6 Best William B. Davidson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 8, 2026

William B. Davidson brought a commanding, businesslike presence to Hollywood’s golden age and was often cast as an executive, gangster or district attorney. The Most Dangerous Game hunts shipwreck survivors on a remote island, Imitation of Life builds a business with two single mothers, Gentleman Jim follows a boxer to the heavyweight title, and Hold That Ghost inherits a haunted roadhouse. Dishonored and Hell’s Angels round out the list.

Hold That Ghost (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Two bumbling gas station attendants inherit a haunted roadhouse rumoured to hide stolen loot.

Directed by Arthur Lubin · 1h 26m · Rated NR

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Gentleman Jim (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Dudley Dickerson is in this boxing biopic about a brash young fighter who revolutionises the sport while climbing his way to the world heavyweight title.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Imitation of Life (1934)

TMDB ★ 7.0

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

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A shipwrecked big-game hunter becomes the prey of a deranged aristocrat who hunts humans for sport.

Directed by Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack · 1h 03m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Dishonored (1931)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Buddy Roosevelt appears in this Marlene Dietrich drama about a widow recruited as a spy for Austrian intelligence who falls dangerously in love with an enemy agent.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg · 1h 31m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hell's Angels (1930)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Ben Lyon features in this Howard Hughes aviation epic about two brothers serving as fighter pilots in the First World War who compete for the same woman.

Directed by Howard Hughes · 2h 11m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best William B. Davidson Movies

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Gentleman Jim (1942)

Imitation of Life (1934)

The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

Dishonored (1931)

Hell's Angels (1930)

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