William Powell Movies
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1937Feature FilmTwo English aristocrats pursue a rich American widow who may not be quite the person she claims to be.
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Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
1948Feature FilmWhile on vacation in the Caribbean with his wife, a middle-aged man unexpectedly finds, and falls in love with, a mermaid.
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Double Harness
1933Feature FilmA woman tricks a playboy into marrying her and then tries to make him legitimately fall in love with her.
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Rendezvous
1935Feature FilmIn 1917 Lt. Bill Gordon is headed for France when he meets and becomes friendly with Joel Carter, niece of the Asst. Secretary of War. Finding out that he is an expert on codes, she gets ... See full summary »
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The Heavenly Body
1944Feature FilmThe beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.
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Lawyer Man
1932Feature FilmIdealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile ... See full summary »
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The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937Feature FilmA male Polish secret agent and a female Russian secret-police spy smuggle messages to St. Petersburg in candlesticks. While chasing after stolen candlesticks they discover each other's identity and fall in love.
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Private Detective 62
1933Feature FilmA down and out private eye falls for a woman he has been hired to frame.
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The Girl Who Had Everything
1953Feature FilmAttorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.
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Man of the World
1931Feature FilmA young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesn't know is that he is a blackmailer who is using her to get to her uncle.
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The Canary Murder Case
1929Feature FilmA beautiful showgirl, nicknamed 'the Canary', is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and soon ends up dead. But who killed 'the Canary'. All the suspects who knew her had ... See full summary »
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The Baroness and the Butler
1938Feature FilmA butler gets elected to the Hungarian parliament where he opposes his master's government.
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The Hoodlum Saint
1946Feature FilmA former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding... See full summary »
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The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947Feature FilmA bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.
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High Pressure
1932Feature FilmGar Evans is a "high pressure" promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. He sets up the "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber ... See full summary »
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For the Defense
1930Feature FilmWilliam Powell plays William Foster, a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters...
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The Four Feathers
1929Feature FilmWhen British officer Harry resigns from his regiment, he is labeled a coward by his family and friends. Harry receives four white feathers as a mark of a coward. In order to redeem himself ... See full summary »
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The Greene Murder Case
1929Feature FilmAt the end of each year, the extremely wealthy but odious Greene family gets together at the spooky old family castle to establish terms of a will, though they despise each other. This year... See full summary »
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The Benson Murder Case
1930Feature FilmA ruthless, crooked stockbroker is murdered at his luxurious country estate, and detective Philo Vance just happens to be there; he decides to find out who killed him.
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The Road to Singapore
1931Feature FilmA wife and husband's marriage is destroyed due to her infidelity.
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Take One False Step
1949Feature FilmProf. Andrew Gentling, in Los Angeles to help found a new college, is inveigled by old flame Catherine Sykes into a midnight drive. Next day Catherine is missing, believed killed; friend ... See full summary »
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The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952Feature FilmIn California, a boy and his adoptive father find an outlaw's hidden treasure but the news leaks out, sending unscrupulous characters after the gold.
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Dancing in the Dark
1949Feature FilmConceited actor Emery Slade, on a mission to recruit a Broadway star for Fox, picks unknown Julie Clarke instead.
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