William Gargan
18 titles
Filmography
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Dynamite
(1949)Gunner is a veteran at working with dynamite, and is working for Jake. Slowly he becomes romantically interested in Jake's daughter Mary.

Miss Annie Rooney
(1942)Shirley Temple stars in this story of an optimistic high schooler from a smart, yet poverty-stricken, home who is courted by a millionaire classmate.

Cheers for Miss Bishop
(1941)Unlucky in love, a duty-bound 1880s Midwestern schoolteacher sacrifices 50 years of her life to her students and raises her ex-fiancé’s child.

The Devil's Party
(1938)This year’s reunion for a group of childhood friends who grew up together in the slums is interrupted by a murder, a coverup and the fallout of both.

Isle Of Destiny
(1940)When a fierce storm forces them to seek refuge, a daredevil pilot and her mechanic become stranded on an island with a dangerous group of smugglers.

British Agent
(1934)Michael Curtiz directs Kay Francis and Leslie Howard in this tale of romance and revolution in Russia. Touted at the time of its release as most expensive picture yet produced by the studio, Curtiz does not allow the sweep and spectacle to overwhelm the very human drama that lies at the heart of the film. It is 1917 and the Russian Revolution is sweeping the country. Elena (Francis) has dedicated her life to the Cause as personified by Lenin. But during a street riot her life is saved by Stephen Locke (Howard), an unofficial diplomatic agent for England. The two, although dedicated to opposing causes, fall for each other. But Elena learns that Locke is wanted by the secret police for his revolutionary activities and she is ordered to obtain evidence of Locke's scheming. She does so -- although she knows this will condemn him to death. One of Kay Francis' greatest performances in film, aided by a string of character greats.
Lucky Devils
(1933)They smash through skylights, tumble down staircases, drop from a high rooftop into a waiting convertible – the only fall Skipper Clark and his devil-may-care pals won't take is to fall in love. That's because Skipper, Bob Hughes and their fellow stunt-men know that the concerns of a wife and family don't mix with the risks of a Hollywood stunt-man's career. Yet Skipper falls hard for lovely Fran. After their marriage, he loses his nerve during the shooting of a dangerous two-man scene, putting Bob's life in peril. Skipper is then shunned by his profession and, desperate for funds, agrees to perform an almost-suicidal waterfall stunt refused by the other stunt-men. Bill Boyd, a big star of TV's early days when he brought his popular Hopalong Cassidy films to the small screen, portrays Skipper in this B-programmer filled with glimpses of the era's filmmaking techniques and created by David O. Selznick's RKO production unit.
The Sport Parade
(1932)Dartmouth football heroes Johnny Baker (William Gargan) and Sandy Brown (Joel McCrea) – famed for their Baker-to-Brown passing game – go their separate ways after graduation: Johnny to the editor's desk of a newspaper sports page and Sandy to the promotional schemes of a wrestling manager nicknamed Shifty. The friends' paths merge again when Johnny helps Sandy out of tough economic times, but their renewed friendship teeters toward permanent collapse when both men woo a lovely newspaper illustrator (Marian Marsh). David O. Selznick is executive producer of this pre-Code programmer, overseeing the array of visual flourishes conjured by Dudley Murphy (director of the following year's The Emperor Jones and a co director of the earlier avant-garde Ballet mécanique). Algonquin Round Table wit Robert Benchley makes his feature debut as an always-befuddled sportscaster.

The Canterville Ghost
(1944)Three hundred years ago, when Sir Simon's cowardice brought shame to theCantervilles, he was cursed to haunt the family manor as The CantervilleGhost.England, World War II. It's been three centuries, and Sir Simon (CharlesLaughton) can't even scare eight-year-old Lady Jessica (MargaretO'Brien), the current lady of the manor. Only an honest act of selflesscourage by a Canterville descendent can ...

The Bells of St. Mary's
(1945)Charming classic of Old Hollywood about a reverend and a nun whose friendly rivalry ends up winning a huge gift for their Catholic school.

The Animal Kingdom
(1932)In the glittering world of New York's high society, a charming but unconventional artist disrupts the lives of a newly engaged couple.
Turnabout
(1940)Tim (John Hubbard) and Sally Willows (Carole Landis) are unhappily married. Tim spends his days working at an advertising agency, while Sally lounges around the house. One day a distant relative sends the couple a statue of an Asian deity. When Sally and Tim argue about which of them has the better life, the statue comes alive in the form of Mr. Ram (George Renavent). Hearing their argument, he casts a spell. The next morning Tim wakes up inside Sally's body, and Sally wakes up inside Tim's.

You Only Live Once
(1937)Paroled through the efforts of his sweetheart and her public defender employer, Eddie Taylor resolves to go straight and live down the stigma of being a three-time loser.

Rain
(1932)When the passengers of a ship get stranded on a Samoan island, a self-righteous missionary resolves to save the soul of a spirited sex worker.

The Milky Way
(1936)A slapstick classic about a meek milkman who becomes an unlikely boxing champ after he’s thought to have knocked out the true boxing champ in a fight.

Keep 'Em Flying
(1941)A rare promo film featuring narration and highlights of hilarious scenes and routines from Abbott and Costello’s 1941 vehicle Keep ‘Em Flying.

Till the End of Time
(1946)World War II is over, and millions of Gls forever changed by the war return to a nation far different from the one they left.

Miracle in the Rain
(1956)Jane Wyman and Van Johnson star in this classic love story, an O. Henry-style romantic melodrama about of two lonesome people, a shy woman and a dashing soldier from Tennessee.