William Wright
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as Prosecutor Impact William Wright (January 5, 1911 – January 19, 1949) was an American leading man in films who was most popular in the 1940s when he was typically compared to Clark Gable, whose career was temporarily derailed by World War II. Wright even played Gable's part in a 1945 musical comedy remake of It Happened One Night entitled Eve Knew Her Apples. He also played Philo Vance in Philo Vance Returns (1947) and the title role in King of the Gamblers (1948). Wright's other films include Eadie Was a Lady (1945), Rose of the Yukon (1949), Daughter of the Jungle (1949), and Impact (1949). Wright died from cancer in 1949 at the age of 38.
Filmography
Impact
as Prosecutor
Escape in the Fog
as Barry Malcolm
The Mask of Diijon
as Tony Holiday
A Night to Remember
as Scott Carstairs
One Mysterious Night
as Paul Martens
China Clipper
as Pilot
Devil Pays Off
as Christopher Waring
Murder in Times Square
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Reveille with Beverly
as Barry Lang
Night in New Orleans
as George Wallace
Fly By Night
as Intern (Uncredited)
Eve Knew Her Apples
as Ward Williams
Daughter of the Jungle
as Carl Easton
Saddles and Sagebrush
as Krag Savin
Eadie Was a Lady
as Tommy Foley
Air Hostess
as Fred MacCoy
Not a Ladies' Man
as John Keen
The Daring Young Man
as Sam Long
Meet the Stewarts
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
as Jimmy Hennessey