William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

June 15, 1888

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William B. Davidson (June 16, 1888 – September 28, 1947) was an American film actor. Davidson attended Columbia University where he played football. He became a popular football star. This fame eventually led to his foray into motion pictures after he had spen…

Known For

23 titles
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The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

1932 · 1h 3m · Movie

A psychotic big game hunter deliberately strands a luxury yacht on a remote island, where he begins to hunt its passengers for sport.

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2
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933 · 1h 17m · Movie

The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.

6.8
3
Hell's Angels

Hell's Angels

1930 · 2h 7m · Movie

Brothers Monte and Roy leave Oxford to join the Royal Flying Corps. Roy loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in yet another man's arms.

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4
Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

1941 · 1h 26m · Movie

After inheriting a fortune from a gangster, two dim-witted service station attendants find themselves stranded in a haunted house.

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5
Easy Living

Easy Living

1937 · 1h 28m · Movie

When a wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off a roof and it lands on the head of a stenographer, everyone assumes she is his mistress and has access to his millions.

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I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

1933 · 1h 27m · Movie

Circus performer Tira seeks a better life pursuing the company of wealthy New York men with improbable comic complications along the way.

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7
Dangerous

Dangerous

1935 · 1h 19m · Movie

An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.

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Dishonored

Dishonored

1931 · 1h 31m · Movie

The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.

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9
In Society

In Society

1944 · 1h 15m · Movie

Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree into high society. As expected, things don't go too smoothly.

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10
Man Made Monster

Man Made Monster

1941 · 59m · Movie

A mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

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11
The Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom

1932 · 1h 25m · Movie

Based on a play by Philip Barry, this sophisticated comedy is about a man trying to justify his love for both his wife and his mistress.

6.3
12
Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936 · 1h 41m · Movie

When two investors inform an opportunistic dancer that they can't fund an elderly stage producer's production, she suggests they get an insurance policy on the producer's life.

6.4
13
Special Agent

Special Agent

1935 · 1h 16m · Movie

Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Alexander Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's bookkeeper. Bradford enters Carston's organization and Julie cooperates wit...

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14
Housewife

Housewife

1934 · 1h 9m · Movie

Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and heats up thei...

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15
Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947 · 1h 0m · Movie

Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.

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16
Something to Sing About

Something to Sing About

1937 · 1h 33m · Movie

A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.

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17
The Great Man's Lady

The Great Man's Lady

1941 · 1h 30m · Movie

A 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks.

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18
It Happened in Hollywood

It Happened in Hollywood

1937 · 1h 7m · Movie

While hospitalized young Billy meets his silent movie idol Tim Bart but then the talkies came, destroying Bart's career. Now Bart must convince his young friend he is still a star.

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19
The Silver Horde

The Silver Horde

1930 · 1h 15m · Movie

A salmon fisherman has to choose between a bad girl and a society doll.

5.8
20
Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

1944 · 1h 22m · Movie

In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.

6.2
21
Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

1930 · 1h 15m · Movie

Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a ph...

5.9
22
The Cat Creeps

The Cat Creeps

1946 · 58m · Movie

A black cat is suspected of being possessed by the spirit of a elderly murdered woman.

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23
That's My Man

That's My Man

1947 · 1h 39m · Movie

A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he starts becoming successful, he begins to lose sight of what mattered to him before.

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