---
name: "William Holmes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-holmes"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "17 March 1877"
died: "1 December 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T00:33:16.977231+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# William Holmes

Editor. Born 17 March 1877 in The Bronx. Died 1 December 1946.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 17 March 1877, The Bronx
- **Died:** 1 December 1946
- **Active:** 1932–1941
- **Also known as:** William Jefferson Holmes, Bill Holmes
- **Frequently works with:** [Hal B. Wallis](https://film.one/person/hal-b-wallis.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 74 (3), 1940s 66 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 2, Crime 1, History 1, Music 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $16m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Holmes_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1421496, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0392096/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107683

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Dark Victory*](https://film.one/film/dark-victory.md) (79), [*Sergeant York*](https://film.one/film/sergeant-york.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Sergeant York* (1941), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/sergeant-york.md)
- *Dark Victory* (1939), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dark-victory.md)
- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), Fi1m 57, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)
- *I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang* (1932), Fi1m 85, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/i-am-a-fugitive-from-a-chain-gang.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *In This Our Life* (1942), Editor
- *They Died with Their Boots On* (1941), Editor
- *Sergeant York* (1941), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/sergeant-york.md)
- *The Strawberry Blonde* (1941), Editor
- *City for Conquest* (1940), Editor
- *Brother Orchid* (1940), Editor
- *Indianapolis Speedway* (1939), Editor
- *Dark Victory* (1939), Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/dark-victory.md)
- *Brother Rat* (1938), Editor
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1938), Editor
- *Fools for Scandal* (1938), Editor
- *Submarine D-1* (1937), Editor
- *Ever Since Eve* (1937), Editor
- *San Quentin* (1937), Editor
- *The Go-Getter* (1937), Editor
- *Cain and Mabel* (1936), Editor
- *Hearts Divided* (1936), Editor
- *Ceiling Zero* (1936), Editor
- *Shipmates Forever* (1935), Editor
- *Stranded* (1935), Editor
- *Living on Velvet* (1935), Editor
- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), Editor — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)
- *The Man with Two Faces* (1934), Editor
- *A Very Honorable Guy* (1934), Editor
- *Hi, Nellie!* (1934), Editor
- *The World Changes* (1933), Editor
- *Captured!* (1933), Editor
- *Picture Snatcher* (1933), Editor
- *Hard to Handle* (1933), Editor
- *I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang* (1932), Editor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/i-am-a-fugitive-from-a-chain-gang.md)
- *The Purchase Price* (1932), Editor
- *Love is a Racket* (1932), Editor
- *The Man Who Played God* (1932), Editor
- *The Road to Singapore* (1931), Editor
- *Svengali* (1931), Editor
- *Illicit* (1931), Editor
- *Three Faces East* (1930), Editor
- *The Second Floor Mystery* (1930), Editor
- *Hold Everything* (1930), Editor
- *Hardboiled Rose* (1929), Editor
- *A Perfect Gentleman* (1928), Editor
- *The Adventurous Soul* (1927), Writer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1942: Best Film Editing (won), for *Sergeant York*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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