Just because I've finished a book on him!
1) Anthony Adverse (1936) - only a small part but a memorable one, at the beginning
2) The Saint in New York (1938) - Hayward was the first screen Saint, not as good as George Sanders but solid
3) The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) - a good swashbuckler with Hayward impressing in a difficult role (s)
4) Son of Monte Cristo (1940) - another solid mid-tier Edward Small swashbuckler
5) Dance Girl Dance (1940) - Hayward is a leading man to the ladies but its feminist subtext makes this worth watching
6) And Then There Were None (1945) - one of Agatha Christie's greatest stories, this has a jokey tone which is hard to get used to at first but once you do you'll enjoy it
7) Ruthless (1948) - from Hayward's late 40s film noir, Eagle Lion period - enjoyable
8) The Black Arrow (1948) - more Ed Small swashbuckling
9) Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) - film noir
10) My Son My Son (1940) - if Hayward hadn't gone to war he could have challenged George Brent as a rotter in 40s melodramas such as this one
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