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William T. Orr

William T. Orr

William T. Orr (September 27, 1917 – December 25, 2002) was an American television producer associated with a series of western and detective programs of the 1950s-1970s. On most of his Warner Bros. series, he was billed as "Wm. T. Orr".

Orr began his career as an actor; his film credits include The Mortal Storm, The Gay Sisters, and The Big Street.

As the first head of Warner Bros. Television department, Orr forged a fruitful alliance with ABC, which resulted in the network having a number of prime time hits, such as Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, and F Troop. At the height of this relationship in the early 1960s, Orr had nine programs in prime time simultaneously. Of these, no program was more significant than one of his earliest, Cheyenne. It was a groundbreaking series that was both the first hour-long western and the first series of any kind made by a major Hollywood film studio consisting entirely of content wholly exclusive to television.

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Movies Starring William T. Orr (23)

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul (1993)

An insider's account of Jack Warner, a founding father of the American film industry. This feature length documentary provides the rags to riches story of the man whose studio - Warner Bros - created many of Hollywood's most classic films. Includes extensi ...

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P-47 Combat Operations (1945)

This documentary short film depicts the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane in combat operations in various locales around the world during the Second World War. A variety of pilots are depicted recounting their actions in combat missions such as strafing runs, ...

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Land and Live in the Desert (1945)

Documentary short film depicting the correct methods of surviving the crash landing of a military aircraft in the desert. Methods of conserving water, providing shelter, and signaling for help are depicted. ...

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He Hired the Boss (1943)

A shy bookkeeper accidentally discovers that the company where he works is targeted in a series of late-night robberies. ...

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Three Cadets (1943)

The story of Three Cadets and sexually transmitted diseases. ...

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The Big Street (1942)

Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses him. ...

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The Gay Sisters (1942)

The eldest of three sisters protects their Fifth Avenue mansion from a developer she once married. ...

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Soldiers in White (1942)

A young intern is drafted and placed in the Army Medical Corps as a buck private and is none too happy about it. Injured, he is placed in the hospital where a Major comes by and explains how army doctors make important advances in medical science. The priv ...

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Unholy Partners (1941)

A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner. ...

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Navy Blues (1941)

On a layover in Hawaii, two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to wager bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current champ has just transferred aboard their ship. What they haven't realized, however, ...

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Those Good Old Days (1941)

Young Gloria's father and mother go out for the evening to see a television broadcast. Gloria's grandfather entertains her with stories about his days in vaudeville. ...

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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 (1941)

This edition of Screen Snapshots has more of a vaudeville flavor as opposed to Ralph Staub's usual candid-camera at home with the stars offerings. Ken Murray, assisted by the Brewer Twins, is the MC, while the Andrews Sisters sing "In Apple Blossom Time" a ...

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Three Sons o' Guns (1941)

Three reckless brothers dodge the draft then sign up and become men. ...

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Thieves Fall Out (1941)

Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortunately, Eddie's mother has to die before the broker can collect the full value of the policy and the broke ...

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Honeymoon for Three (1941)

Noted writer Kenneth Bixby, in love with his witty secretary Anne Rogers, is on a book tour when he meets up with a former college fling with a loopy Danish girl which he barely remembers. She remembers him, very well. ...

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Meet the Fleet (1940)

The story of three recruits undergoing Navy bootcamp training. ...

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Service with the Colors (1940)

Service with the Colors is a 1940 American short drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason. This drama is "dedicated to the soldiers of the United States Army." Men with diverse backgrounds enlist in the army and are all assigned to the same post. Some adapt ...

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My Love Came Back (1940)

Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can escort Amelia to every musical event in the city. The trouble begins whe ...

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Young America Flies (1940)

World War II propaganda film from Warner Brothers. ...

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The Mortal Storm (1940)

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil. ...

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Invitation to Happiness (1939)

An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter. ...

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The Hardys Ride High (1939)

Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited he ...

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Brother Rat (1938)

Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father. ...

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Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown. ...

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The Deadly Riddle (1956)

Traveling through his kingdom's forest one day King Arthur is confronted by The Red Knight who plans to slay him but decides to challenge him with the riddle "What does a woman want from a man?" Instructing him that there is only one correct answer he sets ...

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