Warren William

Warren William

Warren William (born Warren William Krech; 2 December 1894 - 24 September 1948) was 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.

  • Title: Warren William
  • Popularity: 7.203
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1894-12-02
  • Place of Birth: Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
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  • Also Known As: Warren William Krech, Warren Krech, King of Pre-Code
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Warren William Movies

  • 1946
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    Fear

    Fear

    4.3 1946 HD

    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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Peter Cookson

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  • 1933
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    Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    7.2 1933 HD

    During the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed showgirls find hope when a wealthy songwriter...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1936
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    Satan Met a Lady

    Satan Met a Lady

    5.9 1936 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bette Davis

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  • 1941
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    The Wolf Man

    The Wolf Man

    7.013 1941 HD

    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...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Lon Chaney Jr.

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  • 1940
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    Arizona

    Arizona

    6.1 1940 HD

    Phoebe Titus is a tough, swaggering pioneer woman, but her ways become decidedly more feminine when she falls for California bound Peter Muncie. But...

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Jean Arthur

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  • 1945
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    Strange Illusion

    Strange Illusion

    5.472 1945 HD

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

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Jimmy Lydon

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  • 1932
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    Three on a Match

    Three on a Match

    6.297 1932 HD

    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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Joan Blondell

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  • 1933
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    Lady for a Day

    Lady for a Day

    7.135 1933 HD

    Never-wed, poor, rough around the edges Apple Annie has always written to her daughter, Louise, in Spain that she is married and a member of New...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1933
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    Employees' Entrance

    Employees' Entrance

    6.295 1933 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1939
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    The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

    7.1 1939 HD

    Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised from birth by his late father's trusted friend...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Louis Hayward

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  • 1937
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    The Firefly

    The Firefly

    6.4 1937 HD

    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...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Jeanette MacDonald

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  • 1937
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    Madame X

    Madame X

    6.2 1937 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Gladys George

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  • 1934
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    Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

    5.974 1934 HD

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

    Genre: History

    Cast: Claudette Colbert

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  • 1934
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    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    7 1934 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Claudette Colbert

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  • 1934
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    The Dragon Murder Case

    The Dragon Murder Case

    5.8 1934 HD

    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....

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1939
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    The Gracie Allen Murder Case

    The Gracie Allen Murder Case

    5.5 1939 HD

    The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gracie Allen

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  • 1936
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    Go West Young Man

    Go West Young Man

    5.3 1936 HD

    Mavis Arden is a sensational movie star. Her following spans the world and her personal appearance tours prove her popularity. On her way home from...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Mae West

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  • 1939
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    Day-time Wife

    Day-time Wife

    6.2 1939 HD

    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.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tyrone Power

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  • 1932
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    Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

    5.4 1932 HD

    Skyscraper Souls is a Pre-Code 1932 drama film starring Warren William and Maureen O'Sullivan. The film was directed by Edgar Selwyn and is based...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1931
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    Expensive Women

    Expensive Women

    4.8 1931 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dolores Costello

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  • 1936
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    Times Square Playboy

    Times Square Playboy

    4.8 1936 HD

    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.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1935
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    Don't Bet on Blondes

    Don't Bet on Blondes

    5 1935 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1935
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    The Case of the Curious Bride

    The Case of the Curious Bride

    6.1 1935 HD

    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,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1941
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    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    6 1941 HD

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

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1940
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    The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

    The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

    6.5 1940 HD

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

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1940
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    The Lone Wolf Strikes

    The Lone Wolf Strikes

    6.2 1940 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1932
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    The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse

    7.2 1932 HD

    The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Bette Davis

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  • 1942
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    Counter-Espionage

    Counter-Espionage

    6.2 1942 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1932
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    Under Eighteen

    Under Eighteen

    6.6 1932 HD

    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....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Marian Marsh

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  • 1942
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    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    4.7 1942 HD

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

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Constance Bennett

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  • 1943
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    Passport to Suez

    Passport to Suez

    5.7 1943 HD

    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.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1933
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    The Mind Reader

    The Mind Reader

    6.2 1933 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1934
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    Dr. Monica

    Dr. Monica

    4.8 1934 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kay Francis

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  • 1938
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    Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

    5.8 1938 HD

    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...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Melvyn Douglas

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  • 1932
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    The Mouthpiece

    The Mouthpiece

    5.9 1932 HD

    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.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1934
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    The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

    6.5 1934 HD

    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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1940
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    The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

    The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

    5.9 1940 HD

    Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Havana...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1932
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    The Match King

    The Match King

    6.6 1932 HD

    Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1934
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    Bedside

    Bedside

    5.6 1934 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1938
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    Wives Under Suspicion

    Wives Under Suspicion

    5.4 1938 HD

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

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1943
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    One Dangerous Night

    One Dangerous Night

    5 1943 HD

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

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1932
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    Beauty and the Boss

    Beauty and the Boss

    7 1932 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Marian Marsh

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  • 1935
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    The Case of the Lucky Legs

    The Case of the Lucky Legs

    6 1935 HD

    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.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1947
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    The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

    The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

    6.35 1947 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: George Sanders

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  • 1939
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    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    6.5 1939 HD

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

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1941
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    Secrets of the Lone Wolf

    Secrets of the Lone Wolf

    6.3 1941 HD

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

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1934
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    The Secret Bride

    The Secret Bride

    6.292 1934 HD

    Before Ruth Vincent, daughter of a state governor, and state attorney general Robert Sheldon can announce their marriage, the governor is accused of...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Barbara Stanwyck

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  • 1940
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    Trail of the Vigilantes

    Trail of the Vigilantes

    1 1940 HD

    A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Franchot Tone

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  • 1940
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    Lillian Russell

    Lillian Russell

    6.111 1940 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alice Faye

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  • 1983
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    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    6.5 1983 HD

    Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bud Abbott

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  • 1934
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    Upperworld

    Upperworld

    6.3 1934 HD

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

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1936
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    Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

    4 1936 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Dick Powell

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  • 1933
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    Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

    6 1933 HD

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

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    Cast: Joan Blondell

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  • 1935
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    Living on Velvet

    Living on Velvet

    5.4 1935 HD

    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...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Kay Francis

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  • 1934
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    Smarty

    Smarty

    4 1934 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Joan Blondell

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  • 1933
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    Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

    5 1933 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1938
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    The First Hundred Years

    The First Hundred Years

    6 1938 HD

    David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Robert Montgomery

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  • 1935
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    The Widow from Monte Carlo

    The Widow from Monte Carlo

    5 1935 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1932
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    The Woman from Monte Carlo

    The Woman from Monte Carlo

    5 1932 HD

    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...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Lil Dagover

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  • 1941
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    Wild Geese Calling

    Wild Geese Calling

    5.8 1941 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Henry Fonda

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  • 1936
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    The Case of the Velvet Claws

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

    6.8 1936 HD

    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...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1937
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    Midnight Madonna

    Midnight Madonna

    1 1937 HD

    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.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1936
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    Breakdowns of 1936

    Breakdowns of 1936

    1 1936 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ross Alexander

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  • 1923
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    Plunder

    Plunder

    1 1923 HD

    Various groups of people, both well-intentioned and otherwise, search for a buried treasure that is buried underneath a skyscraper.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Pearl White

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  • 1935
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    A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

    A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

    5.2 1935 HD

    This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: William Ray

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

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

    1 1931 HD

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

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    Cast: Bobby Jones

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  • 1937
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    Outcast

    Outcast

    1 1937 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Warren William

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  • 1935
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    Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

    5 1935 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Robert Armstrong

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  • 1934
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    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    6 1934 HD

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

    Genre:

    Cast: Frankie Darro

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

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

    6.4 2008 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Valerie Spencer

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  • 1931
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    Honor of the Family

    Honor of the Family

    1 1931 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bebe Daniels

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  • 1935
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    A Dream Comes True

    A Dream Comes True

    5.5 1935 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Addison Richards

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  • 1966
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    The Wolf Man

    The Wolf Man

    10 1966 HD

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

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Lon Chaney Jr.

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  • 1933
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    Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

    1 1933 HD

    A Hollywood on Parade short....

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Clarence Muse

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  • 1994
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    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    1 1994 HD

    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...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Mae West

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