List of the best William Benedict movies: Adventures of Captain Marvel(1941), Spook Busters(1946), Angels in Disguise(1949), Ghosts on the Loose(1943), Jesse James at Bay(1942), Second Chorus(1940), Road to Utopia(1945), A Night to Remember(1942), One More Tomorrow(1946), Bride of the Monster(1955), Libeled Lady(1936), Doubting Thomas(1935) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1941
216 Minutes
Whitey Murphy
Tom Tyler William Witney Frank Coghlan Jr. William Benedict Louise Currie Robert Strange Harry Worth Bryant Washburn John Davidson
To protect a magic talisman from being used for evil, a teenage boy named Billy Batson is given the power to become an adult superhero, Captain Marvel, with a single magic word: "Shazam!"
Comedy
USA
1946
68 Minutes
Whitey
Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall Douglas Dumbrille Bobby Jordan Gabriel Dell William Benedict David Gorcey Tanis Chandler Maurice Cass
exterminator friend young man wife mad scientist doctor madcap campy school mansion graveyard secret passageway living room new york city haunted houses science gone awry friendship gangs grave robbing extermination
The Bowery Boys--Slip, Sach, Bobby, Whitey & Chuck--start their own exterminating service, and get a job which takes them to a spooky old abandoned mansion in the middle of the night. ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1949
63 Minutes
Whitey
Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall Gabriel Dell Mickey Knox Edward Ryan Richard Benedict William Benedict David Gorcey Joe Turkel Pepe Hern
copy boy police officer friend crime boss mobster bank robber lighthearted suspenseful bank police station newsroom candy store new york city bowery investigation undercover operations organized crime bank heist deception pursuit
The Bowery Boys investigate a murder, and all the evidence points to the involvement of the notorious Loop gang.
Comedy
USA
1943
64 Minutes
Benny
Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall Bobby Jordan Bela Lugosi Ava Gardner Rick Vallin Sammy Morrison William Benedict Minerva Urecal Wheeler Oakman
gang leader sister fiancé friend spy engineer madcap playful new york city church house secret passageway road gangs haunted houses friendship adolescence siblings wedding quest
The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men.
Western
USA
1942
56 Minutes
Young Davis
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Sally Payne Pierre Watkin Ivan Miller Hal Taliaferro Gale Storm Roy Barcroft Jack Kirk William Benedict Jack O'Shea
jesse james sheriff newspaper reporter look-alike gambler love interest engaging uplifting missouri railroad tracks farm small town office land grab railroad farming newspapers rightful ownership adventure pursuit
Jesse James joins with Missouri settlers in their battle with rich, land-grabbing railroad tycoons.
Musical, Comedy
1940
83 Minutes
Fred Astaire Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith Artie Shaw Charles Butterworth Frank Melton Jimmy Conlin Adia Kuznetzoff Michael Visaroff Joseph Mari Don Brodie
student musician manager friend amusing charming madcap new york city college concert hall dance studio music failure romance abandonment rivalry love 1940s
College trumpet players (Fred Astaire, Burgess Meredith) flirt with a girl (Paulette Goddard) who tries to get them into Artie Shaw's band.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Hillary Brooke Douglas Dumbrille Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Nestor Paiva Will Wright Jimmie Dundee Jim Thorpe
con artist best friend father daughter thief bar owner lighthearted charming alaska boomtown bar con game mistaken identity love triangle theft friendship gold pursuit escape love
Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
91 Minutes
Loretta Young Brian Aherne Sidney Toler Jeff Donnell William Wright Gale Sondergaard Donald MacBride Lee Patrick Don Costello Blanche Yurka Richard Gaines
writer wife landlord housekeeper husband amusing engaging suspenseful apartment new york city greenwich village murder blackmail deception mystery discovery 1940s
A mystery writer and his newlywed wife move into a Greenwich Village apartment and find themselves with a corpse and a half dozen red herrings.
Drama
USA
1946
88 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Dennis Morgan Alexis Smith Jack Carson Jane Wyman Reginald Gardiner John Loder Marjorie Gateson Thurston Hall John Abbott Marjorie Hoshelle
Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party--until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the ownership of The Bantam, a liberal magazine ... See full summary »
Horror
1955
68 Minutes
Bela Lugosi Tor Johnson Loretta King Tony McCoy Harvey Dunn George Becwar Paul Marco Don Nagel Bud Osborne John Warren Ann Wilner
mad scientist assistant mutant reporter police officer test subject creepy outlandish offbeat laboratory mansion swamp forest murder playing god nuclear energy uncontrollable experiment hostage situation mutants wretched excess
Dr. Vornoff (Bela Lugosi) bombards a hulk with atoms and gets Lobo (Tor Johnson), who needs a mate (Loretta King).
Comedy
USA
1936
98 Minutes
Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Myrna Loy William Powell Walter Connolly Charley Grapewin Cora Witherspoon E.E. Clive Bunny Beatty Otto Yamaoka Charles Trowbridge
editor fiancée friend socialite amusing charming playful new york city ocean liner lake hotel family home love romance lawsuit deception love discovery 1930s
When a socialite sues a big paper for libel, the editor responsible calls in the help of his ignored fiancée and a former employee to frame her and make the false story seem true.
Comedy
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Will Rogers Billie Burke Alison Skipworth Sterling Holloway Andrew Tombes Gail Patrick Frances Grant Frank Albertson John Qualen Johnny Arthur Helen Flint
father mother beautician boyfriend agent actor heartwarming amusing lighthearted small town household stage dreams family marriage small-town life impersonation movies quest sacrifice
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage.
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Rochelle Hudson Henry Fonda Slim Summerville Edward Trevor Margaret Hamilton Andy Devine Russell Simpson Spring Byington Astrid Allwyn Sara Haden Al Lydell
young woman squire wife son neighbor cousin melodramatic intense new england town household street river garden rural life father/son relationship illegitimate child judgment jealousy storm
A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.