The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
Overview
Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For each time he has a date with his longtime fiancée, he is prevented from keeping it by his devotion to duty. Maxine, in desperation, decides to take action and bring Kenny to the altar. Who will win, Maxine's curves or the glorious fight against crime?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.81 |
Directed By
Alexander Hall
Crew
Alexander Hall
Dwight Taylor
Richard Maibaum
Sy Bartlett
Everett Riskin
Lionel Banks
Arthur L. Todd
Viola Lawrence
Felix Mills
Sy Bartlett
Fay Babcock
Morris Stoloff
Arthur S. Black Jr.
Robert Kalloch
John P. Livadary
Seymour Friedman
George Cooper
TOP CAST
Melvyn Douglas
Kenny Williams
Joan Blondell
Maxine Carroll
Clarence Kolb
Captain McGovern
Ruth Donnelly
Effie Perkins
Edward Brophy
Buck Moseby
Donald MacBride
Lieutenant Bixler
Don Beddoe
Detective Deever
Jonathan Hale
Mayor
John Wray
Stanley
Jane Barnes
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Julie Bishop
Face of 7th Victim in Newspaper Photo (uncredited)
Lela Bliss
Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited)
Maurice Cass
Little Man (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Joe (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
Maude Eburne
Landlady (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Druggist (uncredited)
Lorna Gray
Nurse (uncredited)
Richard Lane
Reagan (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Walter Miller
Browning (uncredited)
Sally Payne
Jean - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Muriel - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
Joe - Tobacco Store Proprietor (uncredited)
Virginia Sale
Miss Mason - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Police Stenographer (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
Peggy Shannon
Kitty (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Robert Sterling
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Bouncer (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
Clerk (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Bellboy (uncredited)
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