Acting

John Bohn

Born October 29, 1892 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died July 3, 1973 · aged 80

No biography available.

Known For

Remember the DayRemember the Day · 1941
Remember the Day
★ 7.31941
MovieWarDrama
Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.
It Happened in HollywoodIt Happened in Hollywood · 1937
It Happened in Hollywood
★ 6.31937
MovieDramaComedy
A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.
The House Across the BayThe House Across the Bay · 1940
The House Across the Bay
★ 5.61940
MovieDramaCrime
Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charges and attacks by rivals. Believing Steve will be safer in prison for one year, his wife, Brenda, testifies against him on advice from his lawyer, Slant Kolma, who is in love with her. After Steve receives 10 years in Alcatraz, Brenda moves to be near him and avoids advances of airplane builder Tim Nolan, who knows nothing about her past.
Cipher BureauCipher Bureau · 1938
Cipher Bureau
★ 5.31938
MovieDrama
The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a gang of spies and a beautiful double agent.
The Crime of Doctor CrespiThe Crime of Doctor Crespi · 1935
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
★ 5.11935
MovieCrimeHorror
A crazed scientist invents a serum that induces a catatonic state in anyone who gets the injection. He uses the serum to paralyze his enemies, in order to bury them alive.
The Inside of the CupThe Inside of the Cup · 1921
The Inside of the Cup
★ 8.01921
MovieDrama
Minister John Hodder becomes rector of a prestigious church in the Midwestern city of Bremerton but finds dissension and malfeasance among his congregation. When he calls it out both tragedy and a way forward are revealed.
Shake, Mr. ShakespeareShake, Mr. Shakespeare · 1936
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
★ 6.51936
MovieComedy
Comedic short featuring Shakespeare's notable characters; many performing musical numbers. An assistant director is told to read all Shakespeare’s works in order to mine them for potential film plots. Falling asleep on the job, he dreams of various Shakespearean characters coming to life from the pages of giant books and singing and dancing in celebration of their "goin’ Hollywood." The characters appearing include Romeo, Juliet, Juliet’s Nurse, Puck, Peter Quince, Hamlet, Old Hamlet’s Ghost, Falstaff, Antony, Cleopatra, and Macbeth. Shakespeare appears toward the end of the film to object, but he is quickly convinced by his characters to join a big song and dance routine. Includes passing references to a number of familiar Shakespearean scenes including Hamlet’s "to be or not to be" soliloquy, Romeo and Juliet’s balcony scene, Hamlet with Yorick’s skull, and Enobarbus’ speech on Cleopatra’s barge.
Come to DinnerCome to Dinner · 1934
Come to Dinner
★ 3.41934
MovieComedy
MGM's all-star feature Dinner at Eight is parodied in this comic short, in which a cast of unidentified look-alike actors impersonate Lionel Barrymore, Marie Dressler, 'Jean Harlow' , et al.

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Shake, Mr. ShakespeareShake, Mr. Shakespeare · 1936
Shake, Mr. Shakespeare
★ 6.51936
MovieComedy
Comedic short featuring Shakespeare's notable characters; many performing musical numbers. An assistant director is told to read all Shakespeare’s works in order to mine them for potential film plots. Falling asleep on the job, he dreams of various Shakespearean characters coming to life from the pages of giant books and singing and dancing in celebration of their "goin’ Hollywood." The characters appearing include Romeo, Juliet, Juliet’s Nurse, Puck, Peter Quince, Hamlet, Old Hamlet’s Ghost, Falstaff, Antony, Cleopatra, and Macbeth. Shakespeare appears toward the end of the film to object, but he is quickly convinced by his characters to join a big song and dance routine. Includes passing references to a number of familiar Shakespearean scenes including Hamlet’s "to be or not to be" soliloquy, Romeo and Juliet’s balcony scene, Hamlet with Yorick’s skull, and Enobarbus’ speech on Cleopatra’s barge.