William Powell — Actor (27)
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Dancing in the Dark (1949) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Dancing in the Dark
director: Irving Reis actor: William Powell / Mark Stevens …
other title: Ho incontrato l'amore / La comedia de la vida …
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.
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Beau Geste (1926) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Beau Geste
director: Herbert Brenon actor: Ronald Colman / Neil Hamilton …
other title: Blutsbrüderschaft
Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.
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The Kennel Murder Case (1933) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Kennel Murder Case
director: Michael Curtiz actor: William Powell / Mary Astor …
other title: Il pugnale cinese / Le Mystère de la chambre close …
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
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Private Detective 62 (1933) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Private Detective 62
director: Michael Curtiz actor: William Powell / Margaret Lindsay …
other title: Der Detektiv und die Spielerin / Private Detective
A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.
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The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
director: Ted Tetzlaff actor: William Powell / Julie Adams …
other title: El tesoro de Lost Canyon / Le Trésor de la vallée perdue …
Young David, orphaned en route to California, falls into the hands of medicine-show rascal Baltimore Dan. Years later, now a trained thief, he's adopted by eccentric 'Doc' Brown, retired miner and pharmacist. Doc and David become fast friends in their scenic outdoor rambles. But when they discover a hidden treasure, the idyllic interlude gives way to more troubles and a strange coincidence.
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Man of the World (1931) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Man of the World
director: Richard Wallace actor: William Powell / Carole Lombard …
other title: Un hombre de mundo
A 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.