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William Bowers
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William Bowers

1916 – 1987 · Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA · Active 1942–2023

William Bowers (Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills, California, 1987) was a reporter in Long Beach, California before becoming a screenwriter and specializing in writing comedy westerns and also turned out several thrillers. His first credited screenplay was My Favorite Spy in 1942. His career noticeably picked up after his Oscar nomination for the gritty Gregory Peck Western The Gunfighter in 1950, leading to such assignments as the remake of My Man Godfrey in 1957 and The Sheepman in 1958 (a second Oscar nomination). Bowers produced the last film that he wrote, the superior Western parody S...

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Cry Danger

Cry Danger

1951 ★ 6.8
Writer

After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.

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Filmography

55 credits
1970s 2 credits
1975
TV ★ 7.2
1974
The Godfather Part II as Senate Committee Chairman
Movie ★ 8.6
Crew Credits
2020s 1 credit
2023
Goodnight, August Sound Recordist
Movie ★ 9.0
1980s 1 credit
1980
Movie ★ 5.8
1970s 5 credits
1979
Movie ★ 5.2
1978
Movie ★ 5.0
1975
Mobile Two Producer
Movie
1974
Movie ★ 5.9
1974
Movie ★ 6.0
1960s 6 credits
1969
Movie ★ 7.0
1969
Movie ★ 7.0
1967
Movie ★ 4.6
1966
Movie ★ 5.7
1964
Movie ★ 5.0
1961
Movie ★ 5.7
1950s 21 credits
1959
-30- Writer
Movie ★ 5.8
1959
Movie ★ 5.9
1958
Movie ★ 6.6
1958
Movie ★ 5.7
1958
The Sheepman Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.9
1957
My Man Godfrey Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.4
1956
Movie ★ 5.0
1955
Movie ★ 5.9
1955
Tight Spot Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.5
1954
Movie ★ 5.6
1953
Split Second Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.2
1953
TV ★ 6.4
1952
Movie ★ 5.7
1952
Movie ★ 4.6
1952
TV ★ 6.7
1951
Cry Danger Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.7
1951
The Mob Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.6
1950
Convicted Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
The Gunfighter Screenplay
Movie ★ 7.3
1950
Movie ★ 7.3
1950
Movie ★ 6.0
1940s 19 credits
1949
Movie ★ 5.6
1949
Movie ★ 5.6
1949
Movie ★ 7.1
1948
River Lady Screenplay
Movie ★ 5.0
1948
Movie ★ 5.0
1948
Larceny Screenplay
Movie ★ 5.8
1948
Black Bart Screenplay
Movie ★ 4.5
1948
Movie ★ 5.0
1948
Pitfall Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.8
1947
The Web Screenplay
Movie ★ 7.1
1947
Movie ★ 6.6
1947
Movie
1947
Movie ★ 6.1
1946
Night and Day Screenplay
Movie ★ 5.9
1946
Movie ★ 5.5
1946
Movie ★ 5.0
1945
Movie ★ 5.2
1943
Movie ★ 7.0
1942
Movie ★ 6.0