The Babe Ruth Story 1948  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford, Sam Levene, William Frawley, Paul Cavanagh, Mark Koenig, Mel Allen, Harry Wismer, Lloyd Gough
William Bendix is a good George Herman "Babe" Ruth in this biography of the famed slugger but–the "Babe" is portrayed as a self-centered child who never was forced to grow up and take responsibility for his actions.
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A Bell for Adano 1945   N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix, Glenn Langan, Richard Conte, Harry Morgan, Roy Roberts, Marcel Dalio, Luis Alberni, Eduardo Ciannelli
Based on John Hersey's powerful novel about the American occupation of Adano, Sicily during World War II, this film involves Major Joppolo's (John Hodiak) efforts to stabilize the community and replace the bell by which the town orders its life.
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Blaze of Noon 1947  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts, William Bendix, Sterling Hayden, Howard Da Silva, Will Wright, Johnny Sands, Jean Wallace, Lloyd Corrigan
Early days of the United States Air Mail service provide the subject for this film featuring brothers Colin (William Holden), Roland (Sonny Tufts), Tad (Sterling Hayden), and Keith (Johnny Sands) who pioneered the new profession as daring pilots.
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The Blue Dahlia 1946  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Alan Ladd, Doris Dowling, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Will Wright, Frank Faylen, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Powers, Walter Sande
War veteran Johnny Morrison (Alan Ladd) returns home to his unfaithful wife, Helen (Doris Dowling). When Helen is subsequently murdered, Johnny and his friend, Buzz (William Bendix), are suspects.
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Boys' Night Out 1962 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Kim Novak, James Garner, Tony Randall, Howard Duff, Janet Blair, Jessie Royce Landis, Oskar Homolka, Zsa Zsa Gabor, William Bendix, Jim Backus
Four young executives, with families in suburbia, rent a penthouse flat in the city; they staff it with a young woman, Cathy (Kim Novak), who–unbeknownst to the four amorous men–is a sociology student using them for her research paper.
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Calcutta 1947 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Bendix, June Duprez, Lowell Gilmore, Edith King, Benson Fong, Gavin Muir, Don Beddoe, John Whitney
Neale Gordon (Alan Ladd) and Pedro Blake (William Bendix) search the hotels and markets of Calcutta in search of clues surrounding the murder of their friend.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke, William Bendix, Murvyn Vye, Virginia Field, Henry Wilcoxon, Alan Napier, Richard Webb, Joseph Vitale
Hank Martin (Bing Crosby) gets knocked out and travels back in time–to Camelot–in this rendition of a Mark Twain story.
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Cover-Up 1949  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton, Art Baker, Helen Spring, Ann E. Todd, Doro Merande, Virginia Christine, Russell Arms, Dan White, Paul E. Burns, Ruth Lee
Insurance investigator Sam Donovan (Dennis O'Keefe) digs into the case of a supposed suicide but does not get anywhere–until he gets help from a local citizen, Anita (Barbara Britton), in solving what turns out to be not a suicide, but a murder.
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The Crystal Ball 1943 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Virginia Field, Gladys George, William Bendix, Cecil Kellaway, Frank Conlan, Ernest Truex, Tom Dugan
When she loses a beauty contest, Toni Gerard (Paulette Goddard) turns to fortune telling and real estate swindles to make money. Her immoral business enterprises take their toll on her.
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The Dark Corner 1946 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Kurt Kreuger, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley, Constance Collier, Molly Lamont, Minerva Urecal, Matt McHugh, Forbes Murray, Charles Wagenheim, Ellen Corby, John Goldsworthy
Ex-con Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) goes back to his private investigator business upon release from jail. He soon notices that someone–Stauffer, alias Fred Foss (William Bendix)–is tailing him, but what he does not know at this point is that he is being set up to take the blame for the murder of his ex-partner Anthony Jardine (Kurt Kreuger). Now, Bradford is on the lam, and his secretary, Kathleen Stewart (Lucille Ball), steps in to save the day.
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The Deep Six 1958 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Alan Ladd, Dianne Foster, William Bendix, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Joey Bishop, Ross Bagdasarian, Jeanette Nolan, Walter Reed
Alec Austen (Alan Ladd) is a Quaker who must deal with his religious beliefs while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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Detective Story 1951 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Lee Grant, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon, Gladys George, Frank Faylen, Joseph Wiseman, William "Bill" Phillips, Gerald Mohr, Craig Hill, Bert Freed, Luis Van Rooten
One day in a New York City police precinct station is examined in this film which features James McLeod (Kirk Douglas) as an overworked cop whose stress is compounded by problems with his wife (Eleanor Parker). The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Parker), Supporting Actress (Lee Grant, as a nervous shoplifter in her film debut) and Director.
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For Love or Money 1963 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix, Leslie Parrish, Dick Sargent, William Windom, Alvy Moore
Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter) wants to see her daughters married. To accomplish her goal, Chloe hires lawyer Deke Gentry (Kirk Douglas) to find the right husbands for her girls.
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The Glass Key 1942 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Joseph Calleia, Bonita Granville, Richard Denning, Frances Gifford, Donald MacBride, Moroni Olsen
Based on a Dashiell Hammett novel, this is a riveting story of a politician (Brian Donlevy) accused of murder. When his bodyguard (Alan Ladd) determines to clear the name of his boss, he must fight the influence of the Mob. This story was previously filmed in 1935.
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Greenwich Village 1944 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix, Vivian Blaine, Felix Bressart, Tony De Marco, Sally De Marco, The Revuers, B.S. Pully, The Four Step Brothers, Emil Rameau, Oliver Blake, Tom Dugan, J. Farrell MacDonald, Judy Holliday
Danny O'Mara (William Bendix) owns a speakeasy in New York City during the early 1920s and is raising money to put on a Broadway show. Unknown to songwriter Ken Harvey (Don Ameche), Danny is adapting Ken's concerto into his musical show. Meanwhile, Ken falls for singer Bonnie Watson (Vivian Blaine) who is the speakeasy's star performer. By story's end, all comes together, and the result is a great show. Songs include "This is Our Lucky Day," When You Wore a Tulip," and "I'm Just Wild about Harry."
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Guadalcanal Diary 1943 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel, Roy Roberts, Minor Watson, Eddie Acuff, Miles Mander
This war film, based on Richard Tregaski's accounts, is one of the best of its genre. It follows a group of U.S. Marines from shipboard, to beach landing, to warfare in the Pacific.
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I'll Be Yours 1947 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, Adolphe Menjou, William Bendix, Walter Catlett, Franklin Pangborn, William Trenk, Joan Shawlee, Patricia Alphin, William Brooks
This musical remake of 1935's "The Good Fairy" stars Deanna Durbin as a small-town girl who heads to NYC in hopes of making it big in show business. She takes a job as an usherette at a music hall where she meets a millionaire (Adolphe Menjou) and a struggling lawyer (Tom Drake). She falls in love with the lawyer and tries to get the millionaire to give a job to her love. Deanna sings her heart out.
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Law of the Lawless 1964 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William F. Claxton
Cast: Dale Robertson, Yvonne De Carlo, William Bendix, Bruce Cabot, Barton MacLane, John Agar, Richard Arlen, Bill Williams, Lon Chaney Jr., Jody McCrea
A former gunfighter reforms and becomes circuit Judge Clem Roger (Dale Robertson) and brings law and order to the old West in the 1880s.
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Lifeboat 1944 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee, William Yetter Jr.
After being torpedoed by a U-Boat during World War II, the ship's survivors–wounded stoker Gus Smith (William Bendix), fashion writer Constance Porter (Tallulah Bankhead), tycoon Charles Rittenhouse (Henry Hull), radio operator Stan (Hume Cronyn), Capitalist Charles Rittenhouse (Henry Hull), Communist John Kovac (John Hodiak), nurse Alice MacKenzie (Mary Anderson), Black steward George Spencer (Canada Lee), and hysterical Mrs. Higley (Heather Angel)–take onto their life raft Nazi commander Willy (Walter Slezak) of the U-Boat that sank their freighter. As the only seaman among the group, Willy takes charge, and their fate lies in Willy's hands. Alfred Hitchcock received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
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Macao 1952 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Thomas Gomez, Gloria Grahame, Brad Dexter, Philip Ahn, Edward Ashley, Vladimir Sokoloff, Emory Parnell
Julie Benson (Jane Russell) falls in love with Nick Cochran (Robert Mitchum) and gets more than she bargains for in this tale of romance and murder set in the Orient.
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Streets of Laredo 1949 G, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: William Holden, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman, Stanley Ridges, Alfonso Bedoya, Ray Teal, Clem Bevans, James Bell, Joe Dominguez, Dick Foote, Grandon Rhodes, Perry Ivins, Byron Foulger, Hank Bell
In this remake of 1936's "The Texas Rangers," outlaws Jim Dawkins (William Holden) and Wahoo Jones (William Bendix) turn to the side of law and order when they become Texas Rangers. Later, they are forced to capture a former cohort, Lorn Reming (Macdonald Carey).
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Submarine Command 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, William Bendix, Don Taylor, Arthur Franz, Darryl Hickman, Jack Kelly, Moroni Olsen, Jerry Paris, Charles Meredith
Set during the Korean War, the psychological conflicts of submarine Captain White (William Holden) outweigh his sea battles as he deals with his role in the death of two shipmates.
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The Time of Your Life 1948 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: James Cagney, William Bendix, Wayne Morris, Jeanne Cagney, Broderick Crawford, Ward Bond, Jimmy Lydon, Gale Page, Richard Erdman, James Barton
In this film adaptation of William Saroyan's prize-winning play, the interplay of people who frequent Nick's Saloon in San Francisco is examined as bar-room philosopher Joe (James Cagney) encourages the patrons to share their dreams. But problems do arise, and, by story's end, Nick says, "Enough is enough." William Bendix, who was part of the original Broadway cast, plays bartender Nick.
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Two Years Before the Mast 1946 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Da Silva, Esther Fernandez, Albert Dekker, Darryl Hickman, Ray Collins, Frank Faylen
Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd) goes undercover and details hardship and brutality under the diabolical sea captain, Richard Henry Dana (Howard Da Silva).
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Wake Island 1942 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Robert Preston, William Bendix, Albert Dekker, Walter Abel, Mikhail Rasumny, Rod Cameron, Bill Goodwin, Damian O'Flynn, Barbara Britton, Frank Albertson, Phillip Terry, Don Castle, Dane Clark
Set shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Marines are sent to small Wake Island to hold off the Japanese advances. The action is nearly continuous as the Marines thwart one attack after another. This and other similar films were important in rallying the country behind the war effort and showing there is even victory in defeat. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (William Bendix).
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The Web 1947 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Ella Raines, Edmond O'Brien, William Bendix, Vincent Price, Maria Palmer, John Abbott, Fritz Leiber, Howland Chamberlin, Tito Vuolo, Wilton Graff
Caught in a double cross, bodyguard Bob Regan (Edmond O'Brien) fights for his life and a way out of his predicament.
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Where There's Life 1947 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Bob Hope, Signe Hasso, William Bendix, George Coulouris, Vera Marshe, George Zucco, Dennis Hoey, John Alexander, Victor Varconi, Joseph Vitale
When a radio star (Bob Hope) thinks he is named the heir to a mythical throne, he pulls out all stops to evade a meeting with those who are carrying the news to him.
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Who Done It? 1942 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patric Knowles, Louise Allbritton, William Gargan, William Bendix, Mary Wickes, Don Porter, Thomas Gomez, Jerome Cowan
When a radio network's president is killed, Abbott and Costello pretend to be detectives out to solve the murder.
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 Woman of the Year 1942 N/R, 141 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, William Bendix, Reginald Owen, Roscoe Karns, Minor Watson, Gladys Blake, Dan Tobin, William Tannen, Ludwig Stossel, Sara Haden, Edith Evanson, George Kezas, Ann Codee
This was the first time Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn appeared together on the screen. They play sports columnist Sam (Tracy) and political reporter Tess (Hepburn) who carry on a feud through their columns. They finally meet when their editor Clayton (Reginald Owen) introduces them to try to make peace. They seem to have nothing in common–except love–but they marry. The marriage is filled with problems, and after Tess is named "Woman of the Year," Sam walks out. Now, Tess tries to mend her ways in order to win Sam back. Hepburn was nominated for an Oscar, and an Oscar was won for Best Original Screenplay.
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Young Fury 1965 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Christian Nyby
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Virginia Mayo, Lon Chaney Jr., Richard Arlen, John Agar, William Wellman Jr., William Bendix, Preston Pierce, Merry Anders, Jody McCrea
There are several old-time stars in this Western, which brings a gunslinger (Rory Calhoun) home, after a long absence, with a gang on his tail. His son (Preston Pierce) has his own gang at home and relations are strained as dad tries to make up. After finding out why he left, the son repents and rides to save dad, who's being chased by the gang who has now caught up with him.
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| 1. The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
2. A Bell for Adano (1945)
3. The Big Steal (1949)
4. Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)
5. Blaze of Noon (1947)
6. The Blue Dahlia (1946)
7. Boys' Night Out (1962)
8. Calcutta (1947)
9. China (1943)
10. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
11. Cover-Up (1949)
12. The Crystal Ball (1943)
13. Dangerous Mission (1954)
14. The Dark Corner (1946)
15. The Deep Six (1958)
16. Detective Story (1951)
17. For Love or Money (1963)
18. A Girl in Every Port (1952)
19. The Glass Key (1942)
20. Greenwich Village (1944)
21. Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
22. The Hairy Ape (1944)
23. Hostages (1943)
24. I'll Be Yours (1947)
25. Law of the Lawless (1964)
26. Lifeboat (1944)
27. Macao (1952)
28. Streets of Laredo (1949)
29. Submarine Command (1951)
30. The Time of Your Life (1948)
31. Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
32. Wake Island (1942)
33. The Web (1947)
34. Where There's Life (1947)
35. Who Done It? (1942)
36. Woman of the Year (1942)
37. Young Fury (1965)
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