The best William Phillips’s war movies

William Phillips

William Phillips

01/06/1908- 27/06/1957
We present our ranking of the best William Phillips’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about William Phillips.
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Sergeant York

Sergeant York
7.7/10
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh
7/10
Two sailors, Joe and Clarence have four days shore leave in spend their shore leave trying to get a girl for Clarence. Clarence has his eye on a girl with musical aspirations, and before Joe can stop him, promises to get her an audition with José Iturbi. But the trouble really starts when Joe realizes he's falling for his buddy's girl.

Hellcats of the Navy

Hellcats of the Navy
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaThrillerWar
  • Release: 01/05/1957
  • Character: Carroll (as William Phillips)
Future "first couple" Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis made their only joint film appearance in Hellcats of the Navy. Ronnie plays Casey Abbott, commander of a WW2 submarine, while Nancy portrays navy nurse Helen Blair, Abbott's off-and-on girlfriend. During a delicate mission in which his sub is ordered to retrieve a revolutionary new Japanese mine, Abbott is forced to leave frogman Wes Barton (Harry Lauter) behind to save the rest of his crew. But Abbott's second-in-command Don Landon (Eduard Franz) is convincing that Abbott's sacrifice of Barton was due to the fact that the dead man had been amorously pursuing Helen.

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomanceWar
  • Release: 18/03/1944
  • Character: Pvt. Bill Burk (as Wm. 'Bill' Phillips)
Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic training at Fort Bragg with the self-serving help of a couple of buddies intent on cutting themselves in on that extra income.

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Revolt at Fort Laramie
5.6/10
At the breaking of the Civil War the garrison of Fort Laramie splits between the sympathezers of the two different factions, but when the fort is attacked by the Sioux, they unite their forces to fight them.

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 21/11/1945
  • Character: Bill Burk
An Army corporal and his con-man sidekick take a shortcut to heroism in World War II France.

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