James Gleason

James Gleason

1882-05-22 New York City, New York, USA 151 Credits

Biography

James Gleason was born in New York City to William Gleason and Mina Crolius, who were both in the theatre. He was married to Lucile Gleason (born Lucile Webster), and had a son, Russell Gleason. As a young man James fought in the Spanish-American War. After the war he joined the stock company at the Liberty Theater in Oakland, California, which his parents were running. James and his wife then moved to Portland, Oregon, where they played in stock at the Baker Theater. For several years afte...

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The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958

as Cuke Gillen

7.1
Acting

In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Fr...

Money, Women and Guns

Money, Women and Guns

1958

as Henry Devers

5.3
Acting

Celebrated detective traces and finds beneficiaries to the will of a gold prospector murdered by bushwhackers.

Once Upon a Horse...

Once Upon a Horse...

1958

as Postmaster

8.5
Acting

Two zany cowboys steal a herd of cattle only to discover it costs more to feed them than they are worth.

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958

as Doc Simpkins

6.8
Acting

An average television repairman must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart—now a famous movie star—so her career will not su...

Man or Gun

Man or Gun

1958

as Sheriff Jim Jackson

2.5
Acting

Gun-slinging drifter "Maybe" Smith's Colt .44 pistol and shooting skills are put to the test shortly after his arrival in the New Mexico frontier town...

No Time at All

No Time at All

1958

as Dolph Grimes

Acting

An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from radar. We see how its disappearance affects people ...

The Female Animal

The Female Animal

1958

as Tom Maloney

5.6
Acting

Jaded movie star Vanessa Windsor, saved from a studio accident by handsome extra Chris Farley, pursues him, and soon he's the 'caretaker' of her beach...

Man in the Shadow

Man in the Shadow

1957

as Hank James

6.8
Acting

In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He...

Loving You

Loving You

1957

as Carl Meade

6.2
Acting

Deke Rivers is a delivery man who is discovered by publicist Glenda Markle and country-western musician Tex Warner who want to promote the talented ne...

Spring Reunion

Spring Reunion

1957

as Collie

5.8
Acting

A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class reunion.

Star in the Dust

Star in the Dust

1956

as Orval Jones

4.7
Acting

The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won'...

The Girl Rush

The Girl Rush

1955

as Ether Ferguson

3.7
Acting

When her compulsive-gambler father dies, leaving her with an inheritance that amounts to zip, single gal Kim Halliday jumps at a caller's claim that s...

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955

as Uncle Birdie Steptoe

7.9
Acting

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Suddenly

Suddenly

1954

as Peter 'Pop' Benson

6.3
Acting

The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and...

Hollywood Thrill-Makers

Hollywood Thrill-Makers

1954

as Risky Russell

Acting

Biplane action scenes highlight this story of the lives and loves of two Hollywood stuntmen.

Forever Female

Forever Female

1953

as Eddie Woods

6.7
Acting

An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.

What Price Glory

What Price Glory

1952

as General Cokely

5.5
Acting

Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at odds with each other when Quirt is made Flagg's top ser...

The Story of Will Rogers

The Story of Will Rogers

1952

as Bert Lynn

6.0
Acting

Biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

1952

as Duffy

5.9
Acting

A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally m...

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

as Fred Townsend

4.7
Acting

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

1951

as Charley Dolan

7.0
Acting

Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. After six years on the wagon he gets his job back a...

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

1951

as Knobby Walsh

Acting

Joe Palooka and two friends are taking hostage by three criminals.

Two Gals and a Guy

Two Gals and a Guy

1951

as Max Howard

Acting

A singing couple gets their own television show, and the strains of putting on a TV show every week starts to jeopardize their relationship.

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

1950

as Knobby Walsh

Acting

Joe Palooka encounters gangsters and tries to alert the law.

The Jackpot

The Jackpot

1950

as Harry Summers

6.9
Acting

Bill Lawrence wins a bevy of prizes from a radio program, but ends up having to sell them in order to pay the taxes incurred.

Riding High

Riding High

1950

as Racing Secretary

5.8
Acting

A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race.

The Yellow Cab Man

The Yellow Cab Man

1950

as Mickey Corkins

6.3
Acting

Pirdy is accident prone. He has been denied insurance from every company in town because he is always getting hit or hurt in some way. On the day that...

Key to the City

Key to the City

1950

as Sergeant Hogan

6.2
Acting

At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is pro...

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

as Timothy Gleason

5.4
Acting

A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secr...

Take One False Step

Take One False Step

1949

as Captain Gledhill

5.5
Acting

Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that ...

The Life of Riley

The Life of Riley

1949

as Gillis

7.0
Acting

Inspired by the popular '40s radio show of the same title, director Irving Brecher's 1949 comedy stars William Bendix as a hard-working husband-and-fa...

Bad Boy

Bad Boy

1949

as Chief

7.4
Acting

A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent's bad behavior.

When My Baby Smiles at Me

When My Baby Smiles at Me

1948

as Lefty Moore

4.8
Acting

Bonny Kane and 'Skid' Johnson are vaudeville performers in the 1920s. The two of them suffer marital difficulties when Skid gets an offer to appear on...

The Return of October

The Return of October

1948

as Uncle Willie Ramsey

5.8
Acting

A wholesome girl believes her new racehorse, October, is the reincarnation of her favorite uncle, Willie.

The Dude Goes West

The Dude Goes West

1948

as Sam Briggs

5.8
Acting

Daniel Bone is aiming for success. A Brooklyn gunsmith by trade, he figures the place to be is where the guns are. So off he goes into the West and be...

Smart Woman

Smart Woman

1948

as Sam Corkle

5.5
Acting

A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.

Tycoon

Tycoon

1947

as Pop Mathews

5.3
Acting

Engineer Johnny Munroe is enlisted to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain to reach mines. His task is complicated, and his ethics are compromis...

The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947

as Sylvester

7.0
Acting

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily...

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

1947

as Max Corkle

5.8
Acting

Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth to land a part in the show and change it.

The Homestretch

The Homestretch

1947

as Doc Kilborne

Acting

A young couple's marriage is threatened by the husband's love of horses and the racetrack circuit.

Lady Luck

Lady Luck

1946

as Sacramento Sam

5.4
Acting

A woman marries a gambler with the hopes of reforming him, but things don't quite work out the way she planned.

Home Sweet Homicide

Home Sweet Homicide

1946

as Sgt. O'Hare

4.7
Acting

Mystery writer Marian Carstairs is hard at work trying to finish her latest novel. Her three children meanwhile are entertaining themselves by trying ...

The Well Groomed Bride

The Well Groomed Bride

1946

as Captain Hornby

4.0
Acting

A man and a woman fight over the last bottle of champagne left in San Francisco--she wants it for a wedding, and he wants to use it to christen a ship...

The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

as Snarp

5.2
Acting

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. ...

Captain Eddie

Captain Eddie

1945

as Tom Clark

6.0
Acting

WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the earl...

The Clock

The Clock

1945

as Al Henry

7.2
Acting

A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

as McGarrity

7.6
Acting

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well thro...

This Man's Navy

This Man's Navy

1945

as Jimmy Shannon

6.4
Acting

During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet is in charge of an airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. Trumpet orders an unauthorized a...

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

as Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske

7.0
Acting

A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a prie...

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Lt. Rooney

7.6
Acting

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married;...

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

1944

as Moke McGillicuddy

5.8
Acting

Broadway producer Jerry Flynn is anxious to recapture the magic and reclaim the crowds after a set of costly flops. Outside his theater one night, Fly...

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

1943

as “Nails” Kilpatrick

6.6
Acting

A cocky Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he is sent back to ...

Crash Dive

Crash Dive

1943

as Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell

6.2
Acting

A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant raiders that are preying on Allied shipping. Its new...

Manila Calling

Manila Calling

1942

as Tim O'Rourke

7.0
Acting

During WWII, a group of brave Americans spy on the Japanese after their invasion of the Philippines and became the first U.S. Guerrilla fighters.

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

as Joe - Mission Aid Society

6.3
Acting

Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video relea...

Footlight Serenade

Footlight Serenade

1942

as Bruce McKay

Acting

Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts pay...

The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

as Inspector Mike O'Hara

6.0
Acting

While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him ...

My Gal Sal

My Gal Sal

1942

as Pat Hawley

5.8
Acting

Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New Yor...

A Date with the Falcon

A Date with the Falcon

1942

as Inspector Michael 'Mike' O'Hara

6.5
Acting

In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, ...

Hay Foot

Hay Foot

1942

as Colonel J. A. Barkley

6.0
Acting

Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms ...

Babes on Broadway

Babes on Broadway

1941

as Thornton Reed

6.4
Acting

Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up th...

Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941

as Sergeant Daniels

5.0
Acting

A reporter is constantly in trouble for jumping to conclusions.

Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million

1941

as Col. 'Spitfire' Barkley

5.3
Acting

Chubby William Tracy starred as Dodo Doubleday, a feckless Army draftee blessed (or cursed) with a photographic memory. Inexplicably promoted to serge...

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

as Max Corkle

7.0
Acting

Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body...

Affectionately Yours

Affectionately Yours

1941

as 'Chet' Phillips

4.8
Acting

A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females.

Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

as Henry Connell

7.3
Acting

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 p...

Earl of Puddlestone

Earl of Puddlestone

1940

as Joe Higgins

Acting

When Betty's father sees the condescending attitude displayed toward her by a rich family, he decides to get back at them by making them believe that ...

Grandpa Goes To Town

Grandpa Goes To Town

1940

as Joe Higgins

Acting

Joe and Lil Higgins invest their life savings in a frontier hotel. Upon arrival, the family discovers that the establishment is smack dab in the middl...

Money To Burn

Money To Burn

1939

as Joe Higgins

Acting

In this episode of the Higgins Family series, pandemonium ensues when Ma enters a dog biscuit contest. The prize is a whopping $50,000.

The Covered Trailer

The Covered Trailer

1939

as Joe Higgins

Acting

The Higgins family prepares for a long-awaited cruise to Rio, but while father Joe bids farewell to his co-workers at the bank, mother Lil unwittingly...

On Your Toes

On Your Toes

1939

as Phil Dolan Sr.

3.9
Acting

A Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.

Should Husbands Work?

Should Husbands Work?

1939

as Joe Higgins

2.0
Acting

Joe Higgins' wife gets the job meant for him, so he stays home to do the housework. A Higgins Family comedy

My Wife's Relatives

My Wife's Relatives

1939

as Joe Higgins

Acting

It all begins when Joe Higgins, business manager of a prosperous candy-manufacturing firm, is ordered by his pompous boss Ellis to break up the romanc...

Army Girl

Army Girl

1938

as Hennessy

6.0
Acting

A young captain hoping to replace the U.S. Army's horses with mechanized vehicles faces court-martial after his commanding officer, who's opposed to m...

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

1938

as James Gleason

6.0
Acting

A visit to Buck Jones's new ranch and his horse, Silver, to James Gleason and his dog, to Charles Ruggles and his kennels; on the set of 'You Can't Ta...

The Higgins Family

The Higgins Family

1938

as Joe Higgins

Acting

Pa Higgins' attempts at success in the advertising business are constantly frustrated by his eccentric family.

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6

1938

as Self

Acting

Fernand Gravey and Danielle Darrieux arrive in Hollywood; the Ritz Brothers achieve immortality, leaving their footprints in cement at Grauman's Chine...

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

1937

as Danny The Duck

6.0
Acting

In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers to do their stuff. The trouble really begins when the g...

Forty Naughty Girls

Forty Naughty Girls

1937

as Inspector Oscar Piper

5.2
Acting

Hildegarde Withers and Inspector Piper try to solve a murder while attending a popular Broadway show.

Cinema Circus

1937

as Himself

Acting

Actor Lee Tracy presides as ringmaster over a show that combines the best elements of cinema with the circus, what he calls a Cinema Circus. Tracy int...

The Plot Thickens

The Plot Thickens

1936

as Oscar Piper

6.2
Acting

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.

The Big Game

The Big Game

1936

as George Scott

5.8
Acting

A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.

Don't Turn 'em Loose

Don't Turn 'em Loose

1936

as Detective Daniels

4.8
Acting

A conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an alias, up for parole and makes the decision to cast th...

Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking

1936

as Saratoga

1.0
Acting

Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. ...

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

as Inspector Corrigan

6.2
Acting

A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.

Murder on a Bridle Path

Murder on a Bridle Path

1936

as Police Insp. Oscar Piper

5.3
Acting

When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper is about to declare her death accidental from a t...

We're Only Human

We're Only Human

1935

as Detective Danny Walsh

6.5
Acting

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

Hot Tip

Hot Tip

1935

as Jimmy McGill

5.0
Acting

An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.

Hot Tip

Hot Tip

1935

Director

5.0
Directing

An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.

Hollywood Hobbies

1935

as Himself

6.0
Acting

This short documentary narrated by sportscaster Ted Husing explores the free-time activities of some of Hollywood's most popular celebrities. Big name...

Murder in the Fleet

Murder in the Fleet

1935

Additional Writing

5.0

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 te...

West Point of the Air

West Point of the Air

1935

as Joe 'Bags'

6.0
Acting

An army sergeant inspires his son to become an ace flyer.

Murder on a Honeymoon

Murder on a Honeymoon

1935

as Inspector Oscar Piper

6.2
Acting

An amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane suddenly dies. The third and final film with Edna May Oliver and James Glea...

Helldorado

Helldorado

1935

as Sam Barnes

Acting

Arthur T. Ryan, a hitchhiker, gets a ride from haughty, society girl Glenda Wynant and her fiance, wealthy J. F. Van Avery after he helps them to repl...

Murder on the Blackboard

Murder on the Blackboard

1934

as Inspector Oscar Piper

5.7
Acting

There are plenty of guilty secrets at the school where Hildegarde Withers teaches. When she finds the body of the pretty music teacher, she calls in h...

Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1934

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Catherine and Mack and their close friends Chris and Madge graduate from a West Coast college and fly to New York City to find work.

Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1934

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

Catherine and Mack and their close friends Chris and Madge graduate from a West Coast college and fly to New York City to find work.

Search for Beauty

Search for Beauty

1934

as Dan Healy

5.9
Acting

Three con artists dupe two Olympians into serving as editors of a new health and beauty magazine which is only a front for salacious stories and pictu...

The Meanest Gal in Town

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934

as Duke Slater

6.5
Acting

A stranded actress turned manicurist affects the lives of people in a small American town.

Hoopla

Hoopla

1933

as Jerry

6.0
Acting

A hula dancer at a carnival sets out to seduce the naive son of the show's manager.

The Bowery

The Bowery

1933

Screenplay

5.1
Writing

"In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was k...

Orders Is Orders

Orders Is Orders

1933

as Ed Waggermeyer

Acting

A brash American movie producer arrives at an army base in England wanting to shoot a movie and use the soldiers as extras. The base commander doesn't...

Orders Is Orders

Orders Is Orders

1933

Screenplay

Writing

A brash American movie producer arrives at an army base in England wanting to shoot a movie and use the soldiers as extras. The base commander doesn't...

Clear All Wires!

Clear All Wires!

1933

as Lefty Williams

6.5
Acting

Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for being r...

The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

1933

as "Ratsy" Harris

Acting

An ex-convict working for a wealthy oil baron uncovers trouble while his brother becomes involved with the boss's daughter.

The Penguin Pool Murder

The Penguin Pool Murder

1932

as Police Inspector Oscar Piper

5.6
Acting

New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers assists a detective when a body of unscrupulous stockbroker Gerald Parker suddenly appears in the penguin tank ...

The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

1932

as 'Beef' Evans

5.3
Acting

Gabby Denton, a hard-drinking, down-on-his-luck drifter, seems to get a chance at redemption when his brother-in-law helps get him a job as a mechanic...

Always Kickin'

Always Kickin'

1932

Director

Directing

When Russel Gleason is thought to have made a kick by Jim Thorpe, he is reinstated on the college team in time for the big game.

Yoo-Hoo

1932

as Jimmy Gleason

Acting

James Gleason picks up abused kid and tries to clean him up.

The All-American

The All-American

1932

as Chick Knipe

5.0
Acting

The story of the rise and fall of an All-American football player.

The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle

1932

as Arthur Crimmer

4.8
Acting

A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.

Off His Base

1932

as Picture in Opening Credits

Acting

It begins with the Mustangs in trouble in their championship series... all the players are banged up and they're being clobbered. But a sports reporte...

Off His Base

1932

Director

Directing

It begins with the Mustangs in trouble in their championship series... all the players are banged up and they're being clobbered. But a sports reporte...

Blondie of the Follies

Blondie of the Follies

1932

as Pa McClune

6.0
Acting

New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the ...

Lady and Gent

Lady and Gent

1932

as Pin Streaver

5.6
Acting

Stag Bailey, a slow-witted prizefighter, and his girlfriend, speakeasy hostess Puff Rogers, take over the upbringing of Ted Streaver after his father,...

High Hats and Low Brows

High Hats and Low Brows

1932

as Danny Ruff

Acting

Sixth entry in the Rufftown 2-reel comedy series based on stories by Arthur 'Bugs' Baer.

Fast Companions

Fast Companions

1932

as Silk Henley

6.0
Acting

A crooked jockey tries to reform.

Rule 'Em and Weep

Rule 'Em and Weep

1932

as Spike Mc Gorey

Acting

King Bool returns to Bulvania to claim his throne and his girl.

Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

1931

as Skeets

4.3
Acting

Three US sailors aboard a decoy ship fight German U-boats in World War I and try to win Sally who works on the Coney Island midway.

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1931

as Fred 'Squint' Dugan

6.0
Acting

A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the ...

Sweepstakes

Sweepstakes

1931

as Sleepy Jones

4.5
Acting

A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.

A Free Soul

A Free Soul

1931

as Eddie

6.1
Acting

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically invo...

It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

1931

as Cool Kelly

Acting

In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pregnant.

Beyond Victory

Beyond Victory

1931

as Jim Mobley

Acting

Four battle-weary American soldiers under fire reflect on the women they left behind.

Beyond Victory

Beyond Victory

1931

Writer

Writing

Four battle-weary American soldiers under fire reflect on the women they left behind.

Three Hollywood Girls

Three Hollywood Girls

1931

Writer

1.0
Writing

Three young girls live together in a one room apartment just scraping by while dreaming of Hollywood stardom. When one refuses a small role because th...

Big Money

Big Money

1930

as Tom

Acting

A go-getting bank messenger falls in with unsuccessful gambler.

Her Man

Her Man

1930

as Steve

5.3
Acting

A prostitute sees a friendly sailor as a way out of Havana's grimy underworld.

What a Widow!

What a Widow!

1930

Screenplay, Adaptation

6.5
Writing

A young woman's elderly husband dies and leaves her $5 million. She travels to Paris and becomes part of the "Continental" set and is pursued by a ric...

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930

as Self

Acting
Rain or Shine

Rain or Shine

1930

Writer

6.2
Writing

Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune ...

The Matrimonial Bed

The Matrimonial Bed

1930

as Gustave Corton

5.7
Acting

Five years after Adolphe's death in a train wreck, he is discovered very much alive and with amnesia. Unfortunately he and his first wife are remarrie...

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1930

Writer

5.5
Writing

Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre,...

Dumb-bells in Ermine

Dumb-bells in Ermine

1930

as Mike

4.0
Acting

In a small town in Virginia, Faith Corey, daughter of a socially prominent family, meets and falls in love with Jerry Malone, a prizefighter, though h...

Dumb-bells in Ermine

Dumb-bells in Ermine

1930

Writer

4.0
Writing

In a small town in Virginia, Faith Corey, daughter of a socially prominent family, meets and falls in love with Jerry Malone, a prizefighter, though h...

Mammy

Mammy

1930

Theatre Play

5.8

Mammy features Al Jolson as the star of a travelling minstrel show, appearing in cities and towns across the U.S. Jolson falls in love with an actress...

Swellhead

Swellhead

1930

as Johnny Trump

Acting

A young fighter, Bill Hickey, achieves success through the help and support of his friends and, once he does, he gets a big case of 'swellhead.' And t...

Swellhead

Swellhead

1930

Dialogue

A young fighter, Bill Hickey, achieves success through the help and support of his friends and, once he does, he gets a big case of 'swellhead.' And t...

Puttin' on the Ritz

Puttin' on the Ritz

1930

as James 'Jimmy' Tierney

5.2
Acting

A vaudeville and nightclub performer becomes successful and forgets who his friends really are.

Puttin' on the Ritz

Puttin' on the Ritz

1930

Dialogue

5.2

A vaudeville and nightclub performer becomes successful and forgets who his friends really are.

Don't Believe It

1930

as Jimmy

Acting

Before taking his wife to a play called Florida, Jimmie gets drunk and winds up on a beach in the state of Florida, instead. When he returns, his wife...

His First Command

His First Command

1929

Screenplay, Story

7.0
Writing

A playboy is in love with a woman and enters the army thinking it will improve his chances with her.

Oh, Yeah!

Oh, Yeah!

1929

as Dusty

4.3
Acting

A couple of roving vagabonds hitch a freight to the railroad town of Linda, and between bouts with the fright-yard bulls and other drifters, find roma...

Fairways and Foul

1929

as Husband

Acting

Two couples meet on the fairway for a golfing competition.

The Flying Fool

The Flying Fool

1929

Additional Dialogue

5.5

A man protective of his brother checks out the girl his brother is in love with, in order to see if she's the real thing or just trying to take advant...

High Voltage

High Voltage

1929

Screenplay, Dialogue

4.6
Writing

A busload of passengers gets stranded in a snowstorm and take refuge in an abandoned church, where they run into a mysterious man who may be on the ru...

Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus

1929

as Bert La Motte

Acting

When the story begins, James is confronted by his wife for his roving eyes! Soon after this, he goes to a speakeasy and begins chatting up women. One ...

The Broadway Melody

The Broadway Melody

1929

as Music Publisher (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfie...

The Broadway Melody

The Broadway Melody

1929

Dialogue

5.2

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfie...

Polly of the Follies

Polly of the Follies

1922

as Paul Gordon

Acting

A romantic comedy, focusing on the love triangle between Bob Jones, Alysia Potter and Polly Meachum. Originally engaged, Bob and Alysia elope to Bowli...