James A. Marcus

Acting

James A. Marcus

Born January 20, 1867 · New York City, New York, USA

Died October 15, 1937 · aged 70

No biography available.

Known For

Born RecklessBorn Reckless · 1930
Born Reckless
5.71930
MovieCrimeComedy
In order to use the publicity to get re-elected, a judge sentences a notorious gangster to fight in the war.
We Live AgainWe Live Again · 1934
We Live Again
6.81934
MovieDrama
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of FateA Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate · 1923
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.71923
MovieDramaRomance
When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.
The Prisoner of Shark IslandThe Prisoner of Shark Island · 1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.91936
MovieDramaHistory
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
The Scarlet EmpressThe Scarlet Empress · 1934
The Scarlet Empress
6.91934
MovieDramaHistory
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.
The Trail BeyondThe Trail Beyond · 1934
The Trail Beyond
4.91934
MovieActionAdventure
Rod Drew hunts for a missing girl and finds himself in a fight over a goldmine as well.
SerenadeSerenade · 1921
Serenade
8.01921
MovieDramaRomance
In the Spanish town of Magdalena live María and her sweetheart, Pancho, son of the governor. When the town is captured by brigands led by Ramírez, the governor is deposed, and Don Domingo Maticas is appointed in his place. Ramón, son of the new governor, becomes infatuated with María. She repulses him, but he is encouraged by her mother.
The Meddlin' StrangerThe Meddlin' Stranger · 1927
The Meddlin' Stranger
9.01927
MovieWestern
Popular B-Western hero Wally Wales (later known as Hal Taliaferro) went up against none other than Boris Karloff in this primitive silent oater from poverty row studio Action Pictures.

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This Is the LifeThis Is the Life · 1917
This Is the Life
1917
MovieComedyDrama
At his father’s insistence Billy Drake heads to the family’s South American ammunition company as an emissary. Before leaving, however, the movie-struck Billy spots a beautiful woman standing in front of a theater and imagines that she is a film star. To his delight, he finds the woman on board his ship, as well as political agitator Count Von Nuttenburg who has stolen a movie camera, thinking that it is a new brand of machine gun. Von Nuttenburg shows the camera to Billy. Thinking the Count is a director, and the ship a set for a movie melodrama when the boat lands at a port torn by revolution, Billy insists that the guns and soldiers are part of the show. Not until he and the girl are seized by the rebels and threatened with death, does he admit his error. By a clever ruse, he escapes from his captors and with the help of Federal troops defeats the Count and wins the heart of his pretty shipmate.

John T. Drake