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William B. Davidson is a Actor American born on 15 june 1888 at Dobbs Ferry (USA)
William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor.
He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, the most famous of which was The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947.
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Nationality USA
Birth 15 june 1888 at Dobbs Ferry (USA)
Death 28 september 1947 (at 59 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Birth 15 june 1888 at Dobbs Ferry (USA)
Death 28 september 1947 (at 59 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor.
Biography
Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a popular football star. This fame eventually led to his foray into motion pictures after he had spent some time as a lawyer. He started in films in 1914 with Vitagraph and supported well known stage and film actresses such as Ethel Barrymore, Mabel Taliaferro, Charlotte Walker, Olga Petrova, Viola Dana, June Caprice, Edna Goodrich, and Mae West. He appeared in 318 films between 1915 and 1949.He was born in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and died in Santa Monica, California. His first Hollywood film was For the Honor of the Crew. Afterward, he appeared in many films, the most famous of which was The Most Dangerous Game. He remained in show business until his sudden death after surgery in 1947.
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, 1h50Directed by Philippe Mora
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about historical events
Actors Walt Disney, Bing Crosby, Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, James Dunn
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating70%
That's My Man (1947)
, 1h37Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Don Ameche, Roscoe Karns, John Ridgely, Frankie Darro, Catherine McLeod, Dorothy Adams
Roles Steward
Rating60%
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
, 1hDirected by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Ralph Byrd, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert, Ian Keith, Bernadene Hayes, Jimmy Conlin
Roles Peter Premium
Rating57%
Ruthless killer Kerry Reynolds is known to the public as "The Claw" for her way of killing her victims with her prosthetic hook. After her accomplices Ryan and Taylor have broken in and stolen furs from the Flawless Furs warehouse, Kerry kills the guard with her hook.
That Hagen Girl (1947)
, 1h23Directed by Peter Godfrey, Peter Godfrey
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Shirley Temple, Rory Calhoun, Ronald Reagan, Lois Maxwell, Conrad Janis, Dorothy Peterson
Roles Mr. Bowman (uncredited)
Rating61%
Mary Hagen is believed by town gossips to be the illegitimate daughter of Tom Bates, a former resident and lawyer. She is often treated badly. Bates moves back into town and begins a friendship with Hagen's favorite teacher Julia Kane (Maxwell). There are hints that Bates is the real father of Hagen, though it is later revealed that she was an orphan adopted by the Hagens. When the teacher leaves town, she suggests to Bates that he stop playing Hagen's father, as it has become clear that he is in love with her. The movie ends with Bates and Hagen boarding a train, presumably to get married.
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
, 1h37Directed by H. C. Potter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Bickford, Rose Hobart, Rhys Williams
Roles Eckers
Rating71%
Katie Holstrom (Loretta Young), a Swedish-American, leaves the family farm to go to nursing school in Capitol City. Barn painter Adolph Petree (Rhys Williams), who had completed a job for Katie's father, offers her a ride, but robs her of her money. Katie, refusing to ask her family for help, goes to work as a maid in the home of political power broker Agatha Morley (Ethel Barrymore) and her son, U.S. Representative Glenn Morley (Joseph Cotten). Soon, she impresses Agatha and her loyal majordomo Joseph Clancey (Charles Bickford) with her refreshing, down-to-earth common sense and Glenn with her other charms.
That's My Man (1947)
Directed by Frank Borzage
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Don Ameche, Catherine McLeod, Roscoe Karns, John Ridgely, Dorothy Adams, John Miljan
Roles Steward
Rating60%
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
, 1h31Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Ann Sothern, George Tobias, Alexander Knox, Sharyn Moffett, Florence Bates, Frieda Inescort
Roles Colonel Bright (uncredited)
Rating67%
Circa late ‘40’s. Boston (and, it’s always winter there) Judge Thomas Bailey is bored with his job as a probate judge and appears to be just going through the motions as he decides in a case against a mother for custody of her child in favor of the child’s more conservative grandfather.
My Darling Clementine (1946)
, 1h37Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan, Grant Withers, Ward Bond
Roles Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Rating76%
In 1882 (in reality, the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral happened on Oct 26, 1881), Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil, and James Earp are driving cattle to California when they cross Old Man Clanton, played by Walter Brennan. When they learn about the nearby boom town of Tombstone, the older brothers ride in, leaving the youngest brother James to watch over the cattle. The Earps soon learn that Tombstone is a lawless town without a marshal. Wyatt is the only man in the town willing to face the drunk Indian shooting at the townspeople. When they return to their camp, they find the cattle rustled and James murdered.
Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
, 1h50Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Norman Taurog, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Merrill Pye, George Sidney, Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson
Roles Le deuxième juge (Pay the Two Dollars)
Rating63%
Florenz Ziegfeld (William Powell), au paradis, veut faire revivre ses grands spectacles de music-hall. S'ensuit, sortie de son esprit, une série de sketches musicaux ou humoristiques mettant en scène diverses vedettes.
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
, 1h4Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Gerald Mohr, Eric Blore, Janis Carter, John Abbott, William B. Davidson, Mark Roberts
Roles Inspector Crane (as William Davidson)
Rating55%
Having left the Army, reformed jewel thief and current detective Michael Lanyard (Gerald Mohr), or the Lone Wolf, returns to New York to find his lover Carla Winter (Janis Carter). On the way, he is tipped off by Inspector Crane (William Davidson) of the looting of the Shalimar, a diamond co-owned by the Prince of Rapur (Olaf Hytten) and Lal Bara (John Abbott). It is revealed that the jewel thief is Stonely (Don Beddoe), owner of a bar.
Ding Dong Williams (1946)
, 1h1Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Glen Vernon, Marcy McGuire, Felix Bressart, Anne Jeffreys, William B. Davidson, Tommy Noonan
Roles Mr. Saul Dana
Rating52%
This script must be run from the command line
They Were Expendable (1945)
, 2h15Directed by Robert Montgomery, John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Paul Langton
Roles Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Rating71%
In December, 1941, a squadron of PT Boats under the command of Lt. John "Brick" Brickley (Robert Montgomery) is sent to Manila to help defend the Philippines against a potential Japanese invasion. However, upon their arrival, instead of a welcome, they are ridiculed by the local military commanders. One of Brick's men, Lt., J.G. "Rusty" Ryan (John Wayne) becomes disgusted when his superiors refuse to see the small boats as viable naval craft and is in the process of writing his request for a transfer to destroyers when news arrives of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which makes transfer at that time impossible.
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
, 1h8Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Michael O'Shea, Lloyd Nolan, Trudy Marshall, Ruth Ford, Reed Hadley, Roy Roberts
Roles Board of Appeals Chairman
Rating53%
Three witnesses swear they saw Joe Reynolds murder grumpy baker Kenny (Ben Welden) with a hatchet. Joe claims Kenny's fatal head wound was the result of a fall as they argued—the baker hit his head on an oven as he fell—but the eyewitness testimony prevails and Joe is sentenced to death in the electric chair. His buddy Sam Lord has an uphill struggle to prove his innocence.
Sing Your Way Home (1945)
, 1h12Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jack Haley, Marcy McGuire, Glen Vernon, Emory Parnell, Anne Jeffreys, Edward Gargan
Roles F.T. Johnson
Rating49%
Un groupe de jeunes artistes est en route pour revenir aux États-Unis, après avoir été bloqué en Europe du fait de la guerre. Ils sont chaperonnés, à son corps défendant, par un journaliste arriviste. Lors de la traversée, vont se nouer différentes idylles.
Dillinger (1945)
, 1h10Directed by Max Nosseck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Lawrence Tierney, Edmund Lowe, Anne Jeffreys, Elisha Cook, Jr., Eduardo Ciannelli, Marc Lawrence
Rating64%
The story begins with a newsreel summing up the gangster life of John Dillinger in detail. At the end of the newsreel, Dillinger's father (Victor Kilian) walks onto the stage and speaks to the movie audience about his son's childhood back in Indiana. He talks of John’s childhood as having been ordinary and not very eventful, but concedes that his son had ambitions and wanted to go his own way. The young Dillinger left his childhood town to find his fortune in Indianapolis, but soon ran out of money. The scene fades to a restaurant, where he is on a date and finds himself humiliated by the waiter who refuses to accept a check for the meal; unable to pay for the meal, he excuses himself, runs into a nearby grocery store and robs it for $7.20 in cash. He makes the clerk at the store believe he has a gun in his hand under the jacket.