William Wright
Biography
William Wright (January 5, 1911 – January 19, 1949) was an American leading man in films who was most popular in the 1940s when he was typically compared to Clark Gable, whose career was temporarily derailed by World War II. Wright even played Gable's part in a 1945 musical comedy remake of It Happened One Night entitled Eve Knew Her Apples. He also played Philo Vance in Philo Vance Returns (1947) and the title role in King of the Gamblers (1948). Wright's other films include Eadie Was a Lady (1945), Rose of the Yukon (1949), Daughter of the Jungle (1949), and Impact (1949). Wright died from cancer in 1949 at the age of 38.
Top Filmography
Impact
1949 // MOVIE
Escape in the Fog
1945 // MOVIE
The Mask of Diijon
1946 // MOVIE
A Night to Remember
1942 // MOVIE
One Mysterious Night
1944 // MOVIE
Devil Pays Off
1941 // MOVIE
China Clipper
1936 // MOVIE
Murder in Times Square
1943 // MOVIE
Reveille with Beverly
1943 // MOVIE
Night in New Orleans
1942 // MOVIE
Fly By Night
1942 // MOVIE
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945 // MOVIE
Daughter of the Jungle
1949 // MOVIE
Saddles and Sagebrush
1943 // MOVIE
Eadie Was a Lady
1945 // MOVIE