The Best Beulah Bondi Movies

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Updated August 11, 2023
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List of the best Beulah Bondi movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Beulah Bondi's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Beulah Bondi movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Beulah Bondi movies will be at the top of the list. Beulah Bondi has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Beulah Bondi movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Beulah Bondi films to end the squabble once and for all.

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  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains
    8 votes
    • Released: 1939
    • Directed by: Frank Capra
    When the idealistic young Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) winds up appointed to the United States Senate, he gains the mentorship of Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains). However, Paine isn't as noble as his reputation would indicate, and he becomes involved in a scheme to discredit Smith, who wants to build a boys' campsite where a more lucrative project could go. Determined to stand up against Paine and his corrupt peers, Smith takes his case to the Senate floor.

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  • Make Way for Tomorrow
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    Make Way for Tomorrow

    Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter
    12 votes
    • Released: 1937
    • Directed by: Leo McCarey
    Retired married couple Barkley (Victor Moore) and Lucy (Beulah Bondi) struggle through the Great Depression, losing their home to foreclosure. Their five grown children have their own financial problems, and although son George (Thomas Mitchell) and daughter Nellie (Minna Gombell) can each board one of their parents, none of the children can afford to house them both. Before they are forced to split up, the couple take one last outing together as they ponder their futures.
  • It's a Wonderful Life
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    It's a Wonderful Life

    James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore
    12 votes
    • Released: 1946
    • Directed by: Frank Capra
    In the heartwarming film It's a Wonderful Life, George Bailey (James Stewart) teeters on the brink of despair. His small-town existence, full of missed opportunities and financial struggles, seems unbearable. Luckily, his guardian angel Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers) steps in, showing George what life would be like if he'd never been born. This 1946 classic, directed by Frank Capra, brilliantly blends elements of drama and fantasy. It won an Academy Technical Achievement Award and has been lauded for its enduring message about the value of every individual life.

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  • The Southerner
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    The Southerner

    Zachary Scott, Betty Field, Beulah Bondi
    5 votes
    • Released: 1945
    • Directed by: Jean Renoir
    In this rural drama, Sam Tucker (Zachary Scott) is a Texan cotton picker who aspires to run his own farm and create a better life for his family, which includes two kids and the irritable Granny Tucker (Beulah Bondi). Aided by his beautiful wife, Nona (Betty Field), Tucker begins to work a neglected plot of land, but numerous difficulties arise, including bad weather and conflicts with jealous neighbors, making it hard for the Tuckers to get ahead.

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  • Penny Serenade
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    Penny Serenade

    Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi
    9 votes
    • Released: 1941
    • Directed by: George Stevens
    Since marrying Roger Adams (Cary Grant), Julie (Irene Dunne) has wanted to start a family. An accident while she's visiting Japan causes a miscarriage and makes Julie incapable of having children. After they adopt a little girl, Trina (Eva Lee Kuney), Roger's small newspaper folds, and the couple has to fight in court to keep her. Even though they succeed, another tragedy strikes out of nowhere. The Adams' marriage looks headed for divorce, unless something brings them close again.

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  • Remember the Night
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    Remember the Night

    Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi
    8 votes
    • Released: 1940
    • Directed by: Mitchell Leisen
    Moved to pity by the Christmas season, New York District Attorney John Sargent (Fred MacMurray) lets pretty shoplifter Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck) out on bail and offers her a ride home to Indiana. Along the way they have a run-in with a Pennsylvania sheriff, meet each others' parents, and eventually fall in love. John's mother, however, disapproves, and warns Lee to stay away, lest she damage John's career. Not wanting to cause trouble, Lee resolves to leave the man she loves.

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