Cast: Barbara Stanwyck

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Barbara Stanwyck. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


East Side, West Side

1949 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

6.8

324 votes

6.8

324 votes

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Frank Capra

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Nils Asther · Walter Connolly · Gavin Gordon

Plot The American missionary Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War to marry the missionary Dr. Robert Strife. However, Robert postpones their wedding to rescue some orphans in...

6.7

518 votes

6.7

518 votes

Golden Boy

1939 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Rouben Mamoulian

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · William Holden · Adolphe Menjou · Lee J. Cobb

Plot Joe Bonaparte's father wants him to pursue his musical talent; but Joe wants to be a boxer. Persuading near-bankrupt manager Tom Moody to give him a chance, Joe quickly rises...

6.7

289 votes

6.7

289 votes

Executive Suite

1954 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Robert Wise

Cast William Holden · June Allyson · Barbara Stanwyck · Fredric March

Plot When the president of a major furniture-manufacturing company suddenly dies, the members of the Board scramble to replace him quickly and quietly. Each man is driven by his own motives,...

6.7

586 votes

6.7

586 votes

The Miracle Woman

1931 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Frank Capra

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · David Manners · Sam Hardy · Beryl Mercer

Plot Stanwyck's particularly fine as evangelist Florence "Faith" Fallon, who becomes very successful thanks to her way with words, some fake miracles, and the talents of shady promoter Hornsby (Sam Hardy)....

6.7

318 votes

6.7

318 votes

The Violent Men

1955 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Rudolph Maté

Cast Glenn Ford · Barbara Stanwyck · Edward G. Robinson · Dianne Foster

Plot Crippled cattle baron Lew Wilkison causes nothing but trouble for the peaceful landowners living in his valley. Wilkison wants every spot in the region for himself and he'll do anything...

6.7

692 votes

6.7

692 votes

Forbidden

1932 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Frank Capra

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Adolphe Menjou · Ralph Bellamy · Dorothy Peterson

Plot On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a...

6.6

157 votes

6.6

157 votes

Jeopardy

1953 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction John Sturges

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Barry Sullivan · Ralph Meeker · Lee Aaker

Plot The Stilwins are on vacation to an isolated beach in Mexico. Walking on a deserted jetty, Doug Stilwin gets his leg trapped under one of the logs. All attempts to...

6.6

353 votes

6.6

353 votes

Night Nurse

1931 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Ben Lyon · Joan Blondell · Blanche Friderici

Plot Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small...

6.6

245 votes

6.6

245 votes

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Barbara Stanwyck · Alexis Smith · Nigel Bruce

Plot A psychopathic artist has a penchant for painting portraits of his wives as "The Angel of Death" and then poisoning them. Barbara Stanwyk is the latest to pose...

6.6

558 votes

6.6

558 votes

Blowing Wild

1953 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Hugo Fregonese

Cast Gary Cooper · Barbara Stanwyck · Ruth Roman · Anthony Quinn

Plot Jeff Dawson (Gary Cooper) is a hapless oil speculator in South America whose misadventures reunite him with an old friend, Ward 'Paco' Conway (Anthony Quinn). Unfortunately for Jeff, Paco's wife...

6.6

316 votes

6.6

316 votes

The Man with a Cloak

1951 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Fletcher Markle

Cast Joseph Cotten · Barbara Stanwyck · Louis Calhern · Leslie Caron

Plot In 1848, a young Frenchwoman, Madeline Minot, goes to New York City to see Thevenet, the grandfather of her fiance. Thevenet had been with Napoleon and may be sympathetic to...

6.6

74 votes

6.6

74 votes

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV)

1991 · Documentary · 46 min. · United States

Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Richard Chamberlain · Gary Cooper · Wendell Corey

Plot Sally Field hosts this thorough documentary about actress Barbara Stanwyck. Highlights include Bola de fuego, Perdición and Voces de muerte.

6.6

34 votes

6.6

34 votes

The Lady Gambles

1949 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Michael Gordon

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Robert Preston · Stephen McNally · Edith Barrett

Plot When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story...

6.6

146 votes

6.6

146 votes

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV)

2008 · Documentary · 68 min. · United States

Cast John Landis · Jonathan Kuntz · Rudy Behlmer · Jerry Beck

Plot A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

6.6

111 votes

6.6

111 votes

The Great Man's Lady

1942 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Joel McCrea · Brian Donlevy · K.T. Stevens

Plot A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.

6.6

178 votes

6.6

178 votes

The Purchase Price

1932 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · George Brent · Lyle Talbot · Hardie Albright

Plot Torch singer Joan Gordon, tiring of her relationship with small-time hood and racketeer Eddie Fields, flees to Montreal and becomes the mail-order bride of down-to-earth farmer Jim Gilson. Their chance...

6.5

61 votes

6.5

61 votes

So Big!

1932 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · George Brent · Dickie Moore · Bette Davis

Plot Selina lived well until her father Simeon died. Her aunts sold the estate and put her in a boarding school. As an adult she wants to be a teacher in...

6.4

76 votes

6.4

76 votes

Christmas in Connecticut

1945 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Peter Godfrey

Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Dennis Morgan · Sydney Greenstreet · Reginald Gardiner

Plot Journalist Elizabeth Lane is one of the country's most famous food writers. In her columns, she describes herself as a hard working farm woman, taking care of her children and...

6.4

216 votes

6.4

216 votes

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Julien Duvivier

Cast Edward G. Robinson · Charles Boyer · Barbara Stanwyck · Betty Field

Plot Three speculative stories dealing with the supernatural. In the first, an ugly woman wears a beautiful mask for a night to win a man who never noticed her before. In...

6.4

274 votes

6.4

274 votes