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William Bendix has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1950s.
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Bitter Rice
1949
Drama · Crime

The Reckless Moment
1949
Drama · Thriller

The Letter
1940
Crime · Drama

Jenny Lamour
1947
Drama · Mystery

Fallen Angel
1945
Crime · Mystery

The Set-Up
1949
Drama · Crime

The Body of My Enemy
1976
Crime · Drama

They Drive by Night
1940
Drama · Crime

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · With Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
Dir. George Stevens · With Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.
Dir. William Wyler · With Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix

Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
Dir. George Marshall · With Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Dir. Stuart Heisler · With Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.
Dir. Don Siegel · With Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix