53 Olivia de Havilland Movies & TV Shows, 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.

Catherine is a young woman who is the heir to the large fortune belonging to her father. Her life takes a turn when she meets a man named Morris, who gives her the love and appreciation that she doesn’t get from her father, and she falls in love with him. Things get complicated when her father learns about their relationship and suspects that Morris is only after her money. Therefore, he tells his daughter that she will be disinherited if she gets married to Morris.

This action film tells the story of Robin Hood, a famous outlaw, who stands up against the oppression of the Norman Lords, and robs from the rich to help the poor. 

Captain Blood is an action adventure film which takes us to late 17th century England. It tells the story of a young Irish doctor who is exiled as a slave to Jamaica. However, he manages to turn his life around, and eventually he becomes a nefarious pirate.

The Snake Pit is a mystery drama film which tells the story of Virginia Cunningham, a woman who finds herself in a mental institution, as she is suffering from schizophrenia. She tries to recover her memory, while Dr. Mark Kirk struggles to find the root of her problem.  

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte is a psychological thriller film which tells the story of Charlotte, a middle-aged woman who lives alone in her estate. Although the murder of her lover John remained unsolved, she was always the prime suspect. When her cousin arrives to help her challenge the government’s demolition of her home, Charlotte is plagued by bizarre occurrences.

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.

A World War II veteran, Jeffrey Buckenham, sees Baronet Sir Mark Sebastian Loddon on TV and decides that Loddon is actually an imposter named Frank Wellney. All three were held in a POW camp in Germany. As the matter ends up in court and Loddon’s traumatized memory is tested, the truth finally comes through. 

Dr. Frank is stabbed to death one night in his apartment. Lt. Stevenson, the detective who is assigned to the case, quickly finds that two witnesses had seen Frank's girlfriend Terry at the scene of crime. However, the problem is that Terry has a proper solid alibi. But soon the detective finds out that she has a twin sister.

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex is a historical romantic drama film which revolves around the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, who was the 2nd Earl of Essex.

While stationed in India, British army-officer Geoffrey Vickers saves life of Rajah Surat Khan, who later attacks the British barracks at Chukoti and massacres several British including women and children, and then joins Russians against British. Determined to avenge the massacre, Maj. Vickers countermands the orders, leads the 27th Lancers in ‘Battle of Balaclava’ and Kills Surat Khan before laying his life.

Upon his return from the war, John Chandler finds his life turned upside down. His wife died in a cannon fire and his son David, who witnessed the event, turned mute due to shock. The father son duo, along with their dog, travel to a town in Illinois in search of good treatment. However, they soon run into trouble when they meet sheep-herder Burleigh brothers.

Princess Maria and her uncle Holman are living in exile during World War II. While flying to California, under the name Mary Williams, she is sedated to overcome her fear of flying. She ends up falling in love with the pilot Eddie O'Rourke but loyalties are tested as Maria’s royal lineage comes into play. 

This historical comedy film, tells the story of the famous eighteenth-century British actor David Garrick, who travels to France to star in a guest appearance at the French National Theater. However, when French actors hear rumors that the main reason for his trip is to teach them the art of acting, they decide to play a prank on him to teach him a lesson.  

Based on the play by William Shakespeare, A Midsummer’s Night Dream is a fantasy romantic comedy film in which the royal wedding plans of Theseus, the Duke of Athens and Hippolyta, overlaps with the antics of several mischievous fairies residing in the forest.

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.  

Celebrated cricketer A. J. Raffles is also a master burglar and safecracker. Nicknamed "The Amateur Cracksman", he takes full advantage of the invitations offered by the aristocrats.  Then he falls in love with the sister of an old friend and when he learns about his friend’s gambling debt, he decides to accept another weekend invitation. 

Realizing that Pat Buckley, owner of the paper, is planning to close it down, reporter Jean Christy suggests that he hire former employee,  Robert Lansford, now in public relation business, to improve the paper’s circulation. Initially unwilling, Robert agrees to take up the assignment only after he learns that Pat is dating Lorri, whose grandfather is a millionaire.  

In an Irish family of mother and three sons, Pat and Mike hold respectable jobs as policeman and fireman, while Danny struggles as a boxing promoter. Pat wants Danny to get a steady job and support their mother, so he can leave home to marry girlfriend Lucille. But everything turns topsy-turvy when Lucille meets Danny and discovers that she loves Danny, not Pat.

Amelia Cornell, a brilliant violin-student of Brissac Academy of Music, decides to join jazz group to earn money. Wealthy art-patron and president of academy, Julius Malette, secretly provides a scholarship through his executive, Tony, so she can continue her studies and accompany him to concerts. Complications arise when one evening Julius sends Tony to explain the reason of his absence to Amelia.

Anthony Adverse is an adventure romantic drama film which revolves around a young man named Anthony, who was abandoned at a convent by his rich and heartless father, as his mother had passed away during childbirth. However, he is later mentored by his kind-hearted grandfather. He soon meets a beautiful woman named Angela Giuseppe, and the two fall in love. However, circumstances separate Anthony and Angela, and eventually, he is forced to embark on a long journey, in order to reunite with her.    

The romance of Jared, a mining engineer, and Serena, the daughter of a prominent farmer, is set against the backdrop of a gold strike in California, where farmers are protesting the mining methods that are destroying their wheat farms in Sacramento Valley.

Based on an eponymous short story, the film focuses on Frank X. Farrell, an ace baseball player, is nicknamed Alibi Ike because of his habit of making excuses. The problem arises when he falls in love with the manager’s sister-in-law, who walks out on him because of that habit. Now the gamblers are after him, trying to use his misery to their advantage.  

After being bored of entertaining the wives of the VIPs, Joan Fisk, the daughter of the American ambassador to France, decides to conduct an experiment by herself. 

A group of art thieves hijack a Boeing 747 carrying a collection of priceless works of art. Due to circumstances, however, the plane hits an oil rig, after which it crashes into the sea, which leads the passengers and crew to fight for their survival.

Government Girl is a comedy-drama film which tells the story of a secretary of a newly appointment government official, who strives to make him successful, despite his shortcomings.  

The Well-Groomed Bride is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of Dudley Briggs, a Navy officer who sets his eyes on a bottle of French champagne, which is the only one left in San Francisco, since he needs it for christening a ship. However, problem is that it belongs to an engaged woman named Margie, who needs it for her upcoming marriage ceremony.

Pope Joan tells the story of a Midwestern evangelist who thinks that she is a reincarnation of a Pope in the ninth-century. She explains why she feels this way to her psychiatrist.

This historical adventure romantic drama film revolves around the life of widowed Princess Ana de Mendoza who becomes the object of rivalry between three men. They include her cousin Don Inigo, King Phillip II of Spain, and lastly, Antonio Perez, his secretary of state.

Affluent playboy Dax Xenos, son of a revolutionary from Corteguay, South America, is raised in Italy where his father served as ambassador after helping rebel leader Rojo become Corteguay’s president. Years after his father’s death, Dax learns the truth behind his death and leads a revolution against Rojo, now a despotic dictator. Dax plans to launch democracy in his country. Can he? 

The story is based on the last section of The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later, the third and final novel of the d'Artagnan series written by Alexandre Dumas. The film focuses on the palace intrigues in seventeenth century France and how a somewhat aged d'Artagnan helps the king to vanquish his enemies. 

The Swarm is a horror thriller film which tells the story of Brad Crane, a scientist who teams up with General Slater in order to stop a huge swarm of bees, that are spreading terror over American cities and killing countless people.

Peaches, orphaned daughter of a horse-trainer father, has inherited his race-horse, Wonder Boy, with whom she shares a special bond. So, her presence is required at races for him to win. But those betting on other horses ensure that the child authorities take her custody. However, Mrs. Van Gordon rescues and takes her to race-track in time, inspiring Wonder Boy to win.