The best William A. Wellman’s movies

William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

29/02/1896- 09/12/1975
Today we present the best William A. Wellman’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best William A. Wellman’s movies.

Wings

Wings
7.5/10
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them, pines away. Cinema's first ever gay kiss?

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky
6.8/10
  • Genre: AdventureDrama
  • Release: 05/09/1953
  • Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
7.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/05/2008
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.

1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour
6.8/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 09/04/1925
  • Character: Himself
A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.

Filmmakers in Action

Filmmakers in Action
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/09/2006
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in different countries? (Sequel to “Filmmakers vs. Tycoons.”)

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
7/10
  • Release: 25/05/1919
  • Character: Henry
A lost film. Teddy Drake, ( Douglas Fairbanks ) is a pleasure-seeking aristocrat who ends up expelled from his exclusive Fifth Avenue club for playing practical jokes and other rambunctious antics. He decides to reform his selfish ways and boards a train heading heading for the Southwest.

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
5.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/06/1931
  • Character: Self
Pola Negri, Bebe Daniels, Mitzi Green, Polly Moran, Mack Sennett and Marjorie Beebe are seen relaxing at Palm Springs, a California winter resort; Barbara Stanwyck and Ricardo Cortez play golf; other celebrities are shown in Malibu Beach.

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