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William Burress est un acteur américain né le 19 août 1867 à Newcomerstown, en Ohio (États-Unis), décédé le 30 octobre 1948 à Los Angeles (États-Unis).
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William Burress est un acteur américain né le 19 août 1867 à Newcomerstown, en Ohio (États-Unis), décédé le 30 octobre 1948 à Los Angeles (États-Unis).
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Never Say Die (1939)
, 1h22Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman
Roles Man with Dog
Rating67%
When test results get mixed up, multi-millionaire hypochondriac John Kidley (Bob Hope) is told that he only has a month to live. He dumps his fiancee, Juno Marko (Gale Sondergaard), and heads for the Swiss spa of Bad Gaswasser, where he meets a young Texas heiress, Mickey Hawkins (Martha Raye).
Shall We Dance (1937)
, 1h49Directed by Mark Sandrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Jerome Cowan, Ben Alexander
Roles Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Rating73%
Peter P. Peters (Fred Astaire), an American ballet dancer billed as "Petrov", dances for a ballet company in Paris owned by the bumbling Jeffrey Baird (Edward Everett Horton). Peters secretly wants to blend classical ballet with modern jazz dancing, and when he sees a photo of famous tap dancer Linda Keene (Ginger Rogers), he falls in love with her. He contrives to meet her, but she is less than impressed. They meet again on an ocean liner traveling back to New York, and Linda warms to Petrov. Unknown to them, a plot is launched as a publicity stunt "proving" that they are actually married. Outraged, Linda becomes engaged to the bumbling Jim Montgomery (William Brisbane), much to the chagrin of both Peters and Arthur Miller (Jerome Cowan), her manager, who secretly launches more fake publicity. Peters and Keene, unable to squelch the rumor, decide to actually marry and then immediately get divorced. Linda begins to fall in love with her husband, but then discovers him with another woman, Lady Denise Tarrington (Ketti Gallian), and leaves before he can explain. Later, when she comes to his new show to personally serve him divorce papers, she sees him dancing with dozens of women, all wearing masks with her face on them: Peters has decided that if he cannot dance with Linda, he will dance with images of Linda. Seeing that he truly loves her, she happily joins him onstage.
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
Directed by Christy Cabanne, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, John Beal, Paul Hurst, J. Carrol Naish, Russell Hopton
Roles Charlie Gaunt (uncredited)
Rating65%
A man is arrested for murdering his wife. His lover and a sleuth work to free him.
Hot Water (1937)
, 55minutesDirected by Frank R. Strayer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington, Russell Gleason, June Carlson, Florence Roberts
Roles Clerk (uncredited)
Rating53%
Wild Money (1937)
, 1h11Directed by Louis King
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Edward Everett Horton, Lynne Overman, Lucien Littlefield, Esther Dale, Porter Hall, Louis Natheaux
Roles Spreckett (as William Burress)
Rating63%
Racketeers in Exile (1937)
, 1hDirected by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors George Bancroft, Evelyn Venable, Wynne Gibson, Marc Lawrence, John Gallaudet, William Burress
Roles Thornton
After the Thin Man (1936)
, 1h53Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Penny Singleton, Elissa Landi, Joseph Calleia
Rating75%
Nick and Nora Charles return from vacation to their home in San Francisco on New Year's Eve, where Nora's stuffy family expect the couple to join them for a formal dinner. Nick is despised by Nora's Aunt Katherine, the family matriarch, as his immigrant heritage and experience as a "flat foot" are considered below Nora. The true reason for their invitation is that Nora's cousin Selma's ne'er-do-well husband Robert has been missing. Nick is coerced into a little quiet detective work for the family.
The Little Colonel (1935)
, 1h20Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Children's films
Actors Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge, Bill Robinson, Sidney Blackmer
Roles Dr. Scott
Rating69%
Shortly after the American Civil War, southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd (Evelyn Venable) marries a northerner, Jack Sherman (John Lodge). Her father Colonel Lloyd (Lionel Barrymore) disowns her in anger and retaliation. Elizabeth and Jack move west where they become parents of a girl they name Lloyd Sherman.
Dr. Socrates (1935)
, 1h10Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Robert Barrat, Barton MacLane, Hobart Cavanaugh, John Eldredge
Roles George S. Harris - Grocery Proprietor
Rating63%
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
, 1h25Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Will Rogers, Richard Cromwell, George Barbier, Jane Darwell, Rochelle Hudson, Slim Summerville
Roles Abercrombie's Friend
Rating67%
Naughty Marietta (1935)
, 1h45Directed by W. S. Van Dyke, Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films, Operetta films
Actors Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Elsa Lanchester, Douglass Dumbrille, Joseph Cawthorn, Frank Morgan
Rating64%
To avoid an arranged marriage to Don Carlos, an elderly Spanish duke, Princess Marie masquerades as her uncle's former servant, Marietta, and escapes from France on a ship with casquette girls who are traveling to New Orleans to marry colonists. On board, Marietta befriends Julie.
Grand Old Girl (1935)
, 1h12Directed by John S. Robertson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors May Robson, Mary Carlisle, Fred MacMurray, Alan Hale, Etienne Girardot, Ben Alexander
Roles Butts
Rating54%
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
, 1h18Directed by William Dieterle, Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes La mode, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Hugh Herbert, Reginald Owen, Verree Teasdale
Roles Feldman
Rating65%
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash (William Powell) goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap (Frank McHugh) and fashion designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses. Lynn discovers that top designer Oscar Baroque (Reginald Owen) gets his inspiration from old costume books, and she begins to create designs the same way, signing each one with the name of an established designer.
Jane Eyre (1934)
, 1h2Directed by Christy Cabanne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about children
Actors Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive, Beryl Mercer, Aileen Pringle, David Torrence, Jean Darling
Roles Minister
Rating44%
A Victorian orphan secures a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. She falls in love with her employer.
One Night of Love (1934)
, 1h24Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Grace Moore, Tullio Carminati, Lyle Talbot, Mona Barrie, Jane Darwell, Jessie Ralph
Roles Mr. Barrett - Mary's Father
Rating56%
Opera singer Mary Barrett (Grace Moore) leaves to study music in Milan, Italy to the disappointment of her family in New York City. Mary gets a job at the Cafe Roma, where Giulio Monteverdi (Tullio Carminati), a famous vocal coach, hears her sing. Giulio promises to make Mary a star if she will allow him to control her life. He also tells her that there cannot be any romance between the two of them, as that would distract from the process of growing her talent. Mary discovers she has stagefright as she prepares for a tour of provincial opera houses, however Giulio helps her overcome it.