The best William Tannen’s drama movies

William Tannen

William Tannen

17/11/1911- 02/12/1976
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Fury

Fury
7.8/10
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.

All the King's Men

All the King's Men
7.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 16/11/1949
  • Character: Man in City Bar (Uncredited)
All The King's Men is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark from a rural county seat to the governor's mansion.

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year
7.1/10
Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.8/10
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

Flight Command

Flight Command
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 27/12/1940
  • Character: Lieut. Freddy Townsend
A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land due to heavy fog. On his first day on the job, his poor shooting skills results in the Hellcats losing an air combat competition. His fellow pilots accept him anyways but they think he's crossed the line when they erroneously conclude that while their CO Billy Gray is away, Drake has an affair with his wife Lorna. Drake is now an outcast and is prepared to resign from the Navy but his extreme heroism in saving Billy Gray's life turns things around.

Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade
5.7/10
  • Genre: DramaMusicRomance
  • Release: 07/04/1939
  • Character: Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audition before a Broadway producer, but the producer only wants the singer, leaving the husband without a job and feeling a failure.

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost
6.9/10
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

Boom Town

Boom Town
7/10
McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.

The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm
7.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/06/1940
  • Character: Nazi Clerk
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Brietner, a family friend is caught up in the turmoil.

Insurance Investigator

Insurance Investigator
6.2/10
When a businessman who has had a double indemnity policy taken out on him dies mysteriously, his insurance company sends an undercover investigator to town to determine exactly what happened.

Cynthia

Cynthia
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 29/08/1947
  • Character: Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)
Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.

Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight
6.4/10
A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.

The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers
6.5/10
  • Genre: AdventureDrama
  • Release: 28/11/1941
  • Character: One of Lucien's Men (Uncredited)
Cultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents' death at the hands of evil Colonna. Because each feels all the same sensations experienced by the other, swordplay is difficult for them. Worse yet, raised very differently, they struggle to find common ground between their conflicting personalities. But to defeat their enemy, the two will have to overcome the obstacles and work as a team.

Crash Donovan

Crash Donovan
5.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/08/1936
  • Character: Tony
A California Highway Patrolman gets involved with a smuggling ring.

Florian

Florian
7.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 05/06/1940
  • Character: Sergeant
Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by their love of Lippizan horses.

99 River Street

99 River Street
7.4/10
A former boxer --now taxi driver-- gets mixed up with jewel thieves.

Three Secrets

Three Secrets
7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 20/10/1950
  • Character: Bobby Lynch (uncredited)
A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California. When the newspapers reveal the boy was adopted and that the crash occurred on his birthday, three women begin to ponder if it's the son each gave up for adoption. As the three await news of his rescue at a mountain cabin, they recall incidents from five years earlier and why they were forced to give up their son.

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 24/11/1939
  • Character: Bates - Intern
Intern Kildare (Lew Ayres) heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) into taking a vacation.

A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain
7.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 17/07/1957
  • Character: Celia's Supervisor (uncredited)
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.

Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action
6.5/10
U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank, and is now Junior Aide to Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas.

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