List of the best William Newell movies: The Invisible Killer(1940), The Big Show(1937), Bill Cracks Down(1937), Larceny on the Air(1937), Navy Born(1936), The Voice of Bugle Ann(1936), Our Miss Brooks(1956), Escape From Fort Bravo(1953), The Lone Wolf and His Lady(1949), Pollyanna(1960) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
61 Minutes
Det. Sgt. Pat Dugan
A fiendish killer uses sound waves to commit his murders.
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Lee Wilson
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Kay Hughes Sally Payne William Newell Max Terhune Charles Judels Rex King Harry Worth Mary Russell Christine Maple
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At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
61 Minutes
Eddie "Porky" Plunkett
Grant Withers Beatrice Roberts Ranny Weeks Judith Allen William Newell Pierre Watkin Roger Williams Georgia Caine Greta Meyer Edgar Norton
When William Reardon, a steel magnate, dies and leaves a strange will. When his spineless and dandified heir and son returns home from living in Paris, he finds "Tons' Walker, a strong and ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
67 Minutes
Andrews
Robert Randall Grace Bradley Willard Robertson Pierre Watkin Granville Bates William Newell Byron Foulger Wilbur Mack Matty Fain Smiley Burnette Josephine Whittell
Dr. Lawrence Baxter, working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose a number of fraudulent patient medicines, with his bitterest attacks being aimed at ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Bill Lyons
William Gargan Claire Dodd Douglas Fowley George Irving Dorothy Tree William Newell Addison Randall Georgia Caine Claudia Coleman Douglas Wood
After the death of one of their fellow pilots, a squadron of Navy airmen plots to keep his newborn son away from their superiors, who have decreed that the baby should be given up for adoption.
Drama
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Mr. Tanner
Lionel Barrymore Maureen O'Sullivan Eric Linden Dudley Digges Spring Byington Charley Grapewin Henry Wadsworth William Newell James Macklin Jonathan Hale Frederick Burton
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The countrymen in the hills of Missouri take the hounds on night fox hunts. This goes on until Jacob Terry comes into the county and decides to raise sheep and install a woven wire fence. ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1956
85 Minutes
Dr. Henley
Eve Arden Gale Gordon Robert Rockwell Don Porter Jane Morgan Richard Crenna Nick Adams Gloria MacMillan Joseph Kearns William Newell Philip Van Zandt
Follows the story of an English teacher that flusters the principal and flirts with a colleague.
Western
USA
1953
98 Minutes
William Holden Eleanor Parker John Forsythe William Demarest William Campbell Polly Bergen Richard Anderson Carl Benton Reid John Lupton Howard McNear Alex Montoya
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During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1949
60 Minutes
Ron Randell June Vincent Alan Mowbray William Frawley Collette Lyons Douglas Dumbrille James Todd Steven Geray Robert Barrat Arthur Space Philip Van Zandt
Lone Wolf (Ron Randell) a newspaper man, is accused of gem theft.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1960
134 Minutes
Hayley Mills Jane Wyman Richard Egan Karl Malden Nancy Olson Adolphe Menjou Donald Crisp Agnes Moorehead Kevin Corcoran James Drury Reta Shaw
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A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.