List of the best William B. Davidson movies: A Gentleman of Paris(1927), For the Defense(1930), Uncle Joe(1941), Laughing Boy(1934), Sergeant Murphy(1938), The Cradle Snatchers(1927), Man-Made Monster(1941), Dick Tracy's Dilemma(1947), The Noose(1928), Keep 'Em Flying(1941), Devil Dogs of the Air(1935), Hook, Line and Sinker(1930) ... ...
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1927
65 Minutes
Henri Dufour
Adolphe Menjou Shirley O'Hara Arlette Marchal William B. Davidson Lawrence Grant Nicholas Soussanin Ivy Harris
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1930
62 Minutes
Dist. Atty. Stone
William Powell Kay Francis Scott Kolk William B. Davidson John Elliott Thomas E. Jackson Harry Walker James Finlayson Charles West Charles Sullivan
William Powell plays William Foster, a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them out of jail, winning ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Comedy, Music
USA
1941
55 Minutes
J. K. Day
Slim Summerville William Strohbach ZaSu Pitts Gale Storm William B. Davidson Dorothy Peterson Dick Hogan
Young girl, sent to the country to avoid the amours of an artist, meets up with her backwards inventor uncle Joe and four country boys, who must all band together to keep the bank from ... See full summary »
Drama
1934
75 Minutes
Hartshorne
Ramon Novarro Lupe Velez Chief Thunderbird William B. Davidson Catalina Rambula Harlan Knight F.A. Armenta Deer Spring
A Navajo warrior marries a woman who covets the lifestyle of the white settlers, eventually leading to tragedy.
4.3/10
Drama
USA
1938
57 Minutes
Major Gruff
Ronald Reagan Mary Maguire Donald Crisp Ben Hendricks Jr. William B. Davidson Max Hoffman Emmett Vogan Tracy Layne Edmund Cobb Janet Shaw Rosella Towne
A horse is offered for sale to the cavalry but is rejected as unfit for service. A cavalry private buys the horse, and trains it to be a champion racer. When he thinks it's ready, he ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1927
59 Minutes
Roy Ladd
Louise Fazenda J. Farrell MacDonald Ethel Wales Franklin Pangborn Dorothy Phillips William B. Davidson Joseph Striker Jack Stuart Arthur Lake Diane Ellis Sammy Cohen
From a 1925 hit stage play by Russell G. Medcraft and Norma Mitchell about three unhappy, middle-aged housewives who teach their adulterous husbands a lesson by starting affairs with college-aged young men during the jazz age.
Sci-Fi
1941
68 Minutes
District Attorney Ralph Stanley
Lon Chaney Lionel Atwill Anne Nagel Frank Albertson Samuel S. Hinds William B. Davidson Ben Taggart Connie Bergen
A mad scientist (Lionel Atwill) makes an electric man (Lon Chaney Jr.) who glows and must wear a rubber suit.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
60 Minutes
Peter Premium
Ralph Byrd Lyle Latell Jack Lambert Kay Christopher Ian Keith Bernadene Hayes Jimmy Conlin William B. Davidson Tony Barrett Tom Keene Harry Strang
dick tracy partner snitch insurance broker business owner wealthy woman suspenseful melodramatic thrilling store apartment junkyard morgue street police station investigation crime fashion serial murders police work
Dick Tracy goes up against a villain who robs banks using a nerve gas.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1928
75 Minutes
Bill Chase
Richard Barthelmess Montagu Love Robert E. O'Connor Jay Eaton Lina Basquette Thelma Todd Ed Brady Fred Warren William B. Davidson Alice Joyce William Walling
blackmailer governor wife mother son father melodramatic shocking tense suspenseful death row city cabaret prison murder capital punishment blackmail father/son relationship crime family
A crook blackmails a governor because of knowing his wife's dark past.
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
86 Minutes
Gonigle
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Martha Raye Carol Bruce William Gargan Dick Foran Truman Bradley Charles Lang William B. Davidson Frank Penny Loring Smith
When a barnstorming stunt pilot joins the Air Corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him.
6.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
86 Minutes
Adjutant
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Margaret Lindsay Frank McHugh Helene Lowell John Arledge Robert Barrat Russell Hicks William B. Davidson Ward Bond Bill Elliott
A talented but brash stunt pilot enters the Marine Corps and becomes more disciplined.
Comedy
1930
72 Minutes
Frank Dukette
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee Jobyna Howland Ralf Harolde Natalie Moorhead George F. Marion Hugh Herbert William B. Davidson Stanley Fields
Two insurance agents (Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey) turn an old hotel into a social hub ripe for crooks.
6.3/10
Musical
USA
1937
93 Minutes
Mr. Richards
James Cagney Evelyn Daw William Frawley Mona Barrie Gene Lockhart James Newill Harry Barris Candy Candido Cully Richards William B. Davidson Richard Tucker
dancer singer publicist studio head girlfriend movie star spirited cheeky new york city hollywood, calif. movie set steamboat office bungalow movies stardom marriage publicity singing hoax
A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.
5.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
76 Minutes
Bill Dennett
John Halliday Mary Brian Kay Strozzi Louise Closser Hale Alec B. Francis Claude Allister Julia Swayne Gordon Arthur Edmund Carewe Otto Hoffman William B. Davidson
squire ward frenchwoman stranger jewel thief servant engaging spirited thrilling cornwall, england estate library bedroom strangers strange happenings pirates family history treasure the past transformation
An ordinary man is confronted by gangsters who have reason to believe a treasure is buried somewhere on his property.
6.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Paul Muni Bette Davis Margaret Lindsay Eugene Pallette Soledad Jimenez Robert Barrat Gavin Gordon Henry O'Neill Arthur Stone Hobart Cavanaugh William B. Davidson
lawyer casino owner wife immigrant melodramatic tense california casino los angeles business mental illness murder unrequited love fall transformation 1930s
In Mexico, a former lawyer becomes the invaluable second-in-command to a casino owner, whose wife begins to fall for him.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1944
75 Minutes
Dale Evans Mary Lee Lloyd Corrigan Thurston Hall John Eldredge Forrest Taylor George Meeker Emmett Vogan Roy Mason William B. Davidson Bob Nolan & Sons of the Pioneers
A western girl moves east and influenced badly by her snobby fiancé. She returns to sell her deceased father's ranch. The father isn't really dead, though; he's hoping that his friend Roy can restore the girl's western values.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1932
79 Minutes
Richard Dix Mary Astor Erich von Stroheim Robert Armstrong Dorothy Jordan Joel McCrea Hugh Herbert Ralph Ince Marjorie Peterson Ralph Lewis William B. Davidson
flying ace director stunt pilot actress mechanic sister gripping melodramatic hollywood, calif. airplane movie set grauman's chinese theatre filmmaking dangerous assignment love triangle jealousy world war i sabotage rivalry adventure
In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs as Hollywood stunt fliers working for dictatorial director Von Furst.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
83 Minutes
Carmen Miranda Don Ameche William Bendix Vivian Blaine Felix Bressart B.S. Pully Emil Rameau Frank Orth Torben Meyer Herb Evers Hal K. Dawson
composer club owner singer violinist henchman love interest lighthearted cheery greenwich village new york city apartment theater jail stage composing music swindling drunkenness ambition disillusionment
In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
5.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1932
69 Minutes
Ginger Rogers Lyle Talbot J. Farrell MacDonald James Eagles Eddie Phillips Erville Alderson Robert Klein Crauford Kent Frances Rich Ethel Wales Paul Hurst
Murder of a woman sparks a search for a killer.
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
81 Minutes
Mary Martin Dick Powell Betty Hutton Eddie Bracken Rudy Vallee Mabel Paige Eric Blore Clem Bevans Sir Lancelot Ben Carter Lillian Randolph
cigarette girl american best friend dancer wealthy man voodoo queen lighthearted amusing ship boat sea caribbean hotel deck gold digging impersonation romance deception voodoo drunkenness
A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.
6.8/10
Comedy
USA
1944
75 Minutes
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Marion Hutton Kirby Grant Ann Gillis Arthur Treacher Thomas Gomez George Dolenz Steven Geray Margaret Irving Murray Leonard
Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree into high society. As expected, things ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Ronald Reagan Richard Whorf George Tobias Gene Lockhart Alan Hale Betty Brewer Donald MacBride Howard da Silva Willard Robertson Faye Emerson
farmer owner girl friend farmhand tense melodramatic florida atlanta farm farming worker's rights friendship framed for murder small-town life greed underdog love sacrifice 1940s
Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick.... See full summary »
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
96 Minutes
Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Lola Lane Jane Bryan Edward Ciannelli Isabel Jewell Allen Jenkins Mayo Methot Ben Welden Henry O'Neill Rosalind Marquis
prostitute mobster sister henchman attorney fiery rousing big city nightclub courtroom injustice abuse shady dealings murder court battles underdog transformation revenge 1930s
A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.
6.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
88 Minutes
John Garfield Priscilla Lane Alan Hale Frank McHugh Billy Halop Bobby Jordan Charley Grapewin Henry Armetta Stanley Ridges John Litel Moroni Olsen
ex-convict daughter foreman newspaper owner photographer robber emotional gripping suspenseful prison farm stage diner bank injustice on the run romance alcoholism heroism death rise
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Musical
USA
1947
101 Minutes
Dennis Morgan Arlene Dahl Andrea King Alan Hale George Tobias George O'Brien Sara Allgood Ben Blue William Frawley Don McGuire Charles Irwin
broadway star singer-songwriter girlfriend singer cheery endearing inspiring new york city dinner party broadway theater rise to stardom fame songwriting singing relationships chancellor "chauncey" olcott pursuit love underdog transformation
The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. In between, his rise to the top is complicated by romances with two women: his... See full summary »
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Dick Powell Rosemary Lane Hugh Herbert Lola Lane Ted Healy Glenda Farrell Johnnie Davis Frances Langford Alan Mowbray Mabel Todd Allyn Joslyn
saxophonist starlet look-alike agent waiter director melodramatic amusing spirited stage movie theater movie studio hotel talent show business success rags to riches fame music rise
Ronny Bowers, a saxophonist in Benny Goodman's band has won a talent contest an got a ten week contract with a film studio. On his first evening he is supposed to go with the studio's star ... See full summary »
4.9/10
Comedy
USA
1937
66 Minutes
Mary Boland Frank McHugh Hugh Herbert Carol Hughes Allen Jenkins Mischa Auer Alan Mowbray Hugh O'Connell Teddy Hart Arthur Aylesworth Irving Bacon
The offices of a great newspaper syndicate are presided over by John B. Radway, obviously a nut, and his sister Ollie Radway, obviously the brains in the family. David "Party" Partridge, ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1947
83 Minutes
Shirley Temple Ronald Reagan Dorothy Peterson Rory Calhoun Lois Maxwell Charles Kemper Conrad Janis Penny Edwards Jean Porter Nella Walker Harry Davenport
adopted daughter mother ex-boyfriend professor socialite father melodramatic engaging ohio small town college dance floor theater river class distinctions adoption small-town life gossip attempted suicide outcasts
Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has been whispers, rumors and gossip about who are her real parents. When Tom Bates returns to ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1937
79 Minutes
Marion Davies Robert Montgomery Frank McHugh Patsy Kelly Louise Fazenda Barton MacLane Marcia Ralston Carol Hughes Frederick Clark Mary Treen Anderson Lawler
secretary beautiful woman writer roommate girlfriend amusing playful san francisco office deception disguise romance writing beauty employment love transformation discovery 1930s
Lecherous bosses make it difficult for an attractive secretary to keep jobs, so she decides to appear considerably more homely in hopes of holding onto work.
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