William Post Jr.
Also Known As: William Post, Bill Post Jr., Bill Post
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: February 19, 1901
Deathday: September 26, 1989
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Call Northside 777
Overview: In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-13
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Experiment Perilous
Overview: In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.
Genres: Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-12-18
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The House on 92nd Street
Overview: The US Government tries to track down embedded Nazi agents in the States.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-09-10
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Ship Ahoy
Overview: Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that she is working for the US Government, but fails to see why she would be involved.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-04-16
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The Black Camel
Overview: Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-06-21
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Overview: In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-25
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Mr. and Mrs. North
Overview: Married sleuths (Gracie Allen, William Post Jr.) find a corpse in their closet and round up suspects.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-23
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Roger Touhy, Gangster
Overview: Set during Prohibition, the movie centers on Touhy's rise from small time thug to the city's most powerful bootlegger whose empire is rivaled only by that of Al Capone (who is referred to, but never named in the story). It is his rival who frames Touhy for kidnapping and arranges for him to serve a life-long term in Stateville prison. Determined to be free again, the desperate Touhy and his cellmate Basil "the Owl" Banghart, begin plotting a violent break out.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-06-03
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Secret Service
Overview: In 1864 a Secret Service agent for the Union army goes undercover in Richmond and pretends to be a Confederate captain.
Genres: Western Drama History Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-14
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Bride by Mistake
Overview: The staggeringly wealthy Norah Hunter, a shipyard owner, too often finds herself the romantic target of gold-digging men. To attract a suitor whose main interest is not money, she changes places with her secretary, Sylvia Lockwood, and assumes the role of a young working woman. However, she then falls for recuperating fighter pilot Anthony Travis, who, in turn, is madly in love with Sylvia -- or, perhaps, with the millions he thinks she has.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-07-26
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The Birth of a Baby
Overview: Mrs. Burgess explains menstruation to her teen-aged daughter by showing her diagrams in a medical book. Her daughter-in-law Mary then tells Mrs. Burgess that she wishes that she, too, knew more about her body. She also reveals that she may be expecting a baby and is apprehensive about her safety and the changes that a new baby will bring to her life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-14
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Nazi Agent
Overview: Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von Detner, his world is thrown into turmoil. Threatening Becker with deportation, Hugo forces him to use his shop as a front for espionage.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-01
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The Moon Is Down
Overview: The story of a small town in Norway that resists German occupation during World War II. Based on a John Steinbeck novel.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-03-14
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What Makes Sammy Run?
Overview: An adaptation of Budd Schulberg's incendiary 1941 novel about the rise of an unscrupulous Hollywood producer. The production was divided into two parts and aired on NBC's Sunday Showcase.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-09-27
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Pacific Rendezvous
Overview: A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.
Genres: Comedy Mystery War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-21
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Babes on Broadway
Overview: Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-31
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The Open Door: The Story Of Foreman Jim Baxter And His Family
Overview: A General Motors foreman learns not just to be a better manager, but where his place is in the system of production.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-01-01
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Miracle On 34th Street
Overview: In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotion when he claims to be the real St. Nick. Forced to prove his sanity, he is taken to court where he must convince the judge and his friends that he actually is Santa Claus. The faith of one skeptical little girl (Susan Gordon) and a Christmas miracle are the keys to his true identity.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-27
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