Movies starring Robert Donat

The 39 Steps (1935)

86 mins Thriller

Maybe I was not in the right frame of mind but after watching Hitchcock's version of "The 39 Steps" I was not that impressed. There is nothing bad about it, Hitchcock has a delivered a solid, well paced thriller about an inno...

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

114 mins Drama

What have Richard Dreyfuss, Robin Williams, Matthew Perry and Robert Donat all got in common? They all have in their time starred in movies about teachers making a difference in the lives of their students and becoming much l...

The Magic Box (1951)

118 mins Biography, Drama

Who invented moving pictures? Most people will probably say Thomas Alva Edison whilst others may mention the Lumi�re brothers but in truth there were other people who also could stake claim to be involved in the invention of ...

Lease of Life (1954)

94 mins Drama

Movie Review - Lease of Life (1954) Robert Donat stars as William Thorne a small town preacher who learns he has a year to live which leads him to re-evaluate his life and how he lives...

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

158 mins Biography, Drama

"The Inn of the Sixth Happiness" is a story of two women, firstly the real Gladys Aylward on whose story the movie is based and secondly on Ingrid Bergman who delivers one of those performances as Gladys Aylward which makes y...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Robert Donat as one of the principle cast members.