Production

William H. Wright

Born — Died

1902-04-25 — 1980-07-23

Place of birth

Lawrenceburg, Indiana, USA

Known for

Production

Credits

22 titles

Known for

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Sons of Katie Elder poster
7.0

The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

Act of Violence poster
6.9

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

Act of Violence

1949

The Naked Spur poster
7.0

A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

The Naked Spur

1953

A Distant Trumpet poster
5.5

In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.

A Distant Trumpet

1964

Stars in My Crown poster
7.1

An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.

Stars in My Crown

1950

Dead Ringer poster
6.9

The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.

Dead Ringer

1964

The People Against O'Hara poster
5.8

A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.

The People Against O'Hara

1951

Black Hand poster
6.2

In turn-of-the-century New York, an Italian seeks vengeance on the mobsters who killed his father.

Black Hand

1950

The Bride Goes Wild poster
6.7

McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won a contest to illustrate the book and the first thing that happens is that Greg gets her soused. To keep her there to illustrate, John gets a juvenile delinquent named Danny to play his son and show how much pressure he is under. The ploy works at first, but Greg's heart was broken by Tillie, and Martha may be the girl who makes him forget all about her.

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

Young Man with Ideas poster
5.2

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

Young Man with Ideas

1952

The Skipper Surprised His Wife poster
5.2

A captain tries to keep home as tight as his ship.

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

1950

Love Is Better Than Ever poster
6.6

A dance instructor falls in love with a smart theatre agent; while he returns her affections, it's just not enough to give up his exciting bachelor life.

Love Is Better Than Ever

1952

Blonde Fever poster
4.4

Peter and Delilah are a married couple running a roadside café in Nevada. Their stable partnership turns rocky, though, with the arrival of the sultry Sally, a waitress who catches Peter's wandering eye. Delilah strikes back by hiring Sally's boyfriend as a waiter. Sally is initially dismissive of Peter's advances, but when he wins $40,000 in a lottery, she quickly pounces, turning on the charm and eyeing the easy life.

Blonde Fever

1944

Shadow in the Sky poster
7.0

Burt, a WW2 veteran suffering from battle fatigue, is deathly afraid of rain and confined to an asylum, but showing improvement. He wants to live with his sister's family, but they have young children.

Shadow in the Sky

1952

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone poster
7.0

Harriet O'Malley tries to solve a murder aboard a train en route to New York.

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950

Assignment in Brittany poster
7.1

A French Resistance fighter discovers he's a dead ringer for a Nazi official.

Assignment in Brittany

1943

Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot poster
7.0

Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot tells the story of Virginia's role in American Independence (up to the point of voting to propose independence at the Second Continental Congress), from the point of view of John Fry (played by a young Jack Lord), a fictional Virginia planter elected to the House of Burgesses.

Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

1957

Dragon by the Tail poster
NR

Josephine Little, an expatriate American importer-exporter of sometimes unscrupulous dealings, is recruited by Central Intellegence Agency operatives in Hong Kong to help recover an American born scientist away from the communists, holding him him in North Viet Nam. She goes through with the dangerous mission, in hopes of securing a scrap metal deal with the U.S. government.

Dragon by the Tail

1961

Her Cardboard Lover poster
4.9

A flirt tries to make her fiancée jealous by hiring a gigolo.

Her Cardboard Lover

1942

Night Work poster
8.5

The Fitch family is managing an apartment building when the grandfather of their adopted son Butch decides the family isn't worthy of raising his grandson.

Night Work

1939

A Letter for Evie poster
6.9

During World War II, Evie O'Connor, a secretary at Trojan Shirt Company, yearns for a tall, strong man to love her. When she slides an anonymous note into a shirt-pocket meant for a dashing man, oafish Edgar 'Wolf' Larson receives the shirt and disregards the letter. After hearing Evie's words, short and bumbling John McPherson writes back, claiming to be Wolf. But trouble arises when Evie asks to meet him in person.

A Letter for Evie

1946