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William V. Mong is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 24 june 1875 at Chambersburg (USA)

William V. Mong

William V. Mong
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Nationality USA
Birth 24 june 1875 at Chambersburg (USA)
Death 10 december 1940 (at 65 years)

William V. Mong (June 25, 1875 – December 10, 1940) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in 195 films between 1910 and 1939. His directing (1911-1918) and screenwriting (1911-1922) were mostly for short films.

He was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and died in Studio City, California.

Best films

Dancing Pirate
Dancing Pirate
(1936)
(Actor)

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Kathlyn Williams
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Filmography of William V. Mong (112 films)

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Actor

Let Us Live
Let Us Live (1939)
, 1h8
Directed by John Brahm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Baxter, Stanley Ridges, Henry Kolker
Roles Joe Taylor Sr. (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.342763.342763.342763.342763.34276
On the eve of his marriage to waitress Mary Roberts (O'Sullivan), taxi driver "Brick" Tennant is questioned as a murder suspect along with 120 other drivers, because a taxi served as the getaway car in a theater robbery in which a man was killed. When one of the witnesses swears that Brick and his friend Joe Linden (Baxter) were the killers, the district attorney (Ridges), eager for a conviction, brings the taxi drivers to trial even though Brick and Mary were in a church when the robbery took place. Although innocent, Brick and Joe are found guilty and sentenced to die on the electric chair. Mary, however, refuses to give up hope, and when she unearths a bullet from another robbery that was shot from the murder weapon, she convinces Police Lieutenant Everett (Bellamy) that the wrong men have been convicted. To prove Brick and Joe's innocence Everett and Mary search for the real culprits . As the time of his execution approaches, Brick is transformed from an idealistic youth into a man whose faith in the system has been shattered. On the day of the execution, Mary and Everett finally find the real culprits. The governor then pardons Brick, but although his life has been spared, his faith can never be repaired.
Painted Desert
Painted Desert (1938)
, 59minutes
Directed by David Howard
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors George O'Brien, Laraine Day, Stanley Fields, Maude Allen, Fred Kohler, Lloyd Ingraham
Roles Banker Heist
Rating58% 2.91182.91182.91182.91182.9118
Bob, a young rancher, buys a mine on his leased land to prevent the working of it. However, surveys show a valuable mineral deposit, so he and Carol, the granddaughter of the discoverer of the mine, who has been forced to sell it to a crook, start operations on it. Fawcett, the crook, schemes to get the mine back, but is outwitted at every turn and loses his life in the dynamiting which he inspired.
Stand-In
Stand-In (1937)
, 1h31
Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Mowbray, C. Henry Gordon, Jack Carson
Roles Cyrus Pettypacker
Rating66% 3.344843.344843.344843.344843.34484
The plot of Stand-In concerns the takeovers of Hollywood studios that occurred during the Great Depression. Fowler Pettypacker (Tully Marshall), a Wall Street banker, is debating whether or not to accept an offer from Ivor Nassau (C. Henry Gordon) to buy "Colossal Pictures," a fictional film studio on Poverty Row. The studio has not been turning a profit, but financial analyst Atterbury Dodd (Leslie Howard) advises against selling. He stakes his reputation on his mathematical calculations that show Colossal should turn a profit. The bank sends Dodd to Hollywood as the new head of the studio.
Dancing Pirate
Dancing Pirate (1936)
, 1h23
Directed by Lloyd Corrigan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Dance films, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films
Actors Frank Morgan, Steffi Duna, Charles Collins, Victor Varconi, Luis Alberni, Marjorie Reynolds
Roles Tecolote (Old Indian)
Rating51% 2.5712452.5712452.5712452.5712452.571245
Set in Boston the in 1820s, the film tells of dancing teacher Jonathan Pride, shanghaied by pirates and forced to be a slave aboard his own ship. Jonathan is able to join a provisioning party that lands on the coast of California, then a part of the Spanish Empire where he makes his escape; his only possessions being his umbrella and music box that he uses for his dancing lessons.
The Dark Hour
The Dark Hour (1936)
, 1h4
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Ray Walker, Berton Churchill, Irene Ware, Hobart Bosworth, Hedda Hopper, E. E. Clive
Roles Henry Carson
Rating54% 2.7142152.7142152.7142152.7142152.714215
When Elsa Carson’s (Irene Ware) Uncle, Henry Carson (William V. Mong), is found murdered there is no shortage of suspects. To start with these include her other Uncle, Charles Carson (Hobart Bosworth), her fiancé, Jim Landis (Ray Walker), who is investigating the case; her Aunt, Mrs. Tallman (Hedda Hopper); and Foot, the Butler (E.E. Clive).
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
, 1h31
Directed by George B. Seitz, John L. Balderston, Edward Small
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Randolph Scott, Heather Angel, Bruce Cabot, Phillip Reed, Binnie Barnes, Henry Wilcoxon
Roles Sachem
Rating65% 3.2958053.2958053.2958053.2958053.295805
During the French and Indian War, Alice (Barnes) and Cora Munro, the two daughters of the British commander of a fort, set out from Albany to join him. They are escorted by Major Duncan Heyward (Wilcoxon), who has loved Alice for a long time, and by the Huron Indian Magua. Magua is secretly an enemy of the British. Magua betrays them, but they are rescued by a colonial scout named Hawkeye (Scott) and his friends, the last two members of the Mohican tribe, Chingachgook and his son Uncas. On their way to the fort, Uncas falls in love with Cora, while Hawkeye and Alice are attracted to each other.
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
, 1h36
Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, La fin du monde, Sports films, Volcanisme, Films about volcanoes, Disaster films
Actors Preston Foster, Alan Hale, Basil Rathbone, David Jack Holt, Dorothy Wilson, John Wood
Roles Cleon the Slave Dealer (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.193143.193143.193143.193143.19314
In the time of Jesus Christ, blacksmith Marcus (Preston Foster) is content with his life, beautiful wife Julia (Gloria Shea) and six-month-old son. However, when Julia and their child are run down by a chariot in the streets of Pompeii, Marcus spends the little money he has to pay for a doctor and medicine. Needing more, in desperation, he becomes a gladiator. He wins his fight, but in vain; his wife and child die.
The County Chairman
The County Chairman (1935)
, 1h20
Directed by John G. Blystone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Will Rogers, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Louise Dresser, Stepin Fetchit
Rating62% 3.1497153.1497153.1497153.1497153.149715
A political party boss in Wyoming must decide to either do what's right and lose the election or do what's wrong and win it.
Rendezvous
Rendezvous (1935)
, 1h34
Directed by William K. Howard, Sam Wood, Lawrence Weingarten
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors William Powell, Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero, Samuel S. Hinds
Roles Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.293693.293693.293693.293693.29369
In April 1917, former newspaperman William Gordon (William Powell) is commissioned in the U.S. Army. The day before he is to leave Washington, D.C. for France, he meets socialite Joel Carter (Rosalind Russell) at an embassy gathering. The couple spend the day together where Gordon confides that because he once wrote a book on cryptography under a pen name, the army is searching for him to put him to work behind a desk, but he is eager to get into the fighting. Just before he boards his train, Gordon is ordered to report to Assistant Secretary of War John Carter (Samuel S. Hinds). Over his objections, Carter assigns Gordon to the code-breaking room to help break an intercepted German message that Major Brennan (Lionel Atwill), an experienced British cryptologist, has been unable to decipher. Gordon learns that Carter is Joel's uncle, and that she revealed his true identity to keep him in Washington.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
, 1h40
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith, Gertrude Michael
Roles Court Physician
Rating67% 3.3927253.3927253.3927253.3927253.392725
In 48 BC, Cleopatra vies with her brother Ptolemy for control of Egypt. Pothinos (Leonard Mudie) kidnaps her and Apollodorus (Irving Pichel) and strands them in the desert. When Pothinos informs Julius Caesar that the queen has fled the country, Caesar is ready to sign an agreement with Ptolemy when Apollodorus appears, bearing a gift carpet for the Roman. When Apollodorus unrolls it, Cleopatra emerges much to Pothinos' surprise- he tries to deny who she is. However Caesar sees through the deception and Cleopatra soon beguiles Caesar with the prospect of the riches of not only Egypt, but also India. Later, when they are seemingly alone, she spots a sandal peeking out from underneath a curtain and thrusts a spear into the hidden Pothinos, foiling his assassination attempt. Caesar makes Cleopatra the sole ruler of Egypt, and begins an affair with her.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1934)
, 1h49
Directed by Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Films about disabilities, L'Or
Actors Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Nigel Bruce, Otto Kruger
Roles Pew
Rating70% 3.5419353.5419353.5419353.5419353.541935
Young Jim Hawkins (Cooper) and his mother run the Admiral Benbow, a tavern near Bristol, England. One dark and stormy night, during a birthday celebration, the mysterious Billy Bones (Lionel Barrymore) arrives and drunkenly talks about treasure. Soon after, Bones is visited by Black Dog then Pew, and drops dead, leaving a chest, which he bragged contained gold and jewels. Instead of money, Jim finds a map that his friend Dr. Livesey (Otto Kruger) realizes will lead them to the famous Flint treasure. Squire Trelawney (Nigel Bruce) raises money for a voyage to the treasure island and they set sail on Captain Alexander Smollett's (Lewis Stone) ship Hispaniola. Also on board is the one-legged Long John Silver (Beery) and his cronies. Even though Bones had warned Jim about a sailor with one leg, they become friends.
Massacre
Massacre (1934)
, 1h10
Directed by Alan Crosland
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Ann Dvorak, Dudley Digges, Claire Dodd, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat
Roles Grandy
Rating68% 3.4205053.4205053.4205053.4205053.420505
Chief Joe Thunderhorse (Barthelmess) is the star of a wild west show at the Century of Progress in Chicago. Though he is the authentic son of a Native American chief, he has lived away from the reservation so long that he has lost all personal connection to them. His ethnic authenticity and physical prowess are exploited by white showmen. His rich white girlfriend (Dodd) flaunts him in front of her curious friends. Joe and his valet (Muse) travel to the reservation where he grew up upon hearing that his father Black Pony is on his death bed. His dying father no longer recognizes him. The terrible living conditions to which Joe's people are subjected to at the hands of white government agents are also revealed to him. Upon the death of his father, Joe's sister Jennie is raped by a government agent and, with the assistance of a college-educated reservation resident named Lydia (Dvorak), Joe decides to take action.