William Janney
Actor · 1908 – 1992 · New York City, New York, USA
Movies24
Movie6.7ComedyStan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in the Scottish army and are posted to India.
Bonnie Scotland
1935 · 73 votes
Movie5.5WesternDramaWhen the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.
Cimarron
1931 · 157 votes
Movie5.6MysteryThrillerAccording to a legend, the mansion's "blue room" is cursed -- everyone who has ever spent the night in that room has met with an untimely end. The three suitors of the heroine wager that each can survive a night in the forbidding blue room.
Secret of the Blue Room
1933 · 26 votes
Movie4.8DramaGenerational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen through the eyes of businessman Orin Nordholm Jr., who ages from a youth to an elderly grandfather.
The World Changes
1933 · 8 votes
Movie5.8DramaRomanceA comedy-romance about rival brothers attending a military academy.
Salute
1929 · 5 votes
Movie6.7CrimeMysteryDriven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up before he can commit it.
The Crime of the Century
1933 · 12 votes
Movie5.6DramaLove happens between the son of Polish immigrants settled in Maine and the daughter of a neighboring farm family.
As the Earth Turns
1934 · 9 votes
Movie6.6WarDramaWorld War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons about sending subordinates to their deaths.
The Dawn Patrol
1930 · 37 votes
Movie4.3ComedyEllery Cushing is full of catchy sayings and old-fashioned wisdom. But all that his family cares about is how much money he makes, and all that his boss at the newspaper sees is that Cushing is getting too old to keep up with his work. So his loyal co-worker Phil decides to see what he can do to help everyone see what his friend has to offer.
A Successful Failure
1934 · 4 votes
- Movie4.8Comedy
A young woman who works in the movie business buys a sweepstakes ticket that turns out to be a winner. Her stroke of luck changes her life around--and not necessarily for the better.
Sweepstake Annie
1935 · 5 votes
Movie10.0ComedyRomancePeter Brooks is a hard-working, hard-up college student whose dislike of women attending college weakens under the amorous advances of spoiled socialite coed Joan Madison.
Girls Demand Excitement
1931 · 1 votes
Movie5.8ComedyRomanceA comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines plots dozens of extreme measures to win her over, and finally goes so far as to drag her from the altar, bound and gagged.
The Girl Said No
1930 · 5 votes
Movie7.0DramaRomanceA 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense of others.
A Modern Hero
1934 · 4 votes
Movie7.0DramaA carnival sideshow dancer falls in love with a handsome young man.
Young Desire
1930 · 3 votes
Movie6.3DramaCrimeA condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flashback, we witness a sleazy dancehall girl dupe a high rise riveter into marriage so she can live off of him. But when he loses his job and his marbles, she ends up supporting him with money from her side man--and misses no opportunity to rub it in his face that she's now supporting him in his emasculated state. As the animosity grows and things get more and more unbearable, he is eventually driven to desperate measures.
Two Seconds
1932 · 25 votes
Movie6.2DramaA prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.
The Mouthpiece
1932 · 12 votes
Movie5.2DramaRomanceSnobbish attorney Charles 'Beauty' Steele loses his wife due to his drinking and his airs at the same time that his brother-in-law absconds with funds belonging to one of Steele's clients. In search of the thief, Steele is attacked and left for dead. He is rescued by a kindly couple, but suffers from amnesia. He starts life afresh and is happy, until the return of his memory sends him back to resolve his old involvements.
The Right of Way
1930 · 6 votes
Movie6.5ComedyFame goes to a priggish singer's head and almost costs him his girlfriend.
Crooner
1932 · 2 votes
Movie7.0DramaThe wealthy owner of an iron foundry dies, and his greedy heirs are outraged when they find out that he left his entire estate not to them but to the foreman of his foundry.
The Iron Master
1933 · 2 votes
Movie6.0MysteryCrime novelist Roger Blackwood competes with hotel house detective Andy McCabe in solving a murder by poisoning at a medical convention.
The Great Hotel Murder
1935 · 5 votes
Movie5.4DramaCrimeA thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes them under his wing. The thug, resentful of the couple, plans to organize a mutiny against the gang's boss, but when he is killed in a botched robbery, the police focus their attention on the young couple.
The Pay-Off
1930 · 11 votes
Movie5.9DramaA Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.
Coquette
1929 · 35 votes
Movie6.2CrimeDramaA policeman doubles as a gunman to get in with the mob.
Those Who Dance
1930 · 4 votes
Movie4.8ComedyDramaA middle-aged houseguest causes romantic turmoil when he falls in love with his host's teenage daughter.
Should Ladies Behave
1933 · 9 votes