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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
Manhattan Melodrama
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.
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The Kennel Murder Case
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
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Song of the Thin Man
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
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Evelyn Prentice
A criminal lawyer's wife is blackmailed when she is falsely accused of infidelity.
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Star of Midnight
When a dancer disappears from a theater, Clay Dalzell is asked to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.
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Fashions of 1934
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dress...
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The Great Ziegfeld
Lavish biography of Flo Ziegfeld, the producer who became Broadway's biggest starmaker.
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Rendezvous
A decoding expert tangles with enemy spies.
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Lawyer Man
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Gr...
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Reckless
A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.
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