Acting

Will Stanton

Born September 16, 1885 · London, England, UK

Died December 18, 1969 · aged 84

No biography available.

Known For

Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

★ 7.41935

MovieAdventureDrama

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.

The Little Princess · 1939

The Little Princess

★ 6.61939

MovieFamilyDrama

A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

★ 7.51947

MovieRomanceFantasy

In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.

Mr. Skeffington · 1944

Mr. Skeffington

★ 6.81944

MovieDramaRomance

A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.

Shine on Harvest Moon · 1944

Shine on Harvest Moon

★ 6.81944

MovieDramaMusic

Biographical movie about the early 20th century broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.

Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.

Filmography

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Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935

Mutiny on the Bounty

★ 7.41935

MovieAdventureDrama

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

Portsmouth Joe (uncredited)

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Little Princess · 1939

The Little Princess

★ 6.61939

MovieFamilyDrama

A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.

Groom

Cockney Soldier (uncredited)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

★ 7.51947

MovieRomanceFantasy

In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.

Porter (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington · 1944

Mr. Skeffington

★ 6.81944

MovieDramaRomance

A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.

Sid Lapham (uncredited)

Shine on Harvest Moon · 1944

Shine on Harvest Moon

★ 6.81944

MovieDramaMusic

Biographical movie about the early 20th century broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.

Drunk civilian (uncredited)

Drunk Leaving Bar (uncredited)

Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feeding it some candy. They head for the racetrack, find a look-a-like and take it. They do not realize that the nag is "Tea Biscuit," a champion racehorse.

Drunk (uncredited)

Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.

Deadeye

Lost in a Harem · 1944

Lost in a Harem

★ 5.61944

MovieComedy

Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.

Plain Native in Café (uncredited)

Four Men and a Prayer · 1938

Four Men and a Prayer

★ 6.51938

MovieAdventureMystery

The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.

Cockney in Marlanda

Jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley.

Drunk

In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

The Last of the Mohicans · 1936

The Last of the Mohicans

★ 6.41936

MovieWesternAdventure

The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had honorably surrendered at Fort William Henry, plus some women and servants; the kidnapping of two sisters, daughters of the British commander; and their rescue by the last Mohicans.

Jenkins

Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued by authorities: one for killing a hypocritical mayoral candidate, the other for robbing the stagecoach.

Bartender (uncredited)

After being fired from his job at the Marriage License Bureau, a clerk turns to matchmaking.

Drunk (uncredited)

Lloyd's of London · 1936

Lloyd's of London

★ 7.31936

MovieDramaHistory

Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.

Smutt

Sadie Thompson · 1928

Sadie Thompson

★ 6.61928

MovieDramaRomance

A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work and falls for Timothy O'Hara, an American sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past. However, Mr. Davidson, a missionary who arrived on the island at the same time, aims to "save" Sadie from her sinful life and petitions to have her separated from her beau and deported back to San Francisco.

Quartermaster Bates

A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.

Tommy Jolly (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars · 1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

★ 6.21943

MovieComedyMusic

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.

Pub Patron in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)

Hello, Sister! · 1933

Hello, Sister!

★ 6.01933

MovieDramaRomance

While Peggy deeply falls in love with Jimmy, her best friend Millie becomes increasingly frustrated with men and very jealous with Peggy, so she tries everything to destroy the new love.

Drunk

Slightly French · 1949

Slightly French

★ 7.51949

MovieComedyMusic

A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.

Cockney Barker (uncredited)

Directed by Erle C. Kenton. With Vera Reynolds, Harrison Ford, John Patrick, Sally Rand.

John Dixon