James Durkin

Acting

James Durkin

Born May 21, 1876 · Quebec, Canada

Died March 12, 1934 · aged 57

James Durkin (May 21, 1876 – March 12, 1934) was a Canadian-American actor of the stage and screen and director.

Known For

ScarfaceScarface · 1932
Scarface
★ 7.41932
MovieCrimeAction
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
The Devil's MateThe Devil's Mate · 1933
The Devil's Mate
★ 8.01933
MovieDramaMystery
A convicted murderer has been sentenced to death in the electric chair. He decides to spill the name of the man who hired him, but just before he does he's killed by a poison dart. A police detective and a pretty young newspaper reporter team up to find out the identity of the man behind the killings.
Shadow of the LawShadow of the Law · 1930
Shadow of the Law
★ 6.71930
MovieCrimeDrama
John Nelson, a well-to-do businessman, is escorting a woman he knows as Ethel Barry to the door of her apartment suite when a man steps out of the shadows and angrily demands to know where she has been. The embarrassed Nelson excuses himself and goes to his rooms in the same hotel. The woman rushes into his apartment followed by the man who met her in the hall. The man threatens her with violence and Nelson comes to her defense. In the ensuing fight, the man is knocked out of the window and falls to his death to the pavement many stories down. He is charged with the killing and his only witness that can prove self-defense for him has disappeared, and can not be found.
Heat LightningHeat Lightning · 1934
Heat Lightning
★ 7.21934
MovieCrimeDrama
Olga runs an isolated gas station and restaurant in the stifling hot American desert with her discontented younger sister Myra. When two escaped criminals stop for a bite to eat, Olga is reminded of the past she left behind.
South of the Rio GrandeSouth of the Rio Grande · 1932
South of the Rio Grande
★ 7.51932
MovieWesternDrama
Sergeant Carlos Olivarez (Buck Jones) becomes entangled in the machinations of an oil baron, havoc-wreaking bandits, and the femme fatale who ruined his brother.
Nice WomenNice Women · 1931
Nice Women
★ 8.01931
MovieRomanceComedy
A mother tries to get her daughter to marry for money, but the daughter wants to marry for love.
Wild GirlWild Girl · 1932
Wild Girl
★ 6.21932
MovieWestern
Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued by authorities: one for killing a hypocritical mayoral candidate, the other for robbing the stagecoach.
This Side of HeavenThis Side of Heaven · 1934
This Side of Heaven
★ 7.51934
MovieDramaComedy
A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.

Filmography

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Gun SmokeGun Smoke · 1931
Gun Smoke
★ 6.71931
MovieWesternAction
Following a killing and robbery in a big city back east, gang leader Kedge Darvas and some of his henchies take a train to a small western town in Idaho, with intentions of hiding out there until things cool down back in Chi or NYC, or wherever they lammed from.They are welcomed with open arms by the citizens under the impression they are there as capital investors with money to spend. Before long, Darvas figures the town is ripe for the taking and sends word for reinforcements, and each arriving train unloads a few suits and snappy-brim hats.Then they get rough, kill Sheriff Posey Meed and rile up the citizens, led by cowhand Brad Farley, who had Darvas spotted for a wrong number just by the way he made moves on Sue Vancey.

J.K. Horton

The Conquering HordeThe Conquering Horde · 1931
The Conquering Horde
★ 7.01931
MovieWesternHistory
Not long after the Civil War, Texas cattle ranchers realize they have a problem--the Union Pacific railroad is bypassing their state and make it near impossible to get their cattle to market. Many ranchers are being forced to sell their land, and crooked state treasure Marvin Fletcher buys up the land at pennies on the dollar. However, Laguna del Sol Ranch owner Taisie Lockhart and her ranch hands are holding out. Cowboy Dan McMasters returns to the ranch and tries to rekindle his romance with Taisie, but she rejects him because he fought for the North during the war. But what she doesn't know is that Dan is on an undercover mission from the President to investigate Fletcher, and in order to do that he has to pretend to be sympathetic to Fletcher and goes to work for him, angering Taisie even more. Complications ensue.

Amos Corley