William Wright

William Wright Trailers

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William Wright (January 5, 1911 – January 19, 1949) was an American leading man in films who was most popular in the 1940s when he was typically compared to Clark Gable, whose career was temporarily derailed by World War II. Wright even played Gable's part in a 1945 musical comedy remake of It Happened One Night entitled Eve Knew Her Apples. He also played Philo Vance in Philo Vance Returns (1947) and the title role in King of the Gamblers (1948). Wright's other films include Eadie Was a Lady (1945), Rose of the Yukon (1949), Daughter of the Jungle (1949), and Impact (1949). Wright died from cancer in 1949 at the age of 38.

Most Popular William Wright Trailers

Total trailers found: 33

One Mysterious Night Trailer (1944)

21 October 1944

After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone.

Rose of the Yukon Trailer (1949)

05 January 1949

Major Geoffrey Barnett, U. S. Army Intelligence Service, is sent to Alaska, to apprehend a deserter, Tom Clark, who was presumed to be dead as a member of a small force wiped out on Attu in World War II.

Doctor Jim Trailer (1947)

01 January 1947

Dr. Jim Gateson, a country doctor who has counselled and ministered to his community for 30 years, is being honored with a surprise testimonial dinner.

Eadie Was a Lady Trailer (1945)

24 January 1945

In this amiable Columbia B musical, society girl Ann Miller escapes her Back Bay family by performing in the chorus line in a burlesque house.

Air Hostess Trailer (1949)

25 August 1949

The Hansen School for Air Hostesses, operated by Celia Hansen, welcomes a new group of students; a librarian named Ruth Jackson; Lorraine Carter, a nurse; and Jennifer White, whose husband was an aviator killed in World War II.

Devil Pays Off Trailer (1941)

10 November 1941

A former Navy man attempts to redeem his honor by exposing a shipping tycoon's dealings with the enemy.

The Mask of Diijon Trailer (1946)

11 March 1946

A stage illusionist plots a revenge after a particularly humiliating comeback attempt.

Not a Ladies' Man Trailer (1942)

14 May 1942

A recently divorced district attorney falls for his troubled son's schoolteacher.

Reveille with Beverly Trailer (1943)

04 February 1943

Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the DJ for an early morning show before the soldiers at a nearby army camp assemble for reveille.

Parachute Nurse Trailer (1942)

06 August 1942

Nurses parachuting.

A Man's World Trailer (1942)

17 September 1942

Somewhere beyond the shores of the United States on a small island, where men ask no questions, women reveal no past and spies neither receive nor expect any mercy, a giant Chromite plant is working full blast to supply the United Nations with the precious war-metal.

Murder in Times Square Trailer (1943)

01 April 1943

An actor becomes a suspect in the murders of four New Yorkers injected with rattlesnake venom.

Meet the Stewarts Trailer (1942)

28 May 1942

A young, newlywed couple learns to make their marriage work—on a budget.

Dancing in Manhattan Trailer (1944)

14 December 1944

In this comedy, a garbage truck driver stumbles across $5,000. He decides to use the money for a wild night on the town.

Down Missouri Way Trailer (1946)

15 August 1946

When an agricultural professor returns home to the farm with her scientifically-raised mule for a needed rest, they find themselves caught up in a movie being filmed in the Ozarks.

Night in New Orleans Trailer (1942)

01 July 1942

A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under interrogation.

True to the Army Trailer (1942)

21 March 1942

A wire-walker, on the run from gangsters, masquerades as a soldier at her boyfriend's Army base.

Eve Knew Her Apples Trailer (1945)

12 April 1945

Radio singing star, Eve Porter, wants a vacation during her show's summer hiatus, but her manager and press have booked her for additional work.

The Daring Young Man Trailer (1942)

08 October 1942

Jonathan Peckinpaw feels he's failed in his patriotic duty when he's rejected by the army, but he sees a chance to redeem himself by exposing a secret ring of Nazi spies.

Fly By Night Trailer (1942)

19 January 1942

Young intern Jeff Burton, impulsively offers a lift to an odd-looking gentlemen. It soon turns out that Jeff's passenger is an inventor has just escaped from a shady sanitarium, where he has been held prisoner by Nazi spies.

Saddles and Sagebrush Trailer (1943)

26 April 1943

Krag Sabine has aroused the wrath of all the ranchers by stealing their land with the aid of his henchmen, led by Ace Barco; when Lafe Martin objects, the outlaws shoot him down.

Lucky Legs Trailer (1942)

01 October 1942

Chorus girl Gloria Carroll inherits one million dollars from Broadway playboy Herbert Dinwiddle. Producer Ned McLane persuades her to advance him the money on a production called "Lucky Legs" that will star her.

Escape in the Fog Trailer (1945)

05 April 1945

A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third.

China Clipper Trailer (1936)

11 August 1936

An aviator ignores skeptics to make the first commercial flight from San Francisco to China.

Lover Come Back Trailer (1946)

21 June 1946

A wife decides to take revenge when she learns her husband has been unfaithful.

A Night to Remember Trailer (1942)

10 December 1942

A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book.

Impact Trailer (1949)

20 March 1949

After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.

Gas House Kids Go West Trailer (1947)

12 June 1947

The second of three "Bowery Boys" rip-offs produced by bargain-basement Producers Releasing Corporation.

Philo Vance Returns Trailer (1947)

14 April 1947

Playboy Larry Blendon introduces his grandmother Stella Blendon to his fiancée, radio singer Virginia Berneaux.

Glamour Boy Trailer (1941)

05 December 1941

Former child star Jackie Cooper headlines this sentimental behind-the-scenes comedy drama. He plays an ex-child star who now jerks sodas for a living in Hollywood.

World Premiere Trailer (1941)

21 August 1941

A movie-making publicity man screwball comedy about a movie producer who wants to create publicity for his latest project.

King of the Gamblers Trailer (1948)

26 April 1948

Dave Fowler is an honest and sincere American football player. Dave goes up against professional match gambler Bernie Dupal and Mike Burns, the corrupt sports magazine publisher.

Daughter of the Jungle Trailer (1949)

08 February 1949

An airplane carrying a pair of police officers escorting gangsters to prison crash-lands in the African jungle.