William Powell

William Powell plays a womanizer believed killed in the first World War. When he’s discovered living under an assumed name, a former flame, played by top-billed Evelyn Brent, seizes the opportunity to blackmail her former rival, Powell’s ex-wife, now married to an upstanding doctor played by Clive Brook.

William Powell’s second talkie and first leading role. He plays Philo Vance, a dilettante detective who uses “psychology” to solve the locked-room murder of a notorious showgirl.

Disappointing follow-up to The Canary Murder Case has William Powell reprising his role as dilettante sleuth Philo Vance investigating a wealthy family where the last surviving heir stands to inherit a fortune.

Ruth Chatterton plays a kept wife whose husband is conducting a not-so-discreet affair with her best friend. William Powell plays her former flame returned to town. The sinners in question (Chatterton’s husband and best friend) prove far from charming, rendering the title a case of flagrant false advertising.

Watched on the same site I found Charming Sinners. A better quality print of a lesser quality film.

Hal Skelly plays Hap, a well-named vaudeville bicycle-clown eking out a meager living. He takes in another vaudeville performer named Gardoni (just Gardoni—like Bono or Madonna), played with an Italian accent by William Powell.

William Powell plays John Marsden, a bond broker who makes his money as “Natural” Davis, New York City’s premier gambler. The story sees him try to exit the gambling life and reconcile with his estranged wife, played by Kay Francis. Conflict arises when Powell’s kid brother arrives from San Francisco, eager to take on the legendary “Natural” Davis, unaware Davis and Marsden are the same man.

William Powell’s third outing as amateur detective Philo Vance. After the disappointing Green Murder Case, the franchise returns to form with a closed-circle mystery pitting Powell against a notorious bootlegger. The early thunderstorm generates a terrific atmosphere and the eccentric supporting cast sprinkles in the right dose of light comedy.

Powell plays an innocent man sent to prison for murder. He escapes and establishes a new life. Hoping to clear his name, he locates the woman whose testimony could exonerate him, only to have her blackmail him.

Powell plays Bill Foster, a slick defense lawyer so well-respected in the underworld that when his car’s stolen, the crooks return it after getting a look at the registration.

Powell plays an American ex-pat living in Paris. A gentleman in outward appearance, he’s the secret publisher of a well-read scandal sheet, and earns his living blackmailing wealthy tourists to keep their names out of it. A chance meeting with his latest mark’s niece—played by Lombard—forces him to reconsider his life.

William Powell plays a gigolo romancing a married older woman and flirting with her daughter played by Carole Lombard. A chance encounter with a socialite played by Kay Francis forces him to reconsider his lifestyle, but perhaps too late.

Night in the tropics. Jungle drums pound as a woman gazes out her bedroom window. The camera pulls out, tracking over acres of dark jungle, to settle behind a man standing on his porch, gazing at the woman’s bungalow in the distance.

William Powell plays New York City’s best “promoter.” If you’ve got an idea for a business, he’ll mastermind drumming up investment dollars. His one catch: the deal must be legit. As he says, anyone can put over a swindle, but promoting a real deal takes skill. George Sidney brings him a proposition involving synthetic rubber and soon Powell has an army of salesmen pressing the hard sell on scores of potential investors. Think a tamer Wolf of Wall Street. Things take a turn when the Attorney General demands they prove their ability to produce rubber. Not a standout, but I enjoyed it. Powell’s charming as ever and director Mervyn LeRoy keeps his foot on the gas. Only the romantic angle between Powell and Evelyn Brent underwhelmed. Frank McHugh turns up early as Powell’s right-hand man.

Jewel Robbery proves memorable thanks to William Powell’s introduction. He plays a gentleman thief who robs a jewelry store frequented by a restless baroness, played by Kay Francis. After robbing the store and clientele of their valuables, Powell gives the staff, Francis, and her entourage marijuana cigarettes to stone them into supplication. When the cops arrive, everyone is giggle happy and Powell and his crew have disappeared. Ah, pre-code Hollywood.

Kay Francis bumps into William Powell in a Hong Kong bar. Their eyes lock and a connection blooms. They share a drink, then part with Powell catching her eye again as he leaves the bar, each wondering what might have been.

William Powell plays a womanizing Lower East Side lawyer who joins a prestigious uptown firm. His rising star attracts the attention of local political boss John Gilmurry. Powell rebuffs Gilmurry’s advances but loses the moral high ground when he accepts a breach of promise case from a seductive actress. Ignoring advice to drop the suit, Powell becomes entangled in a manufactured scandal, leading to his ruin. Vowing to fight back, Powell promises to “fight dirty” to take down those who wronged him.

William Powell plays an American agent operating in Paris. An exfiltration mission goes awry, resulting in his apprehension and deportation. But just as his ship reaches New York harbor, the captain receives word to return Powell to France. Powell jumps ship and swims ashore. Disavowed by the government and unable to find work, he finagles his way into a private investigator job, only to fall for a gambler played by Margaret Lindsay, who’s targeted for a frame-up job by a crooked casino operator.

A woman (Ann Harding) tricks her playboy husband (William Powell) into marriage, then tries to make him really love her.

After three years, William Powell returns as amateur detective Philo Vance for the fourth and final time. This installment sees him investigate a ruthless businessman’s apparent suicide.

William Powell plays a conman who recruits an artist played by Bette Davis into a fashion piracy scheme that takes them from New York to Paris.

An attorney (William Powell) prosecutes a lifelong friend (Clark Gable) on the opposite side of the law for murder, unaware of the crime’s true motive.

The Thin Man drags at first, but give it a chance.

In 1920 Dublin, during the Irish War of Independence, Colin Clive plays a British Army Intelligence Officer whose outwardly happy marriage is crumbling. Edna Best plays his wife, who still carries a torch for a man she had a brief affair with in England before marrying Clive a few years earlier. These unresolved feelings stand poised to drive the couple apart.

The wife (Myrna Loy) of a lawyer (William Powell) commits a crime of passion unbeknownst to her husband, only to have him defend another woman accused of the crime.

A lawyer (William Powell) and a socialite (Ginger Rogers) solve the mystery of a dancer’s disappearance.

A singer’s (Jean Harlow) agent (William Powell) sees her through a scandalous marriage to a wealthy playboy (Franchot Tone).

During World War I, a Lieutenant (William Powell) eager to head to the front lines finds himself diverted to a desk job cracking enemy codes thanks to his overeager girlfriend (Rosalind Russell).

William Powell stars as famed impresario Florenz Ziegfeld. The film traces his career from sideshow barker to Broadway mogul, at one point having four hits at once, only to die broke after losing everything in the crash of ‘29.

A doctor (William Powell) solves a murder with his mystery writer ex-wife (Jean Arthur).

A derelict (William Powell), living in the city dump, becomes a butler for a rich eccentric family.

A newspaper editor (Spencer Tracy) convinces his fiancée (Jean Harlow) to marry another man (William Powell) as part of a scheme to trap an heiress (Myrna Loy) who’s suing the paper for libel.

Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy) return home to San Francisco and investigate a missing husband.

Jewel thieves (Joan Crawford and William Powell) pose as a socialite and a butler in order to stage a robbery.

Unbeknownst to each other, a Polish agent (William Powell) and a Russian spy (Luise Rainer) both smuggle documents into Russia using a pair of trick candlesticks.

A stuffy woman (Myrna Loy) falls for the free-spirited artist (William Powell) she deemed unworthy of her younger sister.

Nick and Nora (William Powell and Myrna Loy) return to New York with their new baby and investigate the murder of a family friend.

A man (William Powell) feigns insanity in order to postpone his wife’s (Myrna Loy) petition for divorce after a disastrous fourth anniversary.

A jockey’s murder leads Nick and Nora (William Powell and Myrna Loy) into an even larger mystery.

A man and woman (Basil Rathbone and Claire Trevor) blackmail a diplomat (William Powell) for a crime he may have committed but can’t remember.

In this screwball comedy, William Powell plays an astronomer who’s discovered a new comet. But the weeks of working nights leading up to this career-defining moment have left his younger wife, played by Hedy Lamarr, feeling neglected. On the advice of their nosy neighbor, Lamarr visits an astrologer, who tells her she’ll soon meet a man “who really loves her.” This man manifests as the local air-raid warden, played by James Craig.

William Powell plays a newspaper man returned home from World War I to find himself unemployed and broke. He finagles a job as a corporate executive, amasses a fortune, loses it in the crash of ‘29, and finds religion.

William Powell plays the titular father, the patriarch of a four-son clan in 1883 Manhattan. The plot sees Powell beset by comedic familial drama, from the never-ending search for a maid, to his eldest son taking an interest in a pretty girl from out of town, and his wife, played by Irene Dunne, insisting he get baptized.

Implicated in an old flame’s murder, academic William Powell races to clear his name after he’s infected with rabies.

A film studio hires a washed-up, egotistical actor (William Powell) to recruit the daughter of his former partner, but he picks an unknown (Betsy Drake) instead.

An eight-episode, star-studded portmanteau comprising comedic, dramatic, and documentary vignettes exploring American life.

Elizabeth Taylor plays the headstrong daughter of a defense attorney played by William Powell. She falls for one of his clients: a suave but ruthless racketeer played by Fernando Lamas. Predictable drama ensues.

Considering all the drama involved behind the scenes, it’s amazing Mister Roberts is even watchable, let alone good.