William Frawley

William Frawley

February 25, 1887

William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to Sa…

Known For

19 titles
1
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947 · 1h 36m · Movie

After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mis...

7.9
2
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951 · 1h 22m · Movie

Two bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.

6.6
3
Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious

1952 · 1h 29m · Movie

After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.

6.8
4
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942 · 1h 44m · Movie

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert, Jim Corbett, uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.

7.5
5
The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944 · 1h 40m · Movie

During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack.

6.4
6
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941 · 1h 32m · Movie

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.

6.9
7
Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945 · 1h 34m · Movie

In New York, a woman who partially witnesses a killing from a train window seeks the aid of a crime novelist to solve the murder.

6.7
8
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950 · 1h 42m · Movie

Starting with a violent prison break, clever, ruthless Ralph Cotter corrupts everyone around him.

7.1
9
Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

1942 · 1h 15m · Movie

Roxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned?

6.9
10
One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940 · 1h 22m · Movie

Jim "Lucky" Moore (Allan Jones), an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve (Robert Cummings): a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancee, Cynthia (Na...

6.3
11
Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945 · 1h 31m · Movie

A cowboy competes with a gambling tycoon on the Barbary Coast for the hand of a beautiful dance-hall queen.

6.2
12
The Virginian

The Virginian

1946 · 1h 27m · Movie

In Medicine Bow, a newly arrived eastern schoolteacher is courted by two cowpokes but their courtship is interrupted by violent incidents involving local cattle rustlers.

6.4
13
Good Sam

Good Sam

1948 · 1h 54m · Movie

Sam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them out so much that he often finds himself broke and unable to help his own family buy the things they need--like a house.

6.3
14
Something to Sing About

Something to Sing About

1937 · 1h 33m · Movie

A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.

6.2
15
Mad About Music

Mad About Music

1938 · 1h 40m · Movie

A young woman at a girl's school in Switzerland makes up stories about, and writes herself letters, from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father, and is eventually put in a position where she has to produce him. Interesting things...

7.1
16
High, Wide and Handsome

High, Wide and Handsome

1937 · 1h 50m · Movie

Pennsylvania, 1859. Railroad tycoon Brennan (Alan Hale) is muscling in on oil-drilling farmers, led by Peter Cortland (Randolph Scott). Cortland must try to save their oil business, while also saving his marriage to Sally (Irene D...

6.4
17
Chicken Every Sunday

Chicken Every Sunday

1949 · 1h 34m · Movie

A rueful wife (circa 1910) recalls 20 years of her husband's financial fumbles, as she keeps a boarding house to support the family.

6.4
18
Here Is My Heart

Here Is My Heart

1934 · 1h 17m · Movie

A rich and famous singer disguises himself as a waiter in order to be near the woman he loves, a European princess.

6.6
19
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1940 · 1h 0m · Movie

Broadway producer Nickie North, and his press agent Scoop Trimble, land a backer for a new show, but their "angel" requires that they rehearse the show out-of-town and star Clarice Sheldon, an ex-flame whose flickerings have becom...

6.6
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