Direction: William Clemens

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by William Clemens. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Thirteenth Hour

1947 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Richard Dix · Karen Morley · John Kellogg · Jim Bannon

Synopsis In the 7th of Columbia's "Whistler" series, truck-firm owner Steve Reynolds gets involved in a feud with a rival firm, and shortly thereafter is slugged by a masked assailant who steals the truck he is driving. The assailant runs down...

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The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Warren William · Claire Dodd · Wini Shaw · Bill Elliott

Synopsis Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000. She wants him to stop...

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Calling Philo Vance

1940 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast James Stephenson · Margot Stevenson · Henry O'Neill · Edward Brophy

Synopsis Philo is in Vienna working for the US Government to see if Archer Coe is selling aircraft designs to foreign powers. He grabs the plans with Archer's signature, but is captured by police before he can escape. Deported he comes...

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She Couldn't Say No

1940 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Roger Pryor · Eve Arden · Cliff Edwards · Clem Bevans

Synopsis Wally is a lawyer with no clients, so when he gets a job to buy a lake and the surrounding 1000 acres for Trans Atlantic Airlines, he jumps at the chance. But after old man Potter puts a load of...

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The Law in Her Hands

1936 · Movie · 58 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Margaret Lindsay · Glenda Farrell · Warren Hull · Lyle Talbot

Synopsis Novice attorneys Mary and 'Dot' open their own practice, confident that their futures looks bright. But after months of rising debt and falling income, Mary stumbles into the employ of racketeer Frank Gordon. Financial worries behind them, Mary and 'Dot'...

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Once a Doctor

1937 · Movie · 57 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Jean Muir · Donald Woods · Gordon Oliver · Joe King

Synopsis Young doctors Steven and Jerry are rivals professionally and for Paula Norland. Jerry lets Steven take the blame for a mistake he made and sends him to prison. After his release, Steven gets redemption during a storm at sea.

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The Night of January 16th

1941 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Robert Preston · Ellen Drew · Nils Asther · Clarence Kolb

Synopsis The story revolves around three people; Tycoon Bjorn Faulkner, who is being called upon by his board of directors to explain a missing $20,000,000; Kit Lane, his secretary who also has a personal interest; and Steve Van Ruyle, a sailor...

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Crime by Night

1944 · Movie · 72 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Jane Wyman · Jerome Cowan · Faye Emerson · Charles Lang Jr.

Synopsis Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Things take an unexpected turn when the client's ex-father-in-law, the head of a chemical plant with a war contract to make a...

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Direction William Clemens

Cast Bonita Granville · Frankie Thomas · John Litel · Frank Orth

Synopsis Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters.

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Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Bonita Granville · John Litel · Frankie Thomas · Dickie Jones

Synopsis Nancy Drew, reporter for the school newspaper, clears a girl of murder charges.

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Devil's Island

1939 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Boris Karloff · Nedda Harrigan · James Stephenson · Adia Kuznetzoff

Synopsis For treating a wounded revolutionary, respected brain surgeon Dr. Gaudet is sentenced to the hellish French penal colony on Devil's Island. There, he rebels against the inhuman conditions and incurs the wrath of the brutal commander, Colonel Lucien. When Lucien's...

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Man Hunt

1936 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Ricardo Cortez · Marguerite Churchill · Charles Sale · William Gargan

Synopsis Jane, the school teacher, thinks that life in Coasterville is dull so she tells her pupils about the days of the Daltons Boys and the James Gang. When bank robber Kingman escapes and hides out in the school house, Jane...

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The Footloose Heiress

1937 · Movie · 59 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Craig Reynolds · Ann Sheridan · Anne Nagel · William Hopper

Synopsis A spoiled rich girl tries to elope with a ne'er-do-well, but they are stopped by a charming hobo, who thwarts the mismatch. The girl's father, an embattled ad executive, rewards the hobo with temporary room and board. It turns out...

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The Falcon in Danger

1943 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Tom Conway · Jean Brooks · Elaine Shepard · Amelita Ward

Synopsis Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot against the government.

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Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

1939 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Bonita Granville · Frankie Thomas · John Litel · Aldrich Bowker

Synopsis When a close friend of the Drew family is accused of murder in a rural community, Nancy, aided by boyfriend Ted, helps her lawyer father expose the real killers.

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Night in New Orleans

1942 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction William Clemens

Cast Preston Foster · Albert Dekker · Patricia Morison · Charles Butterworth

Synopsis The police lieutenant Steve Abbott is engrossed in a baffling murder case. As Steve pieces the clues together, he comes to the sobering conclusion that his own wife Ethel Abbott may be intimately involved in the murder. It even gets...

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