Movies by Director - William A. Wellman (80 [Missing: 12]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| Lafayette EscadrilleAmerican youth and flying ace flies for France in World War I, meets and loves a French girl and a prostitute. | 1958 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Romance, War | 5.6 (790 votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| Darby's RangersThe lives, loves, and battles of fictional characters in the Army's First Ranger Battalion during WWII. | 1958 | William A. Wellman | Action, Drama, War | 6.3 (1.6K votes) | 121 | 20240303 |
| Good-bye, My LadyAn old man and a young boy who live in the southeastern Mississippi swamps are brought together by the love of a dog. | 1956 | William A. Wellman | Drama | 7.2 (814 votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Blood AlleyHis ship seized by the Chinese Communists, American Merchant Captain Tom Wilder languishes in prison but Chinese villagers help him escape to sail them to Hong-Kong. | 1955 | William A. Wellman, John Wayne | Action, Adventure | 6.3 (3.1K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Track of the CatAround the turn of the 20th century, during a harsh northern California winter, members of a ranching family are squabbling among themselves while the two oldest sons go hunting for a panther that is killing their livestock. | 1954 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Western | 6.4 (2.1K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Ring of FearThe Clyde Beatty Circus seems jinxed, falling victim again and again to apparent accidents which are actually the acts of a murderous saboteur. Mystery writer Mickey Spillane comes on the scene to solve the case. | 1954 | James Edward Grant, William A. Wellman | Adventure, Mystery | 5.1 (365 votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| High and The Mighty, TheWhen a commercial airliner develops engine problems on a trans-Pacific flight and the pilot loses his nerve, it is up to the washed-up co-pilot Dan Roman to bring the plane in safely. | 1954 | William A. Wellman | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller | 6.8 (5.8K votes) | 147 | 20211228 |
| Island in the SkyA C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue. | 1953 | William A. Wellman | Adventure, Drama | 6.8 (3.8K votes) | 109 | 20240303 |
| My Man and IIn California, a Mexican-American is falsely accused of killing the farmer he was working for, after the racist farmer stiffed his immigrant employee with a bad check. | 1952 | William A. Wellman | Drama | 6.3 (372 votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Westward the WomenA trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently begun settling there. | 1951 | William A. Wellman | Adventure, Drama, Western | 7.6 (3.1K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| It's a Big Country - An American AnthologyThe story, told in eight episodes, covers different facets of the American Spirit, from racial and religious tolerance to the dangers of self-centeredness and myopic reasoning. The parables represent a broad cross-section of the Amer | 1951 | Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, John Sturges, Richard Thorpe, Charles Vidor | Comedy, Drama | 6.1 (592 votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| Across the Wide MissouriTrapper Flint Mitchell and other mountain men from the Rendezvous join forces to enter virgin trapping territory but must contend with a resentful Blackfoot chief. | 1951 | William A. Wellman | Adventure, Romance, Western | 6.2 (2K votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
| Happy Years, TheBased on a collection of stories with the focus on young John Humperdink "Dink" Stover, a student at the Lawrenceville Prepatory School, in 1896, whose family, in Eastcester, New York, have just about given up on his education becaus | 1950 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Family, Romance, Sport | 6.9 (718 votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Next Voice You Hear, TheOver a period of a week the voice of God is heard on radios all over the world. | 1950 | William A. Wellman | Drama | 6.3 (849 votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
| BattlegroundTrue tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944. | 1949 | William A. Wellman | Action, Drama, History, War | 7.5 (7.1K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Yellow SkyA pistol-packing tomboy and her grandfather discover a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in the neighboring ghost town. | 1948 | William A. Wellman | Crime, Western | 7.4 (4.9K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Iron Curtain, TheThe story of Soviet cypher-clerk Igor Gouzenko who was posted to the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa,Canada in 1943 and defected in 1945 to reveal the extent of Soviet espionage activities directed against Canada. | 1948 | William A. Wellman | Biography, Crime, History, Thriller | 6.4 (897 votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Magic TownAn opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions. | 1947 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Romance | 6.5 (1.6K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Gallant JourneyThis historical drama is a biopic of the U.S. aviation pioneer John J. Montgomery who was the first American to fly a glider in 1883. | 1946 | William A. Wellman | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 6.4 (253 votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Story of G.I. JoeAt the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with the U.S. Army's Company C Division during their liberation of Italy. | 1945 | William A. Wellman | Biography, Drama, War | 7.2 (3.2K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Man's Navy, TheNed Trumpet, the chief pilot of a Navy blimp, is given to weaving accounts of the fighting prowess of his non-existent son. His friendship with widow Maude Weaver and her son Jess in effect sets him up with a real family. | 1945 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Adventure | 6.3 (253 votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Buffalo BillThe story of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, legendary westerner, from his days as an army scout to his later activities as owner of a Wild West show. | 1944 | William A. Wellman | Western | 6.4 (1.5K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Lady of BurlesqueAfter one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again. | 1943 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Music, Mystery, Romance | 6.3 (2.4K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| Ox-Bow Incident, TheWhen a posse captures three men suspected of killing a local farmer, they become strongly divided over whether or not to lynch the men. | 1942 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Western | 8.0 (22.7K votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
| Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the AirA veteran American flyer trains new recruits, including the acrophobic son of his dead war buddy. Complications arise when the younger man falls in love with his mentor's girl. | 1942 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Romance, War | 6.2 (463 votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
| Roxie HartRoxie Hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames don't swing in Cook County. Will everything go as planned? | 1942 | William A. Wellman | Comedy | 6.9 (1.7K votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
| Great Man's Lady, TheA 100-year-old pioneer woman tells her story in flashbacks. | 1941 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Romance, Western | 6.7 (757 votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Reaching for the SunA backwoodsman comes to Detroit to get a job and earn money to buy an outboard motor. | 1941 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Romance | 6.8 (82 votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Light That Failed, TheDick Heldar, a London artist, is gradually losing his sight. He struggles to complete his masterpiece, the portrait of Bessie Broke, a cockney girl, before his eyesight fails him. | 1939 | William A. Wellman | Adventure, Drama, War | 6.7 (467 votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Beau GesteThree adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire. | 1939 | William A. Wellman | Action, Adventure, Drama, War | 7.6 (5.9K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Men with WingsPlot #1 is the love triangle between two guys and one girl as they grow into adults and affiliate themselves in the new aircraft industry. Plot #2 is aircraft evolution from the days of Wilbur and Orville Wright to just prior to WWII | 1938 | William A. Wellman | Action, Drama, War | 6.2 (164 votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Nothing SacredAn eccentric woman learns she is not dying of radium poisoning as earlier assumed, but when she meets a reporter looking for a story, she feigns sickness again for her own profit. | 1937 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 6.9 (6.5K votes) | 77 | 20211228 |
| Star Is Born, AA young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him. | 1937 | William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming | Drama, Romance | 7.3 (9.5K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Tarzan EscapesAn expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it's bargained for. | 1936 | Richard Thorpe, John Farrow, James C. McKay, George B. Seitz, William A. Wellman | Action, Adventure, Family, Romance | 6.6 (3.3K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| Small Town GirlKay is a girl living in a small rural town whose life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night, she meets young, handsome, and rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while drunk and then proceeds to take her out on a | 1936 | William A. Wellman, Robert Z. Leonard | Comedy, Romance | 6.6 (874 votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Robin Hood of El DoradoIn the 1840s, Mexico has ceded California to the United States, making life nearly impossible for the Mexican population due to the influx of land and gold-crazy Americans. Farmer Joaquin Murrieta avenges his wife's death against ... | 1936 | William A. Wellman | Western | 5.9 (345 votes) | 85 | 20240303 |
| Call of the Wild, TheDuring the Klondike Gold Rush, a traveler purchases a dog to lead the way toward the treasure, but reconsiders his journey when he finds a jilted married woman. | 1935 | William A. Wellman | Adventure, Drama, Family, Western | 6.8 (2.1K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| President Vanishes, TheLike the anonymous novel (generally credited to Rex Stout) upon which it is based, the photoplay tells how a peace-loving President prevents his country from being stampeded into a European war. | 1934 | William A. Wellman | Drama | 6.1 (123 votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
| StingareeA young woman is seduced by a charismatic highwayman who offers her promises of fame as a singer in exchange for romance. | 1934 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 5.8 (456 votes) | 77 | 20211228 |
| Viva Villa!After enacting revenge on the overseer who murdered his father, Pancho Villa becomes a bandit, earning the respect of the poor by brutally attacking the wealthy. | 1934 | Jack Conway, Howard Hawks, William A. Wellman | Western | 6.4 (1.3K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Looking for TroubleJoe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and left in a burning building. | 1934 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 6.4 (156 votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
| FemaleAlison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer. | 1933 | Michael Curtiz, William Dieterle, William A. Wellman | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.7 (1.7K votes) | 60 | 20211228 |
| College CoachCoach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power. | 1933 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Sport | 5.9 (454 votes) | 76 | 20211228 |
| Wild Boys of the RoadIn the depths of the Depression, two teenage boys strike out on their own in order to help their struggling parents and find life on the road tougher than expected. | 1933 | William A. Wellman | Adventure, Drama | 7.5 (1.9K votes) | 68 | 20211228 |
| Midnight MaryAn abused orphan sinks into a life of crime. | 1933 | William A. Wellman | Crime, Drama, Romance | 7.0 (1.4K votes) | 74 | 20211228 |
| Heroes for SaleA veteran fights drug addiction to make his way in the business world. | 1933 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Romance, War | 7.3 (2.2K votes) | 76 | 20211228 |
| Lilly TurnerA carnival magician deserts his wife when he finds out she's pregnant. She then marries the carnival's barker, but finds herself attracted to a young engineer. | 1933 | William A. Wellman | Drama | 6.5 (443 votes) | 65 | 20211228 |
| Central AirportAviator Jim Blaine and his brother Neil are rivals not only as daredevil flyers, but also for the love of parachutist Jill Collins. | 1933 | William A. Wellman, Alfred E. Green | Drama | 6.4 (406 votes) | 72 | 20211228 |
| Frisco JennyFrisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district attorney dedicated to closing down such houses. | 1932 | William A. Wellman | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance | 6.9 (972 votes) | 73 | 20211228 |
| Conquerors, TheA newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire. | 1932 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Western | 6.3 (276 votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| Purchase Price, TheA torch singer becomes a mail-order bride for a farmer. | 1932 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Drama | 6.4 (1.6K votes) | 68 | 20211228 |
| Love is a RacketJimmy writes the 'Up and Down Broadway' column for the New York Globe, and he is head over heels for Mary. But Mary is more interested in her career and is looking at starring on Broadway with the help of Boncour. However, there is a | 1932 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.3 (435 votes) | 71 | 20211228 |
| So Big!Following the death of Selena's father, she's offered a job as a teacher in a small town and a new chapter of her life begins. | 1932 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Romance | 7.1 (1.6K votes) | 81 | 20211228 |
| Hatchet Man, TheA hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong. | 1932 | William A. Wellman | Crime, Drama | 6.3 (809 votes) | 74 | 20211228 |
| Safe In HellAfter accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her. | 1931 | William A. Wellman | Crime, Drama | 7.0 (1.3K votes) | 73 | 20211228 |
| Star Witness, TheMembers of a family witness two murders, but the gang uses threats, violence and kidnapping to try to keep the members from testifying. | 1931 | William A. Wellman | Drama | 6.3 (663 votes) | 68 | 20220414 |
| Night NurseA nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children. | 1931 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery | 7.0 (3.7K votes) | 72 | 20211228 |
| Public Enemy, TheAn Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime. | 1931 | William A. Wellman | Crime, Drama | 7.6 (20.6K votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
| Other Men's WomenEvents take an unhappy turn for two Bill and Jack, two locomotive engineers, after Bill is attracted to his best friend's wife. | 1931 | William A. Wellman | Drama, Romance | 6.5 (1.2K votes) | 71 | 20211228 |
| Maybe It's LoveA college football player (Joe E. Brown) persuades a beautiful young woman (Joan Bennett) to individually flirt with an entire team of All-American football players, in order to entice them over to her college. But the players get an | 1930 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Music, Romance, Sport | 5.0 (303 votes) | 72 | 20211228 |
| Young EaglesNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Dangerous ParadiseHeyst, a hermit on his own tropical island, plays unwilling host to red-headed stowaway Alma. Danger looms... | 1930 | William A. Wellman | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance | 5.6 (111 votes) | 58 | 20211228 |
| Woman TrapDan, a tough police captain, and Ray, a hardened criminal, are estranged brothers. When Ray faces capture, Kitty, the sister of Ray's ex-partner, offers to help him escape because she sees an opportunity for revenge against Dan. | 1929 | William A. Wellman | Action, Crime, Drama, Romance | 5.8 (65 votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
| Man I Love, TheAn arrogant boxer named Dum-Dum Brooks romances beautiful Celia Fields, but then falls for temptress Sonia Barondoff on the eve of the big fight. | 1929 | William A. Wellman | Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance | 5.2 (85 votes) | 70 | 20240303 |
| Chinatown NightsJoan Fry, a society woman, falls in love with Chuck Riley, the white-leader of a powerful gang in Chinatown, and he quickly drags her down into the depths with him. But seeing her so much in love with him causes him to realize he is | 1929 | William A. Wellman | Action, Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.2 (112 votes) | 83 | 20211228 |
| Beggars of LifeAfter killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, | 1928 | William A. Wellman | Adventure, Drama | 7.5 (1.1K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Ladies of the MobNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| The Legion of the CondemnedNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| WingsTwo young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I. | 1927 | William A. Wellman, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | Drama, Romance, War, Action | 7.5 (12.5K votes) | 144 | 20211228 |
| The Cat's PajamasNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| You Never Know WomenA love triangle in a circus troupe, | 1926 | William A. Wellman | Drama | 7.0 (115 votes) | 70 | 20211228 |
| Boob, TheIdealistic farm boy Peter loves Amy whose fancy is urbane Harry. He discovers Harry is a rum runner and turns him over to prohibition agents, including Jane. May is at last impressed with Peter. | 1926 | William A. Wellman | Comedy, Romance | 5.0 (581 votes) | 64 | 20211228 |
| When Husbands FlirtNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| The Circus CowboyNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| The Vagabond TrailNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Not a Drum Was HeardNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Cupid's FiremanNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Big DanNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| Second Hand LoveNA | | | | | | Not Available |
| The Man Who WonNA | | | | | | Not Available |