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William Powell
William Powell was an American actor known for his work in silent films and later in talkies. He was best known for his roles in films such as "The Thin Man" and "My Man Godfrey," and was nominated for three Academy Awards throughout his career. Powell passed away in 1984 at the age of 91.
Titles credited to William Powell
My Man Godfrey
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a...
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The Thin Man
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
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Libeled Lady
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty,...
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After the Thin Man
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her d...
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Mister Roberts
Mr. Roberts is as an officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned Navy ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
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Another Thin Man
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
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Love Crazy
Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorce and insanity.
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Jewel Robbery
A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jeweller's shop.
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Shadow of the Thin Man
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
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Life with Father
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
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