Will Stanton

Will Stanton

Born: September 16, 1885
Died: December 18, 1969
in London, England, UK

Movies for Will Stanton...

Adam's Rib
Title: Adam's Rib
Character: Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Released: November 18, 1949
Type: Movie
When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.
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Slightly French
Title: Slightly French
Character: Cockney Barker (uncredited)
Released: February 2, 1949
Type: Movie
A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.
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The Exile
Title: The Exile
Character: Tucket
Released: October 17, 1947
Type: Movie
In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by militants working for rogue leader Oliver Cromwell. Charles ends up in the Netherlands, where he falls for local beauty Katie and spends his days happily in the quiet countryside. Unfortunately, Cromwell's associate Col. Ingram and his men track Charles down, and the would-be monarch must resort to swashbuckling his way to freedom.
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Forever Amber
Title: Forever Amber
Character: Deadeye
Released: October 10, 1947
Type: Movie
Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Title: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Character: Porter (uncredited)
Released: May 25, 1947
Type: Movie
A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its former owner.
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A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
Title: A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
Character: Barclay
Released: March 8, 1945
Type: Movie
A young woman devises a clever scheme to secure a train reservation by pretending to be married to a stranger.
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Lost in a Harem
Title: Lost in a Harem
Character: Plain Native in Café (uncredited)
Released: December 1, 1944
Type: Movie
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
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Mr. Skeffington
Title: Mr. Skeffington
Character: Sid Lapham (uncredited)
Released: May 25, 1944
Type: Movie
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
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It Ain't Hay
Title: It Ain't Hay
Character: Drunk (uncredited)
Released: March 10, 1943
Type: Movie
Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feeding it some candy. They head for the racetrack, find a look-a-like and take it. They do not realize that the nag is "Tea Biscuit," a champion racehorse.
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This Above All
Title: This Above All
Character: Bartender
Released: May 12, 1942
Type: Movie
In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his prejudice against the upper classes, and agrees to spend a week with him at a Dover hotel. When Clive's soldier friend, Monty, arrives to retrieve him, Prudence learns that Clive went AWOL after Dunkirk, and urges him to recall why England must fight the war.
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Brooklyn Orchid
Title: Brooklyn Orchid
Character: Goodweeks' Valet
Released: January 31, 1942
Type: Movie
Two taxi-fleet operators rescue a girl and she follows them to a mountain resort.
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Sergeant York
Title: Sergeant York
Character: Cockney Soldier (uncredited)
Released: September 27, 1941
Type: Movie
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
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Charley's Aunt
Title: Charley's Aunt
Character: Messenger
Released: August 1, 1941
Type: Movie
In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil--where the nuts come from.
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We Are Not Alone
Title: We Are Not Alone
Character: Mr. Deane
Released: November 25, 1939
Type: Movie
A British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his wife.
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Fast and Furious
Title: Fast and Furious
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Released: October 6, 1939
Type: Movie
Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.
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Captain Fury
Title: Captain Fury
Character: Bertie Green
Released: May 26, 1939
Type: Movie
An Irish convict sentenced to hard labor in Australia escapes into the outback, and organizes a band of fellow escapees to fight a corrupt landlord.
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Weather Wizards
Title: Weather Wizards
Character: Uncle Jim
Released: April 8, 1939
Type: Movie
Modern meteorology and a hard-working government weather team put their science and organization to work as a cold front moves from Alaska toward the citrus groves of Southern California. First, the scientists predict the storm's course, giving several days' warning to farmers and growers. The growers, typified by the Morgan family, prepare the oil-burning pots throughout their grove. Then, as the temperature dips below freezing, they light the pots. The cold snap continues as oil-supplies dwindle; the smoky air slows traffic, including trucks bringing more oil. The scientists strive to predict how long freezing temperatures will last: can the Morgans hold out?
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The Little Princess
Title: The Little Princess
Character: Groom
Released: March 17, 1939
Type: Movie
A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
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Devil's Island
Title: Devil's Island
Character: Bobo
Released: January 7, 1939
Type: Movie
A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.
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Straight, Place and Show
Title: Straight, Place and Show
Character: Syd Robins - Horse Truck Driver
Released: September 30, 1938
Type: Movie
The Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling match and help a young man train the horse of his fiancée.
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Anaesthesia
Title: Anaesthesia
Character: Dental Patient (uncredited)
Released: July 9, 1938
Type: Movie
An examination of the history of anesthesia, from ancient Egyptian times to contemporary times.
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Four Men and a Prayer
Title: Four Men and a Prayer
Character: Cockney in Marlanda
Released: April 29, 1938
Type: Movie
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
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Lloyd's of London
Title: Lloyd's of London
Character: Smutt
Released: November 25, 1936
Type: Movie
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
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White Hunter
Title: White Hunter
Character: Harry
Released: November 25, 1936
Type: Movie
Safari guide Capt. Clark Rutledge is hired by the man Michael Varek who was responsible for his father's death...
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The Gentleman from Louisiana
Title: The Gentleman from Louisiana
Released: August 14, 1936
Type: Movie
In Victorian-era USA, a horse-jockey becomes a scapegoat in the nefarious schemes of a group of small-time criminals.
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The Last of the Mohicans
Title: The Last of the Mohicans
Character: Jenkins
Released: July 2, 1936
Type: Movie
The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had honorably surrendered at Fort William Henry, plus some women and servants; the kidnapping of two sisters, daughters of the British commander; and their rescue by the last Mohicans.
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Fury
Title: Fury
Character: Drunk Leaving Bar (uncredited)
Released: June 5, 1936
Type: Movie
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Title: Mutiny on the Bounty
Character: Portsmouth Joe (uncredited)
Released: November 22, 1935
Type: Movie
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
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Atlantic Adventure
Title: Atlantic Adventure
Character: Steward
Released: August 25, 1935
Type: Movie
When reporter Dan Miller is once again late to meet his girl friend, Helen Murdock, because he is working on a story, Helen breaks up with him. Later, in an effort to reconcile with her, Dan misses an appointment with the district attorney, and is fired when his editor learns that the district attorney was murdered in Dan's absence. The man suspected of the crime, Mitts Coster, is rumored to be traveling to Europe aboard an ocean liner. While Dan's friend, photographer Snapper McGillicuddy, fetches Helen to the boat, under the pretense that Dan is leaving town to forget her, Dan searches the ship for Mitts, whom he does not recognize. When Helen arrives, Dan feigns illness, and she admits her love for him. When Helen learns of Dan's ruse, however, she angrily hits him with a package that a passenger gave her when she boarded the ship. The package contains a passport for Dorothy Madden, who greatly resembles Helen, and $2,000 dollars.
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Baby Face Harrington
Title: Baby Face Harrington
Character: Drunken Prisoner
Released: April 12, 1935
Type: Movie
Thanks to a series of comic mishaps, a timid, small-town office clerk finds himself wanted by the police and labeled by the media as "Public Enemy No. 2." Comedy.
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Bachelor Bait
Title: Bachelor Bait
Character: Drunk (uncredited)
Released: July 27, 1934
Type: Movie
After being fired from his job at the Marriage License Bureau, a clerk turns to matchmaking.
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Cracked Shots
Title: Cracked Shots
Character: The Conductor
Released: May 4, 1934
Type: Movie
Tom Kennedy joins a shooting contest over at the Acme Gun Club.
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Apples to You!
Title: Apples to You!
Character: Mr. Stanton
Released: April 7, 1934
Type: Movie
A burlesque impresario is hired to help the failing fortunes of an old opera company.
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Strictly Fresh Yeggs
Title: Strictly Fresh Yeggs
Character: The Drunk
Released: April 6, 1934
Type: Movie
After spending the night out drinking, a man tries to find his way home, but can't quite get there.
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The Undie-World
Title: The Undie-World
Character: Maxie - the Chief's Henchman
Released: April 3, 1934
Type: Movie
A gangster is smitten with the two girls in the next apartment. With the help of his violinist friend he gets acquainted with the girls by posing as a musician.
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Cross Country Cruise
Title: Cross Country Cruise
Character: Drunk on Bus (Uncredited)
Released: January 16, 1934
Type: Movie
A young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He kills his jealous wife and implicates her in the murder. However, a playboy character who had been flirting with the woman earlier turns amateur detective and clears her.
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Arizona to Broadway
Title: Arizona to Broadway
Character: Drunk on Train
Released: July 22, 1933
Type: Movie
A team of con men trying to double-cross a woman they are supposedly helping to get some stolen money back wind up getting crossed themselves... by the mob.
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Hello, Sister!
Title: Hello, Sister!
Character: Drunk
Released: April 14, 1933
Type: Movie
Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, and the four get together...
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Sailor's Luck
Title: Sailor's Luck
Character: J. Felix Hemingway
Released: March 17, 1933
Type: Movie
U.S. sailor Jimmy Harrigan, on shore leave in San Pedro, meets and falls for Sally Brent She promises to wait for him when he ships out to San Francisco, but Jimmy becomes jealous and tells her off when he learns Sally has entered a marathon dance contest sponsored by a lecherous snake named Baron Portola. Along with several of his Navy pals, Jimmy goes to the ballroom the night of the dance marathon, to try to change Sally's mind and win her back.
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Cavalcade
Title: Cavalcade
Character: Tommy Jolly (uncredited)
Released: February 8, 1933
Type: Movie
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.
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Me and My Gal
Title: Me and My Gal
Character: Drunk
Released: December 4, 1932
Type: Movie
Jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley.
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Wild Girl
Title: Wild Girl
Character: Bartender (uncredited)
Released: November 9, 1932
Type: Movie
Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued by authorities: one for killing a hypocritical mayoral candidate, the other for robbing the stagecoach.
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Roar of the Dragon
Title: Roar of the Dragon
Character: Sailor Sam
Released: July 8, 1932
Type: Movie
A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain Carson, who becomes involved with a woman who "belongs" to Voronsky. Carson must contend with the bandits outside and the conflicting personalities of those trapped inside the inn, as well as dealing with spies among the inn's personnel.
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Any Old Port!
Title: Any Old Port!
Character: Drunk
Released: March 5, 1932
Type: Movie
Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord. They are forced to flee the hotel with no money and Ollie arranges for Stan to fight at a local boxing hall for $50. Stan's opponent turns out to be Musgy who uses a loaded glove. During the fight the glove is swapped and Stan triumphs only to find that Ollie has bet their fee that he would lose.
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Paradise Island
Title: Paradise Island
Character: Limey
Released: July 15, 1930
Type: Movie
The south sea island Tonga is full of plantations and scoundrels. Ellen Bradford arrives expecting marriage to respectable and successful plantation owner only to find he is a drunk and gambler. Being the only white woman she is the desire of scoundrels and cut-throats.
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The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Title: The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Released: May 2, 1930
Type: Movie
The sinister Dr. Fu Manchu returns to destroy the people he holds responsible for the death of his family.
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Mamba
Title: Mamba
Character: Cockney servant
Released: March 9, 1930
Type: Movie
August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for his greed and arrogance, Bolte forces the beautiful daughter of a destitute nobleman to marry him in exchange for saving her father from ruin. Upon her arrival in Africa, she falls in love with an officer in the local German garrison. When World War I breaks out, Bolte, unable to avoid being conscripted, foments a rebellion among the local natives.
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The Cock-Eyed World
Title: The Cock-Eyed World
Character: Bit Part
Released: October 19, 1929
Type: Movie
Two Marines are sent to South Sea island where they fight over a local island girl.
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Half Marriage
Title: Half Marriage
Character: Elevator Operator
Released: October 12, 1929
Type: Movie
A young couple marries in secret. Judy's afraid her parents won't approve of Dick and she'll lose her generous allowance. Her parents bring her home from the city where she's been studying art and encourage the attentions of Tom, a persistent suitor. Judy and her jealous husband have an argument that leads her back to the city, a drunken, amorous Tom and a tragedy.
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True Heaven
Title: True Heaven
Character: Gresson's Chauffeur
Released: February 17, 1929
Type: Movie
Phillip Gresson is in the employ of the British secret service, while heroine Judith is a spy for the Enemy. Hoping to gain possession of the usual Secret Plans, Judith pretends to be in love with Phillip. Only after nursing the seriously wounded Phillip back to health does Judith come to the realization that she genuinely loves him.
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Sadie Thompson
Title: Sadie Thompson
Character: Quartermaster Bates
Released: January 7, 1928
Type: Movie
A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work and falls for Timothy O'Hara, an American sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past. However, Mr. Davidson, a missionary who arrived on the island at the same time, aims to "save" Sadie from her sinful life and petitions to have her separated from her beau and deported back to San Francisco.
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Do Detectives Think?
Title: Do Detectives Think?
Character: Killer's pal
Released: November 20, 1927
Type: Movie
An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.