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John Russell is a Scriptwriter American born on 1885 at Davenport (USA)

John Russell

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Nationality USA
Birth 1885 at Davenport (USA)
Death 6 march 1956 (at 71 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

John Russell est un scénariste américain, né le 22 avril 1885 et mort le 6 mars 1956.

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Filmography of John Russell (17 films)

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Scriptwriter

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1931)
, 1h11
Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Théâtre, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Films based on plays, Cyberpunk films
Actors Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye
Rating77% 3.8969353.8969353.8969353.8969353.896935
In a European village Henry Frankenstein, a young scientist, and his assistant Fritz, a hunchback, piece together a human body, the parts of which have been collected from various sources. Frankenstein desires to create human life through electrical devices which he has perfected.
Girl of the Port
Girl of the Port (1930)
, 1h5
Directed by Bert Glennon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Sally O'Neil, Mitchell Lewis, John Webb Dillon, Donald MacKenzie, Crauford Kent, Frank Lackteen
Roles Story
Rating58% 2.9134352.9134352.9134352.9134352.913435
Jim, a British Lord, suffers from pyrophobia, a fear of fire, which he developed during the war. Unable to cope with his condition, he flees civilization, coming to rest in the island paradise of Suva, in Fiji. As he is attempting to drink himself into forgetfulness, he meets Josie, who is a showgirl stranded on the island. Josie had become friends with Kalita, who talked the owner of the bar into giving Josie a job. It is in the bar where Jim and Josie meet, and the two develop a liking for one another, which causes McEwen, the local heavy to become jealous.
The Sea God
The Sea God (1930)
, 1h15
Directed by George Abbott
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Eugene Pallette, Ivan F. Simpson, Robert Gleckler, Maurice Black
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0425553.0425553.0425553.0425553.042555
Pink Barker (Arlen) loses his boat and his girl Daisy (Wray) to his bitter rival Schultz (Gleckler), but his fortunes change when an old, dying sailor he rescues at sea tells him about a fortune to be had in pearls. Unfortunately, the pearl beds lie off an island inhabited by cannibals. Barker sails in search of the island with his friend Square Deal (Pallette). Still in love with Pink, Daisy stows away but is soon discovered and forced by her unforgiving ex to work her passage. The cannibals attack Pink’s boat while he is underwater collecting the pearl oysters, forcing him to cut his air line and make for the shore. Unable to remove his cumbersome diving suit he later stumbles into the native village where Square Deal and Daisy are being held, and the islanders mistake him for a god. Schultz and his men, having followed Pink’s boat to the island, capture Pink, Square Deal and Daisy. Square Deal and Daisy are sent as prisoners to his boat, but just as Schultz is about to do away with Pink, his party are attacked by the natives. Pink escapes but Schultz and his men are all killed. Still trapped on the island, Pink puts on his god-like diving suit again and is able to subdue the natives long enough to swim out to the boat where he is reunited with his friends.
The Pagan
The Pagan (1929)
, 1h23
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke, Harold S. Bucquet
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ramón Novarro, Renée Adorée, Donald Crisp, Dorothy Janis
Roles Story
Rating67% 3.3852253.3852253.3852253.3852253.385225
Trader Henry Slater (Donald Crisp) stops at a South Pacific island looking to obtain a cargo of copra. He is informed that half-caste Henry Shoesmith, Jr. (Ramon Novarro) owns the largest plantation, but is rather indolent.
Side Street
Side Street (1929)
, 1h10
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tom Moore, Owen Moore, Matt Moore, George Raft, Emma Dunn, Katherine Perry
Rating55% 2.7778552.7778552.7778552.7778552.777855
The film chronicles the exploits of three Irish brothers. Jimmy is a cop, John is an emergency room doctor, and Dennis, as far as his family is aware of, is a very wealthy businessman, even having paid for John to go to medical school. Their parents, Nora and Tom, are very proud of all three sons. Jimmy is promoted on the police force, and begins the investigation of a murder involving the infamous Muller gang.
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
, 1h51
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Adolphe Menjou, Ricardo Cortez, Carol Dempster, Lya De Putti, Ivan Lebedeff, Wilfred Lucas
Roles Adaptation
Rating62% 3.100293.100293.100293.100293.10029
Adolphe Menjou stars as Prince Lucio de Rimanez, who is in fact really Satan assuming a human form. When struggling writer Geoffrey Tempest (Ricardo Cortez) is moved to curse God for his misfortunes, Prince Lucio makes a sudden appearance, informing Tempest that he has inherited a fortune. The only proviso is that Tempest must place his fate entirely in the Prince's hands. As he ascends to the uppermost rungs of European society, Tempest is ordered by Lucio to marry Russian Princess Olga (Lya De Putti), even though the writer still loves his sweetheart Mavis Claire. Eventually, Prince Lucio reveals his true identity, but not before Olga has committed suicide. After rejecting the devil and all his false promises, Tempest lives happily ever after with Mavis.
Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1926)
, 1h41
Directed by Herbert Brenon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes French war films
Actors Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes, Mary Brian, Alice Joyce, Noah Beery Sr.
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.479573.479573.479573.479573.47957
The plot concerns a valuable gem, which one of the Geste brothers, Beau, is thought to have stolen from his adoptive family.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse (1925)
, 2h13
Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance, Western
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Children's films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, J. Farrell MacDonald, Cyril Chadwick, Will Walling, George Waggner
Roles Story
Rating71% 3.5898353.5898353.5898353.5898353.589835
The film presents an idealized image of the construction of the American first transcontinental railroad. It culminates with the scene of driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit on May 10, 1869. There is a note in the title before this scene that the two original locomotives from the 1869 event are used in the film, although this is false - both engines (Union Pacific No. 119 and Jupiter) were scrapped before 1910. Of course, a romantic story with love, treachery and revenge is also here. Main stars were George O'Brien and Madge Bellamy.
Lord Jim
Lord Jim (1925)
, 1h10
Directed by Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Percy Marmont, Shirley Mason, Noah Beery Sr., Raymond Hatton, Joseph J. Dowling, George Magrill
Rating55% 2.757632.757632.757632.757632.75763
Ayant déserté son navire lors d'un naufrage, un marin, incapable de retrouver du travail, se lie à un propriétaire qui fait le commerce des esclaves. Il tombe amoureux de la fille de ce dernier et gravit peu à peu les marches jusqu'à devenir chef du village local…
Mademoiselle Midnight
Mademoiselle Midnight (1924)
, 1h7
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Mae Murray, Monte Blue, John St. Polis, Paul Weigel, Otis Harlan, Clarissa Selwynne
Roles Writer
Rating62% 3.122443.122443.122443.122443.12244
Renée (Mae Murray) is the heiress of a Mexican ranch, granddaughter of a woman known for her recklessness and frivolity at night. This first "Mademoiselle Midnight" is banished in the opening scene by Napoleon III at Empress Eugenie's insistence to Mexico. Renee is kept locked at the hacienda at night by her father to prevent her following in her grandmother's wayward footsteps. She falls in love with a visiting American (Monte Blue) but is also pursued by the craven outlaw Manuel Corrales. Miss Murray gets to do some of her trademark dancing, but this one isn't a comedy, despite comic relief provided by Johnny Arthur.