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John St. Polis is a Actor American born on 24 november 1873 at New Orleans (USA)
John St. Polis (November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor.
He appeared in 126 films between 1914 and 1943. In all of his early roles, the actor is billed as John Sainpolis. His best-known performances are as Etienne Laurier in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), and as Comte Phillipe de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
St. Polis successfully made the transition from silent cinema to "talkies" with one of his most praised performances as Dr. John M. Besant, the father of Norma Besant (played by Mary Pickford) in Coquette (1929).
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Nationality USA
Birth 24 november 1873 at New Orleans (USA)
Death 8 october 1946 (at 72 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 24 november 1873 at New Orleans (USA)
Death 8 october 1946 (at 72 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
John St. Polis (November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor.
Biography
St. Polis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before starting his film career, he made a name for himself on the Broadway stage, most notably in the role of Frederik in the original production of The Return of Peter Grimm (1911–12) and the play's revival in 1921, both performed at the Belasco Theatre.He appeared in 126 films between 1914 and 1943. In all of his early roles, the actor is billed as John Sainpolis. His best-known performances are as Etienne Laurier in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), and as Comte Phillipe de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
St. Polis successfully made the transition from silent cinema to "talkies" with one of his most praised performances as Dr. John M. Besant, the father of Norma Besant (played by Mary Pickford) in Coquette (1929).
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Assignment in Brittany (1943)
, 1h36Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Jean-Pierre Aumont, Susan Peters, Margaret Wycherly, Signe Hasso, Richard Whorf, George Coulouris
Roles un vieil homme à l'auberge
Rating65%
Free French Captain Pierre Matard (Jean-Pierre Aumont) is assigned the task of locating a concealed U-boat pen in occupied France due to his striking resemblance to Bertrand Corlay, a suspected Nazi collaborator being held prisoner by the British.
Crossroads (1942)
, 1h23Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor, Basil Rathbone, Margaret Wycherly, Felix Bressart
Roles Professor (uncredited)
Rating66%
In 1935, French Diplomat David Talbot (William Powell) and his bride Lucienne (Hedy Lamarr) are enjoying their third month of marriage in Paris when Talbot is confronted by extortionist Carlos Le Duc (Vladimir Sokoloff) who demands money in exchange for not turning him in to the police.
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
, 1h50Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Minor Watson, Mary Howard, Alan Baxter
Roles Minor Role (uncredited)
Rating72%
Abe Lincoln leaves home for the first time, having been hired along with two of his friends by Denton Offut to take a load of pigs by water to New Orleans. When the boat overturns at the settlement of New Salem, Abe first sees and loses his heart to Ann Rutledge, the beautiful daughter of the local tavern keeper. Thus, when Denton later offers him a job at the store he has decided to set up in New Salem, Abe readily accepts.
Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)
, 58minutesDirected by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo, Rosella Towne, Sammy McKim, LeRoy Mason
Roles Joseph Manners
Rating67%
They Shall Have Music (1939)
, 1h45Directed by Reginald Le Borg, Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Joel McCrea, Andrea Leeds, Gene Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Porter Hall, Terry Kilburn
Roles Davis
Rating68%
Youngster Frankie (Gene Reynolds) and his small gang commit petty crimes in their New York City tenement neighborhood, such as stealing bicycles and taking money from other boys. One of those boys, Willy (Tommy Kelly), complains to his father about this, who takes the matter to Frankie's mother (Marjorie Main) and stepfather (Arthur Hohl). Frankie finds an old violin in his basement which he used to play when his father was around. He then pawns it to get some money to put in the gang's treasury.
Boys' Reformatory (1939)
, 1h2Directed by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Frankie Darro, Grant Withers, Lillian Elliott, John St. Polis, Ben Welden, Pat Flaherty
Roles Superintendent Keene
Rating54%
Seventeen-year-old Tommy Ryan lives with Mrs. O‘Meara, a seamstress, and her teenage son Eddie. Tommy’s exact status is unclear; Mrs. O’Meara’s says he is a friend of her son Eddie and “stays here with us and a finer lad never trod the green earth.” Tommy works in a grocery store and more than pulls his weight around the O’Meara home, but his foster brother Eddie is unemployed and hanging around a pool hall with a gang of teenage thieves led by Mike Hearn, the pool hall owner.
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
, 1h9Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Frank Puglia, Evelyn Brent, George Lloyd, Lucien Prival
Roles Carl Roemer
Rating59%
Simon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr. Wong to protect him. Just prior to meeting Mr. Wong, Dayton is found dead in his office without a mark on him with several witnesses testifying Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside. Though the police view Dayton's death as due to a heart attack, Mr. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas.
The Mysterious Rider (1938)
, 1h14Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Douglass Dumbrille, Sidney Toler, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Stanley Andrews, Monte Blue, Earl Dwire
Roles Townsman
Rating61%
In the Arizona desert in the late 1800s, famed outlaw Pecos Bill (Douglass Dumbrille) and his sidekick Frosty Kilburn (Sidney Toler) hold up a stagecoach. During the raid, Bill takes money from a wealthy passenger and gives it to a poor woman passenger, then rides away. Having lived an outlaw life for the past twenty years, and still wanted for a murder he did not commit, Pecos Bill, whose real name is Ben Wade, decides to return to his home town disguised as a regular cowboy to see his now grown daughter.
Phantom Ranger (1938)
, 53minutesDirected by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime, Western
Actors Tim McCoy, Suzanne Kaaren, Karl Hackett, John St. Polis, Edward Earle, Robert Frazer
Roles Pat Doyle
Rating61%
International Crime (1938)
, 1h2Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Crime
Themes Superhero films
Actors Rod La Rocque, Astrid Allwyn, Thomas E. Jackson, Oscar O'Shea, Wilhelm von Brincken, Nick Stewart
Roles Roger Morton
Rating54%
Lamont Cranston is an amateur criminologist and detective, who hosts a daily radio program sponsored by the Daily Classic newspaper. He has developed a friendly but occasionally terse feud with Police Commissioner Weston. Cranston complains to his managing editor, Edward Heath, about his incompetent new assistant, Phoebe Lane. Heath advises him that because she is the publisher's niece, she cannot be fired. During his radio broadcast, Phoebe gives Cranston a note that the Metropolitan Theatre is to be robbed at eight o'clock. Afterwards, he learns she got the information from a man she met in a café. Cranston goes to the theatre; Weston and his men have already arrived, but there is no crime. Across town, international banker Gerald Morton is killed and his safe is robbed.
Jungle Menace (1937)
Directed by George Melford, Harry L. Fraser
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Frank Buck, Reginald Denny, LeRoy Mason, Richard Tucker, Duncan Renaldo, William Bakewell
Roles Chandler Elliott
Rating54%
In the Asian province of Seemang where the Bay of Bengal meets the jungle, Chandler Elliott (John St. Polis) owns a large and prosperous rubber plantation. His attractive daughter, Dorothy (Charlotte Henry), is engaged to neighboring planter Tom Banning (William Bakewell) but troubles are brewing for both plantations. When a cargo-load of rubber is shipped on a riverboat to be taken to port, the boat is hi-jacked by river pirates, who the kill the crew and the shipment is stolen. Jim Murphy (LeRoy Mason), Elliott's plantation manager, is plotting with others to force Elliott to sell his plantation. Local explorer Frank Hardy (Frank Buck) determines to find out who is behind the plot.
Paradise Isle (1937)
, 1h13Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Movita Castaneda, Warren Hull, William B. Davidson, John St. Polis, Pierre Watkin, Kenneth Harlan
Roles Coxon
Rating53%
Kennedy is a shipwrecked blind artist who is washed ashore on an island enroute to meeting an eminent eye surgeon in Suva who is the only chance to restore his sight. He is nursed back to health by Ida, an island girl. When Kennedy is distraught that he cannot pay for the operation due to his money being lost when his ship went down, Ida obtains a valuable black pearl that sets scheming in motion on the island paradise.
The Shadow Strikes (1937)
, 1h1Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Superhero films
Actors Rod La Rocque, Harry Harvey, Sr., Walter McGrail, Cy Kendall, Kenneth Harlan, John St. Polis
Roles Caleb Delthern
Rating48%
Lamont Cranston assumes his secret identity as "The Shadow", to break up an attempted robbery at an attorney's office. When the police search the scene, Cranston must assume the identity of the attorney. Before he can leave, a phone call summons the attorney to the home of Delthern, a wealthy client, who wants a new will drawn up. As Cranston meets with him, Delthern is suddenly shot, and Cranston is quickly caught up in a new mystery.
Borderland (1937)
, 1h22Directed by Nate Watt
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, James Ellison, George "Gabby" Hayes, Morris Ankrum, Nora Lane, Trevor Bardette
Roles Doctor
Rating68%
Below the Deadline (1936)
, 1h4Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Cecilia Parker, Russell Hopton, Theodore von Eltz, True Eames Boardman, Thomas E. Jackson, Warner Richmond
Roles Mr. Abrams
Rating55%