Directing

William C. McGann

Born 1893-04-15 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William C. McGann was an American film director. He directed 52 films between 1930 and 1940. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

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In France, opera star Enrico Baroni is tired of his mistress Pompom. After a performance, Enrico goes to a cabaret with his manager, Muldoni, and some friends. When Pompom arrives, Enrico leaves the cabaret with his servant, Fresco. Hearing music nearby, Enrico and Fresco discover a band of gypsies.

La buenaventura

1934

American Empire poster
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Richard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without problems, to establish a cattle empire. Paxton becoming too ambitious, distances himself from Dan and Abby, Paxton's wife. It will only be after a personal tragedy that he will come back to his senses.

American Empire

1942

Maybe It's Love poster
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Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they're wed.

Maybe It's Love

1935

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die poster
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Uneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942

Everybody's Hobby poster
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A hobby-mad family makes their obsessions pay off.

Everybody's Hobby

1939

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Impromptu

1932

In Old California poster
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Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.

In Old California

1942

Two Against the World poster
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Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

Two Against the World

1936

The Stolen Jools poster
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Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)

The Stolen Jools

1931

Sweepstakes Winner poster
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A scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes ticket.

Sweepstakes Winner

1939

La dama atrevida poster
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A blackmailer falls in love with his female victim. Alternate-language version of The Lady Who Dared (1930).

La dama atrevida

1931

Sh! The Octopus poster
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Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature.

Sh! The Octopus

1937

Freshman Love poster
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A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.

Freshman Love

1936

On the Border poster
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A Mexico/United States border patrol officer is aided by his police dog, Rinty.

On the Border

1930

Highway West poster
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A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.

Highway West

1941

Those Who Dance poster
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Undercover police officer Dan Hogan infiltrates a ruthless gangster mob. Hogan’s main objective is to identify the real criminals responsible for the murder of his younger brother. Along the way, he teams up with a woman named Nora Brady, whose own brother was falsely convicted of the same murder. Spanish version of Those Who Dance (1930).

Those Who Dance

1930

A Shot in the Dark poster
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A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.

A Shot in the Dark

1941

A Night at the Ritz poster
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A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.

A Night at the Ritz

1935

Niagara Falls poster
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A short drama about a married couple planning to go to Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls

1930

Times Square Playboy poster
4.8

A stock broker's small-town best friend thinks the bride-to-be and her family are gold-diggers so he does everything he can to prevent the wedding.

Times Square Playboy

1936

Alcatraz Island poster
5.1

A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.

Alcatraz Island

1937

Brides Are Like That poster
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Fred, the wealthy owner of apple groves, has sent his nephew to college, but the only job that his nephew has after graduating is the job of not working. Bill is a dreamer, a talker and a golf player and he has a lot of ideas, but still lives off Fred. When Hazel gets engaged to Doc Jenkins, it takes a while, but Bill talks her into marrying him instead. The only problem is that now, he needs to find a job.

Brides Are Like That

1936

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A married couple accidentally become mixed up with a bank robber.

Her Night Out

1932

When Were You Born poster
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A San Francisco astrologer correctly predicts a ship passenger's death and then helps the police look for the murderer.

When Were You Born

1938