William Powell

All Movies of William Powell

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 Year

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  Clark Gable: The King of Hollywood
  Character: Self (archive footage)

   2003

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  6.9
  That's Entertainment, Part II
  Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
   1976

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  The Big Parade of Comedy
  A compilation of scenes from classic MGM comedies from the silent era up to 1948's "A Southern Yankee." Among the films showcased are "The Thin Man," "A Night at the Opera," "Dinner at Eight"...
  Character: Nick Charles (archive footage)

   1964

• 
  6.9
  Mister Roberts
  Mister Roberts is aboard a US cargo ship, working in the Pacific during the Second World War. He'd do anything to leave the quiet of the ship to join in the "action". Trouble is, the captain of the ship, is a bit of a tyrant, and ...
   1955

• 
  6.7
  How to Marry a Millionaire
  Three New York models, Shatze, Pola and Loco set-up in an exclusive appartment with a plan: tired of cheap men and a lack of money they intend to use all their talents to trap and marry three millionaires. The trouble is that's it...
  Character: J.D. Hanley

   1953

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  5.3
  The Girl Who Had Everything
  Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.
  Character: Steve Latimer

   1953

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  It's a Big Country
  The story, told in eight episodes, covers different facets of the American Spirit, from racial and religious tolerance to the dangers of self-centeredness and myopic reasoning.
   1951

• 
  6.9
  Life with Father
  In late nineteenth century New York a Wall Street broker likes to think his house runs his way, but finds himself constantly bemused at how much of what happens is down to his wife. His children are also stretching their wings, di...
  Character: Clarence Day - Father

   1947

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  6.0
  The Senator Was Indiscreet
  A 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.
   1947

• 
  6.9
  Song Of The Thin Man
  Character: Nick Charles

   1947

• 
  6.9
  Ziegfeld Follies
  The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
  Character: Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

   1945

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  6.0
  The Heavenly Body
  Astronomer Powell, pre-occupied with recent developments in his work, doesn't devote sufficient time to his marriage, so wife Hedy seeks guidance from the neighborhood astrologer.
  Character: William S. Whitley

   1943

• 
  6.0
  The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
   1937

• 
  8.3
  My Man Godfrey
  Director Gregory La Cava deftly balances satire, romance, and social comment in this 1936 classic, which echoes Frank Capra in its Depression-era subtext. The Bullocks are a well-heeled, harebrained Manhattan family genetically en...
   1936

• 
  7.5
  Libeled Lady
   1936

• 
  6.3
  The Great Ziegfeld
  At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more successful neighbor Billings, and steals his girlfriend to boot. This pattern is repeated throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and lo...
   1936

• 
  7.4
  After the Thin Man
  Now back in San Francisco after their holiday in New York, Nick and Nora find themselves trying to solve another mystery. It's New Year's Eve and they are summoned to dinner at Nora's elderly, and very aristocratic, family. There ...
  Character: Nick Charles

   1936

• 
  6.6
  Reckless
  Producer David O. Selznick had dreams of musical stardom for Jean Harlow when he cast her in the melodrama Reckless, based on the tragic life of Broadway singer Libby Holman (called Mona Leslie in the movie). Harlow is charming in...
  Character: Ned Riley

   1935

• 
  6.0
  Evelyn Prentice
  Evelyn Prentice is the respected wife of a high-profile New York attorney. Despite the prestige and status she enjoys, she feels neglected and out of boredom becomes involved with an unscrupulous womanizing poet, who gives her the...
   1934

• 
  7.0
  Manhattan Melodrama
  Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy star in this aptly titled film about best friends who end up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman. Young Blackie Gallagher (Mickey Rooney) and Jim Wade are or...
  Character: Jim Wade

   1934

• 
  6.7
  The Thin Man
  After a four year absence, one time detective Nick Charles returns to New York with his new wife Nora and their dog, Asta. Nick re-connects with many of his old cronies, several of whom are eccentric characters, to say the least. ...
   1934

• 
  7.5
  One Way Passage
   1932

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  The Road to Singapore
   1931

• 
  8.0
  Street of Chance
  This fact-based drama chronicles the events that led to the murder of a notorious gambler. The story begins when a young cardsharp goes to see his brother, whom he believes is a stockbroker. In reality, the brother is a famed gamb...
   1930

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  For the Defense
  William Powell stars in this drama as William Foster, a gifted defense attorney with a gift for making cases go his way. Foster's winning record in the courtroom has earned him a colorful clientele, including several notorious cri...
  Character: William B. Foster

   1930

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  The Four Feathers
   1929

• 
  7.5
  The Last Command
   1928

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  Feel My Pulse
  A rich but hypochondriac heiress inherits a sanitarium. What she doesn't know is that it is a front for bootleggers, and a hideout for criminals on the run from the law.
   1928

• 
  6.5
  Nevada
   1927

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  The Great Gatsby
  Character: George Wilson

   1926

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  Romola
   1924