Acting
William Stack
Born March 5, 1882 · Baker, Oregon, USA
Died January 15, 1949 · aged 66
William Stack has been often mistaken as British in the scant bio information available on him - he could imitate many a British accent. He was actually born in Oregon. But like many Americans who wished to become serious stage actors and seeing New York as overly competitive, he went to London as a young man. Not much is known about his career there, but with many theaters (almost fifty) and…
Known For
Gone with the Wind · 1939Gone with the Wind
★ 7.91939
MovieDramaWar
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Mary of Scotland · 1936Mary of Scotland
★ 6.21936
MovieDramaHistory
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Libeled Lady · 1936Libeled Lady
★ 7.31936
MovieComedyRomance
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
His Brother's Wife · 1936His Brother's Wife
★ 5.81936
MovieDramaRomance
Epidemiologist Cliff Claybourne falls in love with Rita Wilson in a gambling house. They want to marry but Cliff's brother is convinced Rita is no good and forces Cliff to fulfill his agreement to do research in Africa in exchange for paying gambling debt. Rita, Cliff and brother are furious with each other, but Rita and Cliff are still in love.
Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935Mutiny 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.
Captains Courageous · 1937Captains Courageous
★ 7.41937
MovieAdventureDrama
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Romance · 1930Romance
★ 6.51930
MovieDramaRomance
A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.
Pennies from Heaven · 1936Pennies from Heaven
★ 7.21936
MovieComedyDrama
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her elderly grandfather who need lots of help. This delays Larry from following his dream and going to Venice and becoming a gondolier. Instead, he becomes a street singer and, while singing in the street, meets a pretty welfare worker, Susan Sprague. She takes a dim view of Patsy's welfare under the guardianship of Larry and her grandfather and starts proceedings to have Patsy placed in an orphanage.
Movies
Gone with the Wind · 1939Gone with the Wind
★ 7.91939
MovieDramaWar
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Mary of Scotland · 1936Mary of Scotland
★ 6.21936
MovieDramaHistory
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Libeled Lady · 1936Libeled Lady
★ 7.31936
MovieComedyRomance
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
His Brother's Wife · 1936His Brother's Wife
★ 5.81936
MovieDramaRomance
Epidemiologist Cliff Claybourne falls in love with Rita Wilson in a gambling house. They want to marry but Cliff's brother is convinced Rita is no good and forces Cliff to fulfill his agreement to do research in Africa in exchange for paying gambling debt. Rita, Cliff and brother are furious with each other, but Rita and Cliff are still in love.
Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935Mutiny 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.
Captains Courageous · 1937Captains Courageous
★ 7.41937
MovieAdventureDrama
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Romance · 1930Romance
★ 6.51930
MovieDramaRomance
A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.
Pennies from Heaven · 1936Pennies from Heaven
★ 7.21936
MovieComedyDrama
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her elderly grandfather who need lots of help. This delays Larry from following his dream and going to Venice and becoming a gondolier. Instead, he becomes a street singer and, while singing in the street, meets a pretty welfare worker, Susan Sprague. She takes a dim view of Patsy's welfare under the guardianship of Larry and her grandfather and starts proceedings to have Patsy placed in an orphanage.
Manhattan Melodrama · 1934Manhattan Melodrama
★ 7.01934
MovieCrimeDrama
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.
College Scandal · 1935College Scandal
★ 6.81935
MovieDramaMystery
Julie Fresnel is a co-ed at Redgate University and her father, Dr. Henri Fresnel, is the new French professor. Julie attraction from the make students drops a bit when two of her admirers are found murdered. When an attempt on the life of a third one is made. Seth Dunlap, an instructor at the school, decides to turn detective and find the killer. Assisted by his sister, who is in love with the third student, Dunlap begins to follow the the small trail of clues left by the killer.
Son of India · 1931Son of India
★ 5.71931
MovieDramaRomance
An Indian jewel merchant goes from penniless to wealthy in this story about gratitude.
Four Men and a Prayer · 1938Four Men and a Prayer
★ 6.51938
MovieAdventureMystery
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
The Last of the Mohicans · 1936The Last of the Mohicans
★ 6.31936
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.
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case · 1933Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
★ 8.01933
MovieMystery
When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.
So Ends Our Night · 1941So Ends Our Night
★ 6.31941
MovieWarDrama
An anti-Nazi refugee on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler's ever powerful influence.
Parachute Jumper · 1933Parachute Jumper
★ 5.81933
MovieDrama
An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.
Hell in the Heavens · 1934Hell in the Heavens
★ 5.01934
MovieDrama
During World War I, an American pilot vows to bring down the German ace responsible for his friend's death.
Criminal Lawyer · 1937Criminal Lawyer
★ 6.51937
MovieActionRomance
Barry Brandon, a criminal lawyer, visits the night club of Denny Larkin, his primary client, with Betty Walker, a spoiled society girl. The police raid the club and Brandon pleads that the whole group is guilty, just to get even with Larkin for a rebuke. On the same night in court, Madge Carter is on trial for disorderly conduct, and Brandon volunteers to defend her, and proves the case against her if a frame-up. Finding that she is penniless, Brandon hires her as his secretary, and falls in love with her. Brandon is appointed district attorney and has ambitions of becoming the state governor. Having dinner at Betty's home, she maneuvers him, while he is drunk, into marrying her. Later, Madge is a witness when Larkin shoots down a fellow gangster. By threatening Brandon's life, he forces her to commit perjury at his trial, and say he fired in self-defense. Brandon, the prosecuting attorney (who has had his marriage to Betty annulled) knows she is lying but doesn't know why.
Sarah and Son · 1930Sarah and Son
★ 5.51930
MovieDrama
A ne'er-do-well husband, after years of abusing his wife, disappears with their son, and winds up selling him to a wealthy family. Years later, the wife, now a world-famous opera singer, finally has enough time and money to begin a search for him.
The Lady in Question · 1940The Lady in Question
★ 6.71940
MovieRomanceComedy
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
The Earl of Chicago · 1940The Earl of Chicago
★ 6.31940
MovieDrama
A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
Becky Sharp · 1935Becky Sharp
★ 5.71935
MovieDramaRomance
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society. The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor.
Among the Living · 1941Among the Living
★ 6.11941
MovieThrillerCrime
A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.
Chained · 1934Chained
★ 7.01934
MovieRomanceDrama
Richard, a millionaire in love with his secretary, Diane, is dispirited when his wife refuses to divorce him. Concerned that Diane will now lose interest, Richard offers her an all-expense-paid cruise to Argentina so that she can think it over. While traveling, however, Diane falls in love with fellow traveler Mike. She resolves to come clean to Richard, but upon return she becomes conflicted when she finds out he was able to get divorced after all.