William Janney Movies

A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of the robbery, he gives them back their money and...

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his...

Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in...

A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in...

Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.

A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.

Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy...

Driven to desperation by his young and extravagant wife, alienist Dr. Emil Brandt has arranged a perfect crime; now he begs the police to lock him up...

World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons...

Love happens between the son of Polish immigrants settled in Maine and the daughter of a neighboring farm family.

Generational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen through the eyes of businessman Orin Nordholm...

According to a legend, the mansion's "blue room" is cursed -- everyone who has ever spent the night in that room has met with an untimely end. The...

When his father is murdered, erstwhile conman Nick Darrow asks the cops if he can go undercover to find the killers, and maybe even stop a crime ring...

A Southern belle's flirtation with a working man leads to tragedy.

A comedy-romance about rival brothers attending a military academy.

A policeman doubles as a gunman to get in with the mob.

An ocean liner is found at sea with everyone on board dead. An investigation is begun to find out what happened.

A middle-aged houseguest causes romantic turmoil when he falls in love with his host's teenage daughter.

Fame goes to a priggish singer's head and almost costs him his girlfriend.

A 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense of others.