Acting
Sydney Jarvis
Born January 11, 1878 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died June 6, 1939 · aged 61
No biography available.
Known For
Scarface · 1932Scarface
★ 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.
Grand Hotel · 1932Grand Hotel
★ 7.01932
MovieDramaRomance
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
The Thin Man · 1934The Thin Man
★ 7.51934
MovieComedyMystery
Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke and adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s novel, The Thin Man combines witty dialogue, sophisticated comedy, romance, and classic mystery. William Powell and Myrna Loy are perfectly matched as Nick and Nora Charles, whose playful banter and effortless chemistry made them one of Hollywood’s most beloved screen couples. This stylish 1934 mystery remains a landmark of classic American cinema.
Fury · 1936Fury
★ 7.51936
MovieCrimeDrama
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Zenobia · 1939Zenobia
★ 5.01939
MovieComedy
A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Madame X · 1929Madame X
★ 6.31929
MovieDrama
A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever seeing her three year old son again despite her earnest attempts to make amends. For many years the mother seeks refuge overseas and in Absinthe. In the end, her son, a young and promising lawyer unknowingly defends her in court. Ruth Chatterton gives a marvelous performance in this early talkie in her portrayal of Madame X.
The Devil-Doll · 1936The Devil-Doll
★ 6.81936
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Respected Parisian banker Paul Lavond is framed for robbery and murder by crooked associates and sent to prison. Years later, he escapes with a friend, a scientist who was working on a method to reduce humans to a height of mere inches (all for the good of humanity, of course). Lavond, however, is consumed with hatred for those who betrayed him, and takes the scientist's methods back to Paris to exact painful revenge.
Broadway Serenade · 1939Broadway Serenade
★ 6.61939
MovieRomanceDrama
A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audition before a Broadway producer, but the producer only wants the singer, leaving the husband without a job and feeling a failure.
Filmography
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Grand Hotel · 1932Grand Hotel
★ 7.01932
MovieDramaRomance
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
Police Officer (uncredited)
Caravan · 1934Caravan
★ 6.51934
MovieMusic
A countess marries a Gypsy fiddler instead of a baron's son at harvest time in Tokay wine country, Hungary.
Card Player (Uncredited)
Young Donovan's Kid · 1931Young Donovan's Kid
★ 10.01931
MovieCrimeDrama
A crusader tries to keep a dope dealer from corrupting children.
Bailiff (uncredited)













