Screenplay: William Wister Haines
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by William Wister Haines. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 14
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Movie · 107 min. · United States
Direction John Ford
Cast John Wayne · Maureen O'Hara · Dan Dailey · Ward Bond
Plot A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead.
7.0
2K votes
7.0
2K votes
The Racket
1951 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction John Cromwell
Cast Robert Mitchum · Lizabeth Scott · Robert Ryan · William Talman
Plot The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. There are only two problems: First, Nick is the violent type, preferring to...
6.5
573 votes
6.5
573 votes
Black Legion
1937 · Movie · 83 min. · United States
Direction Archie Mayo
Cast Humphrey Bogart · Dick Foran · Erin O'Brien-Moore · Ann Sheridan
Plot When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.
6.4
242 votes
6.4
242 votes
Command Decision
1948 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Direction Sam Wood
Cast Clark Gable · Walter Pidgeon · Van Johnson · Brian Donlevy
Plot Army generals struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing the German factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties the mission will cost.
6.0
126 votes
6.0
126 votes
Torpedo Run
1958 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Joseph Pevney
Cast Glenn Ford · Ernest Borgnine · Diane Brewster · Dean Jones
Plot As the inferno of war rages across the Pacific, there is only one target for sub-commander Ford: the mammoth Shinaru, Japan's largest aircraft carrier. Academy Award Nominations: Best Special Effects.
5.9
464 votes
5.9
464 votes
The Eternal Sea
1955 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction John H. Auer
Cast Sterling Hayden · Alexis Smith · Ben Cooper · Dean Jagger
Plot 'The Eternal Sea' is the biography of admiral John M. Hoskins, who continued to serve throughout WW2 despite the loss of a leg in the early phases of the conflict.
5.7
25 votes
5.7
25 votes
One Minute to Zero
1952 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Direction Tay Garnett
Cast Robert Mitchum · Ann Blyth · William Talman · Richard Egan
Plot The setting of this romance-action film is the Korean War. Colonel Steve is a war hero and professional soldier whose thankless task is to help fend off the swarms of...
5.2
192 votes
5.2
192 votes
Slim
1937 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction Ray Enright
Cast Pat O'Brien · Henry Fonda · Stuart Erwin · Margaret Lindsay
Plot A veteran lineman takes an awe-struck young farmer under his wing, but problems arise when he introduces him to his occasional girlfriend, a pretty nurse.
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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937 · Movie · 87 min. · United States
Direction Alfred E. Green
Cast Kenny Baker · Frank McHugh · Alice Brady · Gertrude Michael
Plot In the small town of Pewamo, Claude Dodd, an electrician singing baritone in the local Strawberry Festival is heard by the owner of the Morpheus Mattress Company, who hires him...
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Beyond Glory
1948 · Movie · 82 min. · United States
Direction John Farrow
Cast Alan Ladd · Donna Reed · George Macready · Audie Murphy
Plot Cadet Captain Rockwell "Rocky" Gilman faces charges before an investigating committee at West Point that threatens to destroy him and discredit the school. The investigation was instigated by financier Raymond...
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Alibi Ike
1935 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction Ray Enright
Cast Joe E. Brown · Olivia de Havilland · Ruth Donnelly · Roscoe Karns
Plot Rookie pitcher Francis "Ike" Farrell comes seemingly out of nowhere to help the Cubs go for the pennant. His idiosyncratic ways, which include excuses and alibis for everything, drive his...
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Submarine D-1
1937 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Lloyd Bacon
Cast Pat O'Brien · Wayne Morris · Doris Weston · George Brent
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Man of Iron
1935 · Movie · 61 min. · United States
Direction William McGann
Cast Barton MacLane · Mary Astor · John Eldredge · Dorothy Peterson
Plot A foreman becomes vice president, but devotes an increasing amount of time to inventing gadgets for his own home, until discontent leading to a riot among the men causes him...
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The Texans
1938 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction James P. Hogan
Cast Joan Bennett · Randolph Scott · May Robson · Walter Brennan
Plot After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.
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