William K. Howard

  • William K. Howard – Johnny Come Lately (1943)

    William K. Howard1941-1950ClassicsDramaUSA
    Johnny Come Lately (1943)
    Johnny Come Lately (1943)

    James Cagney stars in this Oscar-winning smalltown drama as an ex-reporter turned drifter who arrives in a town where corruption is rife. Jailed for vagrancy, on release he meets up with Vinnie McLeod, editor of the local paper and one of the few honest citizens in town.Read More »

  • William K. Howard – The Valiant (1929)

    1921-1930DramaUSAWilliam K. Howard

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    Paul Muni’s film debut. Muni earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance, the first of six in his long career.
    A drifter with a clouded past accidentally kills the key witness to a crime, then sacrifices himself to the law under an assumed name rather than disgrace his family. In this manner, Muni is certain that he’s redeemed himself for his previous misdeeds–but a curious police inspector tries to probe his past. The Valiant was remade in 1940 as THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T TALK, with Lloyd Nolan in the Muni role.Read More »

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