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William Collier Sr.

William Collier Sr.

William Collier Sr. was born on November 12, 1864 in New York City, New York, as William Morenus. He was an actor and writer, known for Wife and Auto Trouble (1916), Harmony at Home (1930) and Up the River (1930). He was married to Paula Marr and Louise Allen. He died on January 13, 1944 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, from pneumonia.

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Movies Starring William Collier Sr. (29)

The Hard-Boiled Canary (1941)

A young girl fresh out of reform school who is singing in a burlesque show is offered a scholarship to a famous music camp by the camp's owner. She must overcome the suspicions of the other students in order to prove herself. ...

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Miracle on Main Street (1939)

On Christmas Eve in the Spanish quarter of L.A. police try to arrest a couple running a shady floor show. Hiding in a church, the young woman finds an abandoned baby and uses it as cover to escape capture. ...

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Disputed Passage (1939)

A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid. ...

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Television Spy (1939)

A scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and try to steal it. ...

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Invitation to Happiness (1939)

An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter. ...

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Persons in Hiding (1939)

During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree. ...

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Say It in French (1938)

An American golf pro falls in love with a woman while visiting France; before long they are married and in the US. Upon their arrival, they are dismayed to discover that the golfer's parents have arranged for him to marry a wealthy socialite so they can us ...

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Thanks for the Memory (1938)

Steve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Merrick's publisher who is still carrying a torch for her. ...

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Josette (1938)

Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think the woman is a young nightclub singer with whom they both fall in love. ...

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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)

Carrie Snyder is a prostitute, who is forced out of the fictional southern town of Crebillon, after forming a friendship with a young boy named Paul, whose dying mother is unable to protest against her son visiting such a woman. After Carrie has left town ...

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Cain and Mabel (1936)

A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt. ...

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Love on a Bet (1936)

An aspiring theater producer convinces his wealthy uncle to finance a play on the condition that he lives the play's far-fetched plot: making a cross-country trip with no money. ...

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Give Us This Night (1936)

After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, ...

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The Bride Comes Home (1935)

A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine. Soon, however, they find themselves more interested in her than in their publishing venture. ...

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Annapolis Farewell (1935)

Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and, unhappy with the "modern" navy, likes to talk about his days in the "old" navy, especially about his part in the Battle of Manila Bay under Adm. Dewey during the Sp ...

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The Murder Man (1935)

Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his sto ...

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A Successful Failure (1934)

Ellery Cushing is full of catchy sayings and old-fashioned wisdom. But all that his family cares about is how much money he makes, and all that his boss at the newspaper sees is that Cushing is getting too old to keep up with his work. So his loyal co-work ...

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Cheaters (1934)

A criminal gang is after a rich man's money. A female member of the gang gets the bright idea of getting him to marry her, then getting a healthy settlement after a quick divorce. ...

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The Crosby Case (1934)

Former lovers get together to clear themselves when the police suspect them of murder. ...

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All of Me (1934)

A professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend doesn't understand why he is so dissatisfied. ...

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Broadway to Hollywood (1933)

In this through-the-years saga about a show business family, the fame of husband and wife vaudeville headliners of the 1880s is eclipsed by their son. ...

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Madison Square Garden (1932)

Eddie Burke is a wise-guy pugilist whose talent is unevenly matched by his ego. Despite his character flaws, Eddie knows the meaning of loyalty. When his manager Doc Williams is offered the opportunity to stage a match at Madison Square Garden, but only if ...

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Hot Saturday (1932)

A pretty but virtuous small-town bank clerk is the victim of a vicious rumor from an unsuccessful suitor that she spent the night with a notorious womanizer. ...

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The Washington Masquerade (1932)

An honest, talented and well respected attorney defeats a corrupt incumbent U.S. Senator. After a very good start he has to face the subtle temptations and innocent looking traps of Washington. ...

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After Tomorrow (1932)

In the Depression, Pete and Sidney are good kids, working hard, giving money to their parents, and engaged for three years while they save to get married. Each has a selfish mother: Sydney's is cold, Pete's is clingy. Sidney's mother is looking for her own ...

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The Brat (1931)

A society novelist brings a brash young chorus girl home in order to study her for inspiration for his new novel. His family is distraught, but soon her behavior has forever altered their snobbish ways. ...

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Annabelle's Affairs (1931)

After only 11 hours of marriage, Annabelle and her husband separate-not knowing what each other truly looks like. Annabelle is given stocks by her husband and told not to part with them. However she is an extravagant spender and is forced to give the stock ...

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Six Cylinder Love (1931)

Troubles begin for the Sterlings when they buy an expensive car and friends start pressing them for rides. ...

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Mr. Lemon Of Orange (1931)

A fast and uproarious farce of gunmen, gun molls, and the Swedish boy's night out. ...

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