56 Paulette Goddard Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

An amnesiac Jewish barber escapes from a hospital two decades after getting injured in WWI and sets shop in the Jewish ghetto of Tomainia, unaware of dictator Adenoid Hynkel's policy towards Jews or uncanny resemblance with him. He gets involved in the rebellion to support his feisty neighbor Hannah and eventually lands on a podium meant for Hynkel.

Charlie Chaplin's iconic Little Tramp returns as a factory worker dealing with the challenges of a modern and industrialised world. The silent comedy film, written and directed by Chaplin, is a commentary on the socio-economic problems that arose during the Great Depression.

Mary Haines lives a wealthy and happy life with her wealthy financier husband Stephen and their little daughter Molly. But her life takes a turn after her friend finds out that Stephen is having an affair.

Palmy Days is a musical comedy film, which tells the job of an assistant working for a fake psychic, who decides to leave her job, and join a bakery instead.  

The musical comedy follows Sally Morgan who has fallen in love with mixed-race Native American Wanenis. When she flees her wedding with Sheriff Bob Wells, with the help of a completely oblivious Henry Williams who is just giving her a ride, they are pursued by Wells and Henry’s nurse Mary. 

A poor Brooklyn boy inherits $77 million from his biological father; but to get it he must travel to Egypt. Traveling in the same ship is his father’s common-law wife and her rogue boyfriend, intending to lay claim on the booty and so is his sponsor, who is also expecting a share.  Then there is a local sheikh who is unwilling to give up the money. 

Due to a case of mistaken identity, Eddie is taken away to Mexico by a group of bank robbers. In order to escape the police, he claims to be a bullfighter. However, the detectives refuse to believe it, until they see Eddie in the ring.  

Set in late nineteenth century London, the film starts with Kitty, a slum girl, trying to pick the pocket of a renowned painter. Caught in the act, she ends up sitting for him and in the process catches the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy and the Earl of Carstairs. The story then goes on to portray how she became a society lady, all the while nurturing an unrequited love for Sir Mercy.  

Young history enthusiast Eddie, a simple-minded delivery boy in West Rome, Oklahoma, is banished from the town by dishonest politicians. He collides with a cart and in an unconscious state, dreams of being a slave in Ancient Rome. There, too, he faces troubles with corruption similar to his home town, and gets embroiled in a plot against the life of the Emperor. 

Nothing but the Truth is a comedy film, revolving around Gwen Saunders, who team up with an employee of her uncle, in an attempt to double her investment in the family firm. 

A penniless family of con-artists including Colonel Anthony ‘Sahib’ Carleton, his wife Marmy, his daughter George-Anne, and son Richard, befriend the rich spinster, Miss Ellen Fortune, on their way back to London. While initially intending to swindle her, Ellen’s kindness changes their lives forever.  

Nan Cooley is falsely implicated in the murder of bootlegger, Blackie, by the actual murderer, her father Pop Cooley. To free Nan, her boyfriend, The Kid, is forced to join the mob. When Nan is released, she catches the eye of mob chief Big Fella Maskal leading to a deadly confrontation between him and The Kid. 

Lee Stevens, an executive, travels to Washington DC with his secretary Jane Rogers in order to secure a government contract. However, Jane is unsatisfied with their hotel accommodations, and cancels the reservations. Problems arise when they are unable to find a single hotel in the entire city with rooms available.

Stan and Ollie are two musicians who take a train to Pottsville for a performance. However, they run into trouble in their sleeping car berth, which leads to several hilarious situations.  

This comedy film revolves around two friends Chuck and Steve, who like to find new ways to insult, prank and outdo one another. When both of them fall for a lovely girl named Lucy, their games turn more serious. 

The Mouthpiece is a drama film which tells the story of a prosecutor who quits his job, and becomes a defense attorney, after finding out that the man he had got convicted and executed was actually innocent. However, over time, he begins to defend guilty and corrupt people as well, and grows rich and powerful.

Don Stuart is a forest ranger who is in pursuit of a forest arsonist. Meanwhile, he also develops a romance with a socialite.

A group of cunning criminals steal some top secret plans, after which they tattoo it on the back of a woman so that she can sell it to the highest bidder in Lisbon. Meanwhile, few US government agents are on a mission to prevent this bidding.

This comedy short film revolves around a man named Harry, who is hired by a rich couple to stop their daughter, when she decides to enter a beauty contest.

A Hollywood prostitute, who goes by the name of Princess, is forced to work undercover for the police and help a detective apprehend a homicidal pimp who will do anything to escape the police.

A musical made during WWII to entertain troops, raise funds and boost morale. Silent Era-Star, Billy Webster is now a gateman at Paramount studios. However, his Navy serviceman son, Johnny, thinks he is a studio executive. As Johnny is arriving with his shipmates, to preserve his illusion, Billy takes help of studio switchboard-operator, Polly, to put up a show with Hollywood’s mega-stars.

Time of Indifference is a drama film which tells the story of a penniless countess who falls for a young man. However, she is unaware of the fact that he is also involved with her beautiful young daughter.

Suddenly It’s Spring is a romantic comedy film which tells the story of Peter, who wants a divorce from his wife. However, his wife Mary is still in love with him, and doesn’t want to part.

A small town young woman comes to New York City to appear in a beauty contest and loses. With no money or help, she goes to a lady fortune teller and a fake psychic, who arranges a job for her. Very soon, she also starts fortune telling and helps the other woman to fool a handsome attorney and while doing so she also falls in love with him. 

Anna is a young girl who was forced to turn to prostitution after being disowned by her cruel and alcoholic father. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law devises a plan to marry her off to a man named Rudolf, and also make some money in the process. Things get interesting as Rudolf takes an instant liking to her.

Kathleen Storm is a young florist who draws the attention of a young man standing in front of her shop window. They soon get acquainted and spend a lot of time together, before they decide to get married. However, when her criminal ex-boyfriend Kid finds out about this, he decides to frame both her and her new husband on a murder charge. Kathleen is sentenced to life imprisonment, while her husband is sentenced to death. Things however take a turn when Kathleen meets a woman in prison, who happens to be Kid’s ex-girlfriend.

After the workers of a factory are laid off, they drown their sorrows at Duffy’s Tavern. Meanwhile, Saloonkeeper Archie recruits performers for a block party.

An acting student, who attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day, works at a factory at night. After she meets a charming nobleman, she starts lying to her fellow students telling them that she is his lover. 

On Our Merry Way is a slapstick comedy film revolving around Oliver, who has lied to wife about being a reporter in a newspaper, though he is actually a clerk there. 

Cesare's plot to rule medieval Italy overlaps her sister Lucrezia Borgia's plot to poison her husband.

Along with his band, a revolutionary takes over a small Mexican town. The people of the town are not sure whether they should fight him, or try to get along. However, things take a turn when the town faces an influenza epidemic.

When Princess Kyra goes on strike demanding equal rights for women, it begins to frustrate the caliph Hassan. With the help of Ezar, the calipth’s godson, who agrees that women are equal to men, he soon begins to see the error of his polygamous ways.

When an alluring French dress is newly released, various women try it to gain an advantage with men. Meanwhile, Marion dons the dress and arranges a date with the employer of her husband. She hopes that she can convince him to get her husband a promotion.

The Locked Door is a mystery thriller film which tells the story of a woman named Ann Reagen who finds out that her sister-in-law is involved with a shady character from her own past. Therefore she struggles to intervene and protect her. 

Show Business is a comedy short film which revolves around a pet monkey, that creates havoc on a train which is carrying a Broadway troupe. Anita Garvin, who is the star of the troupe, finds herself terrorized again and again by the animal.