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Warren William is a Actor American born on 2 december 1894 at Minnesota (USA)
Warren William (born Warren William Krech; December 2, 1894 – September 24, 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, immensely popular during the early 1930s; he was later nicknamed the "King of Pre-Code".
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Birth name Warren William Krech
Nationality USA
Birth 2 december 1894 at Minnesota (USA)
Death 24 september 1948 (at 53 years) at Encino, Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 2 december 1894 at Minnesota (USA)
Death 24 september 1948 (at 53 years) at Encino, Los Angeles (USA)
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, 1h47Directed by Robert Aldrich, Albert Lewin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak, John Carradine, Warren William, Susan Douglas Rubes
Roles Laroche-Mathieu
Rating66%
Paris, en 1880. Georges Duroy retrouve un ami, journaliste politique à La Vie française, Charles Forestier. Ils dînent ensemble chez le directeur du journal, Monsieur Walter. Ce dernier embauche Duroy qui prend des conseils d'écriture auprès de son ami. Celui-ci l'oriente vers sa femme, Madeleine, qui s'avère être le véritable auteur des articles du journaliste, ce dont se rend vite compte Duroy. Désormais surnommé "Bel Ami", Georges devient l'amant de Clotilde de Marelle, rencontrée au dîner, qui comprend vite qu'il est un séducteur. Après le décès de Charles Forestier atteint de tuberculose, Georges épouse sa veuve et profite à son tour de ses talents de chroniqueuse.
Fear (1946)
, 1h8Directed by Alfred Zeisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Warren William, Peter Cookson, Anne Gwynne, Nestor Paiva, Almira Sessions, Ernie Adams
Roles Police Capt. Burke
Rating56%
A broke medical student in desperate need of tuition money sells everything he owns to a dishonest professor. When the student's scholarship is suddenly taken from him, he flies into a rage and kills the professor, whom he feels is responsible for his situation. His life then begins to improve, but as the student grows more reckless, police suspicion continues to grow.
Strange Illusion (1945)
, 1h27Directed by Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Jimmy Lydon, Warren William, Sally Eilers, Regis Toomey, Charles Arnt, George Reed
Roles Brett Curtis
Rating61%
An adolescent believes that his widowed mother's suitor may have murdered his father.
Passport to Suez (1943)
, 1h12Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Warren William, Sheldon Leonard, Ann Savage, Eric Blore, Lloyd Bridges, Sig Arno
Roles Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
Rating61%
Michael Lanyard (Warren William), the Lone Wolf, agrees to go to Alexandria to help the Allied cause during World War II. There, he and his valet, Llewellyn Jameson (Eric Blore), are met by his old friend, nightclub owner Johnny Booth (Sheldon Leonard).
One Dangerous Night (1943)
, 1h17Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Warren William, Eric Blore, Marguerite Chapman, Tala Birell, Margaret Hayes, Mona Barrie
Roles Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
Rating63%
Former jewel thief and reformed detective Michael Lanyard (Warren William), or the Lone Wolf, is driving to a party with his butler Jamison (Eric Blore). Halfway through the journey, they come across Eve Andrews (Marguerite Chapman), who requests that they bring her to Harry Cooper's (Gerald Mohr) residence. Meanwhile, Cooper, an unprofessed criminal, is carrying out a scheme to loot the jewellery of select wealthy persons — namely, Jane Merrick (Monia Barrie), Sonia Budenny (Tala Birell) and Andrews. Cooper is killed before he can finish his plans by an unknown assailant. Lanyard, who happens to be at the scene, is pinpointed by the suspicious police as the perpetrator. He escapes but is found by magazine writer Sidney Shaw (Warren Ashe), who agrees not to rat Lanyard out in exchange for a scoop.
Counter-Espionage (1942)
, 1h13Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Warren William, Eric Blore, Hillary Brooke, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey, Forrest Tucker
Roles Michael Lanyard
Rating64%
In the midst of World War II, Harvey Leeds, working as secretary for the highly reputed British criminologist Sir Stafford Hart in London, is lobbying for a legislature ordering the immediate arrest of all foreign agents staioned in Britain. Harvey is engaged to Sir Stafford’s daughter, Pamela, and is visiting the Hart mansion. He is about to leave the mansion to be with Pamela, who works at an air raid shelter, when he happens upon a briefcase in the foyer. He looks through the briefcase, that belongs to Sir Stafford’s assistant, Kent Wells, before heading out in the night. he doesn’t get far though, but is knocked out by air raid warden Anton Schugg, and thrown into the back of the warden’s ambulance.
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
, 1h22Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot, Warren William, Betty Brewer, Walter Catlett, Ward Bond
Roles Harry Farrel
Rating61%
After her Chicago gambling hall burns down in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Belle Andrews accepts an offer from an ambitious businessmen Harry Farrel to accompany him to Powder River, Montana to open a new casino. However, once there, she becomes disgusted by his criminal activities and joins forces with Wild Bill Hickok to thwart his plans.
The Wolf Man (1941)
, 1h10Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., Claude Rains, Warren William, Ralph Bellamy, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi
Roles Dr. Lloyd
Rating71%
Sometime in the early twentieth century, after learning of the death of his brother, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) returns to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales to reconcile with his estranged father, Sir John Talbot (Claude Rains). While there, Larry becomes romantically interested in a local girl named Gwen Conliffe (Evelyn Ankers), who runs an antique shop. As a pretext to converse with her, he purchases a silver-headed walking stick decorated with a wolf. Gwen tells him that it represents a werewolf (which she defines as a man who changes into a wolf "at certain times of the year.")
Wild Geese Calling (1941)
, 1h17Directed by John Brahm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Henry Fonda, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Ona Munson, Barton MacLane, Russell Simpson
Roles Blackie Bedford
Rating62%
A lumberjack, John, travels to Alaska from Seattle in search of gold. He marries a dance-hall girl named Sally, but soon finds that she was once in love with his best friend, Blackie.
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
, 1h6Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Crime, Romance
Actors Warren William, Ruth Ford, Victor Jory, Eric Blore, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey
Roles Michael Lanyard
Rating66%
Arizona (1940)
, 2h5Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William, Regis Toomey, Porter Hall, Edgar Buchanan
Roles Jefferson Carteret
Rating67%
Life in the Arizona Territory in early 1861 is hard, but Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur), the only American woman in the pioneering community of Tucson, is up to the challenge. She catches the eye of Peter Muncie (William Holden), a handsome young man with a wagon train passing through on its way to California. He begins courting her but tells her he is not ready to settle down in one spot. As a possible solution, Phoebe offers him a job heading a new freight company she has just formed with store owner Solomon Warner (Paul Harvey). He, however, is determined to see California, but promises to return when his wanderlust is satisfied.
Lillian Russell (1940)
, 2h7Directed by Irving Cummings
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power, Edward Arnold, Warren William
Roles Jesse Lewisohn
Rating63%
Helen Leonard (Faye) has a beautiful voice. As she grows up, she trains to become an opera singer. Her instructor, however, informs her that her voice is pleasing, but not suitable for grand opera. Returning home one day, she and her grandmother (Westley) are saved by a handsome young man, newspaperman Alexander Moore (Fonda). Meanwhile, Helen's mother, Cynthia (Peterson), has political aspirations, but only receives a handful of votes for mayor.
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
, 1h11Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Warren William, Eric Blore, Jean Muir, Victor Jory, Roger Pryor, Roger Pryor
Roles Michael Lanyard
Rating63%
A reformed jewel thief tries to clear a society beauty of murder charges.
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
, 1h5Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Warren William, Eric Blore, Bruce Bennett, Thurston Hall, Jed Prouty, Fred Kelsey
Roles Michael Lanyard
Rating60%
After admonishing his butler Jamison (Eric Blore) for conning money and adding a rare Cuban stamp to his coveted collection, former jewel looter and current detective Michael Lanyard (Warren William, also known as the Lone Wolf, flies back to Miami from Havana. He meets the gorgeous Patricia Lawrence (Frances Robinson) on board the plane. Initially shy, Lawrence decides to confide in Lanyard about her troubles — one of her mail-sender boyfriend Scotty's (Bruce Bennett) clients was killed some time ago after assigning Scotty to send a package stashed with dollar notes. Descending at the Miami airport, they are ambushed by kidnappers Chimp (Edward Gargan), Mr. Lee (Lester Matthews), and Big Joe Brady (Don Beddoe). The swift Lone Wolf outruns the criminals with Lawrence. He hides the retrieved stack of money in a hotel safe, but is discovered by Inspector Crane (Thurston Hall) and his assistant Dickens (Fred Kelsey), along with Miami police head Captain Moon (Jed Prouty). Lanyard evades capture and sets out to arrest the three villains on his own. The detective also realises that his prized stamp collection has also been swiped away by Big Joe Brady. He manages to track them down and has the police arrest them. Exonerated, the Lone Wolf mulls over missing an important stamp convention.
Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)
, 1h15Directed by Allan Dwan, Ray Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Franchot Tone, Warren William, Broderick Crawford, Andy Devine, Mischa Auer, Peggy Moran
Roles Mark Dawson
Rating62%
Tim Mason, un agent du gouvernement, est envoyé sous couverture dans l'Ouest. Il arrive sous l'identité de "Kansas" dans la ville frontière de Peaceful Valley pour enquêter sur le meurtre d'un journaliste. Il se mêle d'une bagarre entre le Shérif Korley et ses adjoints, d'une part, et les cowboys Swanee et Meadows. Il prend le parti de ces derniers, mais la bagarre s'arrête lorsqu'interviennent John Thornton, le patron de Swanee, et Mark Dawson, à la tête d'une association de propriétaires de bétail. Swanee et Meadows convainquent Thornton d'engager Kansas et un autre cowboy, Bolo.