Acting
James Craven
Born October 1, 1892 · Pennsylvania, USA
Died June 29, 1955 · aged 62
James Craven was an American actor. He played a wide variety of roles and film and television credits including the TV show The Adventures of Kit Carson, Johnny Belinda, The Green Archer and King of the Rocket Men.
Known For
Invisible Agent · 1942Invisible Agent
★ 5.81942
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.
Captain Midnight · 1942Captain Midnight
★ 6.31942
MovieAdventureAction
Secret Service Major Steel is one of the few men in America aware of the fact that Captain Albright is also Captain Midnight, daring masked aviator dedicated to fighting gangsters and enemies of America.
Monsieur Verdoux · 1947Monsieur Verdoux
★ 7.71947
MovieComedyCrime
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
Forever Amber · 1947Forever Amber
★ 6.01947
MovieDramaHistory
Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.
Murder in the Music Hall · 1946Murder in the Music Hall
★ 5.31946
MovieCrimeMusic
An orchestra leader turns sleuth to clear his ice-skating girlfriend for murder.
Against All Flags · 1952Against All Flags
★ 6.01952
MovieDramaAdventure
In the 18th century, the pirates of Madagascar, lords of the Republic of Libertatia and masters of the Indian Ocean, live in an impregnable natural fortress, killing, robbing and plundering with impunity, so the British Navy hatches a daring plan to destroy them.
Sheriff of Redwood Valley · 1946Sheriff of Redwood Valley
★ 6.51946
MovieWestern
Redwood Valley residents raise $50,000 for blasting a mountain tunnel to bring a new railroad there. Town leader Bidwell engineers a plot to steal the money and to blame it on the Reno Kid (Bob Steele) who has recently broken out of prison in order to clear himself of false charges that sent him there and caused him to lose his ranch. The badly-wounded sheriff turns his badge over to Red Ryder. Reno visits his wife, Molly and their ailing son Johnny, and Red, also wounded, is brought there by Little Beaver. There, Red begins to believe Reno's story about being innocent. Written by Les Adams
Flying Leathernecks · 1951Flying Leathernecks
★ 5.81951
MovieWarAction
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
Filmography
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Invisible Agent · 1942Invisible Agent
★ 5.81942
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany.
Ship's Radio Man (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda · 1948Johnny Belinda
★ 6.91948
MovieDrama
A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.
Interpreter (uncredited)
They Met in Bombay · 1941They Met in Bombay
★ 7.31941
MovieAdventureRomance
A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable diamond and gem necklace in Bombay and as the Japanese Army invades China.
Captain in Car (uncredited)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman · 1947Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
★ 6.41947
MovieDrama
A nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.
Winsley (uncredited)
Target Unknown · 1951Target Unknown
★ 7.01951
MovieWarDrama
World War II drama about members of an American bomber squadron who are captured and held prisoners by the German army.
Brigadier General (uncredited)













