Acting
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Born December 7, 1906
Died April 9, 1981 · aged 74
William "Wee Willie" Davis (1906–1981) was an American film actor. He had previously been a wrestler. He worked in the Jefferson County Jail in Louisville in 1972-75 as the gym guard. He was also an engineer and contributed to the invention of the Glowmeter, an early Heads up display that projected a cars speed onto the windshield. A fellow wrestler, Prince Ilaki Ibn Ali Hassan (whose real nam…
Known For
The Asphalt Jungle · 1950The Asphalt Jungle
★ 7.51950
MovieCrimeDrama
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
Samson and Delilah · 1949Samson and Delilah
★ 6.61949
MovieRomanceDrama
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
To Catch a Thief · 1955To Catch a Thief
★ 7.31955
MovieMysteryRomance
When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling daughter in a seductive game of pursuit, deception, and desire.
Gentleman Jim · 1942Gentleman Jim
★ 7.21942
MovieDramaComedy
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
Mighty Joe Young · 1949Mighty Joe Young
★ 6.41949
MovieAdventureFantasy
A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
Pursuit to Algiers · 1945Pursuit to Algiers
★ 6.91945
MovieMysteryCrime
After the King of Rovenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean liner which also carries a number of suspicious persons, any of whom may be involved in a plot to also assassinate him.
Son of Paleface · 1952Son of Paleface
★ 6.41952
MovieComedyWestern
Peter Potter Jr. returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found.
Reap the Wild Wind · 1942Reap the Wild Wind
★ 6.31942
MovieAdventureAction
The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.
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