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Tag Archives: William Powell
The Canary Murder Case (1929) Malcolm St. Clair, Frank Tuttle, William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Hall
A beautiful showgirl, nicknamed ‘the Canary’, is a scheming nightclub singer. Read More »
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947) George S. Kaufman, William Powell, Ella Raines, Peter Lind Hayes
Dim-witted blowhard, Melvin G. Ashton, is a US Senator who wants to be President. Read More »
The Benson Murder Case (1930) Frank Tuttle, William Powell, William ‘Stage’ Boyd, Eugene Pallette
A murder takes place virtually in front of Philo Vance’s eyes which, for all intents and purposes Read More »
After the Thin Man (1936) W.S. Van Dyke, William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart
Now back in San Francisco after their holiday in New York, Nick and Nora find themselves trying to solve another mystery. Read More »
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) Stephen Roberts, William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason
Relations between Dr. ‘Brad’ Bradford and ex-wife Paula are surprisingly romantic. Read More »
The Thin Man (1934) W.S. Van Dyke, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan
After a four year absence, one time detective Nick Charles returns to New York with his new wife Nora and their dog, Asta. Read More »
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) Irving Pichel, William Powell, Ann Blyth, Irene Hervey
As told to a psychiatrist: Mr. Peabody, middle-aged Bostonian on vacation with his wife in the Caribbean Read More »
Fashions of 1934 (1934) William Dieterle, William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh
Sherwood Nash is a swindler who bootlegs Paris fashions for sale at cut-rate prices. Read More »
The Heavenly Body (1944) Alexander Hall, Vincente Minnelli, William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, James Craig
Astronomer Bill Whitley is so preoccupied with the new comet he’s discovered that his time at the observatory sometimes Read More »
Song of the Thin Man (1947) Edward Buzzell, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn
Nick and Nora Charles are asked by Phil Brant and Janet Thayar Read More »
Take One False Step (1949) Chester Erskine, William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt
Prof. Andrew Gentling, in Los Angeles to help found a new college, is inveigled by old flame Catherine Sykes into a midnight drive. Read More »
One Way Passage (1932) Tay Garnett, William Powell, Kay Francis, Frank McHugh
Suave Dan Hardesty, a convicted murderer, is apprehended by Steve Burke, a police detective, in Hong Kong and accompanied on the SS Maloa headed for San Francisco. Read More »
My Man Godfrey (1936) Gregory La Cava, William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady
In the depths of the Depression, a party game brings dizzy socialite Irene Bullock to the city dump where she meets Godfrey, a derelict, and ends by hiring him as family butler. Read More »
Ziegfeld Follies (1945) Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, William Powell, Judy Garland, Lucille Ball
In heaven, showman Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. fondly recalls his first Broadway revue, the Ziegfeld Follies of 1907. Read More »