William Janney
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7285 |
| Birthday | 1908-02-15 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Russell Dixon Janney, |
1932
Two Seconds
6.109/23
A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flash...
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Two Seconds
1935
Bonnie Scotland
6.616/70
Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in...
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Bonnie Scotland
1929
Coquette
5.813/32
A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.
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Coquette
1933
The Crime of the Century
6.667/12
Driven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up...
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The Crime of the Century
1933
Terror Aboard
6.5/6
An ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find out what happened.
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Terror Aboard
1932
The Mouthpiece
6/10
A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.
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The Mouthpiece
1929
Salute
6/4
A comedy-romance about rival brothers attending a military academy.
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Salute
1933
Secret of the Blue Room
5.615/26
According to a legend, the mansion's "blue room" is cursed -- everyone who has ever spent the night in that room has met with an untimely end. The thr...
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Secret of the Blue Room
1932
Crooner
6.5/2
Fame goes to a priggish singer's head and almost costs him his girlfriend.
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Crooner
1935
Sweepstake Annie
4.8/5
A young woman who works in the movie business buys a sweepstakes ticket that turns out to be a winner. Her stroke of luck changes her life around--and...
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Sweepstake Annie
1930
The Girl Said No
5.8/5
A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines plot...
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The Girl Said No
1933
The World Changes
4.75/8
Generational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen through the eyes of businessman Orin Nordholm Jr....
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The World Changes
1930
The Right of Way
5.167/6
Snobbish attorney Charles 'Beauty' Steele loses his wife due to his drinking and his airs at the same time that his brother-in-law absconds with funds...
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The Right of Way
1937
Clipped Wings
5.333/3
Mickey Lofton, young half-brother of famed war-aviator Jerry, fails in his attempt to enter the Canadian Air Corps, because of his fear of thunderstor...
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Clipped Wings
1930
Shooting Straight
6.25/4
A gambler wanted for murder hides under the guise of a clergyman.
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Shooting Straight
1934
As the Earth Turns
5.556/9
Love happens between the son of Polish immigrants settled in Maine and the daughter of a neighboring farm family.
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As the Earth Turns
1933
Should Ladies Behave
4.778/9
A middle-aged houseguest causes romantic turmoil when he falls in love with his host's teenage daughter.
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Should Ladies Behave
1930
The Pay-Off
5.364/11
A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and takes...
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The Pay-Off
1936
Sutter's Gold
7/1
Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.
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Sutter's Gold
1932
Under-Cover Man
6.333/3
When his father is murdered, erstwhile conman Nick Darrow asks the cops if he can go undercover to find the killers, and maybe even stop a crime ring...
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Under-Cover Man
1933
The Iron Master
7/2
The wealthy owner of an iron foundry dies, and his greedy heirs are outraged when they find out that he left his entire estate not to them but to the...
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The Iron Master
1929
Mexicali Rose
5.6/10
The owner of a border town gambling saloon falls in love with a promiscuous young girl. When she has an affair with another, he tosses her out of town...
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Mexicali Rose
1930
Those Who Dance
6.25/4
A policeman doubles as a gunman to get in with the mob.
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Those Who Dance
1936
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
6.8/5
A crusading newspaper editor recruits his old friend Hoppy to take the job of Marshall in a town rife with vice and murder directed at helpless miners...
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Hopalong Cassidy Returns
1934
A Modern Hero
7/4
A 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense of others.
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A Modern Hero
1930
Young Desire
7/3
A carnival sideshow dancer falls in love with a handsome young man.
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Young Desire
1931
Girls Demand Excitement
10/1
Peter Brooks is a hard-working, hard-up college student whose dislike of women attending college weakens under the amorous advances of spoiled sociali...
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Girls Demand Excitement
1931
Cimarron
5.592/146
When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his fa...
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Cimarron
1930
The Dawn Patrol
6.8/30
World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons a...
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The Dawn Patrol
1933
King of the Wild Horses
8/1
Columbia's King of the Wild Horses is a remake of the silent Hal Roach western feature of the same name -- and with the same "star," Rex the Wonder Ho...
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King of the Wild Horses
1935
The Great Hotel Murder
6/5
Crime novelist Roger Blackwood competes with hotel house detective Andy McCabe in solving a murder by poisoning at a medical convention.
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The Great Hotel Murder
1935
Born to Gamble
5.2/5
A wealthy man relates how gambling had tragic consequences for his family.
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Born to Gamble
1932
A Successful Calamity
5.571/7
Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy an...
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A Successful Calamity
1935
Without Children
0/0
Struggling architect David Cole is encouraged by his boss, Phil Graham, to fraternize with high society as a means of drumming up business. This inadv...
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Without Children
1934
A Successful Failure
4.25/4
Ellery Cushing is full of catchy sayings and old-fashioned wisdom. But all that his family cares about is how much money he makes, and all that his bo...
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