List of the best William Janney movies: Salute(1929), As the Earth Turns(1934), The Pay-Off(1930), Shooting Straight(1930), Bonnie Scotland(1935), The Girl Said No(1930), Crooner(1932), The World Changes(1933) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1929
83 Minutes
Midshipman Paul Randall
George O'Brien William Janney Frank Albertson Ward Bond Helen Chandler Joyce Compton Clifford Dempsey Lumsden Hare Stepin Fetchit David Butler
West Point Cadet John and Annapolis Midshipman Frank focus their fraternal rivalry on the big Army-Navy football game.
Drama
USA
1934
73 Minutes
Ollie
Jean Muir Donald Woods Edith Lowry William Janney David Landau Dorothy Peterson Dorothy Appleby Arthur Hohl
polish man immigrant farmer father young man sweetheart melodramatic passionate touching maine farmhouse rural community party barn family poverty farming romance immigrants city vs. country
Drama following the lives of an immigrant farm family in Maine.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
65 Minutes
Tommy
Lowell Sherman Marian Nixon Hugh Trevor William Janney Helene Millard Robert McWade Albert Roscoe Lita Chevret Bert Moorehouse George F. Marion Walter McGrail
A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes them under his wing. The thug, ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
72 Minutes
Tommy Powell
Richard Dix Mary Lawlor James Neill Matthew Betz George Cooper William Janney Robert E. O'Connor Clarence Wertz Eddie Sturgis Dick Curtis
Larry Sheldon is a gambler and during an argument he accidentally shoots a man. Fleeing he changes his identity, pretending to be a minister. Things are complicated when he meets a real preacher and falls in love with his daughter Doris.
Comedy
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Allan Douglas
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy June Lang James Finlayson Anne Grey David Torrence William Janney James T. Mack Mary Gordon Maurice Black Daphne Pollard
american friend lawyer cousin boyfriend rebel madcap lighthearted quirky scotland jail estate india fort prison break inheritance family friendship impersonation romance
Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.
Comedy
USA
1930
90 Minutes
Jimmie Ward
William Haines Leila Hyams Polly Moran Marie Dressler Francis X. Bushman Clara Blandick William Janney Frank Coghlan Jr. Phyllis Crane William V. Mong
college graduate salesman secretary executive dowager father cheery madcap amusing new york city office bar bank restaurant career aspirations romantic dilemma love triangle father/son relationship confidence marriage
A brash, pushy young man gets a job in a bank and sets his cap for his boss's secretary, but the death of his father makes him reassess his priorities.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
64 Minutes
Pat
David Manners Ann Dvorak Ken Murray J. Carrol Naish Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd Allen Vincent Edward Nugent William Janney
musician singer girlfriend publicist band member star engaging melodramatic confident house concert hall office stage rise to stardom music fame romance arrogance show business discovery
Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.
Drama
USA
1933
90 Minutes
Paul Muni Mary Astor Aline MacMahon Donald Cook Alan Dinehart Guy Kibbee Margaret Lindsay Jean Muir Anna Q. Nilsson Patricia Ellis Douglas Dumbrille
An ambitious farmer becomes a pioneer in the meat packing business, finding financial success but private disappointment over the course of many decades.