William Wright
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... Read full bio →
Featured Characters
Roles you can spot in Whatthemovie snapshots
Impact
An unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but when her lover is accidentally killed instead, her husband, who was wounded but is also believed to be dead, hides out in a small town where he builds a new life for himself.
Philo Vance Returns
Playboy Larry Blendon introduces his grandmother Stella Blendon to his fiancée, radio singer Virginia Berneaux. Despite Larry's record of broken romances and divorces, Virginia decides she will marry him. Virginia is slain that night and Blandon telephones his friend, Philo Vance, to help find the killer.
The Mask of Diijon
A stage illusionist plots revenge after a particularly humiliating comeback attempt.
Escape in the Fog
A woman dreams of murder on the Golden Gate Bridge.
One Mysterious Night
Blackie is enlisted by the police to help recover the Blue Star of the Nile diamond, stolen from a war relief exhibit.