List of the best Wm. "Bill" Phillips movies: Chain Gang(1950), Mary Ryan, Detective(1949), The Law vs. Billy the Kid(1954), Revolt at Fort Laramie(1957), Hellcats of the Navy(1957), Faithful in My Fashion(1946), The Sea of Grass(1947), Living in a Big Way(1947), Easy Living(1949), The Fastest Gun Alive(1956), Gun Belt(1953), Gun Belt(1953) ... ...
Drama
USA
1950
70 Minutes
Douglas Kennedy Marjorie Lord Emory Parnell Wm. "Bill" Phillips Thurston Hall Harry Cheshire
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts (Douglas Kennedy), masquerades as a prison guard and gets a job attached to the chain gang. Using a tiny camera in the shape of a cigarette lighter, he ... See full summary »
Crime, Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
1949
68 Minutes
Marsha Hunt John Litel June Vincent Harry Shannon Wm. "Bill" Phillips Katharine Warren Victoria Horne John Dehner Arthur Space Kernan Cripps Chester Clute
Police detective Mary Ryan is given an assignment to break up a gang of jewel thieves and fences. She, using an alias as a convict, is placed in the cell with a suspected member of the gang... See full summary »
Western
USA
1954
73 Minutes
Scott Brady Betta St. John James Griffith Alan Hale Jr. Paul Cavanagh Wm. "Bill" Phillips
ranch hand sheriff rancher niece foreman pat garrett brooding melodramatic new mexico territory ranch saloon cabin hotel billy the kid friendship cattle ranchers posse shoot-out murder fall
Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.
Western
1957
73 Minutes
John Dehner Gregg Palmer Frances Helm Don Gordon Robert Keyes Wm. "Bill" Phillips Cain Mason Robert Knapp Eddie Little Sky Harry Dean Stanton Bill Barker
native american captain major woman northerner southerner gripping tense wyoming wagon train fort laramie indian territory american civil war ambush treason murder native americans love rivalry 1860s
The beginning of the Civil War causes dissension at a frontier outpost where soldiers are divided in their loyalties.
War
1957
82 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Nancy Davis Arthur Franz Bob Arthur William Leslie Wm. "Bill" Phillips Harry Lauter Joe Turkel Michael Garth Don Keefer Selmer Jackson
captain lieutenant diver nurse emotional patriotic melodramatic submarine pacific ocean love triangle world war ii dangerous assignment submarine love quest rivalry 1940s
A submarine commander (Ronald Reagan) enters the Sea of Japan with a frogman who had flirted with his girlfriend (Nancy Davis).
Romance
USA
1946
81 Minutes
Donna Reed Tom Drake Edward Everett Horton Spring Byington Sig Ruman Harry Davenport Wm. "Bill" Phillips Margaret Hamilton Hobart Cavanaugh Warner Anderson Connie Gilchrist
sailor fiancée employee charming endearing quirky new york city department store apartment secret military love triangle deception world war ii love metamorphosis discovery 1940s
A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, in the years he's been away, she's gotten a huge promotion where they used to work together - and has become engaged to another man.
Western
USA
1947
122 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Melvyn Douglas Robert Walker Phyllis Thaxter Edgar Buchanan Harry Carey Ruth Nelson Wm. "Bill" Phillips Robert Armstrong James Bell
rancher wife lawyer homesteader melodramatic fiery new mexico territory colorado cattle marital problems infidelity forbidden love sacrifice 1860s
On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
103 Minutes
Gene Kelly Marie McDonald Charles Winninger Phyllis Thaxter Spring Byington Jean Adair Clinton Sundberg John Warburton Wm. "Bill" Phillips John Alexander Phyllis Kennedy
Leo Gogarty marries Margaud Morgan after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. When he returns he is surprised to discover not only that his bride is not what she led him to ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1949
77 Minutes
Victor Mature Lucille Ball Lizabeth Scott Sonny Tufts Lloyd Nolan Paul Stewart Jack Paar Jeff Donnell Art Baker Gordon Jones Don Beddoe
Pete Wilson is on top. He is the highest paid professional football player in the league. He has seen other players come and go, but he was MVP last year and the future looks rosy. His wife... See full summary »
Western
1956
92 Minutes
Glenn Ford Jeanne Crain Broderick Crawford Russ Tamblyn Allyn Joslyn Leif Erickson John Dehner Noah Beery Jr. J.M. Kerrigan Rhys Williams Virginia Gregg
shopkeeper gunslinger neighbor wife criminal boy thrilling tense wild west shop household small town secret showdown peace running away competition alcohol quest rivalry
An outlaw (Broderick Crawford) forces a showdown with a quick-draw artist (Glenn Ford) who just wants to live in peace with his wife (Jeanne Crain).
Western
USA
1953
77 Minutes
George Montgomery Tab Hunter Helen Westcott John Dehner William Bishop Douglas Kennedy Jack Elam Joe Haworth Hugh Sanders Willis Bouchey James Millican
lawman bank robber outlaw nephew uncle wyatt earp gutsy rousing wild bank stagecoach missouri frontier ranch old west framed showdown bank heist marriage pacifism
Outlaw Matt Ringo escapes prison and wants to co-opt his former outlaw brother Billy into robbing a Wells Fargo money shipment, but Billy has gone straight, the town Marshal is Wyatt Earp, and the Clinton gang wants in on the deal.
Western
USA
1953
77 Minutes
George Montgomery Tab Hunter Helen Westcott John Dehner William Bishop Douglas Kennedy Jack Elam Joe Haworth Hugh Sanders Willis Bouchey James Millican
lawman bank robber outlaw nephew uncle wyatt earp gutsy rousing wild bank stagecoach missouri frontier ranch old west framed showdown bank heist marriage pacifism
Outlaw Matt Ringo escapes prison and wants to co-opt his former outlaw brother Billy into robbing a Wells Fargo money shipment, but Billy has gone straight, the town Marshal is Wyatt Earp, and the Clinton gang wants in on the deal.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Judy Garland John Hodiak Ray Bolger Preston Foster Virginia O'Brien Angela Lansbury Marjorie Main Chill Wills Kenny Baker Selena Royle Cyd Charisse
waitress restaurant manager saloon girl saloon owner cowboy uplifting charming playful new mexico saloon restaurant wild west love letters deception romance restaurant business train travel rivalry love 1880s
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
Drama
USA
1953
88 Minutes
James Cagney Barbara Hale Anne Francis Warner Anderson John McIntire Jeanne Cagney Lon Chaney Frank McHugh Larry Keating Onslow Stevens James Millican
political candidate southerner schoolteacher lawyer farmer gangster melodramatic gutsy powerful american south rural community farm rise to power political corruption exploitation murder mob violence trial rise rivalry
A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
Drama
USA
1956
153 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jennifer Jones Fredric March Marisa Pavan Ann Harding Lee J. Cobb Keenan Wynn Gene Lockhart Gigi Perreau Portland Mason Arthur O'Connell
pr person executive wife ex-lover friend boss dark emotional new york city suburbia office family home battlefield italy ambition family business post-traumatic stress disorder secret world war ii
An ex-soldier faces ethical questions as he tries to earn enough to support his wife and children well.