Acting
Charles Williams
Born September 27, 1898 · Albany, New York, USA
Died January 3, 1958 · aged 59
Charles Williams was born on September 27, 1898 in Albany, New York. He was an actor and writer, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Hollywood and Vine (1945) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). He was married to Isabel and Virginia Josephine Evans. He died on January 3, 1958 in Hollywood, California.
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life · 1946It's a Wonderful Life
★ 8.31946
MovieDramaFamily
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
The Thin Man · 1934The Thin Man
★ 7.51934
MovieComedyMystery
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Central Airport · 1933Central Airport
★ 6.01933
MovieDrama
Aviator Jim Blaine and his brother Neil are rivals not only as daredevil flyers, but also for the love of parachutist Jill Collins.
The Postman Always Rings Twice · 1946The Postman Always Rings Twice
★ 7.11946
MovieDramaRomance
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
Greenwich Village · 1944Greenwich Village
★ 6.71944
MovieComedyMusic
In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
Lady Chaser · 1946Lady Chaser
★ 7.01946
MovieComedyCrime
A poisoned aspirin creates headaches for a woman who received the deadly pill from a stranger, then passed it on to her uncle.
Heading for Heaven · 1947Heading for Heaven
★ 5.61947
MovieComedy
A fake swami and his crooked business partner, hoping to buy the land that's targeted for a new airport, convince the property's owner that he hasn't long to live.
Undercover Doctor · 1939Undercover Doctor
★ 6.71939
MovieCrimeDrama
Dr. Bartley Morgan covers up his profitable illegalities with the respectable veneer of a posh, highly profitable private practice, he runs with his nurse Margaret Hopkins. The FBI agent Robert Anders has to catch on to Morgan's illicit activities.
Movies
It's a Wonderful Life · 1946It's a Wonderful Life
★ 8.31946
MovieDramaFamily
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
The Thin Man · 1934The Thin Man
★ 7.51934
MovieComedyMystery
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Central Airport · 1933Central Airport
★ 6.01933
MovieDrama
Aviator Jim Blaine and his brother Neil are rivals not only as daredevil flyers, but also for the love of parachutist Jill Collins.
The Postman Always Rings Twice · 1946The Postman Always Rings Twice
★ 7.11946
MovieDramaRomance
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
Greenwich Village · 1944Greenwich Village
★ 6.71944
MovieComedyMusic
In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
Lady Chaser · 1946Lady Chaser
★ 7.01946
MovieComedyCrime
A poisoned aspirin creates headaches for a woman who received the deadly pill from a stranger, then passed it on to her uncle.
Heading for Heaven · 1947Heading for Heaven
★ 5.61947
MovieComedy
A fake swami and his crooked business partner, hoping to buy the land that's targeted for a new airport, convince the property's owner that he hasn't long to live.
Undercover Doctor · 1939Undercover Doctor
★ 6.71939
MovieCrimeDrama
Dr. Bartley Morgan covers up his profitable illegalities with the respectable veneer of a posh, highly profitable private practice, he runs with his nurse Margaret Hopkins. The FBI agent Robert Anders has to catch on to Morgan's illicit activities.
Saddle Pals · 1947Saddle Pals
★ 6.51947
MovieWestern
Autry is drawn into the plot when he's given power of attorney in a property settlement involving his old pal and a gang of land swindlers. The pal then goes on an extended vacation, leaving Autry to sort things out.
Flying Fists · 1937Flying Fists
★ 6.01937
MovieActionAdventure
A lumberjack knocks out a champion boxer in a brawl, gets drawn into the boxing world where he is unknowingly set up for a fixed fight.
Without Reservations · 1946Without Reservations
★ 6.21946
MovieComedyRomance
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.
Love and Hisses · 1937Love and Hisses
★ 10.01937
MovieComedy
As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.
Wake Up and Live · 1937Wake Up and Live
★ 6.21937
MovieMusic
Satire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist Walter Winchell.
Wife, Husband and Friend · 1939Wife, Husband and Friend
★ 6.51939
MovieComedy
Woman hopes to be a great singer and is encouraged by her scheming teacher. After she flops her husband, encouraged by an amorous professional singer tries opera and also flops.
A Lawless Street · 1955A Lawless Street
★ 5.61955
MovieWestern
A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
Circus of Love · 1954Circus of Love
★ 9.01954
MovieRomanceDrama
Night and Day · 1946Night and Day
★ 6.11946
MovieDramaMusic
When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee with his creativity, but their budding romance must wait as Cole heads home. Back in New York, he mounts a series of popular shows, and when his work brings him back to Europe, he eventually marries Linda. But success doesn't spare him from marital complications or bad news about a beloved relative.
Song of the Open Road · 1944Song of the Open Road
★ 8.01944
MovieComedy
A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to join a Civilian Conservation Corps camp to work with normal kids. It doesn't take her long to discover that being "normal" isn't easy as it looks. When a crop is in danger of being ruined because there are not enough people to harvest it, the girl employs some of her famous colleagues to lend a hand. Songs include: "Too Much in Love," "Here It Is Monday," "Delightfully Dangerous," "Hawaiian War Chant" and "Notre Dame."
The Magnetic Monster · 1953The Magnetic Monster
★ 5.61953
MovieScience FictionHorror
The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactivity in Los Angeles, and discovers that a man-made isotope is consuming available energy from nearby mass every few hours, doubling its size in the process. Although microscopic, it will soon become big enough to destroy Earth; and how to stop it is yet to be determined. The film's Deltatron special effects footage is taken from the 1934 German sci-fi film GOLD.
Jim Hanvey, Detective · 1937Jim Hanvey, Detective
★ 6.51937
MovieMysteryAction
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers that finding it was the easy part; the difficult part is getting it back to its rightful owner, and he winds up involved in a murder in which an innocent man is framed.
Lullaby of Broadway · 1951Lullaby of Broadway
★ 6.01951
MovieComedyMusic
Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. She doesn't know that her mother is actually a burnt-out cabaret singer with a love for whiskey. When she arrives at the mansion, she is taken in by the two servants who are friends of her mother's. The house actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell, a kind-hearted Broadway producer who also gets drawn into the charade. Hubbell takes a shine to Melinda and agrees to star her in his next show. Melinda also finds romance with a handsome hoofer who's also in the show. All is going well for Melinda except that she wants to see her mother who keeps putting off their reunion.
Mr. Moto's Gamble · 1938Mr. Moto's Gamble
★ 6.41938
MovieMysteryComedy
Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue: a poisoned boxing glove! But when Moto's hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, he's forced to wager his very life to unmask the culprit—or go down for the count...permanently!
Mr. District Attorney · 1941Mr. District Attorney
★ 5.81941
MovieComedyCrime
An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.
Hollywood Stadium Mystery · 1938Hollywood Stadium Mystery
★ 6.31938
MovieMystery
A boxer is killed in the ring, and the only clue is a tune that a man was whistling.
TV Shows
Adventures of Superman · 1952Adventures of Superman
★ 6.71952
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a syndicated TV adaptation of the beloved DC Comics superhero! You know the drill: When he isn't fighting for truth, justice and the American way, the man in tights dons a suit and glasses for his secret identity as Daily Planet newspaper reporter Clark Kent, who works alongside friends Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for gruff boss Perry White.
The Abbott and Costello Show · 1952The Abbott and Costello Show
★ 7.21952
SeriesComedy
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields’ boarding house. Lou’s girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Many situations arise leading to slapstick and puns.
Annie Oakley · 1954Annie Oakley
★ 5.61954
SeriesWesternDrama
Annie Oakley was an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication, for a total of 81 black and white episodes, each 25 minutes long. ABC showed reruns on Saturday and Sunday daytime from 1959 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1965.
The Gene Autry Show · 1950The Gene Autry Show
★ 4.71950
SeriesWesternComedy
The Gene Autry Show is an American western/cowboy television series which aired for 91 episodes on CBS from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956, originally sponsored by Wrigley's Doublemint chewing gum.
Public Defender · 1954Public Defender
★ 6.31954
SeriesDrama
The Public Defender is a half-hour 69-episode television dramatic series starring Reed Hadley as Bart Matthews, an attorney for the indigent. The series aired on CBS from March 11, 1954 to June 23, 1955, a season and a half.
Topper · 1953Topper
★ 6.11953
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Topper is an American fantasy sitcom based on the 1937 film of the same name. The series was broadcast on CBS from October 9, 1953 to July 15, 1955, and stars Leo G. Carroll in the title role.
Mr. & Mrs. North · 1952Mr. & Mrs. North
★ 5.01952
SeriesComedyCrime
Mr. & Mrs. North is an American comedy/mystery television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1952 to May 25, 1954. The series centers on Jerry North, a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective, and his wife, Pamela, as they solve crimes in New York City.