her, while his wife becomes her ally. 

A Mississippi country doctor, Henry Tibbitt, is asked to treat a sick circus elephant, which gets attached to Henry and follows him everywhere. Henry’s daughter Mary, who hopes to marry Jeff Carter, is disliked by Jeff’s conceited mother. Mrs. Carter capitalizes on the elephant’s affection to demonstrate that the unconventional Tibbitts are unsuitable for them, and instigates circus-owner to sue Henry Tibbitt. 

Janie is a teenage girl living in a small town named Hortonville. Since the World War II is going on, an army camp is set up near the town. Despite already having a boyfriend, she starts dating one of the soldiers.

Teddy Taylor is the leader of a group named Ted Taylor’s Collegians. One night, when it seems that his usual singer won't be singing, he decides to try singing himself. The ladies are enamored with his soft voice, though it displeases the men. Within a night, he manages to become a star. However, at the same time his ego gets inflated as well. Things get ugly when he punches a heckler among the audience, which makes him lose everything he has earned so far.

Jeff Keane is an attorney who is nominated and elected to the US Senate, after he is able to successfully free a wrongfully convicted boy from prison. He soon meets a socialite named Consuela, and gets married to her eventually. However, his life turns upside down when he realizes that Consuela is heavily in debt. She urges Jeff to resign and join a law firm of the corrupt Alan Hinsdale.

Harmony Lane is a biographical romantic musical film which revolves around the life of Stephen Foster, well-known composer. The film explores his love life, his early success to his decline, and his death which is assumed to be due to alcoholism.  

A foreign correspondent, who travels across the world in course of his work, is in the habit of getting involved with the local ladies. While in Lisbon, he comes to know that his wife back home has found somebody else and is divorcing him. Panicked, he rushes back home, unaware that his conquest from Lisbon is also following him.   

With the help of a journalist, a tough police detective tries to bring a notorious gangster to justice.

This romantic comedy film tells the story of a woman who is pushed by her new husband into giving up her job as a fashion model. However, as she is unable to meet her financial obligations, she finds herself another job. 

Despite losing his father in an accident years ago, a young man Billy, wants to make it big as a race car driver. 

Chester Hamilton is a wealthy financier who is sent to prison, for not paying alimony to his ex-wife Sandra. Meanwhile, his valet Oswald uses his boss’s reservations to go on vacations, using the assumed identity of ‘Sir Oswald’. Hamilton’s fiancée, menwhile, tries to get married to Oswald for his money.

Bill Davis is a federal postal inspector, who returns home to Milltown after a business trip. He soon investigates Gregory, the owner of a nightclub who owes a significant sum of money to a dangerous criminal.

Over the Goal is a romantic comedy sports film which tells the story of Ken Thomas, a quarterback who plays for Carlton College. However, after he suffers an injury, he makes a promise to his girlfriend that he won’t be playing again. However, in order to make him play, some crooks decide to kidnap him.

James W Kelly and his friend Happy Moran are American showmen who are taking their all-girl-dancing troupe for a Europe tour. Things get ugly when their financial backers abandon them, and they find themselves abandoned in a small country.

Murder by Television is a crime thriller film, which tells the story of a genius inventor who invents a method by which TV signals can be sent instantly to any place in the world. However, he refuses to sell it to television companies. On the night of his initial broadcast, he is murdered mysteriously, after which, it is up to Police Chief Nelson to find the murderer. 

After his parents get separated, Johnny, a seven year old boy visits the plantation of his grandmother for an extended stay. He soon befriends Uncle Remus, who works at the plantation. He tells Johnny the stories of Brer Rabbit, and through these stories Johnny learns how to cope with the problems he faces in his life.