List of the best William Bendix movies: Crashout(1955), Kill the Umpire(1950), Abroad With Two Yanks(1944), The Hairy Ape(1944), The Babe Ruth Story(1948), Idle on Parade(1959), Two Mugs From Brooklyn(1942), Lifeboat(1944), Streets of Laredo(1949), The Time of Your Life(1948), Detective Story(1951), The Blue Dahlia(1946) ... ...
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
90 Minutes
Van Morgan Duff
The survivors of a prison break set out on an arduous journey to retrieve some loot.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1950
78 Minutes
umpire father-in-law wife baseball fan baseball player madcap lighthearted baseball field house school baseball new identity unemployment role reversal relationships transformation discovery rise 1950s
An umpire-hating ex-baseball player loses many jobs because his passion for watching ball games during working hours but he decides to combine business with pleasure by becoming an umpire himself.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1944
80 Minutes
William Bendix Helen Walker Dennis O'Keefe John Loder John Abbott
marine best friend soldier pretty woman physician sergeant spirited lighthearted unrestrained ship australia household barracks garden bazaar marines americans abroad impersonation father/daughter relationship mistaken identity
Two Marines are let loose in Australia.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1944
90 Minutes
William Bendix Susan Hayward John Loder Dorothy Comingore Roman Bohnen Tom Fadden Alan Napier Charles Cane
socialite engineer laborer beautiful woman tender uneasy dark ship new york city forbidden love class conflict working class loneliness identity self-esteem forbidden love quest 1940s
During the 1940s, social class conflict is depicted when a spoiled socialite, traveling on a freighter, calls the ship's head stoker a hairy ape, provoking him into stalking the rich woman once ashore in New York.
5.2/10
Biography
USA
1948
106 Minutes
George Herman "Babe" Ruth
William Bendix Claire Trevor Charles Bickford Sam Levene William Frawley Gertrude Niesen Fred Lightner Stanley Clements Bobby Ellis Lloyd Gough Matt Briggs
The famed slugger is played by Bendix, who resembles Ruth slightly in looks and not at all in baseball ability. The film traces the "life and times" of Ruth, including his famous "called ... See full summary »
Comedy
1959
88 Minutes
Sgt. Lush
William Bendix Anthony Newley Anne Aubrey Lionel Jeffries Sidney James David Lodge Dilys Laye William Kendall Bernie Winters Harry Fowler Norman Atkyns
teen idol sergeant agent captain daughter hilarious playful heartwarming barracks recording studio england nightclub military base rock 'n' roll draft military life culture clash conformity transformation underdog
A singer (Anthony Newley) deals with a loudmouthed sergeant (William Bendix) while serving in the British army.
Comedy
1942
45 Minutes
William Bendix Grace Bradley Arline Judge Max Baer Marjorie Woodworth Marion Martin Rex Evans J. Farrell MacDonald Pat Flaherty Alan Hale Jr. Joe Sawyer
taxi driver partner burlesque dancer gangster club owner cop hilarious endearing madcap engaging brooklyn, n.y. garage nightclub police station career aspirations love triangle jealousy frame-up gangsters misunderstanding
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Gus Smith
Tallulah Bankhead William Bendix Walter Slezak Mary Anderson John Hodiak Henry Hull Heather Angel Hume Cronyn Canada Lee William Yetter Jr.
survivor nazi civilian military officer emotional tense atlantic ocean boat world war ii survival deception confinement rescue quest 1940s
Several survivors of a torpedoed merchant ship in World War II find themselves in the same lifeboat with one of the crew members of the U-boat that sank their ship.
6.7/10
Western
USA
1949
92 Minutes
William Holden William Bendix Macdonald Carey Mona Freeman Stanley Ridges Alfonso Bedoya Ray Teal Clem Bevans James Bell Dick Foote Joe Dominguez
texas ranger bandit orphan beautiful woman outlaw tense engaging gritty confident texas wild west romantic dilemma rescue redemption old west law and order rescue transformation love rivalry
An outlaw separates from his two partners in crime when they join the Texas Rangers, and he continues to commit daring robberies.
Comedy, Drama
1948
109 Minutes
Nick
James Cagney William Bendix Wayne Morris Jeanne Cagney Broderick Crawford Ward Bond James Barton Paul Draper Jimmy Lydon Gale Page Richard Erdman
bartender cowboy errand boy armchair philosopher dancer prostitute amusing touching san francisco saloon dreams drinking underdog 1930s
A man in a chair (James Cagney) comments as, one by one, characters enter Nick's (William Bendix) San Francisco bar.
7.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Det. Lou Brody
Kirk Douglas Eleanor Parker William Bendix Horace MacMahon Lee Grant Craig Hill Cathy O'Donnell Bert Freed George Macready Joseph Wiseman Gladys George
police detective abortionist wife burglar shoplifter colleague tense suspenseful gripping melodramatic police station household hospital new york city street obsession abortion investigation dark secrets death
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
96 Minutes
Buzz Wanchek
Alan Ladd Veronica Lake William Bendix Howard da Silva Doris Dowling Tom Powers Hugh Beaumont Howard Freeman Don Costello Will Wright Frank Faylen
naval officer wife nightclub owner friend detective brooding gritty suspenseful hollywood, calif. ranch infidelity murder mystery secret betrayal love mystery revenge 1940s
An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
87 Minutes
Lt. Damico
An attorney acting as a body guard, apparently kills a man in defense of his employer's life, and later believes the victim was set up to be murdered.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
71 Minutes
Capt. Vincent Blake
Robert Mitchum Jane Greer William Bendix Patric Knowles Ramon Novarro
military officer criminal police detective beautiful woman con artist engaging spirited melodramatic suspenseful mexico boat town search on the run romance swindling deception pursuit revenge 1940s
An army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's fiancee.
6.8/10
Adventure
USA
1946
98 Minutes
First Mate Amazeen
Alan Ladd Brian Donlevy William Bendix Barry Fitzgerald Howard da Silva Esther Fernández Albert Van Dekker Luis Van Rooten Darryl Hickman Roman Bohnen Ray Collins
The playboy son of a wealthy shipping magnate discovers at first hand the desperate privations suffered by the crew of one of his fathers ships when he is unwillingly pressganged aboard.
6.7/10
War
USA
1943
93 Minutes
Corp. Taxi Potts
Preston Foster Lloyd Nolan William Bendix Richard Conte Anthony Quinn Richard Jaeckel Roy Roberts Minor Watson Ralph Byrd Lionel Stander Reed Hadley
soldier combat pilot chaplain cab driver teenager mexican-american confident patriotic washington, d.c. south pacific solomon islands world war ii battle horrors of war friendship rescue sacrifice 1940s
The story of a large U.S. Marines invasion task force bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942.
6.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
80 Minutes
Lawrence C. Trumble
Robert Mitchum Jane Russell William Bendix Thomas Gomez Gloria Grahame Brad Dexter Edward Ashley Philip Ahn Vladimir Sokoloff Don Zelaya Emory Parnell
singer soldier gambler gangster girlfriend police chief suspenseful witty melodramatic macau casino docks police station boat travel gambling romance corruption undercover operations deception
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the handsome singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?
6.4/10
Adventure
USA
1947
83 Minutes
Pedro Blake
Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.
6.3/10
War
USA
1951
87 Minutes
CPO Boyer
naval officer husband captain crew member commander wife brash tense gripping submarine naval base nightclub ocean uss tiger shark post-traumatic stress disorder world war ii korean war navy marriage dangerous assignment
Submarine commander Ken White reminisces about his wartime years aboard submarine USS Tiger Shark and struggles with feelings of personal guilt.
6.1/10
Western
USA
1964
87 Minutes
Sheriff Ed Tanner
Dale Robertson Yvonne De Carlo William Bendix Bruce Cabot Barton MacLane John Agar Richard Arlen Jody McCrea Kent Taylor Bill Williams Rod Lauren
Hothead Pete Stone has been arrested for the murder of George.
6.1/10
Adventure
USA
1952
99 Minutes
Ben Worley
Robert Newton Linda Darnell William Bendix Keith Andes Torin Thatcher Irene Ryan Alan Mowbray Richard Egan Skelton Knaggs Richard Wessel Anthony Caruso
pirate surgeon first mate blackbeard damsel in distress hostage thrilling spirited atlantic ocean pirate ship island heroism pirates seafaring bravery secret identity pursuit rivalry rescue 1710s
Honest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
83 Minutes
Danny O'Mara
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.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1950
80 Minutes
Joe Farrow
Victor Mature Terry Moore William Bendix Zachary A. Charles Basil Ruysdael Donald Randolph Damian O'Flynn Cleo Moore Ann Doran Eleanor Audley Gloria Winters
In New York, a small-time hood, who took the rap for a murder committed by his crime-boss in exchange for 50 G's, faces deportation because he doesn't hold American citizenship.
5.4/10
Comedy
USA
1952
86 Minutes
Timothy Aloysius "Tim" Dunnovan
Groucho Marx Marie Wilson William Bendix Don DeFore Gene Lockhart Dee Hartford Hanley Stafford Teddy Hart Percy Helton George E. Stone Rodney Wooton
sailor best friend commanding officer groom woman gangster lighthearted airy amusing ship racetrack stable diner farm office horse racing swindling impersonation gangsters sabotage
After two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a pair of identical twins, their plan for revenge becomes more complicated.
Musical, Comedy
1947
93 Minutes
Wechsberg
Louise Ginglebusher (Deanna Durbin) falls for a lawyer (Tom Drake) in New York but strings along a meat tycoon.
War
1943
79 Minutes
Johnny Sparrow
Loretta Young Alan Ladd William Bendix Philip Ahn Iris Wong Victor Sen Yung Marianne Quon Jessie Tai Sing Richard Loo Irene Tso Ching Wah Lee
A war profiteer (Alan Ladd) and his buddy (William Bendix) protect a U.S. teacher (Loretta Young), her Chinese schoolgirls and a baby from the Japanese.
Romance
1959
96 Minutes
Reg Barker
Nadja Tiller Tony Britton William Bendix Donald Wolfit Adrienne Corri Joyce Carey Natasha Parry Norman Wooland John Welsh
archaeologist german woman fiancé fiancée emotional melodramatic gutsy tense london pub england united kingdom love love triangle affair scandal love forbidden love growing up
A London archaeologist (Tony Britton) drops his fiancee for a foreign temptress (Nadja Tiller) who has a strange hold over her boss (William Bendix).
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
99 Minutes
Stauffer alias Fred Foss
Lucille Ball Mark Stevens Clifton Webb William Bendix Kurt Kreuger Cathy Downs Reed Hadley Constance Collier
private investigator secretary art dealer wife criminal ex-convict suspenseful tense new york city street office investigation love triangle infidelity murder framed stalking mystery pursuit 1940s
A secretary tries to help her boss, who is framed for a murder.
6.8/10
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
7.2/10
Comedy
USA
1942
112 Minutes
"Pinkie" Peters
Katharine Hepburn Spencer Tracy Fay Bainter Reginald Owen Minor Watson William Bendix Gladys Blake Dan Tobin Roscoe Karns William Tannen Ludwig Stossel
reporter father mother refugee playful witty newsroom baseball field family home love-hate relationship ambition sexism love rise transformation 1940s
Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
6.6/10
Comedy
USA
1943
81 Minutes
Biff Carter
Paulette Goddard Ray Milland Virginia Field Gladys George Cecil Kellaway William Bendix
Girl loses beauty contest, becomes a fortune teller.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1963
108 Minutes
Joe Fogel
Kirk Douglas Mitzi Gaynor Gig Young Thelma Ritter Julie Newmeyer William Bendix Leslie Parrish Dick Sargent Elizabeth MacRae William Windom Willard Sage
lawyer widow daughter free spirit health nut private investigator amusing engaging playful hotel apartment restaurant marriage relationships sisterhood unlikely romance family discovery love pursuit
Wealthy Chloe Brasher has three beautiful daughters; Bonnie, Kate, and Jan. Chloe pays attorney Deke Gentry to fix them up with three suitable husbands.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Jeff
Brian Donlevy Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Bonita Granville Richard Denning Joseph Calleia William Bendix Frances Gifford Donald MacBride Margaret Hayes Moroni Olsen
political boss government official adviser daughter brother gangster dark suspenseful engaging tense office mansion cabin hospital countryside apartment murder corruption blackmail loyalty
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Comedy
1942
75 Minutes
Detective Brannigan
Lou Costello Patric Knowles William Gargan Louise Allbritton Don Porter Jerome Cowan William Bendix Mary Wickes Thomas Gomez Ludwig Stossel
Aspiring radio writers pull off a convincing masquerade as detectives on the case of a murdered network president.
Comedy
1962
112 Minutes
Kim Novak James Garner Tony Randall Howard Duff Janet Blair Patti Page Jessie Royce Landis Oscar Homolka Howard Morris Anne Jeffreys Zsa Zsa Gabor
husband bachelor student wife mother private investigator amusing charming new york city apartment train greenwich, conn. household infidelity deception research marriage sex forbidden love quest
Would-be swingers Fred (James Garner), George (Tony Randall), Doug and Howard share a sexy blonde (Kim Novak) who's secretly doing a thesis on men.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
93 Minutes
Mary Hatcher Olga San Juan DeForest Kelley Bing Crosby Bob Hope Gary Cooper Ray Milland Alan Ladd Barbara Stanwyck Paulette Goddard Dorothy Lamour
Almost everyone under contract to Paramount Pictures at the time make cameos or perform songs, with particularly large amounts of screen time featuring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
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