Directing
William Witney
Born May 15, 1915 · Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Died March 17, 2002 · aged 86
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising…
Known For
Marnie · 1964Marnie
★ 7.11964
MovieThrillerMystery
Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he blackmails her into marriage, convinced he can cure her. But as he probes deeper into Marnie’s fractured mind, long-buried fears and compulsions begin to surface.
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation · 1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
★ 6.51962
MovieFamilyComedy
Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a family vacation at a California beach house that turns out to be ugly and broken down. Daughter Katey, embarrassed by her braces, refuses to go to the beach, as does TV-addicted son Danny. When the family is joined by Hobbs' two unhappily married daughters and their husbands, he must help everyone with their problems to get some peace.
Master of the World · 1961Master of the World
★ 6.01961
MovieScience FictionAdventure
A mad genius tries to bomb the world into peace.
Apache Rifles · 1964Apache Rifles
★ 6.01964
MovieWestern
A young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.
40 Guns to Apache Pass · 196740 Guns to Apache Pass
★ 5.31967
MovieWestern
The Apaches are on the warpath and the Army must defend them. Murphy's mission is to get a shipment of rifles, but it's stolen by greedy white traders with the help of mutinous soldiers
Adventures of Captain Marvel · 1941Adventures of Captain Marvel
★ 6.41941
MovieFantasyAction
On a scientific expedition to Siam young Billy Batson is given the ability to change himself into the super-powered Captain Marvel by the wizard Shazam, who tells him his powers will last only as long as the Golden Scorpion idol is threatened. Finding the idol, the scientists realize it could be the most powerful weapon in the world and remove the lenses that energize it, distributing them among themselves so that no one would be able to use the idol by himself. Back in the US, Billy Batson, as Captain Marvel, wages a battle against an evil, hooded figure, the Scorpion, who hopes to accumulate all five lenses, thereby gaining control of the super-powerful weapon
Dick Tracy · 1937Dick Tracy
★ 5.21937
MovieCrimeAction
Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.
Spy Smasher · 1942Spy Smasher
★ 6.11942
MovieActionWar
Prior to the United States' involvement in World War II, the masked vigilante Spy Smasher fights Nazi agents operating within the US, led by the treacherous sabotage leader codenamed The Mask.
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