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Tag Archives: William Powell
Double Harness (1933) John Cromwell, Ann Harding, William Powell, Lucile Browne, Comedy, Drama
A woman tricks a playboy into marrying her and tries to make him fall in love with her. Read More »
The Key (1934) Michael Curtiz, William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Drama
British officer is assigned to duty in Ireland and has embroiled in Anglo-Irish conflicts and old woman friend who’s currently married to an Irishman. Read More »
Nevada (1927) John Waters, Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, William Powell, Western
This lavish Western film was remade in 1944 as an early Robert Mitchum B-picture, the only time Cooper and Mitchum played the same role. Read More »
High Pressure (1932) Mervyn LeRoy, William Powell, Evelyn Brent, George Sidney, Comedy
Gar Evans is a “high pressure” promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. Read More »
Ladies Man (1931) Lothar Mendes, William Powell, Kay Francis, Carole Lombard, Drama
A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in “society.” Read More »
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) W.S. Van Dyke, George Cukor, Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Orphans Edward “Blackie” Gallagher and Jim Wade are lifelong friends who take different paths in life. Blackie thrives on gambling and grows up to be a hard-nosed racketeer. Read More »
Lawyer Man (1932) William Dieterle, William Powell, Joan Blondell, David Landau, Drama, Romance
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Read More »
The Road to Singapore (1931) Alfred E. Green, William Powell, Doris Kenyon, Marian Marsh, Drama, Romance
A wife and husband’s marriage is destroyed due to her infidelity. Read More »
Rendezvous (1935) William K. Howard, Sam Wood, William Powell, Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes, Comedy, War
In 1917 Lt. Bill Gordon is headed for France when he meets and becomes friendly with Joel Carter, niece of the Asst. Secretary of War. Read More »
The Emperor’s Candlesticks (1937) George Fitzmaurice, William Powell, Luise Rainer, Robert Young, Drama, History, Romance
A male Polish secret agent and a female Russian secret-police spy smuggle messages to St. Petersburg in candlesticks. While chasing after stolen candlesticks they discover each other’s identity and fall in love.
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The Baroness and the Butler (1938) Walter Lang, William Powell, Annabella, Helen Westley, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Butler (Powell) gets elected to the Hungarian parliament where he opposes his master’s government.
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Jewel Robbery (1932) William Dieterle, William Powell, Kay Francis, Helen Vinson, Comedy, Crime, Romance
When a baroness is present during a robbery at a jewellers in Vienna, she finds the gang’s debonair leader more attractive than either her husband or her lover.
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The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) Richard Thorpe, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Nick and Nora head to Nick’s hometown of Sycamore Springs to spend some time with his parents. His father, a prominent local physician, was always a bit disappointed with Nick’s choice of profession in particular and his lifestyle in general. With Nick’s arrival however the towns folk, including several of the local criminal element, are convinced that he must be there on a case despite his protestations that he’s just there for rest and relaxation. When someone is shot dead on his doorstep however, Nick finds himself working on a case whether he wants to or not.
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The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Robert Z. Leonard
At the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more successful neighbor Billings, and steals his girlfriend to boot. This pattern is repeated throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever bigger, more spectacular shows (sections of which appear in the film). French revue star Anna Held becomes his first wife, but it’s not easy being married to the man who “glorified the American girl.”
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