William Collier Sr.

William Collier Sr.

November 12, 1864

William Collier Sr. was born on November 12, 1864 in New York City, New York, as William Morenus. He was an actor and writer, known for Wife and Auto Trouble (1916), Harmony at Home (1930) and Up the River (1930). He was married to Paula Marr and Louise Allen. He died on January 13, 1944 in Bever…

Known For

7 titles
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Cain and Mabel

Cain and Mabel

1936 · 1h 30m · Movie

A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.

6.3
2
Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932 · 1h 13m · Movie

A pretty but virtuous small-town bank clerk is the victim of a vicious rumor from an unsuccessful suitor that she spent the night with a notorious womanizer.

6.5
3
Up the River

Up the River

1930 · 1h 32m · Movie

When paroled trustee Steve and former inmate Judy who try to put their criminal lives behind them are blackmailed, two career criminals come to their rescue.

5.9
4
The Seas Beneath

The Seas Beneath

1931 · 1h 30m · Movie

At the end of WWI the US Navy camouflages a battleship as a harmless schooner and sails for the Canary Islands to confront a notoriously effective German U-boat. No one sees the US submarine secretly escorting the schooner.

5.8
5
Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the Memory

1938 · 1h 15m · Movie

Bob Hope is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Hope's publisher who is still carrying a torch for her.

6.4
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The Bride Comes Home

The Bride Comes Home

1935 · 1h 23m · Movie

A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine. Soon, however, they find themselves more interested in her than in their publishing venture.

6.1
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Disputed Passage

Disputed Passage

1939 · 1h 27m · Movie

A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid.

6.4