Acting
John Dilson
Born February 18, 1891 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died June 1, 1944 · aged 53
John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.
Known For
Citizen Kane · 1941Citizen Kane
★ 8.01941
MovieMysteryDrama
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
★ 7.81939
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
The Grapes of Wrath · 1940The Grapes of Wrath
★ 7.81940
MovieDrama
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Sergeant York · 1941Sergeant York
★ 7.21941
MovieWarDrama
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
It's a Wonderful World · 1939It's a Wonderful World
★ 6.51939
MovieComedyRomance
Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.
Dark Command · 1940Dark Command
★ 6.41940
MovieDramaRomance
When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slave-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds himself running against the respected local schoolteacher, William Cantrell. Not is what it seems however. While acting as the upstanding citizen in public, Cantrell is dangerously ambitious and is prepared to do anything to make his mark, and his fortune, on the Territory. When he loses the race for marshal, he forms a group of raiders who run guns into the territory and rob and terrorize settlers throughout the territory. Eventually donning Confederate uniforms, it is left to Seton and the good citizens of Lawrence to face Cantrell and his raiders in one final clash.
I Love You Again · 1940I Love You Again
★ 7.21940
MovieComedyRomance
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
Man-Made Monster · 1941Man-Made Monster
★ 6.11941
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.
Filmography
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I Love You Again · 1940I Love You Again
★ 7.21940
MovieComedyRomance
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
In Name Only · 1939In Name Only
★ 7.01939
MovieDramaRomance
A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.
Head Train Steward (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die · 1939Each Dawn I Die
★ 6.81939
MovieCrimeDrama
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Johnny Eager · 1941Johnny Eager
★ 6.21941
MovieCrimeDrama
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow · 1943Mission to Moscow
★ 5.71943
MovieWarDrama
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
American Senator (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal · 1939They Made Me a Criminal
★ 6.31939
MovieCrimeDrama
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
Doctor (uncredited)










