The best William Worthington’s drama movies

William Worthington

William Worthington

08/04/1872- 09/04/1941
Today we present the best William Worthington’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 Worthington’s movies.
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
8.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 19/10/1939
  • Character: Committeeman (uncredited)
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.

Boys Town

Boys Town
7.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 08/09/1938
  • Character: Governor (uncredited)
The devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.

Union Pacific

Union Pacific
7.1/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 05/05/1939
  • Character: Oliver Ames (uncredited)
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?

Dark Victory

Dark Victory
7.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 20/04/1939
  • Character: Specialist #1 (uncredited)
A flighty heiress discovers inner strength when she develops a brain tumor.

Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim
6.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/09/1935
  • Character: Man at Bar
A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

Man Of The People

Man Of The People
5.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 27/01/1937
  • Character: Judge (uncredited)
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
6.9/10
In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they're performing in Paris, an agent sees them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. However, at the height of their fame, World War I begins.

Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1
6.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 31/05/1935
  • Character: Prison Board Member (uncredited)
G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 22/02/1940
  • Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.

Champagne Charlie

Champagne Charlie
5.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 06/05/1936
  • Character: Board Member
The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 19/02/1937
  • Character: Ship Passenger (uncredited)
A chic jewel thief in England falls in love with one of her marks.

The Beloved Brat

The Beloved Brat
6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 30/04/1938
  • Character: Dr. Reynolds
Roberta Morgan is being raised in a wealthy home where her mother is occupied with her society-club activities and her father is immersed in his business activities. She also feels that the household staff is against her and that no one understands her needs and problems. Things spiral out of control.

Walking Down Broadway

Walking Down Broadway
5.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 11/03/1938
  • Character: Judge
Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway production, but the lives of all five take many different turns, often for the worse.

Give Me Liberty

Give Me Liberty
6.2/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 19/12/1936
  • Character: Pendleton (uncredited)
Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.

Homicide Bureau

Homicide Bureau
5.6/10
After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave, Police Captain Haines orders his men in the Homicide Bureau to clean up all their cases, but without violating the constitutional rights of any suspect. Detective Jim Logan is ordered to meet the incoming new-head of the Police Department lab and internal affairs, J.G. Bliss, and takes an instant dislike to her over her attitude toward criminal's rights.

Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent
5.9/10
When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger
6.6/10
A district attorney sends a young man to the electric chair, then lands in the death house himself.

The Chaser

The Chaser
5.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 29/07/1938
  • Character: Dr. Matthews
A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop him, hires a pretty girl to cozy up and coerce the truth out of the ambulance-chaser. Unfortunately, the boss doesn't count on the romance factor and sure enough, love blossoms between the girl and the shyster.

Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu
6.3/10
The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.

They Made Her a Spy

They Made Her a Spy
5.5/10
  • Genre: ActionCrimeDrama
  • Release: 14/04/1939
  • Character: Senator in the Dome Cafe
When her brother is killed by sabotage, Irene Eaton (Sally Eilers) joins the secret service and goes undercover to unroot the culprits.

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