Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

December 31, 1885

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in 147 films between 1924 and 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas and died in Hollywood, California. Willard Robertson first worked as a lawyer in Texas, but he l…

Known For

29 titles
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The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943 · 1h 15m · Movie

Walter Van Tilburg Clark's novel inspires an account of a lynch mob that seeks revenge for a rancher's murder.

8.0
2
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · 1h 32m · Movie

A World War I veteran and aspiring engineer tries to re-enter civilian life. After being unwillingly caught up in a robbery, he suffers the intolerable conditions of a Southern chain gang, struggling to clear his name and prove hi...

8.2
3
Remember the Night

Remember the Night

1940 · 1h 34m · Movie

Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.

7.5
4
Doctor X

Doctor X

1932 · 1h 16m · Movie

A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.

6.4
5
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939 · 1h 32m · Movie

A corrupt D.A. (Thurston Hall) with political ambitions is angered by news stories implicating him in criminal activity and decides to frame the reporter (James Cagney) for manslaughter in order to silence him.

7.2
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Air Force

Air Force

1943 · 2h 4m · Movie

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

7.0
7
My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

1947 · 1h 27m · Movie

Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.

6.7
8
Union Pacific

Union Pacific

1939 · 2h 15m · Movie

In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.

7.0
9
To Each His Own

To Each His Own

1946 · 2h 2m · Movie

An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.

7.6
10
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940 · 1h 23m · Movie

After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.

6.8
11
Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1948 · 1h 23m · Movie

A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.

7.4
12
Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945 · 1h 30m · Movie

A good-natured saddle tramp traveling with his sidekick is mistaken for a ruthless outlaw with a price on his head.

6.5
13
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940 · 2h 6m · Movie

In 1885, a Texas Ranger travels to Canada to arrest a trapper who's wanted for murder and who's stirring up the Natives in a rebellion against the Canadian government.

6.3
14
Background to Danger

Background to Danger

1943 · 1h 20m · Movie

A German spy ring plans to publicize a false rumor that Russia, who is fighting Germany, plans to invade neutral Turkey in order to ally them with the Nazis.

6.4
15
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1936 · 1h 31m · Movie

During the brutal French and Indian War, the legendary scout Hawkeye is prevailed upon to escort Major Duncan Heyward, and the two daughters of Fort William Henry commander Colonel Munro -- Alice and Cora -- to safety through.

6.6
16
You and Me

You and Me

1938 · 1h 34m · Movie

An altruistic department-store owner hires ex-convicts in order to give them a second chance at life. Unfortunately, one of the convicts he hires recruits two of his fellow ex-convicts in a plan to rob the store.

6.8
17
Texas

Texas

1941 · 1h 33m · Movie

Two young men head west in search of fortune and adventure.

6.7
18
Frisco Jenny

Frisco Jenny

1933 · 1h 13m · Movie

The San Francisco earthquake shakes up the life of Jenny, a madam who gives birth to an illegitimate son and gives him up to protect him.

6.8
19
Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

1934 · 1h 27m · Movie

A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.

6.2
20
Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

1936 · 1h 21m · Movie

Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.

7.3
21
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...

6.1
22
Supernatural

Supernatural

1933 · 1h 5m · Movie

A serial black widow murderess returns to life in the body of a young woman to exact revenge on a former lover, a phony spiritualist who betrayed her.

6.2
23
Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933 · 1h 32m · Movie

A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt hometown of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of old Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Em...

6.6
24
The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

1941 · 1h 5m · Movie

After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.

6.0
25
Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart

1933 · 1h 8m · Movie

World War I brings tribulations to an American woman married to a German.

6.7
26
Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1932 · 1h 8m · Movie

An undercover Federal officer serving time in prison fakes his escape in order to infiltrate a heroin smuggling ring.

5.9
27
Wild Girl

Wild Girl

1932 · 1h 18m · Movie

Bret Harte's story of Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl who is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued by authorities: one for killing a hypocr...

6.4
28
Renegades

Renegades

1946 · 1h 27m · Movie

In order to part with the Dembrow outlaw family, Ben Dembrow changes his name and ventures out on his own but the Dembrows don't want to part with him.

5.8
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Exclusive

Exclusive

1937 · 1h 25m · Movie

Two newspapers are pitted against each other. One owned by gangster Charles Gillette (Lloyd Nolan), the other by Ralph Houston (Fred MacMurray).

6.8