William Wright

William Wright (January 5, 1911 – January 19, 1949) was an American leading man in films who was most popular in the 1940s when he was typically compared to Clark Gable, whose career was temporarily derailed by World War II. Wright even played Gable's part in a 1945 musical comedy remake of It Happened One Night entitled Eve Knew Her Apples. He also played Philo Vance in Philo Vance Returns (1947) and the title role in King of the Gamblers (1948). Wright's other films include Eadie Was a Lady (1945), Rose of the Yukon (1949), Daughter of the Jungle (1949), and Impact (1949). Wright died from cancer in 1949 at the age of 38.

Cast

Escape in the Fog

Barry Malcolm

Impact

Prosecutor

The Mask of Diijon

Tony Holiday

Not a Ladies' Man

John Keen

One Mysterious Night

Paul Martens

A Night to Remember

Scott Carstairs

Reveille with Beverly

Barry Lang

Murder in Times Square

Detective Lieutenant Tabor

Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance

Night in New Orleans

George Wallace

Devil Pays Off

Christopher Waring

Eve Knew Her Apples

Ward Williams

Rose of the Yukon

Tom Clark

Daughter of the Jungle

Carl Easton

The Daring Young Man

Sam Long

Down Missouri Way

Mike Burton

Parachute Nurse

Lt. Woods

Dancing in Manhattan

Steve Crawford

Gas House Kids Go West

Jim Kingsley

Lucky Legs

'Pinkie' Connors

Saddles and Sagebrush

Krag Savin

Eadie Was a Lady

Tommy Foley

True to the Army

Lt. Danvers

Air Hostess

Fred MacCoy

Doctor Jim

Doctor Sylvester

China Clipper

Pilot

World Premiere

Luther Shinkley

A Man's World

Dan O'Driscoll

Fly By Night

Intern (Uncredited)

Meet the Stewarts

Winkie Rogers (uncredited)

Glamour Boy

Hank Landon

Lover Come Back

Jimmy Hennessey