William Tracy

William Tracy

Birth : 1917-12-01,

Death : 1967-06-18

Profile

William Tracy

Movies

Mr. Walkie Talkie
Sgt. Doubleday
Military comedy about two sergeant buddies constantly getting into trouble.
As You Were
Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
Military comedy starring William Tracy and Joe Sawyer. 1951.
Sunny Side of the Street
Al Little
A TV worker has fickle designs on an aspiring singer for whom she arranges an audition.
One Too Many
Billy Leighton
A once-famous concert pianist has had her career ruined by her alcoholism. Her husband and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous try to help her recover.
Henry, the Rainmaker
Charlie Richards
The first of Monogram's "Father" series was Henry, the Rainmaker, assembled in a fast seven days. Henry Latham is an average family man who is galvanized into entering a mayoral race over the issue of garbage disposal. When incumbent mayor Colton solves this issue himself, Henry turns his attentions to the current water shortage. His efforts to become a rainmaker prove cataclysmic, to say the least.
The Walls of Jericho
Cully Caxton
In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.
Here Comes Trouble
Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
A blundering rookie reporter runs into some unexpected difficulty when he is assigned to cover the police beat.
Yanks Ahoy
Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
Sergeants flirt with a nurse aboard ship and go fishing for a Japanese Sub.
Fall In
Sgt. Dorian "Dodo" Doubleday
An Army sergeant's photographic memory puts him in conflict with a Nazi spy.
To the Shores of Tripoli
Johnny Dent
Chronicle of a spoiled rich boy who joins the Marines with an off-handed attitude and finally becomes a battle-wise soldier. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Color) Cinematography.
George Washington Slept Here
Steve Eldridge
New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Connie purchases a delapidated old farmhouse in Pennsylvania, where George Washington was supposed to have actually slept during the American Revolution.
About Face
Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
Two Army sergeants disrupt a bar, a party and an Army-Navy dance.
Young America
Earl Tucker, alias Ivan Leslie
Young America is a 1942 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Samuel G. Engel. The film stars Jane Withers, Jane Darwell, Lynne Roberts, Robert Cornell, William Tracy and Roman Bohnen. The film was released on February 6, 1942, by 20th Century Fox.
Hay Foot
Sergeant 'Dodo' Doubleday
Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms during a class given by Sergeant Ames, embarrassing him. Through a series of misunderstandings, Colonel Barkley thinks the gun shy Doubleday is an expert marksman, and he sets him up in a shooting match against Ames and Sergeant Cobb.
Cadet Girl
The Runt, a Cadet
A West Point cadet and his bandleader brother fall for a singer in the band.
Tanks a Million
Sgt. Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday
Chubby William Tracy starred as Dodo Doubleday, a feckless Army draftee blessed (or cursed) with a photographic memory. Inexplicably promoted to sergeant, Doubleday becomes the bane of topkick Sgt. Ames' (Joe Sawyer) existence.
Tillie the Toiler
Mac
While attending stenographer school, Tillie Jones meets office boy Mac, who falls in love with her at first sight. Though Tillie likes Mac as a friend, she continually throws him over for handsomer men.
She Knew All the Answers
Benny
Chorus girl and rich playboy want to marry but he'll lose his fortune unless his trustee approves of his mate. So she goes to work in the trustee's brokerage firm under an assumed name to get on his good side but complications ensue.
Her First Beau
Mervyn Roberts
15-year-old Penelope (Penny) Wood has two great interests - Chuck Harris and the hope that some day she might become a famous,great writer. Chuck also has two interests - his home-made glider and the hope that some day he will go to Tech college. His indifference to Penny is her chief source of annoyance. Mervyn Roberts, Penny's uncle who is only five years older than she is, arrives home with a guest, Roger Van Vleck, and Penny falls for Roger's sophistication. Chuck, resentful, continues to work on his glider over his father's objections. His father wants it destroyed but Elmer Tuttle, their hired man, hides it.
Tobacco Road
Dude Lester
Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank's plans to take over the land for more profitable farming.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Sammy
Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.
Gallant Sons
Beefy Monrose
When a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to find the real killer.
Strike Up the Band
Phillip Turner
Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money to go to Chicago for the contest.
Terry and the Pirates
Terry Lee
Dr. Herbert Lee, an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son Terry, Terry's pal Pat Ryan, and Normandie Drake. Jungle pirate and warlord Fang (Dick Curtis) plots to kill The Dragon Lady, Queen of the Temple of Mara, and seize the treasures of her ancestors. Both Fang and The Dragon Lady have sworn death for any foreign intruders.
The Shop Around the Corner
Pepi Katona
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Million Dollar Legs
Egghead Jackson
At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get a letter in some sport to win back his girl Susie; he schemes to revive crew boat racing. Sinking boats, no money, and his own waistline stand in his way. Can they win the big race with State University?
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Danny Regan
Father goes to an American Legion convention in Hollywood and the family goes along, visiting a studio a causing havoc on the set.
Angels with Dirty Faces
Jerry - as a Boy
In New York, the boys Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly are best friends and small time thieves. After a robbery, Rocky is arrested and sent to a reformatory school, where he begins his criminal career. Jerry escapes and later becomes a priest. After three years in prison, Rocky is released and demands the return of $100,000 deposited with his solicitor - prior to his jail term.
Brother Rat
Misto Bottome
Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.