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Warren William

Warren William

Warren William (born Warren William Krech; 2 February 1894 - 24 September 1948) of what an American stage, screen, and radio actor, popular as a film leading man during the early 1930s, and later nicknamed the "King of Pre-Code". He is best remembered for portraying amoral businessmen, lawyers, and other heartless types.

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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934. ...

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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)

As the first "blonde bombshell," Mae West reigned supreme and changed the nation's view of women, sex and race — on stage, in films, on radio and television. ...

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50 ...

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The Wolf Man (1966)

An abbreviated 8 minute version of the 1941 Universal Monsters classic, released on 8mm film in the 1960s. ...

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The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)

A self-serving journalist uses influential women in late-1800s Paris and denies the one who truly loves him. ...

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Fear (1946)

B-movie film noir take on Crime and Punishment. A college student gets deeper and deeper in trouble when he takes a loan from a shady college professor. ...

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Strange Illusion (1945)

An adolescent believes that his widowed mother's suitor may have murdered his father. ...

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Passport to Suez (1943)

The Lone Wolf goes undercover in Egypt to foil a Nazi plot to bomb and disable the Suez canal, which is vital to England's war effort. ...

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One Dangerous Night (1943)

Reformed jewel thief the Lone Wolf investigates the murder of a playboy who was blackmailing three socialites. ...

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Counter-Espionage (1942)

The Lone Wolf tracks down Nazi spies in London during the German bombing. ...

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Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend. ...

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The Wolf Man (1941)

After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf. ...

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Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)

Michael Lanyard's faithful butler Jamison is mistaken for his boss by a gang of jewel robbers. ...

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Wild Geese Calling (1941)

In the 1890s lumberjack John leaves Seattle for Alaska to look for gold. After he marries dancehall girl Sally, he finds she used to be in love with his best friend Blackie. ...

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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)

A reformed jewel thief fights to clear his name when he's framed for murder. ...

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Arizona (1940)

Phoebe Titus is a tough, swaggering pioneer woman, but her ways become decidedly more feminine when she falls for California bound Peter Muncie. But Peter won't be distracted from his journey and Phoebe is left alone and plenty busy with villains Jefferson ...

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Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)

A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang. ...

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The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)

Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Havana trying to solve the crime and make a profit. ...

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The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)

A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit. ...

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Lillian Russell (1940)

Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star. ...

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The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)

Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf. ...

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Day-time Wife (1939)

When a young wife discovers her husband of two years is involved with his beautiful secretary, she applies for a job as secretary to a business rival. ...

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The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprison ...

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The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)

Super-sleuth Philo Vance faces the zaniest case of his career when Gracie Allen "helps" him try to solve the murder of an escaped convict. As she attempts to clear the name of a friend accused of the killing, her wacky, scatterbrained ways constantly imped ...

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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)

Spies force former jewel thief Michael Lanyard to steal defense secrets in Washington. ...

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Wives Under Suspicion (1938)

A merciless district attorney prosecutes a case that mirrors his own life. ...

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The First Hundred Years (1938)

David and Lynn are a happily married couple. ...

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Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)

A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one of the two rivals is none other than Arsène Lupin, the notorious je ...

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The Firefly (1937)

Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in order for them to reveal Napoleon's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military sec ...

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Madame X (1937)

An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her in court. ...

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Midnight Madonna (1937)

A habitual gambler comes to the aid of a desperate woman after her daughter inherits a fortune and is underhandedly taken by her estranged father. ...

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Outcast (1937)

A physician in a small town suddenly finds himself the object of vilification and persecution when one of his patients commits suicide. ...

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Breakdowns of 1936 (1936)

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936. ...

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Go West Young Man (1936)

Sensational movie star Mavis Arden's following spans the world and her personal appearance tours prove her popularity. On her way home from one such appearance, Mavis' car breaks down. She orders her publicity agent to find her a place to stay, suspicious ...

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Stage Struck (1936)

A Broadway show is forced to bow to the whims of a talentless, whacky, but rich, Broadway actress with a contract. ...

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Satan Met a Lady (1936)

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief. ...

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The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)

Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000. ...

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Times Square Playboy (1936)

A stock broker's small-town best friend thinks the bride-to-be and her family are gold-diggers so he does everything he can to prevent the wedding. ...

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A Dream Comes True (1935)

A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935). ...

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The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)

In this romantic comedy, an aspiring socialite heads for a vacation in Monte Carlo where she befriends a wealthy widowed duchess and then begins blackmailing her after she steals a scandalous letter. ...

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Things You Never See on the Screen (1935)

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935. ...

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The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)

A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason. ...

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Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage. ...

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The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a restaurant. It seems that her husband Moxley, who had been allegedly dead for four years, is al ...

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Living on Velvet (1935)

A lay-about falls for his best friend's fiancee. The two of them run away from a life of privilege to one of middle-class normalcy. When an influx of money enters their life, their differences come to light. ...

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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935)

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on productio ...

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The Secret Bride (1934)

Before Ruth Vincent, daughter of a state governor, and state attorney general Robert Sheldon can announce their marriage, the governor is accused of bribe-taking. To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, they decide to keep their marriage secret. ...

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Imitation of Life (1934)

A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way. ...

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Cleopatra (1934)

The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar. ...

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The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor arrested for his howling dog. He states that the howling is a sign that there is a death in the neighborhood. He also wants a will written giving his estate to the lady livi ...

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The Dragon Murder Case (1934)

Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides to go into the pool, except Stamm, who is drunk. Montague dives in as does Greeff and Leland, but only Greeff and Leland come out. Montague is no where to be ...

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Dr. Monica (1934)

A prominent New York doctor, unable to have a child, discovers her philandering husband has impregnated her best friend. ...

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Smarty (1934)

Vicki Wallace takes great pleasure in teasing her husband Tony who takes no pleasure at all in being teased and it isn't long before he ups and clips her on the chin. Vicki's friend and attorney Vernon Thorpe secures a divorce for her, and Vicki and Vernon ...

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Upperworld (1934)

A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire. ...

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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)

Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations to make deliveries. He visits the Los Angeles Pier and a Gala Hollywood Premiere. ...

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Bedside (1934)

Bob Brown uses his bedside manner to charm his patients while his partner makes the actual diagnoses. ...

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Lady for a Day (1933)

Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie ...

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Goodbye Again (1933)

Flirtatious mix-ups abound when a celebrated novelist tangles with an old flame and her suspicious husband. Will the author's savvy secretary, who's secretly in love with him, save his neck? ...

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Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (1933)

A short review hosted by Cliff Edward. Clarence Muse sings a song about the Congo, we see various Hollywood stars at a horse race in Mexico, and then a Mexican band plays a tribute to Lupe Vélez. ...

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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going. ...

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The Mind Reader (1933)

Con-man Chandler and his partner Frank decide to start a clairvoyant act. Chandler falls for Sylvia, one of their marks, but their relationship is challenged when his deception impacts others' lives and Sylvia urges him to reform. ...

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Employees' Entrance (1933)

Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful yo ...

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Just Around the Corner (1933)

Promotional short produced by General Electric for release through Warner Bros. to advertise GE's home appliances. ...

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The Match King (1932)

Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influen ...

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Three on a Match (1932)

Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs. ...

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Skyscraper Souls (1932)

After bank president David Dwight makes a vast loan to himself to build a remarkable skyscraper, his board questions the propriety of the loan. Despite the devotion of longtime mistress Sarah, the ruthless David, while seeking bank mergers to protect his b ...

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The Dark Horse (1932)

The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organiz ...

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Beauty and the Boss (1932)

An ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business trip to Paris. ...

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The Mouthpiece (1932)

A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent. ...

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The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)

On the eve of WW-I the French Navy ship Lafayette returns to its Toulon base for one night. There is no shore leave, although wives are permitted to come to a party. The strain of command on the older captain and his new, young wife is very great. ...

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Under Eighteen (1932)

Working girl Margie Evans has decided there are two kinds of opportunities for a slum kid during the Depression: Those you make and those you take. Determined to help her family out of its financial bind, she is ready to do both after she shows up at the p ...

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Expensive Women (1931)

A wealthy young woman struggles to find love while surrounded by possible suitors. ...

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Honor of the Family (1931)

Intrigue and greed come between an immoral woman and the man who loves her. This film is believed lost. ...

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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' (1931)

Bobby Jones instructs a husband and the judge in his divorce proceedings on proper use of the Spoon. ...

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