Charles C. Wilson

Charles Cahill Wilson (July 29, 1894 – January 7, 1948) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in numerous films during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the late 1920s to late 1940s. Born in New York City in 1894, the white-haired, burly actor was often typecast as an earnest police officer, newspaper editor or principal. He appeared in over 250 films between 1928 and 1948, mostly playing small supporting roles with a few sentences. Charles Wilson began his acting career at the theatre, including roles in six Broadway plays between 1918 and 1931. In 1928, he directed the Hollywood comedy Lucky Boy (1928), where he also made his film debut. According to the Internet Movie Database, Lucky Boy was Wilson's only film as a director. His most notable role was probably Clark Gable's "wonderfully aggravated" newspaper boss in Frank Capra's comedy It Happened One Night, which won five Academy Awards in 1935. He was also cast in small roles in other Capra movies such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Shortly before his death, Wilson appeared as the boss of the Three Stooges in the two-reel comedy Crime on Their Hands (1948).

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Donna Reed  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Thomas Mitchell

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Donna Reed  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Thomas Mitchell

Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Eleanor Powell  •  George Murphy  •  Binnie Barnes

Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Eleanor Powell  •  George Murphy  •  Binnie Barnes

Dressed to Kill (1941)

A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Mary Beth Hughes  •  Sheila Ryan  •  William Demarest

A detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Mary Beth Hughes  •  Sheila Ryan  •  William Demarest

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Things get tough for Carol and her showgirl pals, Trixie and Polly, when the Great Depression kicks in and all the Broadway shows close down. Wealthy songwriter Brad saves the day by funding a new Depression-themed musical for the girls to star in, but when his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy  •  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Warren William  •  Joan Blondell  •  Aline MacMahon  •  Ruby Keeler

Things get tough for Carol and her showgirl pals, Trixie and Polly, when the Great Depression kicks in and all the Broadway shows close down. Wealthy songwriter Brad saves the day by funding a new Depression-themed musical for the girls to star in, but when his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy  •  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Warren William  •  Joan Blondell  •  Aline MacMahon  •  Ruby Keeler

It Happened One Night (1934)

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A renegade reporter and a young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Claudette Colbert  •  Walter Connolly  •  Roscoe Karns

A renegade reporter and a young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Claudette Colbert  •  Walter Connolly  •  Roscoe Karns

Knute Rockne All American (1940)

The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Gale Page  •  Donald Crisp

The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Gale Page  •  Donald Crisp

Meet John Doe (1941)

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Gary Cooper  •  Edward Arnold  •  Walter Brennan

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Gary Cooper  •  Edward Arnold  •  Walter Brennan

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Jean Arthur  •  George Bancroft  •  Lionel Stander

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Jean Arthur  •  George Bancroft  •  Lionel Stander

Satan Met a Lady (1936)

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Warren William  •  Alison Skipworth  •  Arthur Treacher

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Warren William  •  Alison Skipworth  •  Arthur Treacher

The Mayor of Hell (1933)

Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Madge Evans  •  Frankie Darro  •  Arthur Byron

Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Madge Evans  •  Frankie Darro  •  Arthur Byron

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Gladys George

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Gladys George

They Drive by Night (1940)

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  George Raft  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Ida Lupino  •  Humphrey Bogart

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  George Raft  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Ida Lupino  •  Humphrey Bogart

This Gun for Hire (1942)

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Veronica Lake  •  Robert Preston  •  Laird Cregar  •  Alan Ladd

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Veronica Lake  •  Robert Preston  •  Laird Cregar  •  Alan Ladd

You Only Live Once (1937)

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Barton MacLane  •  Jean Dixon

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Barton MacLane  •  Jean Dixon

The Face Behind the Mask (1941)

In this low-budget thriller, Peter Lorre plays Janos Szabo, an immigrant from Hungary who is a skilled craftsman. After he's caught in a fire, his face is horribly scarred; his terrifying appearance makes it impossible for him to get a job. With nowhere else to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  Don Beddoe  •  George E. Stone

In this low-budget thriller, Peter Lorre plays Janos Szabo, an immigrant from Hungary who is a skilled craftsman. After he's caught in a fire, his face is horribly scarred; his terrifying appearance makes it impossible for him to get a job. With nowhere else to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  Don Beddoe  •  George E. Stone

Baby Face Harrington (1935)

Thanks to a series of comic mishaps, a timid, small-town office clerk finds himself wanted by the police and labeled by the media as "Public Enemy No. 2." Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Charles Butterworth  •  Una Merkel  •  Eugene Pallette  •  Harvey Stephens

Thanks to a series of comic mishaps, a timid, small-town office clerk finds himself wanted by the police and labeled by the media as "Public Enemy No. 2." Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Charles Butterworth  •  Una Merkel  •  Eugene Pallette  •  Harvey Stephens

Murder in the Fleet (1935)

A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to find the offender. First a revolutionary new piece of technology -- an electric firing device -- is sabotaged. Then one of the cruiser's crew is murdered. In order to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Jean Parker  •  Ted Healy  •  Una Merkel

A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to find the offender. First a revolutionary new piece of technology -- an electric firing device -- is sabotaged. Then one of the cruiser's crew is murdered. In order to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Jean Parker  •  Ted Healy  •  Una Merkel

Woman in Distress (1937)

Investigating rumors that a priceless Rembrandt, believed destroyed years ago, is actually in the possession of an elderly spinster, a male newspaper reporter and his female rival determine that it is genuine but subsequently learn it has been stolen by a gang of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lynn Shores
CAST:  May Robson  •  Irene Hervey  •  Dean Jagger  •  Douglass Dumbrille

Investigating rumors that a priceless Rembrandt, believed destroyed years ago, is actually in the possession of an elderly spinster, a male newspaper reporter and his female rival determine that it is genuine but subsequently learn it has been stolen by a gang of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lynn Shores
CAST:  May Robson  •  Irene Hervey  •  Dean Jagger  •  Douglass Dumbrille

We're Only Human (1935)

A cop, who plays by his own rules, brings down a notorious gangster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Flood
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Jane Wyatt  •  James Gleason  •  Jane Darwell

A cop, who plays by his own rules, brings down a notorious gangster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Flood
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Jane Wyatt  •  James Gleason  •  Jane Darwell

They Wanted to Marry (1937)

Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even likes his pigeon, who travels everywhere with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Betty Furness  •  Gordon Jones  •  E. E. Clive  •  Patsy Parsons

Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even likes his pigeon, who travels everywhere with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Betty Furness  •  Gordon Jones  •  E. E. Clive  •  Patsy Parsons
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