William Haines

Born: 1900-01-02

William Haines (born Charles William Haines; January 2, 1900 - December 26, 1973) was a star American comedy actor of the late Silent and early "talkie" eras.


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The Stolen Jools

as Bill Haines
Released: 1931-04-04

Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended...

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Show People

as Billy Boone
Released: 1928-11-20

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great...

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Souls for Sale

as Pinkey - Assistant Director
Released: 1923-04-22

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.

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Tell It to the Marines

as Private Skeet Burns
Released: 1926-12-23

U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets'...

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The Hollywood Revue of 1929

as Self
Released: 1929-11-23

An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

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The Big Parade of Comedy

as Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1964-09-02

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

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The Smart Set

as Tommy Van Buren
Released: 1928-03-24

A cocky, arrogant young playboy is expelled from his American polo team shortly before the big...

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Little Annie Rooney

as Joe Kelly
Released: 1925-10-18

A feisty little girl, the daughter of a beat cop, faces the challenges of growing up in a tough...

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Free and Easy

as A Guest
Released: 1930-03-22

Gopher City Kansas hosts a beauty contest. The winner, Elvira Plunkett, and her mother go to...

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Young and Beautiful

as Robert Preston
Released: 1934-09-16

Bob Preston, publicity man for Superba Pictures, uses his publicity skills in an attempt to make...

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Way Out West

as Windy
Released: 1930-08-02

Wise-guy carnival barker Windy bilks a group of cowboys out of their money, gets caught and is...

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Spring Fever

as Jack Kelly
Released: 1927-10-22

Kelly's employer, Waters, is such a keen golfer that he asks Kelly to help him improve his game...

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West Point

as Brice Wayne
Released: 1928-01-07

Arrogant and wise-cracking Brice Wayne enrolls at the United States Military Academy at West...

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The Girl Said No

as Tom Ward
Released: 1930-03-15

A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of...

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1925 Studio Tour

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1925-04-09

A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and...

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The Duke Steps Out

as Duke
Released: 1929-03-19

Millionaire's son Duke wants to be a champion boxer but takes time out to enroll in college when...

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Brown of Harvard

as Tom Brown
Released: 1926-05-02

Tom Brown shows up at Harvard, confident and a bit arrogant. He becomes a rival of Bob McAndrew,...

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Sally, Irene and Mary

as Jimmy Dungan
Released: 1925-12-27

The three are showgirls, each with a different approach to life and love.

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Just a Gigolo

as Robert Brummel
Released: 1931-06-06

A playboy pretends to be a paid escort in order to court--and test the moral character of--a...

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Speedway

as Bill Whipple
Released: 1929-10-07

Bill Whipple is a happy-go-lucky mechanic for MacDonald who thinks that he is the worlds...

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Fast Life

as Sandy
Released: 1932-12-16

Two sailors (William Haines and Cliff Edwards) are leaving the US Navy after 10 years. In their...

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Estrellados

as Self (Guest Appearance)
Released: 1930-07-07

A matinée idol and a bumbling manager fight for the love of a would-be starlet. Estrellados is...

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The Marines Are Coming

as Lt. William 'Wild Bill' Traylor
Released: 1934-11-19

Expelled from his lieutenancy in the Marine Corps, Bill Traylor reenlists as a private. His unit...

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A Tailor-Made Man

as John Paul Bart
Released: 1931-03-28

John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night,...

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Alias Jimmy Valentine

as Jimmy Valentine
Released: 1928-11-15

An Incompetent insurance salesman sells a policy to Jesse James and has to protect his client...

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Navy Blues

as Jack Kelly
Released: 1929-12-20

On shore leave, a young sailor meets and falls in love with a pretty young blonde. He goes home...

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The Wife of the Centaur

as Edward Converse
Released: 1924-12-01

Jeffrey Dwyer is a writer and a poet who wrestles with the conflicts between his idealism and...

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Three Wise Fools

as Gordon Schuyler
Released: 1923-08-19

Sydney Fairchild, the daughter of a woman who was once loved by three bachelors, surprises the...

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A Slave of Fashion

as Dick Wayne
Released: 1925-08-23

Katherine Emerson, an Iowa girl hungry for the good things in life, leaves her small hometown...

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The Tower of Lies

as August
Released: 1925-10-10

After his beloved daughter leaves for the city to pay off his debt, an old farmer goes mad when...

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Remote Control

as William J. Brennan
Released: 1930-11-15

A radio announcer gets caught up with a fake clairvoyant and his gang of thieves.

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True As Steel

as Gilbert Morse
Released: 1924-04-20

Successful middle-aged manufacturer Frank Parry takes a business trip to New York, where he...

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Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines

as Self (Archival footage)
Released: 2001-06-13

Chronicles the life of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay movie star, who sacrificed...

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Slide, Kelly, Slide

as Jim Kelly
Released: 1927-03-12

A minor league pitcher lets pride get the better of him after he joins the New York Yankees.

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Are You Listening?

as Bill Grimes
Released: 1932-03-21

WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of...

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So This Is Marriage?

as uncredited
Released: 1924-11-26

The only known copy of this film copy was reported to have been destroyed in the 1967 MGM Vault...

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New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

as Wallingford
Released: 1931-10-03

Wallingford is a con-man whose specialty is taking money from suckers. His partners are...

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Wine of Youth

as Hal Martin
Released: 1924-09-15

Based on a play be Rachel Crothers, WINE OF YOUTH is a solid drama about "the modern young...

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Circe the Enchantress

as William Craig
Released: 1924-10-06

Mae Murray as a Jazz Age baby who treats men like swine until she falls for the upright doctor...

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Memory Lane

as Joe Field
Released: 1926-02-01

Mary is marrying Jimmie, from whom she has kept a secret; Mary remains in love with another man....

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A Little Journey

as George Manning
Released: 1927-01-01

A girl travelling by train to meet her boyfriend meets another young man and falls in love with him.

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The Denial

as Lyman - Lover in Flashback
Released: 1925-03-22

When Dorothy wants to marry Bob (Robert Agnew), her mother, Mildred, forbids the match. Dorothy...

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A Man's Man

as Mel
Released: 1929-05-25

An aspiring actress goes to Hollywood to make movies and marries a soda jerk.

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The Midnight Express

as Jack Oakes
Released: 1924-06-01

Wastrel son of a railroad magnate, Jack's father becomes frustrated with his son's wild ways. To...

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Excess Baggage

as Eddie Kane
Released: 1928-09-28

Excess Baggage is a lost 1928 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and...

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Three Weeks

as Curate
Released: 1924-02-10

A young aristocrat strikes up an affair with a mysterious woman for three weeks.

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Telling the World

as Don Davis
Released: 1928-06-30

The journalist Don Davis becomes involved in a murder case, where Chrystal Malone is part of it....

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Who Cares

as Martin
Released: 1925-02-01

Who Cares is a 1925 silent film produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures and starring...

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