Warren William was an actor who trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and made his Broadway debut in 1924. He became a leading man at Warner Bros. in the early 1930s, with notable roles in The Mouthpiece (1932) and Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933). He later played the first Perry Mason in The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) and starred as "The Lone Wolf" in nine films.