William Powell Movies

The daughter of a desert chief kidnaps a member of the French Foreign Legion in the hopes of wooing him.

Gardoni, a down-on-his-luck vaudeville performer, is taken in by a fellow performer, a clown who has a bicycle riding act. Gardoni shows his...

The second and last of Eddie Cantor's silent vehicles, Special Delivery casts the wide-eyed comedian as a hapless mailman. While going through his...

A young man is tasked by the powerful Cardinal Richelieu to capture one of the cardinal's enemies but falls in love with his target's sister. The...

An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at...

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy...

Documentary that explores the parallel lives, dazzling professional heights, and untimely, tragic deaths of iconic Hollywood stars Jean Harlow and...

A British officer stationed in Ireland falls for the wife of an intelligence man.

Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely...

Gar Evans is a con artist, who pretends to be the owner of a "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and he is looking for investors. Finding them...

William Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them...

Alfred Sava-Goiu, who, after being dumped by his sweetheart, philosophically decides to end it all by jumping into the Seine. Instead, he lands in a...

After a stormy six year marriage, Barnaby Powers divorces his wife Richmiel. She returns home, taking their young son Oliver with her. Barnaby...

A down-on-her luck streetwalker is ultimately redeemed by the love of a decent man.

A biography on the life of William Powell narrated by Michael York.

An American banker goes to a small Balkan country looking to invest his bank's money and shore up the country's weak economy in order to maximize the...

This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, credits 11 directors

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor,...

Fay Wray plays a beautiful showgirl who falls for a rich Park Avenue guy played by Phillips Holmes. William Powell is a producer in love with Miss...

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay...