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William Hamilton is a Director, Writer and Editor American born on 11 november 1893 at Pennsylvania (USA)

William Hamilton

William Hamilton
William Hamilton participated to 58 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those, 5 have good markets following the box office.

Here are the best films classified by number of entries :

Editor

Suspicion
Suspicion (1941)
, 1h39
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, May Whitty, Isabel Jeans
Roles Editor
Rating72% 3.647983.647983.647983.647983.64798
Handsome, irresponsible playboy Johnnie Aysgarth (Cary Grant) meets dowdy Lina McLaidlaw (Joan Fontaine) on a train, and charms her into running away and marrying him, despite the strong disapproval of her wealthy father, General McLaidlaw (Sir Cedric Hardwicke). After a lavish honeymoon and returning to an extravagant house, Lina discovers that Johnnie has no job, no income, habitually lives on borrowed money, and was intending to try to sponge off her father. She talks him into getting a job, and he goes to work for his cousin, estate agent Captain Melbeck (Leo G. Carroll).
The Gay Divorcee, 1h47
Directed by Mark Sandrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Betty Grable, Eric Blore
Roles Editor
Rating73% 3.6955153.6955153.6955153.6955153.695515
Mimi Glossop (Ginger Rogers) arrives in England to seek a divorce from her geologist husband Cyril, whom she hasn't seen for several years. Under the guidance of her domineering and much-married aunt Hortense (Alice Brady), she consults incompetent and bumbling lawyer Egbert Fitzgerald (Edward Everett Horton), once a fiancé of her aunt. He arranges for her to spend a night at a seaside hotel and to be caught in an adulterous relationship, for which purpose he hires a professional co-respondent, Rodolfo Tonetti (Erik Rhodes). But Egbert forgets to arrange for private detectives to "catch" the couple.
Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
, 2h11
Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Western
Actors Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, George E. Stone, Nance O'Neil, William Collier Jr.
Roles Editor
Rating57% 2.898162.898162.898162.898162.89816
The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 prompts thousands to travel to the Oklahoma Territory to grab free government land; Yancey Cravat (Richard Dix), his young bride, Sabra (Irene Dunne) and their son, Cim, join the throngs. In the ensuing race, Yancey is outwitted by a young prostitute, Dixie Lee (Estelle Taylor), who takes the prime piece of real estate, the Bear Creek claim, which Yancey had targeted for himself.
Our Dancing Daughters, 1h24
Directed by Harry Beaumont, Harold S. Bucquet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Joan Crawford, John Mack Brown, Nils Asther, Dorothy Sebastian, Anita Page, Kathlyn Williams
Roles Editor
Rating66% 3.3460653.3460653.3460653.3460653.346065
"Dangerous Diana" Medford (Crawford) is outwardly flamboyant and popular but inwardly virtuous and idealistic, patronizing her parents by telling them not to stay out late. Her friend Ann chases boys for their money and is as amoral as her mother.
Morning Glory, 1h14
Directed by Lowell Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Adolphe Menjou, Mary Duncan, C. Aubrey Smith, Don Alvarado
Roles Editor
Rating63% 3.1971553.1971553.1971553.1971553.197155
Eva Lovelace (Katharine Hepburn) is a performer from a small town who has hoped since childhood to make it big on Broadway. She goes to auditions and tries to get a role in an upcoming play that would help her make it to the big time. While there, one other actress auditioning makes the cut as she is under contract with the company, but in fact the boss would love to get rid of this pest of a woman. A theatre coach (C Aubrey Smith), whom she meets while waiting to talk to Louis Easton (Adolphe Menjou), agrees to give her acting lessons.