Acting

John S. Peters

Born December 29, 1894 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died November 7, 1963 · aged 68

No biography available.

Known For

Once Upon a HoneymoonOnce Upon a Honeymoon · 1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon
6.31942
MovieComedyRomance
A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.
Pilot XPilot X · 1936
Pilot X
6.31936
MovieActionAdventure
Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.
Hitler: Beast of BerlinHitler: Beast of Berlin · 1939
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
4.71939
MovieWarDrama
Hans Memling, a young intellectual, patriotic German, is secretly opposed to the Nazi regime. With the aid of Gustav Schultz, Father Pommer, Anna Wahl and others, he is gleaning accurate information from foreign radio broadcasts and distributing it through Germany with an underground-press operation.
Double WhoopeeDouble Whoopee · 1929
Double Whoopee
6.81929
MovieComedy
Stan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman (Laurel). They partially undress blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (in a brief appearance) and repeatedly escort a stuffy nobleman into an empty elevator shaft.
Sky PatrolSky Patrol · 1939
Sky Patrol
5.51939
MovieDramaAction
"Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and coast-lines, on the lookout for smugglers. Carter Meade, whose father is the Colonel in charge of the patrol, has a terror of firing guns and his father insists he conquer this fear. Tommy sends him out on patrol, on orders from Washington D. C., to stop any unfamiliar aircraft. Carter challenges an unmarked amphibian plane, which opens fire on him. Carter, afraid to shoot, bails out as his plane is shot down. Carter is missing, and Tommy and Skeeter are searching for him and the mysterious airplane.
The Student Prince in Old HeidelbergThe Student Prince in Old Heidelberg · 1928
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
7.21928
MovieDramaRomance
A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.
Café MetropoleCafé Metropole · 1937
Café Metropole
7.31937
MovieComedyDrama
An American posing as a Russian prince woos a visiting Ohio heiress.
The Scarlet LadyThe Scarlet Lady · 1928
The Scarlet Lady
7.01928
MovieDrama
The film follows Lya, a woman seeking refuge from Cossack soldiers, who finds herself at the palace of Prince Nicholas. She becomes his majordomo and they fall in love, but their relationship is disrupted when Nicholas learns of her past with a Bolshevik leader. Lya is expelled, becomes a terrorist, and later encounters Nicholas again, now disguised as a servant. When Nicholas is sentenced to death, she rescues him and they escape together.

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The Wife Takes a FlyerThe Wife Takes a Flyer · 1942
The Wife Takes a Flyer
5.51942
MovieWarComedy
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.

German Officer