William Powell

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan

Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.

Dir. Gregory La Cava · With William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady

Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.

Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.

Dir. Jack Conway · With Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.

Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.

Dir. John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy · With Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell

On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

Dir. Richard Thorpe · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Dir. W.S. Van Dyke · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson

Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

Dir. Jean Negulesco · With Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.

Dir. Edward Buzzell · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn

At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

Dir. Robert Z. Leonard · With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer