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The first actual view that the British had of William and the Outlaws was at the movies. William also eventually appeared on televisio, but that was years after his film appearances. HBC does not have a great deal of information about Just William movies. One movie was appropriately enough titled Just William and was made in 1939. I believe this was the first one. Another film was William Himself, I'm not sure when it was made.
Another film William at the Circus was made about 1948.
The first actual view that the British had of William and the Outlaws was at the movies. William also eventually appeared on television, but that was years after his film appearances.
HBC does not have a great deal of information about Just William movies. One movie was appropriately enough titled Just William and was made in 1939. I believe this was the first one. Another film was William Himself, I'm not sure when it was made. Another film William at the Circus was made about 1948.
One of the stars of the 1939 film Just William was Roddy McDowall. He played role of Ginger, William's best friend.
William was played by William (Eddie) Graham. The film was directed by Val Guest.
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The U.S. version was "William at the Circus" (1948). William was played by William (Eddie) Graham. The film was directed by Val Guest. A British reader tells us, "I was on the set of the Circus film, which was on location at the London Olympia, where they were filming scenes of Bertram Mill's Circus."
Some of the William movies appeared in America. They do not appear to have been very popular. Thus few Americans had ever heard of William. I'm not sure why William friends did not prove popular in America. Perhaps no great effort wasmade to promote them. I do know that they certainly were not widely shown. I have also never noted being shown with other old movies on American television. Certainly Hollywood was dominant at the time. American films were widely distributed in Britain. We are just not sure about the William films.
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