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Times Square Playboy (1936) Starring Warren William, Gene Lockhart


By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Warren William wrestles Gene Lockhart

A review of Times Square Playboy (1936), which pits the Main Street ideals of Pig Head Bancroft (Gene Lockhart) against the Wall Street lifestyle of his old friend Vic Arnold (Warren William). Based on the George M. Cohan play The Home Towners.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Barton MacLane, Bryan Foy, Craig Reynolds, Dick Purcell, Gene Lockhart, George M Cohan, Granville Bates, June Travis, Kathleen Lockhart, Ladies Must Live, The Home Towners, Times Square Playboy, warner brothers, warren william, William McGann

10 Questions with John Stangeland, author of Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood


By Cliff Aliperti 34 Comments

10 questions with John Stangeland, author of Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood previews many facets of William’s life and career to be covered more extensively inside Stangeland’s book.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bette davis, Interview, John Stangeland, Magnificent Scoundrel, MGM, pre-code, warner brothers, warren william

Warren William stars in Upperworld (1934) but Ginger Rogers steals the show


By Cliff Aliperti 13 Comments

Far from perfect but nevertheless a good time, Upperworld stars Warren William, who gives a fine account of himself, but features Ginger Rogers who steals the show.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Andy Devine, Dickie Moore, Ginger Rogers, J Carroll Naish, John Qualen, Mary Astor, Robert Barrat, Robert Greig, Roy Del Ruth, Sidney Toler, Upper World, Upperworld, warner brothers, warren william

Warren William refuses I Found Stella Parish (1935)


By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Warren William refused the role played by Paul Lukas in Warner Brothers I Found Stella Parish going on suspension instead. A look at some potential motivations.

Filed Under: Co-stars, Studios Tagged With: I Found Stella Parish, Jack Warner, Kay Francis, melodramas, Paul Lukas, typecast, warner brothers, warren william

Why Warren William Is Often Top-Billed Star


By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

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Warren William is often top-billed, even in films such as Lady for a Day or Gold Diggers of 1933 when you wouldn’t necessarily expect him to be. Here’s why.

Filed Under: Studios Tagged With: archives, birthday, Columbia, contracts, MGM, warner brothers, warren william

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Warren William with Helen Twelvetrees

Helen Twelvetrees and Warren William in a publicity shot from Columbia while both were on loan there.

Helen Twelvetrees and Warren William in a publicity shot taken while both were on loan to Columbia. Twelvetrees was appearing in My Woman, and Warren in Lady for a Day. My book, Helen Twelvetrees, Perfect Ingenue, is available at Amazon.

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