James Gordon

Acting

James Gordon

Born April 22, 1871 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died May 12, 1941 · aged 70

One of the founders of the acting group known as "The Troupers," Gordon was a leading man for Julia Marlowe on Broadway, appearing in Shakespearean plays that toured the country a number of times.

Known For

Masked EmotionsMasked Emotions · 1929
Masked Emotions
8.01929
MovieDramaCrime
Set on the Maine coast, a young sloop skipper Bramdlet Dickery discovers a plot to smuggle alien Chinese into the United States. Bramdlet's younger brother Thad is enamored with daughter of the captain of the smuggling ship. A struggle over the smuggling ensues. Masked Emotions is a 1929 American sound adventure crime drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation starring George O'Brien and Nora Lane. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
CapriceCaprice · 1913
Caprice
1.01913
MovieComedyDrama
A lost film. A wealthy young man's marriage to a mountain girl he meets while hunting is disastrous until she abandons him and later reappears incognito as a tutored and sophisticated woman.
The GrailThe Grail · 1923
The Grail
9.01923
MovieActionDrama
Texas Ranger Chic Shelby is sent to capture James Trammel and his son, John--two outlaws hiding in the mountains who are victims of a cattle war. Shelby tricks John, who has killed a cattleman, into believing he is an itinerant preacher by delivering a sermon on eternal love. John comes forward to be arrested, obviously moved by Shelby's sermon. Meanwhile, Sam Hervey betrays John's sister, Susie. Fearing her father's wrath, Hervey seeks out James Trammel, shoots him, and blames the crime on Shelby. Shelby clears himself by capturing Hervey, John is acquitted, and Susie ends her own life by drowning.
Phantom PolicePhantom Police · 1926
Phantom Police
8.01926
MovieActionDrama
Phantom Police is a 1926 American action film serial directed by Robert A. Dillon.
The BaitThe Bait · 1921
The Bait
8.01921
MovieCrimeDrama
Crook Bennett Barton uses pretty Joan Granger as bait to blackmail millionaire John Warren.
StowawayStowaway · 1932
Stowaway
6.51932
MovieDramaRomance
On her first night as a dockside dancer, Mary Foster loses her job when she tries to fend of the advances of first mate Groder. On the street and being pursued by a Policeman who thinks she is a prostitute, Mary seeks shelter on an old freighter. She is soon discovered by second mate Tommy and they quickly fall in love, but with first mate Groder lurking around will their lives work out in the end?
The Last of the MohicansThe Last of the Mohicans · 1920
The Last of the Mohicans
6.31920
MovieAdventureDrama
As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.
Nancy from NowhereNancy from Nowhere · 1922
Nancy from Nowhere
10.01922
MovieRomanceComedy
Adopted by the Kellys from an orphanage, Nancy is reared in dreadful surroundings and mistreated as the household drudge. She accidentally makes the acquaintance of Jack Halliday, son of a wealthy city family who is fishing near her home. When Mrs. Kelly beats Nancy for accepting the attentions of her husband, the girl escapes into the woods and conceals herself in the rear of Jack's car as he drives into the city.

Movies

Masked EmotionsMasked Emotions · 1929
Masked Emotions
8.01929
MovieDramaCrime
Set on the Maine coast, a young sloop skipper Bramdlet Dickery discovers a plot to smuggle alien Chinese into the United States. Bramdlet's younger brother Thad is enamored with daughter of the captain of the smuggling ship. A struggle over the smuggling ensues. Masked Emotions is a 1929 American sound adventure crime drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation starring George O'Brien and Nora Lane. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
CapriceCaprice · 1913
Caprice
1.01913
MovieComedyDrama
A lost film. A wealthy young man's marriage to a mountain girl he meets while hunting is disastrous until she abandons him and later reappears incognito as a tutored and sophisticated woman.
The GrailThe Grail · 1923
The Grail
9.01923
MovieActionDrama
Texas Ranger Chic Shelby is sent to capture James Trammel and his son, John--two outlaws hiding in the mountains who are victims of a cattle war. Shelby tricks John, who has killed a cattleman, into believing he is an itinerant preacher by delivering a sermon on eternal love. John comes forward to be arrested, obviously moved by Shelby's sermon. Meanwhile, Sam Hervey betrays John's sister, Susie. Fearing her father's wrath, Hervey seeks out James Trammel, shoots him, and blames the crime on Shelby. Shelby clears himself by capturing Hervey, John is acquitted, and Susie ends her own life by drowning.
Phantom PolicePhantom Police · 1926
Phantom Police
8.01926
MovieActionDrama
Phantom Police is a 1926 American action film serial directed by Robert A. Dillon.
The BaitThe Bait · 1921
The Bait
8.01921
MovieCrimeDrama
Crook Bennett Barton uses pretty Joan Granger as bait to blackmail millionaire John Warren.
StowawayStowaway · 1932
Stowaway
6.51932
MovieDramaRomance
On her first night as a dockside dancer, Mary Foster loses her job when she tries to fend of the advances of first mate Groder. On the street and being pursued by a Policeman who thinks she is a prostitute, Mary seeks shelter on an old freighter. She is soon discovered by second mate Tommy and they quickly fall in love, but with first mate Groder lurking around will their lives work out in the end?
The Last of the MohicansThe Last of the Mohicans · 1920
The Last of the Mohicans
6.31920
MovieAdventureDrama
As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.
Nancy from NowhereNancy from Nowhere · 1922
Nancy from Nowhere
10.01922
MovieRomanceComedy
Adopted by the Kellys from an orphanage, Nancy is reared in dreadful surroundings and mistreated as the household drudge. She accidentally makes the acquaintance of Jack Halliday, son of a wealthy city family who is fishing near her home. When Mrs. Kelly beats Nancy for accepting the attentions of her husband, the girl escapes into the woods and conceals herself in the rear of Jack's car as he drives into the city.
The Iron HorseThe Iron Horse · 1925
The Iron Horse
6.71925
MovieWesternDrama
Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
Neighbors' WivesNeighbors' Wives · 1933
Neighbors' Wives
9.01933
MovieDrama
A young woman tries to break up a budding romance between her sweet but naive young sister-in-law and a man she regards as a no-account bum. In the process she accidentally kills the would-be boyfriend. Complications ensue.
The Front PageThe Front Page · 1931
The Front Page
6.51931
MovieComedyCrime
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.
Wolf FangsWolf Fangs · 1927
Wolf Fangs
10.01927
MovieActionDrama
Thunder, a dog raised by Ellen, a sheepherder's daughter, is driven to the wilderness by the brutal treatment of her father, Bill Garside, and becomes an outlaw; when grown, he takes command of a wolfdog pack. Later, Ellen, driven from her home by the same brutal herder, seeks refuge at the cabin of Neal Barrett, the forest ranger; she is pursued by the hungry pack and is stranded on a rocky cliff where Thunder once again encounters his former mistress. He challenges the pack in her defense, provoking a battle between himself and a rival for his command. Later, Thunder rescues Ellen from her brutal father.
The Hot SpotThe Hot Spot · 1931
The Hot Spot
1931
MovieComedy
In order to capture a murderer, a reporter has his obnoxious brother-in-law confess to the crime.
Mary's AnkleMary's Ankle · 1920
Mary's Ankle
7.01920
MovieComedy
Three young men, struggling to find their next meal, encounter a young lady with an injured ankle. One of the men is a doctor, who maintains a charade of success with his wealthy uncle, in which the uncle believes the young man to be well-off and married to a (fictitious) wife named Mary Jane Smith. The young doctor falls in love with the girl of the injured ankle and discovers that her name is Mary Jane Smith.
A Romance of the Cliff DwellersA Romance of the Cliff Dwellers · 1911
A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers
8.01911
MovieDramaRomance
The story itself deals with the primitive instinct of mankind; to desire was to take at strength of arms, and thus one of the chiefs chose for his own a maiden fair who was loved in turn by a young brave, and whose admiration she returned. But like unto the dark ages, whenever a man desired a maid he took her with or without her leave. Thus far did the chief go, but her lover decides to match his strength of arms for so fair a bride, and they fight upon the cliff's edge. But here the maid takes up the bow of fate and sends an arrow into the heart of her captor. Thus the two forest lovers are united, but a life for a life is the law of their race and the lover is brought to the council chamber and tried before his kinsmen. To shield the woman he loves he remains silent.
A Game ChickenA Game Chicken · 1922
A Game Chicken
9.01922
MovieComedyRomance
Living in Cuba with her parents and grandmother, Inez Hastings, does not care for Lavendera, her persistent suitor. Contrary to her father's wishes, she attends a cockfight and makes the acquaintance of Rush Thompson, a United States revenue officer assigned to track down Cuban bootleggers. Their romance awakens the jealousy of Lavendera, who attempts to kill Rush.
The Social HighwaymanThe Social Highwayman · 1926
The Social Highwayman
8.01926
MovieComedyDrama
Young reporter Jay Walker is given the job of investigating Ducket Nelson, an infamous bandit. While driving in the country Walker is held up by Nelson--who is disguised as an elderly Gypsy woman--and when his colleagues at the newspaper find out and ridicule him, his publisher tells him not to come back until he himself captures Nelson. Determined to avenge his embarrassment, he sets out to find and bring in the bandit.
The Old Monk's TaleThe Old Monk's Tale · 1913
The Old Monk's Tale
10.01913
MovieDrama
A monk tells a tale about a woman who can only surrender her heart to a man who can offer her jewels. A poor man falls in love with her and steals jewels off a statue of the Madonna to give to her.
The Charge of the Light BrigadeThe Charge of the Light Brigade · 1912
The Charge of the Light Brigade
7.01912
MovieDrama
Silent film drama of the famous incident..
The Bachelor FatherThe Bachelor Father · 1931
The Bachelor Father
6.51931
MovieComedyDrama
Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) children around him in his declining years. He uses a ledger which keeps track of the payments he has been making to ex-lovers to locate 2 of them, and a third is found by a lawyer in New York, her mother was too proud to accept any money. Sir Basil is a curmudgeon, and his three adult children have a hard time with him at first. Toni, the American, is a free spirit who had a budding career in show business. Jeffery is English and a semi-gentleman, and Maria is Italian, with a Latin temperament. They begin to bond, especially Sir Basil and Toni, whose outgoing personality finally wins over the old man. But past lives begin to creep back into the picture and threaten the old man's plans for a life filled with his children.
On the High SeasOn the High Seas · 1922
On the High Seas
8.01922
MovieActionRomance
Three castaways all from differing levels of society reach and board a deserted schooner in mid-ocean.
Babe Comes HomeBabe Comes Home · 1927
Babe Comes Home
9.01927
MovieComedy
A baseball-styled sports filmed centered on Babe Ruth and Anna Q. It is considered a lost film.
One More SpringOne More Spring · 1935
One More Spring
6.21935
MovieComedyDrama
Three people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on the streets.
The Relief of LucknowThe Relief of Lucknow · 1912
The Relief of Lucknow
7.51912
MovieWarHistory
The story of the siege and eventual relief of British soldiers garrisoned at Lucknow during the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Only a fragment of the original film remains.