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William Newell

Actor · 52 credits · 6 in highly-rated films

Best known for Culinary Carving (1939)

Frequent collaborators: Pete Smith, Sally Payne, Lester Dorr, Barbara Bedford, Esther Howard

Movies (52 total, ranked by score)

  1. Culinary Carving

    1939

    1

  2. The Invisible Killer

    1939 · ★ 4.0 (5 votes)

    Mystery

    2

  3. The Great Morgan

    1945 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    3

  4. The Voice of Bugle Ann

    1936 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Mister Cory

    1957 · ★ 5.7 (8 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

    1936 · ★ 7.4 (4 votes)

    Action

    6

  7. The Day the Bookies Wept

    1939 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    7

  8. Our Miss Brooks

    1956 · ★ 6.2 (9 votes)

    Comedy

    8

  9. A Tragedy at Midnight

    1942 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Mystery

    9

  10. The Great Profile

    1940 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    10

  11. Wife vs. Secretary

    1936 · ★ 6.7 (60 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    11

  12. Rhythm in the Clouds

    1937 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Comedy

    12

  13. No Place for a Lady

    1943 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    13

  14. Wedding Bills

    1940 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    14

  15. Everybody's Baby

    1939

    Comedy

    15

  16. Hold That Woman!

    1940 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Comedy

    16

  17. Bubbling Troubles

    1940 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    17

  18. Bill Cracks Down

    1937 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Action, Drama, Romance

    18

  19. Honeymoon Lodge

    1943

    Music, Comedy

    19

  20. Sing a Jingle

    1944

    Music

    20

  21. Wedlock Deadlock

    1947

    Comedy

    21

  22. Navy Born

    1936 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    22

  23. Invitation to Happiness

    1939 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    23

  24. Happy Go Lucky

    1936 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Action, Adventure

    24

  25. The Ghost Comes Home

    1940 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    25

  26. Get Hep to Love

    1942 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Music

    26

  27. All by Myself

    1943

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    27

  28. Philo Vance's Secret Mission

    1947

    Mystery, Crime

    28

  29. Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

    1960 · ★ 6.3 (26 votes)

    Drama, Family

    29

  30. The Lady Is Willing

    1942 · ★ 6.5 (10 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.