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American Empire   1942     2 and a half stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
aka: My Son Alone

Director: William C. McGann  
Cast: Richard Dix, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster, Frances Gifford, Robert Barrat, Jack La Rue, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Cliff Edwards, Merrill Rodin, Chris-Pin Martin, Richard Webb, William Farnum

  After the Civil War, pals Dan and Paxton (Richard Dix and Preston Foster) head West to Texas and start a cattle business, which thrives. But when Dominique (Leo Carrillo) steals cattle, he also talks Paxton into being his partner. Now Dan, with the help of his sister Abby (Frances Gifford), must fend for himself until Paxton sees the folly of his decision. Good Western fare.


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Bachelor Father   1931     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Z. Leonard  
Cast: Marion Davies, Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith, Ray Milland, Doris Lloyd, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, David Torrence, Edgar Norton, Halliwell Hobbes

  In this film adaptation of Edward Childs Carpenter's Broadway play, C. Aubrey Smith repeats his role of Sir Basil Winterton who seeks to find his three illegitimate children who are now adults.

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The Bad Man   1930     2 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Clarence Badger  
Cast: Walter Huston, James Rennie, Dorothy Revier, O.P. Heggie, Sidney Blackmer, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Marion Byron, Harry Semels, Erville Alderson, Myrna Loy

  Gilbert Jones (James Rennie) is in danger of losing his ranch until he is aided by a Mexican bandito (Walter Huston).

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Belle of the Yukon   1944     1 and a half stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William A. Seiter  
Cast: Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore, Charles Winninger, Bob Burns, Florence Bates, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, William(2) Marshall, Robert Armstrong, Victor Kilian

  Randolph Scott stars as a dancehall owner who attracts not one but two women (Gypsy Rose Lee and Dinah Shore) in this forgettable film.

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Big Boy Rides Again   1935     2 stars    N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western / Mystery
Director: Albert Herman  
Cast: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Constance Bergen, Charles K. French, Lafe McKee, Victor Potel, William Gould, Bud Osborne, Frank Ellis, Louis Vincenot, Slim Whitaker

  Tom (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) arrives in town after his father is murdered and sets out to find those responsible for the killing.


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The Big City   1937     2 and a half stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage  
Cast: Luise Rainer, Spencer Tracy, Charley Grapewin, Janet Beecher, Eddie Quillan, William Demarest, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Regis Toomey, Paul Harvey, Victor Varconi

  Russian immigrant Joe Benton (Spencer Tracy) is an independent cabby who gets caught up in a taxi-driver war.

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Billy the Kid   1941     2 and a half stars  User Rating      N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Miller  
Cast: Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard, Gene Lockhart, Lon Chaney Jr., Henry O'Neill, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Frank Conlan, Frank Puglia

  Although Billy the Kid (Robert Taylor) was a cold-hearted murderer, this film sympathizes with his psychotic personality.

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Blackmail   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: H.C. Potter  
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart, Bobs Watson, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, John Wray, Arthur Hohl, Esther Dale, Joseph Crehan, Victor Kilian

  In another good performance, Edward G. Robinson plays an innocent man who is blackmailed and sent to prison.

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Castle on the Hudson   1940     3 stars    N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak  
Cast: John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Burgess Meredith, Henry O'Neill, Jerome Cowan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, John Litel, Willard Robertson, Edward Pawley

  This remake of "20,000 Years in Sing Sing" involves prison inmate Tommy Gordon's (John Garfield) attempts to challenge Warden Long's (Pat O'Brien) prison reforms.

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College Coach   1933     2 and a half stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman  
Cast: Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, Pat O'Brien, Arthur Byron, Lyle Talbot, Hugh Herbert, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Donald Meek, John Wayne, Ward Bond

  Corruption in college sports is part of the theme of this film in which Phil Sargent (Dick Powell) is a young chemistry major AND football player who wins the big game for Coach Gore (Pat O'Brien). Watch for USC player John Wayne in a bit part.

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The Comancheros   1961     2 and a half stars    N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin, Bruce Cabot, Nehemiah Persoff, Ina Balin, Michael Ansara, Patrick Wayne, Jack Elam, Edgar Buchanan, Joan O'Brien, Henry Daniell, Richard Devon, Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

  Comancheros (White men who supplied the warring Comanches with guns) were in full swing in the middle 1800s. Enter Texas Ranger Jake Cutter (John Wayne) who teams up with his prisoner Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman) to ward off the Comancheros and bring peace to the Texas Territory.



Cast
John Wayne Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter
Stuart Whitman Paul Regret
Lee Marvin Tully Crow
Bruce Cabot Major Henry
Nehemiah Persoff Graile
Ina Balin Pilar Graile
Michael Ansara Amelung
Patrick Wayne Tobe, Texas Ranger
Jack Elam Comanchero Horseface
Edgar Buchanan Judge Thaddeus Breen
Joan O'Brien Melinda Marshall
Henry Daniell Gireaux
Richard Devon Esteban
Bob Steele Pa Schofield
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Ed McBain the gunrunner

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The Cowboy and the Senorita   1944     2 and a half stars    N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane  
Cast: Roy Rogers, Mary Lee, Dale Evans, John Hubbard, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Fuzzy Knight, Lucien Littlefield, Hal Taliaferro, Bob Nolan

  In this first hook-up of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in a movie, they both come to the rescue of Mary Lee when the town boss tries to get her newly-inherited gold mine away from her.


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The Desperadoes   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Charles Vidor  
Cast: Randolph Scott, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor, Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan, Raymond Walburn, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Porter Hall, Joan Woodbury, Irving Bacon

  An ex-gunslinger (Glenn Ford) joins up with a lawman (Randolph Scott) to fight injustice.


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Dodge City   1939     3 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale, John Litel, Victor Jory, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond, Henry Travers, Henry O'Neill, Gloria Holden, Bobs Watson, Douglas Fowley

  A cattle man, Wade Hatton (Errol Flynn), arrives in Dodge City in 1872 and is appointed sheriff. He tries to tame Dodge City and must diminish the influences of outlaw, saloon owner Jeff Surrett (Bruce Cabot) to obtain legitimacy for business interests and citizens in the town. Hatton manages to clean up Dodge City, and, in the process, wins the heart of Abbie Irving (Olivia de Havilland).



Cast
Errol Flynn Wade Hatton
Olivia de Havilland Abbie Irving
Ann Sheridan Ruby Gilman
Bruce Cabot Jeff Surrett
Frank McHugh Joe Clemens
Alan Hale Rusty Hart
John Litel Matt Cole
Victor Jory Yancey
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Tex Baird
Ward Bond Bud Taylor
Henry Travers Dr. Irving
Henry O'Neill Col. Dodge
Gloria Holden Mrs. Cole
Bobs Watson Harry Cole
Douglas Fowley Munger

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The Fighting 69th   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William Keighley  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Dennis Morgan, Dick Foran, William Lundigan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

  This film is based on facts from the 69th regiment's World War I records. Jerry Plunkett (James Cagney) is a smart-aleck recruit who buckles under fire and causes the death of some men in his company. Father Duffy (Pat O'Brien) helps in the rehabilitation. Great battle scenes.

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The Glass Key   1935     3 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank Tuttle  
Cast: George Raft, Claire Dodd, Edward Arnold, Rosalind Keith, Ray Milland, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Robert Gleckler, Tammany Young, Charles C. Wilson, Emma Dunn

  Based on Dashiell Hammett's novel about a politician (Edward Arnold) accused of murder, this becomes a riveting story of intrigue when his aide (George Raft) determines to clear the name of his boss and must fight the influential Mob. This story was remade in 1942.

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Hands Across the Border   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane  
Cast: Roy Rogers, Ruth Terry, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Onslow Stevens, Mary Treen, Kenne Duncan, Bob Nolan, Joseph Crehan, Duncan Renaldo, LeRoy Mason, Bob Nolan

  Roy Rogers comes to the rescue of a lady rancher who breeds some pretty fine horses. She is being victimized by a corrupt businessman who wants a piece of the action.


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Here Comes the Navy   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart, Frank McHugh, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Dorothy Tree, Robert Barrat, Willard Robertson, Maude Eburne, Joseph Crehan

  Chesty (James Cagney) seeks revenge on Biff (Pat O'Brien) by enlisting in the Navy. There he meets Biff's sister and the heroic confrontations begin. A pretty good comedy-drama that was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Heritage of the Desert   1932     2 stars    N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
aka: When the West Was Young

Director: Henry Hathaway  
Cast: Randolph Scott, Sally Blane, J. Farrell MacDonald, David Landau, Gordon Westcott, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Vince Barnett, Susan Fleming, Fred Burns, Charles Stevens, Jack Pennick, Hal Price, Lew Meehan, Merrill McCormick

  Rancher Adam Naab (J. Farrell MacDonald) owns land that provides the only way out of the valley, and he won't allow outlaw Judson (David Landau) to drive his stolen cattle through his land. Judson attempts to buy the land without success and resorts to trying to get the land through Adam's son Snap (Gordon Westcott). The stage is set for a showdown with surveyor Jack Hare (Randolph Scott) in the center of the action, which is complicated by Snap's girlfriend Judy (Sally Blane) showing an interest in Jack. This film, based on a Zane Grey story, is Randolph Scott's first starring role.



Cast
Randolph Scott Jack Hare
Sally Blane Judy
J. Farrell MacDonald Adam Naab
David Landau Judson Holderness
Gordon Westcott Snap Naab
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Lefty
Vince Barnett Windy
Susan Fleming Dance Hall Girl
Fred Burns Rancher Bob Burns
Jack Pennick Fred
Hal Price Bartender
Lew Meehan Henchman Red
Merrill McCormick Henchman
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Laughing at Life   1933     1 star    N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ford Beebe  
Cast: Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro, William "Stage" Boyd, Lois Wilson, Henry B. Walthall, Regis Toomey, Ruth Hall, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Dewey Robinson, Ivan Lebedeff, Noah Beery, J. Farrell MacDonald

  With the police on his trail, soldier of fortune Dennis P. McHale a.k.a. Captain Dennis Patrick Easter (Victor McLaglen) leaves Panama and travels to South America where he organizes a band of revolutionaries. Later, he meets an engineer, living a life similar to his, who turns out to be his own son.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Littlest Rebel   1935     3 stars    N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler  
Cast: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Jack Holt, Karen Morley, Bill Robinson, Stepin Fetchit, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Willie Best, James Flavin, Frank McGlynn Sr.

  Set during the Civil War, a young Southern girl, Virgie Cary (Shirley Temple), is the daughter of a captured Confederate soldier. Virgie dances (with Bill Robinson) and charms President Lincoln into sparing her father's life.

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Man from Del Rio   1956     1 and a half stars    N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry Horner  
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Peter Whitney, Douglas Fowley, John Larch, Whit Bissell, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Douglas Spencer, Barry Atwater, Katherine DeMille

  Swarthy Mexican gunman Dave Robles (Anthony Quinn) is hired by a town to enforce law and order; however, he runs into problems when his wrist is broken and he cannot effectively use his gun.

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Man in the Saddle   1951     2 stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth  
Cast: Randolph Scott, Joan Leslie, Ellen Drew, Alexander Knox, Richard Rober, John Russell, Alfonso Bedoya, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Clem Bevans, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Crane, Frank Sully

  Laura Bidwell (Joan Leslie) is married to land baron Will Isham (Alexander Knox), but she still loves Owen Merritt (Randolph Scott) who owns a nearby ranch. Involvement in this romantic triangle leads to bloody fist and gun fights in the ensuing battles for love and property.


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The Man Who Walked Alone   1945     1 star    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Christy Cabanne  
Cast: Dave O'Brien, Kay Aldridge, Walter Catlett, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Isabel Randolph, Smith Ballew, Nancy June Robinson, Ruth Lee, Chester Clute, Vivien Oakland, Vicki Saunders, Charles Williams, Frank Melton, Donald Kerr

  While thumbing a ride, decorated war veteran Cpl. Marion Scott (Dave O'Brien) is given a ride by wealthy heiress Wilhelmina "Willy" Hammond (Kay Aldridge). They are immediately attracted to each other, but there is a problem: the car she is driving was stolen from her fiance, Alvin Bailey (Smith Ballew). Unwittingly, Marion enters the web of Willy's lies that will send them to jail–more than once!



Cast
Dave O'Brien Cpl. Marion Scott
Kay Aldridge Wilhelmina Hammond
Walter Catlett Wiggins
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Champ
Isabel Randolph Mrs. Hammond
Smith Ballew Alvin Bailey
Nancy June Robinson Patricia Hammond
Ruth Lee Aunt Harriett
Chester Clute Mr. Monroe
Vivien Oakland Mrs. Monroe
Vicki Saunders Camille
Charles Williams Moe
Frank Melton Glem
Donald Kerr Zilch
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Minesweeper   1943     2 stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke  
Cast: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Russell Hayden, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Emma Dunn, Charles D. Brown, Chick Chandler, Douglas Fowley, Frank Fenton, Ralph Sanford, Robert Mitchum, Dub Taylor

  Naval officer Richard Houston (Richard Arlen), who had deserted the Navy due to his chronic gambling, reenlists as a seaman under an assumed name when World War II breaks out. He is assigned to a minesweeper where he becomes a hero by destroying a new type of enemy mine. Another film to keep up the morale back home during World War II.


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Mr. Bug Goes to Town   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical / Fantasy
aka: Hoppity Goes To Town
Bugville

Director: Dave Fleischer  
Cast: Kenny Gardner, Gwen Williams, Jack Mercer, Tedd Pierce, Carl Meyer, Stan Freed, Pauline Loth, Pinto Colvig, Mae Questel, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, The Four Marshals, The Royal Guards

  The insects that live in the melting pot of Bugtown fear the encroachment of humans. Hoppity (voice of Stan Freed) works to save the day for his friends by looking for greener pastures. He finds the perfect place: the garden of struggling songwriter Dick Dickens (voice of Kenny Gardner) and his wife Mary Dickens (voice of Gwen Williams). Not only does Hoppity find a utopia for his friends, he wins the heart of Honey bee (voice of Pauline Loth) as well.



Cast
Kenny Gardner Dick (voice)
Gwen Williams Mary (voice)
Jack Mercer Mr. Bumble/Swat the Fly(voice)
Tedd Pierce C. Bagley Beetle (voice)
Carl Meyer Smack the Mosquito (voice)
Stan Freed Hoppity (voice)
Pauline Loth Honey (voice)
Pinto Colvig Mr. Creeper (voice)
Mae Questel Bee Scout (voice)
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Narrator (voice)
The Four Marshals Chorus (voice)
The Royal Guards Chorus (voice)
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Mr. Wise Guy   1942     2 stars    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Nigh  
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Billy Gilbert, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Douglas Fowley, Joan Barclay, Warren Hymer, Ann Doran, Gabriel Dell, Jack Mulhall, Bobby Stone

  The East Side Kids are wrongly accused of stealing a truck and are summarily sent to reform school. Meanwhile, Bill (Douglas Fowley), the brother of Danny (Bobby Jordan), is falsely accused of and sentenced to death for a murder. The boys come up with the solution to the crimes–and just in time.


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Mystery Squadron   1933     2 stars    N/R, 220 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Colbert Clark, David Howard  
Cast: Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Lucile Browne, Jack Mulhall, Purnell Pratt, Robert Frazer, J. Carrol Naish, Lafe McKee, Bob Kortman, Edward Hearn, Edward Peil Sr., Jack Mower, Jack Perrin

  The "Black Ace" and his squadron of masked pilots intend to blow up a large dam project. But flyers Fred (Bob Steele) and Bill (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) come to the aid of the project foreman (Lafe McKee) and eventually uncover who the "Black Ace" is in this 12-chapter serial.



Cast
Bob Steele Fred
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Bill
Lucile Browne Dorothy Gray
Jack Mulhall Hank Davis
Purnell Pratt Lafe Johnson
Robert Frazer Dr. Flint
J. Carrol Naish Collins
Lafe McKee Stephen Gray
Bob Kortman Bracken
Edward Hearn Sheriff
Edward Peil Sr. Martin
Jack Mower Henchman
Jack Perrin Roberts
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Nevada   1944     2 stars    N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Edward Killy  
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Anne Jeffreys, Nancy Gates, Harry Woods, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Russell Hopton, Craig Reynolds, Virginia Belmont, Wheaton Chambers, Emmett Lynn, Larry Wheat

  This Zane Grey Western is the story of a cowboy (Robert Mitchum) who finds love and becomes a hero when he fights for law and order.


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Noah's Ark   1929     2 and a half stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Paul McAllister, Myrna Loy, Nigel De Brulier, Noble Johnson, Armand Kaliz

  George O'Brien plays an American traveling in Europe who must leave the woman he loves–a German–as events beginning World War I intervene in their lives. Flashbacks provide parallels to Noah. Restored; mostly silent film is interesting piece of history to watch.

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Palooka   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Joe Palooka
The Great Schnozzle

Director: Benjamin Stoloff  
Cast: Jimmy Durante, Lupe Velez, Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Rambeau, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle, William Cagney, Thelma Todd, Franklyn Ardell, Tom Dugan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Louise Beavers, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Stanley Fields

  Fight manager Knobby Walsh (Jimmy Durante) signs up farmboy Joe Palooka (Stuart Erwin) as a boxer and trains him for a big fight with hard-drinking champ Al "Mac" McSwatt (William Cagney– brother of James Cagney). In this film, Durante sings his song, "Ink-a-Dinka-do."



Cast
Jimmy Durante Knobby Walsh
Lupe Velez Nina Madero
Stuart Erwin Joe Palooka
Marjorie Rambeau Mayme Palooka
Robert Armstrong Pete "Goodtime" Palooka
Mary Carlisle Anna
William Cagney Al "Mac" McSwatt
Thelma Todd Trixie
Franklyn Ardell Doc Wise
Tom Dugan Whitey
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Slats
Louise Beavers Crystal
Fred "Snowflake" Toones Smokey
Stanley Fields Blacky
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The Phantom   1931     2 stars    N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Alan James  
Cast: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Allene Ray, Niles Welch, Tom O'Brien, Sheldon Lewis, Wilfred Lucas, Violet Knights, William Gould, Bobby Dunn, William Jackie

  A killer known as "The Phantom" escapes from jail and sets out to avenge his conviction by killing the District Attorney (Wilfred Lucas). But young reporter Dick Mallory (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) is on the case and tracks the mad man to an insane asylum he is running. Played for laughs as well as chills.



Cast
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Dick Mallory
Allene Ray Ruthe Hampton
Niles Welch Sam Crandall
Tom O'Brien Police Sergeant Pat Collins
Sheldon Lewis The Thing
Wilfred Lucas D.A. John Hampton
Violet Knights Lucy
William Gould Dr. Waldon
Bobby Dunn Shorty
William Jackie Oscar
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The Phantom Broadcast   1933     1 and a half stars    N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Phantom of the Air

Director: Phil Rosen  
Cast: Ralph Forbes, Vivienne Osborne, Paul Page, Gail Patrick, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Rockliffe Fellowes, Arnold Gray, Carl Miller, George "Gabby" Hayes, Louise Beavers, Pauline Garon, Mary MacLaren

  Grant Murdock (Arnold Gray) is known as a popular radio crooner, but, in fact, he can't sing. The real singer behind the mike is his hunchback pianist, Norman Wilder (Ralph Forbes). The music stops when Murdock is murdered, and Wilder becomes the chief suspect.


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Polly of the Circus   1932     2 stars    N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell  
Cast: Marion Davies, Clark Gable, C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Hatton, David Landau, Maude Eburne, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ray Milland, Ruth Selwyn, Lillian Elliott

  When a very-proper minister, The Reverend John Hartley (Clark Gable), marries a circus performer, Polly (Marion Davies), problems from his superiors are inevitable.

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Professor Beware   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent  
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Phyllis Welch, Raymond Walburn, Lionel Stander, William Frawley, Thurston Hall, Cora Witherspoon, Sterling Holloway, Mary Lou Lender, Montagu Love, Etienne Girardot, Christian Rub, Spencer Charters, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond

  Archaeologist Prof. Dean Lambert (Harold Lloyd) is scheduled to go on trial, but there is a delay in the court proceedings, and he will miss an expedition to Egypt if he waits. Instead, he skips bail and heads out from Los Angeles to New York City. And the chase is on when he hops a train for the trip to New York during which he evades police, meets and is attracted to Jane (Phyllis Welch), and has adventures with hoboes.



Cast
Harold Lloyd Prof. Dean Lambert
Phyllis Welch Jane Van Buren
Raymond Walburn Judge Marshall
Lionel Stander Jerry
William Frawley Snoop Donlan
Thurston Hall J.J. Van Buren
Cora Witherspoon Mrs. Ophelia Pitts
Sterling Holloway Rupert the Groom
Mary Lou Lender The Bride
Montagu Love Dr. "Prof." Schmutz
Etienne Girardot Judge Henry
Christian Rub Gustave (Museum Attendant)
Spencer Charters Sheriff Henry Sweatt
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Motorcycle Cop
Ward Bond Motorcycle Cop
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Riders of Death Valley   1941     2 stars    N/R, 280 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor  
Cast: Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Buck Jones, Charles Bickford, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Lon Chaney Jr., Noah Beery Jr., Jean Brooks, Monte Blue, Glenn Strange, Roy Barcroft, Jack Rockwell

  This 15-episode serial was one of the higher-budgeted Westerns of its day, with several well-known actors of that era. A vigilante group led by Jim Benton (Dick Foran) is formed to protect miners from scheming men who want to grab their land. One long chase, it seems, with plenty of cliffhangers.


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Rocky Mountain   1950     2 stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure
Director: William Keighley  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott Forbes, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Slim Pickens, Sheb Wooley, Yakima Canutt, Dickie Jones, Howard Petrie, Chubby Johnson, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Peter Coe, Rush Williams, Marianne Stone, Alex Sharp

  While a band of Confederate soldiers, led by Captain Lave Barstow (Errol Flynn), is in California trying to recruit soldiers, they rescue Johanna (Patrice Wymore) who is aboard a stage coach that is being attacked by Indians. Johanna is the fiancee of Union soldier Lt. Rickey (Scott Forbes), and Barstow uses her as the bait to lure Rickey and his patrol of Union soldiers into battle. They capture the Union soldiers, but the Indians launch their own attack, and Barstow allows the Union soldiers and Johanna to escape the Indian massacre.



Cast
Errol Flynn Capt. Lave Barstow
Patrice Wymore Johanna Carter
Scott Forbes Lt. Rickey
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Pap Dennison
Slim Pickens Plank
Sheb Wooley Kay Rawlins
Yakima Canutt Trooper Ryan
Dickie Jones Jim (Buck) Wheat
Howard Petrie Cole Smith/California Beal
Chubby Johnson Gil Craigie
Robert "Buzz" Henry Kip Waterson
Peter Coe Pierre Duchesne
Rush Williams Jonas Wetherby
Marianne Stone Stage Passenger
Alex Sharp Barnes
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The Santa Fe Trail   1940     2 stars    N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, William Lundigan, Van Heflin, Gene Reynolds, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond

  Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn), who would later become Robert E. Lee's top cavalry scout, is given orders to bring in abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey).

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Poster Art From art.comA Star Is Born   1937     3 and a half stars    N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman  
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Andy Devine, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Lionel Stander, Owen Moore, J.C. Nugent, Clara Blandick, Franklin Pangborn, Peggy Wood, Elizabeth Jenns, Wade Boteler, Edgar Kennedy, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

  This is an excellent production of the story of Norman Maine's (Fredric March) depression as his acting career fades just when his wife Esther Blodgett's (Janet Gaynor) professional star soars. While winning two Oscars, it was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Director.



Cast
Janet Gaynor Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester
Fredric March Norman Maine
Andy Devine Daniel "Danny" McGuire
Adolphe Menjou Oliver Niles
May Robson Grandmother Lettie
Lionel Stander Matt Libby
Owen Moore Casey Burke
J.C. Nugent Mr. Blodgett
Clara Blandick Aunt Mattie
Franklin Pangborn Billy Moon
Peggy Wood Miss Phillips
Elizabeth Jenns Anita Regis
Wade Boteler Policeman
Edgar Kennedy Pop Randall
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Posture Coach

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Station West   1948     2 and a half stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sidney Lanfield  
Cast: Dick Powell, Jane Greer, Agnes Moorehead, Tom Powers, Burl Ives, Gordon Oliver, Steve Brodie, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Raymond Burr, Regis Toomey

  Haven (Dick Powell) is an undercover military intelligence officer out to uncover who murdered two soldiers guarding a gold shipment. The hunt leads him to Charlie's (Jane Greer) saloon/gambling hall where he finds that she is involved in the crime scene. A good flick.

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Swamp Water   1941     2 stars  User Rating      N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Man Who Came Back

Director: Jean Renoir  
Cast: Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Virginia Gilmore, John Carradine, Mary Howard, Eugene Pallette, Ward Bond, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

  Tom (Walter Brennan) is wrongfully accused of murder and sentenced to death, but he escapes and hides in the Okefenokee Swamp, determined to clear himself. He is discovered by a hunter (Dana Andrews), who helps in the effort to clear Tom. Brennan played the same role in a 1952 remake, "Lure of the Wilderness," a rarity in casting.    1 User Review




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The Vigilantes Are Coming   1936     2 stars    N/R, 226 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright  
Cast: Robert Livingston, Fred Kohler, Kay Hughes, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Raymond Hatton, Robert Warwick, William Farnum, Bob Kortman, John Merton, Lloyd Ingraham, William Desmond, Yakima Canutt

  Russians, under the leadership of General Burr (Fred Kohler), set out to colonize California using Cossack soldiers. But, there is resistance out there in the person of a church organist (Don Loring) who dons a black mask, calls himself "The Eagle," and leads a gang of misfits in pursuit of the Russians. There are plenty of cliffhangers in this 12-episode serial.


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Virginia City   1940     2 stars    N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart, John Litel, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Douglass Dumbrille, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Moroni Olsen

  Union officer Bradford (Errol Flynn) escapes from a Confederate prison, he heads to Nevada where he finds out that the Confederate Prison boss (Randolph Scott) intends to ship a large shipment of gold to Confederate forces to prolong the war. Bradford intends to make sure that doesn't happen. But the real purpose of the shipment becomes clear when Mexican outlaw Murrell (Humphrey Bogart) also tries to steal the gold.

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Wise Girl   1937     2 stars    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leigh Jason  
Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Ray Milland, Walter Abel, Henry Stephenson, Alec Craig, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Margaret Dumont, Gregory Gaye, Ivan Lebedeff, Rafael Storm

  Susan Fletcher (Miriam Hopkins) falls in love with a struggling artist, John O'Halloran (Ray Milland), AFTER she tries to get custody of his two children.

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You Only Live Once   1937     3 stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fritz Lang  
Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLane, Jean Dixon, William Gargan, Warren Hymer, Charles "Chic" Sale, Margaret Hamilton, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Jerome Cowan

  Just when ex-con Eddie Taylor (Henry Fonda) and his fiancee Joan Graham (Sylvia Sidney) were on the verge of finding happiness, Eddie is arrested for a robbery in which he had no part. Months later, Eddie kills the prison chaplain and breaks out of prison; he and Joan are forced to run from the police.


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Poster Art From art.comYou'll Never Get Rich   1941     3 stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Sidney Lanfield  
Cast: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, John Hubbard, Osa Massen, Frieda Inescort, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Donald MacBride, Marjorie Gateson, Cliff Nazarro

  When musical comedy star Robert Curtis (Fred Astaire) is drafted into the Army, he immediately thinks that the Army will solve his problems by removing him from his romantic entanglements, but it doesn't take long before Curtis changes his mind.


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