Acting

Johnnie Morris

Born June 15, 1887 · New York City, New York, USA

Died October 7, 1969 · aged 82

No biography available.

Known For

The Street of SinThe Street of Sin · 1928
The Street of Sin
★ 8.01928
MovieDrama
"Basher Bill," a retired prizefighter turned criminal, pretends to reform by joining a Salvation Army shelter in London run by a pious wraith named Elizabeth. Attracted to Elizabeth (although he is engaged to a street girl named Annie), Bill confesses to a bank robbery, has a spiritual revelation, and decides to go straight. His cast-off sweetheart reports him to the police; then, contrite, she warns Bill of the impending danger. Bill is captured immediately, but he escapes and sacrifices his life to save Elizabeth and the Salvation Army nursery when the rest of the gang use them as a human barricade against the police.
Big MoneyBig Money · 1930
Big Money
★ 10.01930
MovieDramaComedy
A go-getting bank messenger falls in with unsuccessful gambler.
Beggars of LifeBeggars of Life · 1928
Beggars of Life
★ 7.11928
MovieDramaCrime
After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada.
Half a SinnerHalf a Sinner · 1934
Half a Sinner
★ 8.01934
MovieDrama
A con man poses as a hillbilly preacher.
Li'l AbnerLi'l Abner · 1940
Li'l Abner
★ 6.11940
MovieComedy
Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to marry two different girls: Daisy Mae (who has chased him for years) and Wendy Wilecat (who rescued him from an angry mob). It is all settled at the Sadie Hawkins Day race.
Queen of the YukonQueen of the Yukon · 1940
Queen of the Yukon
★ 6.01940
MovieWestern
The owner of an Alaskan gambling boat and her business partner help thwart a crooked businessman who attempts to steal claims from local miners.
The Fifty-Fifty GirlThe Fifty-Fifty Girl · 1928
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
★ 10.01928
MovieComedy
Strong-willed Kathleen O'Hara, believes in equality of sexes, makes a pact with her sweetheart, Jim Donahue, when they become joint owners of a California gold mine. According to the agreement, Donahue will do the housekeeping while Kathleen runs the mine; the first to call for help loses his share of the mine.
StablematesStablemates · 1938
Stablemates
★ 6.31938
MovieDrama
A boozy former veterinarian and a teenage orphan team together with dreams of entering a broken-down horse in the big race.

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