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James Gordon is a Actor and Director American born on 23 april 1871 at Pittsburgh (USA)
James Gordon (April 23, 1871 – May 12, 1941) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1911 and 1935. He also directed 4 films between 1913 and 1915, including the 1915 film The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Hollywood, California from post-surgical complications.
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James Gordon
Nationality USA
Birth 23 april 1871 at Pittsburgh (USA)
Death 12 may 1941 (at 70 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Birth 23 april 1871 at Pittsburgh (USA)
Death 12 may 1941 (at 70 years) at Hollywood (USA)
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The Black Room (1935)
, 1h10Directed by Roy William Neill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Boris Karloff, Colin Tapley, Marian Marsh, Thurston Hall, Katherine DeMille, Robert (Tex) Allen
Rating68%
In a Tyrolean castle in the late 18th century, twin sons, Gregor and Anton, are born to the de Berghmann baronial family. The baron is concerned: there is an old prophecy in the family states that the younger brother shall kill the elder in the Black Room of the castle.
The Front Page (1931)
, 1h41Directed by Lewis Milestone, Nate Watt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Théâtre, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays
Actors Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, George E. Stone, Edward Everett Horton, Walter Catlett
Roles Fred, the Mayor
Rating66%
The film, considered a screwball comedy, centers on a reporter, Hildebrand 'Hildy' Johnson (Pat O'Brien) and his editor (Adolphe Menjou), who hope to cash in on a big story involving an escaped accused murderer, Earl Williams (Stone) and hide him in a rolltop desk while everybody else tries to find him.
Masked Emotions (1929)
, 1hDirected by David Butler, Kenneth Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors George O'Brien, James Gordon, Nora Lane, J. Farrell MacDonald, Frank Hagney, Edward Peil Sr.
Roles Captain Godell
Set on the Maine coast, a young sloop skipper Bramdlet Dickery discovers a plot to smuggle alien Chinese into the United States. Bramdlet's younger brother Thad is enamored with daughter of the captain of the smuggling ship. A struggle over the smuggling ensues.
The Beautiful Spy (1928)
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Francis X. Bushman, Jacqueline Logan, Guido Trento, Henry Kolker, Charles Hill Mailes, Charles K. French
Roles Bishop
Rating60%
Babe Comes Home (1927)
, 1hDirected by Ted Wilde
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films
Actors Anna Q. Nilsson, Ethel Shannon, Louise Fazenda, Tom McGuire, Arthur Stone, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Roles a baseball player
Rating67%
Babe Dugan, star player of the Angel baseball team, chews tobacco and gets his uniform dirtier than any other player. Vernie, the laundress who cleans his uniform every week, becomes concerned over his untidiness; Babe calls to apologize for unintentionally striking her with a ball during a game; and his pal, Peewee, falls in love with Vernie's friend, Georgia. On an outing to an amusement park, a roller coaster throws Vernie into Babe's arms; soon they are engaged, and Vernie plans to reform him. Scores of tobacco cubes and spittoons are pre-wedding gifts, and they precipitate a lovers' quarrel. But Babe takes the reform idea seriously, though his game slumps and he is put on the bench. At a crucial moment, Vernie relents and throws him a plug of tobacco; and consequently he delivers a four-base blow.
Miss Nobody (1926)
, 1h10Directed by Lambert Hillyer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Rail transport films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Anna Q. Nilsson, Walter Pidgeon, Louise Fazenda, Mitchell Lewis, Clyde Wilfred Cook, Anders Randolf
Roles Police Sergeant
The father of an heiress dies broke leaving her destitute without inheritance. She falls in with a group of hobos traveling incognito cross country dressed as a man.
The Social Highwayman (1926)
, 1h10Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Actors Dorothy Devore, Montagu Love, Russell Simpson, George C. Pearce, James Gordon, Frank Brownlee
Roles Editor
Wanted: A Coward (1926)
, 1hGenres Drama, Comedy
Actors Lillian Rich, Robert Frazer, Frank Brownlee, James Gordon, Frank Cooley, Harry Northrup
Roles Bull Harper
Tumbleweeds (1925)
, 1h18Directed by King Baggot, William S. Hart
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Barbara Bedford, William S. Hart, Lillian Leighton, Lucien Littlefield, Richard Neill, James Gordon
Roles Joe Hinman
Rating64%
Set in Caldwell, Kansas on the Kansas-Oklahoma border, the movie features cowboy Don Carver (Hart) as a "tumbleweed" (i.e., a drifter) who decides to settle down after falling in love with Molly Lassiter (Barbara Bedford). Carver decides to get in on the Cherokee Strip land rush but when he's arrested and parted from his new love, he's in danger of missing the big race. Lucien Littlefield plays a strong supporting role in the movie as Hart's comic sidekick and best friend.
Hearts of Oak (1924)
, 50minutesDirected by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Hobart Bosworth, Pauline Starke, Theodore von Eltz, James Gordon, Jennie Lee, Francis Ford
Roles John Owen
Rating34%
The Grail (1923)
, 50minutesDirected by Colin Campbell
Actors Dustin Farnum, Carl Stockdale, Frances Raymond, James Gordon, Alma Bennett, Léon Bary
Roles James Trammel
A Game Chicken (1922)
, 50minutesDirected by Chester M. Franklin, Chester Franklin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Bebe Daniels, Patrick H. O'Malley Jr., James Gordon, Martha Mattox, Edwin Stevens
Roles Joshua Hastings
The Man from Lost River (1921)
, 1hDirected by Frank Lloyd
Genres Romantic drama
Actors House Peters, Sr., Fritzi Brunette, Allan Forrest, James Gordon, Milla Davenport
Roles Rossiter
Marcia, une jeune femme, séjourne dans un camp de bûcherons. Elle est attirée vers un homme de la ville, Fosdick. Par contre, elle éprouve une aversion pour le chef du campement, Barnes, un homme rustre et dur. Mais ses sentiments vont changer lorsqu'elle connaîtra plus profondément le caractère des deux hommes.
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
, 1h13Directed by Maurice Tourneur, Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford, Alan Roscoe, Boris Karloff, Harry Lorraine, James Gordon
Roles Colonel Munro
Rating66%
In 1757, in the midst of the French and Indian War, three French divisions and their Huron Indian allies are advancing on Fort William Henry, a British stronghold south of Lake George in the colony of New York. Chingachgook (Theodore Lorch) sends his son Uncas (Roscoe), the last living warrior of the Mohican tribe, to warn the fort's commander, Colonel Munro (James Gordon), of the imminent danger. Uncas is admired by Munro's daughter Cora (Barbara Bedford), much to the displeasure of her suitor, Captain Randolph (George Hackathorne).
Mary's Ankle (1920)
, 50minutesDirected by Lloyd Ingraham
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Douglas MacLean, Victor Potel, Doris May, Neal Burns, James Gordon, Lizette Thorne
Roles George P. Hampton