William Haines

William Haines

Birthday: 1900-01-02

Place of Birth: Staunton, Virginia, USA

Biography: William Haines (born Charles William Haines; January 2, 1900 - December 26, 1973) was a star American comedy actor of the late Silent and early "talkie" eras.

Movies

Estrellados
Estrellados

A matinée idol and a bumbling manager fight for the love of a would-be starlet. Estrellados is the S...

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Show People
Show People

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic s...

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The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players....

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Free and Easy
Free and Easy

Gopher City Kansas hosts a beauty contest. The winner, Elvira Plunkett, and her mother go to Hollywo...

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The Wife of the Centaur
The Wife of the Centaur

Jeffrey Dwyer is a writer and a poet who wrestles with the conflicts between his idealism and his pa...

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A Man's Man
A Man's Man

An aspiring actress goes to Hollywood to make movies and marries a soda jerk....

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West Point
West Point

Arrogant and wise-cracking Brice Wayne enrolls at the United States Military Academy at West Point a...

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Little Annie Rooney
Little Annie Rooney

A feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough city...

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Speedway
Speedway

Bill Whipple is a happy-go-lucky mechanic for MacDonald who thinks that he is the worlds greatest dr...

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Are You Listening?
Are You Listening?

WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial...

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The Marines Are Coming
The Marines Are Coming

Expelled from his lieutenancy in the Marine Corps, Bill Traylor reenlists as a private. His unit is ...

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Young and Beautiful
Young and Beautiful

Bob Preston, publicity man for Superba Pictures, uses his publicity skills in an attempt to make thi...

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Remote Control
Remote Control

A radio announcer gets caught up with a fake clairvoyant and his gang of thieves....

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Way Out West
Way Out West

Wise-guy carnival barker Windy bilks a group of cowboys out of their money, gets caught and is force...

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Just a Gigolo
Just a Gigolo

A playboy pretends to be a paid escort in order to court--and test the moral character of--a young B...

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The Smart Set
The Smart Set

A cocky, arrogant young playboy is expelled from his American polo team shortly before the big match...

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Wine of Youth
Wine of Youth

Based on a play be Rachel Crothers, WINE OF YOUTH is a solid drama about "the modern young generatio...

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Spring Fever
Spring Fever

Kelly's employer, Waters, is such a keen golfer that he asks Kelly to help him improve his game at a...

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The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No

A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams...

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Fast Life
Fast Life

Two sailors (William Haines and Cliff Edwards) are leaving the US Navy after 10 years. In their spar...

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Tell It to the Marines
Tell It to the Marines

U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, i...

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The Tower of Lies
The Tower of Lies

After his beloved daughter leaves for the city to pay off his debt, an old farmer goes mad when her ...

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New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

Wallingford is a con-man whose specialty is taking money from suckers. His partners are Schnozzle, a...

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Navy Blues
Navy Blues

On shore leave, a young sailor meets and falls in love with a pretty young blonde. He goes home with...

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Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard

Tom Brown shows up at Harvard, confident and a bit arrogant. He becomes a rival of Bob McAndrew, not...

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Three Weeks
Three Weeks

A young aristocrat strikes up an affair with a mysterious woman for three weeks....

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True As Steel
True As Steel

Successful middle-aged manufacturer Frank Parry takes a business trip to New York, where he becomes ...

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Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools

Sydney Fairchild, the daughter of a woman who was once loved by three bachelors, surprises the men w...

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Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star....

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The Duke Steps Out
The Duke Steps Out

Millionaire's son Duke wants to be a champion boxer but takes time out to enroll in college when he ...

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Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alias Jimmy Valentine

An Incompetent insurance salesman sells a policy to Jesse James and has to protect his client until ...

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Mike
Mike

A Modest Comedy Drama...

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Excess Baggage
Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage is a lost 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and distributed by...

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The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools

Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to ra...

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Slide, Kelly, Slide
Slide, Kelly, Slide

A minor league pitcher lets pride get the better of him after he joins the New York Yankees....

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1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour

A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and giv...

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A Little Journey
A Little Journey

A girl travelling by train to meet her boyfriend meets another young man and falls in love with him....

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A Tailor-Made Man
A Tailor-Made Man

John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night, he b...

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Telling the World
Telling the World

The journalist Don Davis becomes involved in a murder case, where Chrystal Malone is part of it. Dav...

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A Slave of Fashion
A Slave of Fashion

Katherine Emerson, an Iowa girl hungry for the good things in life, leaves her small hometown and se...

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Sally, Irene and Mary
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary are chorus girls who each have a different approach to life and love. The thre...

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The Midnight Express
The Midnight Express

Wastrel son of a railroad magnate, Jack's father becomes frustrated with his son's wild ways. To pro...

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Memory Lane
Memory Lane

Mary is marrying Jimmie, from whom she has kept a secret; Mary remains in love with another man. Pro...

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Circe the Enchantress
Circe the Enchantress

Mae Murray as a Jazz Age baby who treats men like swine until she falls for the upright doctor livin...

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Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines

Chronicles the life of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay movie star, who sacrificed his c...

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The Denial
The Denial

When Dorothy wants to marry Bob (Robert Agnew), her mother, Mildred, forbids the match. Dorothy angr...

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The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history....

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So This Is Marriage?
So This Is Marriage?

After five years of marriage, Beth and Peter Marsh's life together is a series of rows and reconcili...

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Lovey Mary
Lovey Mary

Lovely Mary, an orphan girl, reluctantly takes charge of her sister's child when her sister Kate is ...

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Who Cares
Who Cares

Who Cares is a 1925 silent film produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures and starring Dorothy D...

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The Gaiety Girl
The Gaiety Girl

Forced to abandon his ancestral castle, William Tudor accompanies his granddaughter Irene to London,...

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The Thrill Hunter
The Thrill Hunter

The Thrill Hunter is a 1926 American silent comedy adventure film directed by Eugene De Rue and star...

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Fighting the Flames
Fighting the Flames

Horatio Manly Jr. (William Haines), the only son of Judge Horatio Manly (David Torrence), is disowne...

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