Acting
John James
Born August 7, 1913 · Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Died May 20, 1960 · aged 46
No biography available.
Known For
Anchors Aweigh · 1945Anchors Aweigh
★ 6.81945
MovieMusicComedy
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
I'll Be Seeing You · 1944I'll Be Seeing You
★ 6.91944
MovieRomanceDrama
Mary Marshall, serving six years for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small Midwestern town. On the journey, she meets Zach Morgan, a troubled army sergeant on leave from a military hospital. Although his physical wounds have healed, he suffers from PTSD and is subject to panic attacks. The pair are attracted to one another and, in the warm atmosphere of the Christmas season friendship, blossoms into romance, but Mary is reluctant to tell him of her past and that she must shortly return to serve the remainder of her sentence.
Flying Tigers · 1942Flying Tigers
★ 6.31942
MovieActionDrama
Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. · 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
★ 6.81941
MovieCrime
Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.
My Favorite Spy · 1942My Favorite Spy
★ 5.71942
MovieComedy
The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).
Tap Roots · 1948Tap Roots
★ 6.91948
MovieDramaWar
Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which chooses to secede from the state rather than enter the conflict. The county is protected from the Confederacy by an abolitionist and a Native American gentleman. The abolitionist's daughter is courted by a powerful newspaper publisher when her fiance, a confederate officer, elopes with the girl's sister. The daughter at first resists the publisher's attentions, but turns to him for aid when her ex-fiance plans to capture the seceding county on behalf of the South.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo · 1944Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
★ 6.71944
MovieWarDrama
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Stage Door Canteen · 1943Stage Door Canteen
★ 6.31943
MovieComedyRomance
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance.
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Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. · 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
★ 6.81941
MovieCrime
Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.
Davis, Patrol Guard
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo · 1944Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
★ 6.71944
MovieWarDrama
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town · 1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
★ 6.61950
MovieComedy
When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.
Roberts (Masterson's Chauffeur) (uncredited)
Shoot to Kill · 1947Shoot to Kill
★ 4.91947
MovieCrime
A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.
Newscaster (uncredited)













