By Vlad Zakh · January 27, 2026
Warren William specialised in charming, ruthless businessmen in the pre-Code era and became one of the defining faces of Hollywood’s most cynical, daring period. The Match King builds a fraudulent match empire, Gold Diggers of 1933 and Employees’ Entrance show the type at work, Imitation of Life builds a business with a housekeeper, The Wolf Man turns a man bitten by a wolf into a beast, and The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover dramatises the FBI chief’s rise.
01 Warren William is in this dramatisation of the controversial FBI director's decades-long rise and abuse of power.
Directed by Larry Cohen · 1h 52m · Rated PG
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02 A man bitten by a wolf during a visit home gradually transforms into a murderous beast under the full moon.
Directed by George Waggner · 1h 10m
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03 A widow's pancake business makes her rich while her live-in friend's daughter struggles with racial identity.
Directed by John M. Stahl · 1h 51m
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04 George Meeker features in this drama about an ambitious Swedish businessman who builds a vast financial empire on match manufacturing and fraud.
Directed by Howard Bretherton & William Keighley · 1h 19m · Rated NR
05 Struggling Broadway performers scheme to fund a new show during the Great Depression.
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 37m · Rated NR
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06 A ruthless department store manager's predatory treatment of his female employees comes back to haunt him.
Directed by Roy Del Ruth · 1h 15m · Rated NR
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