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List of the best Chill Wills movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Chill Wills's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Chill Wills movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Chill Wills movies will be at the top of the list. Chill Wills has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Chill Wills movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Chill Wills films to end the squabble once and for all.

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The list you're viewing is made up of many different films, like Mr. Billion and Big Daddy.

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Chill Wills worked with many famous directors, including big names like John Ford and Charles Lamont.

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McLintock! John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Stefanie Powers McLintock! is a 1963 comedy Western directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne, with co-stars including Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne De Carlo, and Wayne's son Patrick Wayne. The film, ...more

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The Yearling Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Forrest Tucker The Yearling is a Technicolor family film drama directed by Clarence Brown, produced by Sidney Franklin, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay by Paul Osborn and John Lee Mahin was ...more

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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 American Western drama film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, and Bob Dylan, and written by Rudy Wurlitzer. The ...more

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The Alamo John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Frankie Avalon The Alamo is a 1960 American historical epic film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The picture also stars Richard ...more

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Giant Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Dennis Hopper Giant is a 1956 American drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from the novel by Edna Ferber. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock ...more

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Where the Boys Are Connie Francis, Yvette Mimieux, Paula Prentiss Where the Boys Are is an Metrocolor and CinemaScope American coming-of-age comedy film, written by George Wells based on the novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout, about four Midwestern ...more

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Leave Her to Heaven Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, Jeanne Crain Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 American Technicolor film noir starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, with Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, Ray Collins, and Chill Wills. The story was ...more

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Allegheny Uprising John Wayne, George Sanders, Claire Trevor Allegheny Uprising is an American 1939 film produced by RKO Pictures, and starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne. Based on the 1937 novel The First Rebel by Neil H. Swanson, with a screenplay by ...more

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The Deadly Companions Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Strother Martin The Deadly Companions is a 1961 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, and Chill Wills. Based on the novel of the same name by A. S. ...more

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The Wheeler Dealers James Garner, Lee Remick, John Astin The Wheeler Dealers is a 1963 romantic comedy film starring James Garner and Lee Remick and featuring Chill Wills and Jim Backus. The movie was written by George Goodman and Ira Wallach, based ...more

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I'll Be Seeing You Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten I'll Be Seeing You is a 1944 drama film made by Selznick International Pictures, Dore Schary Productions, and Vanguard Pictures, and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by William ...more

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Boom Town Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Spencer Tracy Boom Town is a 1940 American adventure film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr, and directed by Jack Conway. The supporting cast features Frank Morgan, ...more

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The Over-the-Hill Gang Walter Brennan, Jack Elam, Edgar Buchanan The Over-the-Hill Gang is a 1969 TV-movie Western comedy about aging Texas Rangers starring Walter Brennan and Pat O'Brien. Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, and Jack Elam play ...more

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A Stranger in Town Frank Morgan, Chill Wills, Richard Carlson A Stranger in Town is a 1943 comedy-drama political film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Roy Rowland and produced by Robert Sisk from an original screenplay by Isobel Lennart and ...more

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The Rounders Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Warren Oates The Rounders is a lighthearted 1965 film starring Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda. The comedy was based on the novel of the same name by Max Evans.

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Cattle Drive Dean Stockwell, Joel McCrea, Chill Wills Cattle Drive is a 1951 American western film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Joel McCrea. Much of the film was shot in the Death Valley National Park, California and Paria, Utah.

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The Man from the Alamo Glenn Ford, Hugh O'Brian, Jeanne Cooper The Man From the Alamo is a 1953 Technicolor Western directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Hugh O'Brian, and Guy Williams.

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High Lonesome Jack Elam, Chill Wills, John Drew Barrymore High Lonesome is a 1950 contemporary Western movie written and directed by Alan Le May, who is famous as the writer for the classic Westerns The Searchers and The Unforgiven. It is his only ...more

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Fireball 500 Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Fabian Fireball 500 is a stock car racing film, blended with the beach party film genre. A vehicle for stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and Fabian, it was one of a string of similar racing ...more

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Francis Joins the WACS Mamie Van Doren, Donald O'Connor, Allison Hayes Francis Joins the WACS is a 1954 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Ted Richmond, directed by Arthur Lubin, and starring Donald O'Connor, Julie Adams, ...more

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Big Daddy Joan Blondell, Chill Wills, Hank Worden Big Daddy is a horror film directed, produced and written by Carl K. Hittleman. It was filmed in 1965 under the title Paradise Road, but not released until 1969.

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Tugboat Annie Sails Again Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman, Chill Wills Tugboat Annie Sails Again was a 1940 American comedy romance film sequel to the classic 1933 film Tugboat Annie. Marjorie Rambeau takes over the late Marie Dressler's role, and the supporting ...more

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Loaded Pistols Gene Autry, Chill Wills, Jack Holt Loaded Pistols is a 1948 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, and Chill Wills. Written by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost, the film is about a ...more

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The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again Fred Astaire, Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again starring Walter Brennan and Fred Astaire is a 1970 ABC Movie of the Week sequel to the Western comedy The Over-the-Hill Gang. The supporting cast includes ...more

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The Sainted Sisters Veronica Lake, George Reeves, Barry Fitzgerald The Sainted Sisters is a 1948 comedy film starring Veronica Lake and co-starring Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, George Reeves, William Demarest and Beulah Bondi. The film was distributed by ...more

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Timberjack Adolphe Menjou, Sterling Hayden, Jim Davis Timberjack is a film directed by Joseph Kane that was released in 1955.

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Mr. Billion Jackie Gleason, Valerie Perrine, Terence Hill Mr. Billion is a 1977 film directed by Jonathan Kaplan.

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See Here, Private Hargrove Donna Reed, Keenan Wynn, Chill Wills See Here, Private Hargrove is a 1944 comedy romance war film based on the story by Marion Hargrove, written by Harry Kurnitz and directed by Wesley Ruggles.

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Apache Trail Donna Reed, Chill Wills, William Lundigan Apache Trail is a 1942 American Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and written by Maurice Geraghty. The film stars Lloyd Nolan, Donna Reed, William Lundigan, Ann Ayars, Connie Gilchrist and ...more

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Tumbleweed Lee Van Cleef, Audie Murphy, Russell Johnson Tumbleweed is a 1953 American western film about a horse of the same name, directed by Nathan Juran and starring Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson, Chill Wills, Roy Roberts, Russell Johnson, K.T. ...more

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Timber Stampede Chill Wills, George O'Brien, Frank Hagney Timber Stampede is a 1939 film directed by David Howard.

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Sky Murder Walter Pidgeon, Chill Wills, Tom Conway Sky Murder is a 1940 mystery, comedy and drama film written by William R. Lipman and directed by George B. Seitz.

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Racketeers of the Range Chill Wills, Stanley Andrews, George O'Brien Racketeers of the Range is a 1939 western action film written by Bernard McConville and directed by D. Ross Lederman.

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Lawless Valley Chill Wills, George O'Brien, Fred Kohler Lawless Valley is a 1938 action adventure romance film based on the story by W.C. Tuttle, written by Oliver Drake and directed by David Howard.

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Gun for a Coward Fred MacMurray, Dean Stockwell, Jeffrey Hunter Gun for a Coward is a 1957 western film directed by Abner Biberman.

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The Sundowners Jack Elam, Robert Preston, Chill Wills The Sundowners is a 1950 American film directed by George Templeton. The film is also known as Thunder in the Dust in the United Kingdom.

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Poco... Little Dog Lost Chill Wills, John Steadman, Jeanne Bates Poco... Little Dog Lost is a 1977 American film about a young girl, Kim and her dog, Poco. Early in the film Kim is injured in a car accident and is separated from Poco. As Kim recovers from the ...more

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The Omaha Trail Harry Morgan, Dean Jagger, Chill Wills The Omaha Trail is a 1942 western action film based on the story by Jesse Lasky Jr., written by Jesse Lasky Jr. and Hugo Butler, and directed by Edward Buzzell and Edward Cahn.

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Arizona Legion Chill Wills, Laraine Day, Glenn Strange Arizona Legion is a 1939 western romance film based on the story by Bernard McConville, written by Oliver Drake and directed by David Howard.

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Tulsa Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Chill Wills Tulsa is a 1949 Technicolor film that was directed by Stuart Heisler and starred Susan Hayward and Robert Preston, and featured Lloyd Gough, Chill Wills, and Ed Begley in one of his earliest ...more

1 20 1 McLintock! John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Stefanie Powers McLintock! is a 1963 comedy Western directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne, with co-stars including Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne De Carlo, and Wayne's son Patrick Wayne. The film, ...more

2 11 0 The Yearling Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Forrest Tucker The Yearling is a Technicolor family film drama directed by Clarence Brown, produced by Sidney Franklin, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay by Paul Osborn and John Lee Mahin was ...more

3 9 0 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 American Western drama film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, and Bob Dylan, and written by Rudy Wurlitzer. The ...more

4 15 1 The Alamo John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Frankie Avalon The Alamo is a 1960 American historical epic film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The picture also stars Richard ...more

5 11 2 Giant Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Dennis Hopper Giant is a 1956 American drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from the novel by Edna Ferber. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock ...more

6 9 1 Where the Boys Are Connie Francis, Yvette Mimieux, Paula Prentiss Where the Boys Are is an Metrocolor and CinemaScope American coming-of-age comedy film, written by George Wells based on the novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout, about four Midwestern ...more

7 7 1 Leave Her to Heaven Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, Jeanne Crain Leave Her to Heaven is a 1945 American Technicolor film noir starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, with Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, Ray Collins, and Chill Wills. The story was ...more

8 5 0 Allegheny Uprising John Wayne, George Sanders, Claire Trevor Allegheny Uprising is an American 1939 film produced by RKO Pictures, and starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne. Based on the 1937 novel The First Rebel by Neil H. Swanson, with a screenplay by ...more

9 6 1 The Deadly Companions Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Strother Martin The Deadly Companions is a 1961 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, and Chill Wills. Based on the novel of the same name by A. S. ...more

10 5 0 The Wheeler Dealers James Garner, Lee Remick, John Astin The Wheeler Dealers is a 1963 romantic comedy film starring James Garner and Lee Remick and featuring Chill Wills and Jim Backus. The movie was written by George Goodman and Ira Wallach, based ...more

11 5 0 I'll Be Seeing You Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten I'll Be Seeing You is a 1944 drama film made by Selznick International Pictures, Dore Schary Productions, and Vanguard Pictures, and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by William ...more

12 5 1 Boom Town Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Spencer Tracy Boom Town is a 1940 American adventure film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, and Hedy Lamarr, and directed by Jack Conway. The supporting cast features Frank Morgan, ...more

13 4 0 The Over-the-Hill Gang Walter Brennan, Jack Elam, Edgar Buchanan The Over-the-Hill Gang is a 1969 TV-movie Western comedy about aging Texas Rangers starring Walter Brennan and Pat O'Brien. Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, and Jack Elam play ...more

14 4 0 A Stranger in Town Frank Morgan, Chill Wills, Richard Carlson A Stranger in Town is a 1943 comedy-drama political film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Roy Rowland and produced by Robert Sisk from an original screenplay by Isobel Lennart and ...more

15 4 1 The Rounders Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Warren Oates The Rounders is a lighthearted 1965 film starring Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda. The comedy was based on the novel of the same name by Max Evans.

16 3 1 Cattle Drive Dean Stockwell, Joel McCrea, Chill Wills Cattle Drive is a 1951 American western film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Joel McCrea. Much of the film was shot in the Death Valley National Park, California and Paria, Utah.

17 3 1 The Man from the Alamo Glenn Ford, Hugh O'Brian, Jeanne Cooper The Man From the Alamo is a 1953 Technicolor Western directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Hugh O'Brian, and Guy Williams.

18 2 0 High Lonesome Jack Elam, Chill Wills, John Drew Barrymore High Lonesome is a 1950 contemporary Western movie written and directed by Alan Le May, who is famous as the writer for the classic Westerns The Searchers and The Unforgiven. It is his only ...more

19 2 0 Fireball 500 Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Fabian Fireball 500 is a stock car racing film, blended with the beach party film genre. A vehicle for stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and Fabian, it was one of a string of similar racing ...more

20 2 0 Francis Joins the WACS Mamie Van Doren, Donald O'Connor, Allison Hayes Francis Joins the WACS is a 1954 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Ted Richmond, directed by Arthur Lubin, and starring Donald O'Connor, Julie Adams, ...more

21 2 0 Big Daddy Joan Blondell, Chill Wills, Hank Worden Big Daddy is a horror film directed, produced and written by Carl K. Hittleman. It was filmed in 1965 under the title Paradise Road, but not released until 1969.

22 2 1 Tugboat Annie Sails Again Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman, Chill Wills Tugboat Annie Sails Again was a 1940 American comedy romance film sequel to the classic 1933 film Tugboat Annie. Marjorie Rambeau takes over the late Marie Dressler's role, and the supporting ...more

23 2 1 Loaded Pistols Gene Autry, Chill Wills, Jack Holt Loaded Pistols is a 1948 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, and Chill Wills. Written by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost, the film is about a ...more

24 2 1 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again Fred Astaire, Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again starring Walter Brennan and Fred Astaire is a 1970 ABC Movie of the Week sequel to the Western comedy The Over-the-Hill Gang. The supporting cast includes ...more

25 1 0 The Sainted Sisters Veronica Lake, George Reeves, Barry Fitzgerald The Sainted Sisters is a 1948 comedy film starring Veronica Lake and co-starring Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, George Reeves, William Demarest and Beulah Bondi. The film was distributed by ...more

26 1 0 Timberjack Adolphe Menjou, Sterling Hayden, Jim Davis Timberjack is a film directed by Joseph Kane that was released in 1955.

27 0 0 Mr. Billion Jackie Gleason, Valerie Perrine, Terence Hill Mr. Billion is a 1977 film directed by Jonathan Kaplan.

28 0 0 See Here, Private Hargrove Donna Reed, Keenan Wynn, Chill Wills See Here, Private Hargrove is a 1944 comedy romance war film based on the story by Marion Hargrove, written by Harry Kurnitz and directed by Wesley Ruggles.

29 0 0 Apache Trail Donna Reed, Chill Wills, William Lundigan Apache Trail is a 1942 American Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and written by Maurice Geraghty. The film stars Lloyd Nolan, Donna Reed, William Lundigan, Ann Ayars, Connie Gilchrist and ...more

30 0 0 Tumbleweed Lee Van Cleef, Audie Murphy, Russell Johnson Tumbleweed is a 1953 American western film about a horse of the same name, directed by Nathan Juran and starring Audie Murphy, Lori Nelson, Chill Wills, Roy Roberts, Russell Johnson, K.T. ...more

31 0 0 Timber Stampede Chill Wills, George O'Brien, Frank Hagney Timber Stampede is a 1939 film directed by David Howard.

32 0 0 Sky Murder Walter Pidgeon, Chill Wills, Tom Conway Sky Murder is a 1940 mystery, comedy and drama film written by William R. Lipman and directed by George B. Seitz.

33 0 0 Racketeers of the Range Chill Wills, Stanley Andrews, George O'Brien Racketeers of the Range is a 1939 western action film written by Bernard McConville and directed by D. Ross Lederman.

34 0 0 Lawless Valley Chill Wills, George O'Brien, Fred Kohler Lawless Valley is a 1938 action adventure romance film based on the story by W.C. Tuttle, written by Oliver Drake and directed by David Howard.

35 0 0 Gun for a Coward Fred MacMurray, Dean Stockwell, Jeffrey Hunter Gun for a Coward is a 1957 western film directed by Abner Biberman.

36 0 0 The Sundowners Jack Elam, Robert Preston, Chill Wills The Sundowners is a 1950 American film directed by George Templeton. The film is also known as Thunder in the Dust in the United Kingdom.

37 0 0 Poco... Little Dog Lost Chill Wills, John Steadman, Jeanne Bates Poco... Little Dog Lost is a 1977 American film about a young girl, Kim and her dog, Poco. Early in the film Kim is injured in a car accident and is separated from Poco. As Kim recovers from the ...more

38 0 1 The Omaha Trail Harry Morgan, Dean Jagger, Chill Wills The Omaha Trail is a 1942 western action film based on the story by Jesse Lasky Jr., written by Jesse Lasky Jr. and Hugo Butler, and directed by Edward Buzzell and Edward Cahn.

39 0 1 Arizona Legion Chill Wills, Laraine Day, Glenn Strange Arizona Legion is a 1939 western romance film based on the story by Bernard McConville, written by Oliver Drake and directed by David Howard.

40 0 1 Tulsa Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Chill Wills Tulsa is a 1949 Technicolor film that was directed by Stuart Heisler and starred Susan Hayward and Robert Preston, and featured Lloyd Gough, Chill Wills, and Ed Begley in one of his earliest ...more