William Conrad’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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William Conrad has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1980s.
Recurring themes

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.
Dir. Anatole Litvak · With Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards

The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.
Dir. Byron Haskin · With Eleanor Parker, Charlton Heston, Abraham Sofaer

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
Dir. Robert Rossen · With John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks

as Lord Denethor (voice) · Voice
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
Dir. Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. · With Orson Bean, Roddy McDowall, John Huston