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Lawyer Man (1933)

The Match King (1932)

High Pressure (1932)

Jewel Robbery (1932)

The Expert (1932)

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High Pressure (1932) -- (Movie Clip) I Can Smell It Burning

High Pressure (1932) -- (Movie Clip) No Romance In Sewage

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Filmography

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Lawyer Man (1933)

The Match King (1932)

High Pressure (1932)

Jewel Robbery (1932)

The Expert (1932)

Winner Take All (1932)

The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)

One Way Passage (1932)

Smart Money (1931)

God's Gift to Women (1931)

Her Majesty Love (1931)

The Road to Singapore (1931)

Resurrection (1931)

Dancing Sweeties (1930)

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River's End (1930)

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Hit the Deck (1930)

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Moby Dick (1930)

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The Furies (1930)

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Rio Rita (1929)

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The Four Feathers (1929)

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Sadie Thompson (1928)

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Resurrection (1927)

The Stolen Bride (1927)

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The Tender Hour (1927)

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High Steppers (1926)

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Wings of the Storm (1926)

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The Red Rider (1925)

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Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925)

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Abraham Lincoln (1924)

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Madonna of the Streets (1924)

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A Son of the Sahara (1924)

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All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923)

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Silver Wings (1922)

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The Lure of Youth (1921)

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Playthings of Destiny (1921)

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Rio Grande (1920)

Isobel; or, the Trail's End (1920)

One-Thing-at-A-Time O'Day (1919)

The Trail to Yesterday (1918)

Unexpected Places (1918)

Hitting the High Spots (1918)

Life Events

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High Pressure (1932) -- (Movie Clip) I Can Smell It Burning William Powell is slippery sales-genius Gar Evans about to launch his stock pitch for rubber made from sewage, with his new secretary (Evelyn Knapp) and her cub-reporter boyfriend (Ben Alexander) when his permanently steamed gal Francine (Evelyn Brent, in her sixth ad final picture with Powell) arrives, escorted by his wing-man Mike (Frank McHugh), in Warner Bros.' spicy pre-Code High Pressure, 1932.

High Pressure (1932) -- (Movie Clip) No Romance In Sewage Rescued from a bender, promoter Gar Evans (William Powell) meets buddy Mike (Frank McHugh) and entrepreneur Ginsberg (George Sidney), early in High Pressure, 1932, from a play by Aben Kandel.

Lawyer Man (1932) -- (Movie Clip) I'm A Charter Member Feeling frisky after an unexpected offer to join a fancy uptown law firm, Lower East Side lawyer Tony (William Powell) is surprised to find the babe he’s ogling is his own savvy secretary Olga (Joan Blondell), their dinner date ensuing, William Dieterle directing, in Warner Bros.’ Lawyer Man, 1932.

Lawyer Man (1932) -- (Movie Clip) He Could Hide Behind A Circular Staircase His career apparently soaring, as a new partner in an uptown firm, lawyer Tony (William Powell) with barkeep Mike (John Sheehan) gets buttonholed by Gilmurry (David Landau), whom he just skewered in court, then gets his head turned by showgirl Jenny (Claire Dodd), Sheila Terry her wing-gal, in Warner Bros.’ Lawyer Man, 1932.

Lawyer Man (1932) -- (Movie Clip) It Takes A Good Man After beating uptown corporate lawyer Bentley (Alan Dinehart) in court, William Powell, a shade less suave than usual as Lower East Side lawyer Tony, is surprised to be invited to visit, and still more to be offered a gig, early in Warner Bros.’ Lawyer Man, 1932, also starring Joan Blondell, from a Max Trell novel.

Smart Money (1931) -- (Movie Clip) Saint Nick For Dames Breakfasting in their now-fancy digs, sidekick Jack (James Cagney) is suspicious of the girl (Evelyn Knapp) his gambler roommate buddy Nick (Edward G. Robinson) has rescued from suicide, in Smart Money, 1931.

Jewel Robbery (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Kindly Put Up Your Hands First appearance of the star William Powell, who never is named throughout the picture, in his suave invasion of a top Vienna jewelry store, Baroness Kay Francis gasping with her perfectly cordial husband and lover (Henry Kolker, Hardie Albright), Lee Kohlmar the jeweler, in Warner Bros. Jewel Robbery, 1932.

Jewel Robbery (1932) -- (Movie Clip) I Studied In Paris From William Powell's first scene as "The Robber," Countess Teri (Kay Francis), her husband (Henry Kolker), the proprietor (Lee Kohlmar) and the commissioner (Hardie Albright), irritated but impressed in a Vienna jewel shop, in Jewel Robbery, 1932.

Jewel Robbery (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Neither Am I Short And Fat Victim of an elegant robber earlier in the day, Viennese Countess Teri (Kay Francis) frets with friend Marianne (Helen Vinson), then is visited by the man himself (William Powell), making charming demands, in Jewel Robbery, 1932.

Jewel Robbery (1932) -- (Movie Clip) To Supplant My Jewels Opening in Vienna with Kay Francis as droll baroness Teri, with her friend Marianne (Helen Vinson) lamenting their circumstances, directed by William Dieterle, from a Ladislas Fodor play, in what was primarily a William Powell vehicle, in his Warner Bros.’ period, Jewel Robbery, 1932.

Illicit (1931) -- (Movie Clip) I Believe I Was His Inspiration Wedding shower scene introducing friends including glowing Joan Blondell as Duckie, and Charles Butterworth as Georgie with another comic routine, before liberated New York socialite Anne (Barbara Stanwyck) assures betrothed Dick (James Rennie) that a telegram from her ex-lover is no biggie, early in Illicit, 1931.

Illicit (1931) -- (Movie Clip) About To Spill Cocktails New Yorker Anne (Barbara Stanwyck) has been off the social circuit so she’s pleased to receive Margie (Natalie Moorhead), who’s always had a thing for her husband, clever Georgie (Charles Butterworth) and honest chum Duckie (Joan Blondell), intense events ensuing , direction by Archie Mayo, in the pre-Code melodrama Illicit. 1931.

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