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 COMPLETE WILLIAM POWELL FILMOGRAPHY (1922–1955)

(All titles sourced from IMDb, Wikipedia, AllMovie, Fandango, and FamousFix.)

1920s (Silent Era)

  • When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)

  • The Bright Shawl (1923)

  • Romola (1924)

  • The Last Command (1928)

  • Feel My Pulse (1928)

  • The Canary Murder Case (1929) — first Philo Vance role

  • Pointed Heels (1929)

1930–1933 (Paramount / Pre‑Code Era)

  • Street of Chance (1930)

  • High Pressure (1932)

  • Jewel Robbery (1932)

  • One Way Passage (1932)

  • Lawyer Man (1932)

  • Ladies’ Man (1931)

  • Man of the World (1931)

  • The Kennel Murder Case (1933) — final Philo Vance film

  • Double Harness (1933)

1934–1936 (MGM Breakthrough & Stardom)

  • Manhattan Melodrama (1934) — first pairing with Myrna Loy

  • The Thin Man (1934) — Oscar nomination; iconic Nick Charles debut

  • Fashions of 1934 (1934)

  • Star of Midnight (1935)

  • The Great Ziegfeld (1936) — Best Picture winner

  • My Man Godfrey (1936) — Oscar nomination

  • Libeled Lady (1936)

  • After the Thin Man (1936)

1937–1941 (Peak MGM Years)

  • Double Wedding (1937) — with Jean Harlow

  • The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

  • Another Thin Man (1939)

  • I Love You Again (1940)

  • Love Crazy (1941)

  • Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

1942–1947 (Later MGM Period)

  • The Heavenly Body (1944)

  • The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

  • Ziegfeld Follies (1946)

  • The Hoodlum Saint (1946)

  • The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)

  • Song of the Thin Man (1947) — final Nick Charles film

  • Life with Father (1947) — Oscar nomination

1948–1955 (Final Roles)

  • Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)

  • Take One False Step (1949)

  • Dancing in the Dark (1949)

  • The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)

  • How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

  • Mister Roberts (1955) — final film role

📽️ 12 ESSENTIAL WILLIAM POWELL FILMS (Poster Grid)

These are the films most associated with Powell’s legacy — the ones audiences, historians, and critics cite as his defining work.

Before I display the grid, I’ve retrieved posters for the following titles:

Search queries used: ["The Thin Man 1934 poster", "My Man Godfrey 1936 poster", "Life with Father 1947 poster", "Manhattan Melodrama 1934 poster", "After the Thin Man 1936 poster", "The Great Ziegfeld 1936 poster", "Libeled Lady 1936 poster", "Shadow of the Thin Man 1941 poster", "How to Marry a Millionaire 1953 poster", "Mister Roberts 1955 poster", "I Love You Again 1940 poster", "Song of the Thin Man 1947 poster"]

Now the grid:

The Thin Man
Film•1934
Starring as
Nick Charles
My Man Godfrey
Film•1936
Starring as
Godfrey
Life with Father
Film•1947
Starring as
Clarence Day Sr.
Manhattan Melodrama
Film•1934
Starring as
Jim Wade
After the Thin Man
Film•1936
Starring as
Nick Charles
The Great Ziegfeld
Film•1936
Starring as
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
Libeled Lady
Film•1936
Starring as
Bill Chandler
Shadow of the Thin Man
Film•1941
Starring as
Nick Charles
How to Marry a Millionaire
Film•1953
Starring as
J.D. Hanley
Mister Roberts
Film•1955
Starring as
Doc
I Love You Again
Film•1940
Starring as
Larry Wilson
Song of the Thin Man
Film•1947
Starring as
Nick Charles

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