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Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice (1934) William Powell, Myrna Loy, Una Merkel, Rosalind Russell - Mystery about a powerful attorney who doesn't realize his wife has gotten herself into some trouble.
Evelyn Prentice (1934) starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Una Merkel, Rosalind Russell Synopsis of Evelyn Prentice Evelyn Prentice is a mystery about a powerful attorney who doesn’t realize his wife has gotten herself into some trouble.  Will he lose his first case?  Will she have to reveal her...
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Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man (1939) starring William Powell, Myrna Loy
In Another Thin Man, Nick and Nora (and their dog Asta) visit the estate of Colonel MacFay. He’s being threatened by a mysterious man wanting revenge for a past wrong. When MacFay is murdered, that man is the obvious suspect. Too obvious …
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Man of the World [William Powell]

Man of the World, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard
Man of the World (1931) starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, Wynne Gibson, Lawrence Gray, Guy Kibbee, George Chandler Review Man of the World is an riveting movie with a bittersweet ending. It’s the story of an American expatriate writer, living in Paris. He’s become a suave, debonair, blackmailer....
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The Kennel Murder Case [William Powell]

The Kennel Murder Case (1933) starring William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, directed by Michael Curtiz
The Kennel Murder Case (1933) starring William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, directed by Michael Curtiz In The Kennel Murder Case, Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates a locked-room murder. The murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important...
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High Pressure [William Powell]

High Pressure starring William Powell - movie poster
High Pressure (1931) starring William Powell, Evelyn Dale, George Sidney, Frank McHugh Synopsis In High Pressure William Powell’s a likeable rogue. He plays a garrulous promoter selling investors on a scheme to make synthetic rubber – from sewage!
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Double Wedding

Double Wedding (1937) starring William Powell , Myrna Loy , Florence Rice
Double Wedding (1937) starring William Powell , Myrna Loy, Florence Rice Synopsis of Double Wedding In Double Wedding, when Margit marches over to Charlie’s place to order him to stay away from Irene, the two realize that they are perfect for each other.
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I Love You Again

I Love You Again (1940) starring William Powell , Myrna Loy , Frank McHugh
I Love You Again (1940) starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Frank McHugh Synopsis of I Love You Again In I Love You Again, William Powell and Myrna Loy star in this comedy about a seemingly staid married businessman whose recovery from amnesia exposes his past existence as a...
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Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady (1936) starring Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Jean Harlow
Libeled Lady (1936) starring Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Jean Harlow Synopsis of Libeled Lady In Libeled Lady, Bill Chandler (William Powell ) is one of America’s great anglers, a sports fisherman without peer, doom in waders to the wiliest trout. And that isn’t the only fish story Chandler tells. Four...
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Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies (1945) starring William Powell, Red Skelton, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly,  Lucille Ball,  Lena Horne, Kathryn Grayson and many more
Ziegfeld Follies (1945) starring William Powell, Red Skelton, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly,  Lucille Ball,  Lena Horne, Kathryn Grayson and many more Ziegfeld Follies is an attempt at recreating the spectacle of Flo Ziegfeld’s famous Broadway shows … And so the film is a series of unrelated musical and...
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