Willie Best
Actor · 63 credits · 15 in highly-rated films
Best known for Private Detective (1939)
Frequent collaborators: Hattie McDaniel, Tom Dugan, Guy Kibbee, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert Middlemass
Best Willie Best movies by genre
Movies (63 total, ranked by score)
1Private Detective
1939 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Mystery
2Vivacious Lady
1938 · ★ 7.0 (69 votes)
Comedy, Romance
3Crashing Hollywood
1938 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)
Crime, Comedy
4Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942 · ★ 4.5 (3 votes)
Mystery
5Dangerous Money
1946 · ★ 5.7 (25 votes)
Crime, Mystery
6Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939 · ★ 6.5 (6 votes)
Comedy
7Slightly Honorable
1939 · ★ 4.7 (9 votes)
Comedy, Mystery
8The Girl Who Dared
1944 · ★ 5.7 (5 votes)
Thriller, Mystery, Romance
- 9
Breezing Home
1937
Drama
10Cabin in the Sky
1943 · ★ 6.5 (50 votes)
Music, Fantasy, Comedy
11Down the Stretch
1936 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)
Drama
- 12
The Lady Fights Back
1937 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Action, Romance, Drama
13Two in Revolt
1936 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Action, Adventure
- 14
Raised and Called
1935
Comedy
15To Beat the Band
1935
Music, Comedy
16Hot Tip
1935 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
17West of the Pecos
1934
Western
18Feet First
1930 · ★ 6.6 (21 votes)
Comedy
19Goodbye Broadway
1938 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
20Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
1962 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)
Comedy, Documentary
21The Red Stallion
1947 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Western
22The Littlest Rebel
1935 · ★ 6.4 (34 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Family
23Scattergood Baines
1941 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Drama
24Straight, Place and Show
1938 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Music
- 25
Horse Heir
1935
Comedy
26Road Show
1941 · ★ 5.8 (9 votes)
Comedy, Music
27The Hidden Hand
1942 · ★ 6.3 (9 votes)
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
28Spring Madness
1938 · ★ 3.9 (5 votes)
Romance, Comedy
29The Bride Wore Boots
1946 · ★ 5.9 (7 votes)
Comedy, Romance
30Jalna
1935 · ★ 4.8 (4 votes)
Drama, Romance
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.