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James Ellison is a Actor American born on 4 may 1910 at Guthrie Center (USA)

James Ellison

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Birth name James Ellison Smith
Nationality USA
Birth 4 may 1910 at Guthrie Center (USA)
Death 23 december 1993 (at 83 years) at Monterey (USA)

James Ellison (May 4, 1910 – December 23, 1993) was an American film actor, born James Ellison Smith in Guthrie Center, Iowa, son of Edward James Smith and Ona Mary Ellis.

Ellison appeared in nearly 70 films between 1932 and 1962.

Biography

Ellison worked for a time in a film laboratory and while there was offered a screen test. He developed it himself and when he saw it, decided it was not satisfactory so he would not show it to the director. But he saw it anyway and Ellison got a contract.

Despite his rugged good looks and height of 6 feet 3 inches, Ellison's limited range and somewhat wooden screen presence kept him from the first (or even second) ranks of stardom. He spent much of his career in Westerns, including a stint in the mid-thirties as the sidekick of Hopalong Cassidy in Paramount's successful series. In 1938, he played a charming, romantic character opposite 26-year-old Lucille Ball in the RKO Pictures comedy, Next Time I Marry, a film in which Ball had her first top-billed screen credit. Before that, in 1936, he played his highest-profile role, as Buffalo Bill in Cecil B. DeMille's The Plainsman, which also starred Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur.

Despite that film's success, Ellison spent most of the remainder of his career shuttling between cowboy pictures and more varied roles, primarily in B movies with titles like Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case and The Undying Monster. He had a supporting role in 1941's Charley's Aunt (which starred Jack Benny) and played the romantic lead in 1943's The Gang's All Here, a Twentieth Century Fox musical in which he seemed somewhat lost among the vivid antics of Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood, and Edward Everett Horton (and was the only principal not to sing a note). He also co-starred with Tom Conway and Frances Dee in Val Lewton's production of I Walked with a Zombie, directed by Jacques Tourneur.

Ellison landed another romantic lead role as Jerry Gibson in the musical film Lady, Let's Dance (1944) which starred ice-skating sensation Belita.

In the early 1950s, Ellison moved from acting to real estate. Joining fellow veteran Jackie Coogan, Ellison returned to the screen only once to play Axel 'Longhorn' Gates in a picture called When the Girls Take Over (1962).

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Filmography of James Ellison (57 films)

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When the Girls Take Over, 1h19
Directed by Russell "Lucky" Hayden
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Marvin Miller, Jackie Coogan, Robert Lowery, James Ellison, Jeffrey Stone, Tommy Cook
Roles Alex 'Longhorn' Gates (as Jimmy Ellison)
Rating38% 1.911211.911211.911211.911211.91121
The film begins with shots of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City as a narrator quotes Genesis Chapter 11 about the Tower of Babel. The scene switches inside the UN with the delegate from the Republic of Hondo Rico being interrupted by Nikita Khrushchev recreating his shoe-banging incident. The Hondo Rican delegate revenges himself by stalking Khrushchev to an empty hallway and knocking him out with a shoe.
Dead Man's Trail, 59minutes
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Mack Brown, Barbara Woodell, James Ellison, I. Stanford Jolley, Gregg Barton, Richard Avonde
Roles Dan Winslow
Rating65% 3.277763.277763.277763.277763.27776
Le Texas ranger Johnny Mack Brown doit retrouver et ramener Walt Winslow, un forçat évadé, qui a caché les 100.000 dollars du butin provenant du hold-up qui lui a valut sa condamnation. Johnny le retrouve mortellement blessé par les membres de son gang lors de l'attaque d'une diligence.
Texas City
Texas City (1952)
, 54minutes
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Mack Brown, James Ellison, Lois Hall, Lyle Talbot, Marshall Reed, Bud Osborne
Roles Jim Kirby (as Jimmy Ellison)
Rating64% 3.2479653.2479653.2479653.2479653.247965
Oklahoma Justice, 56minutes
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Mack Brown, James Ellison, Lane Bradford, Phyllis Coates, I. Stanford Jolley, Marshall Reed
Roles Clancy
Rating58% 2.92722.92722.92722.92722.9272
Johnny Mack Brown, un agent fédéral, commet quelques delits dans l'espoir être admis dans une bande de hors-la-loi afin de découvrir qui en est le chef et pouvoir la détruire de l'intérieur.
Texas Lawmen, 54minutes
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Mack Brown, James Ellison, I. Stanford Jolley, Lee Roberts, Marshall Reed
Roles Sheriff Tod Merrick
Rating61% 3.0841153.0841153.0841153.0841153.084115
Whistling Hills, 58minutes
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Mack Brown, James Ellison, Barbara Woodell, Noel Neill, I. Stanford Jolley, Marshall Reed
Roles Sheriff Dave Holland
Rating66% 3.329483.329483.329483.329483.32948
Johnny Mack Brown est recruté par Chet Norman, le propriétaire d'une ligne de diligences, pour mettre fin aux hold-up perpétrés par un mystérieux cavalier qui joue des notes étranges avec un siffler d'argent avant de les dévaliser.
Calendar Girl, 1h28
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Jane Frazee, William Marshall, Kenny Baker, Gail Patrick, Kenny Baker, Victor McLaglen
Roles Steve Adams
Rating58% 2.907682.907682.907682.907682.90768
The film tells the story of two best friends from Boston who come to Greenwich Village in 1900, one to become a famous artist, the other to become a famous composer. The composer falls in love with the girl next door, but she is intrigued by his friend, who has secrets he feels he doesn't need to share with her.
Hollywood and Vine
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors James Ellison, Wanda McKay, Ralph Morgan, June Clyde, Franklin Pangborn, Emmett Lynn
Roles Larry Winters
Rating55% 2.7625552.7625552.7625552.7625552.762555
Martha Manning is on her way to imagined fame and fortune in Hollywood and stops off at Pop Barkley's hamburger stand thirty miles from the city of her dreams. A stray dog enters as does Larry Winters who thinks the dog belongs to Martha. Feeding the dog his hamburger Larry notices the dog dancing to The Emperor's Waltz on Pop's jukebox and thinks the dog belongs to Martha. Martha feels Larry is a wolf and leaves the cafe with Larry vowing to track her down in Hollywood to return her dog who he has named "Emperor".
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore, 1h19
Directed by Joe May
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Romance
Actors Simone Simon, James Ellison, Minna Gombell, Chick Chandler, Alan Dinehart, Sr., Gladys Blake
Roles Mike Burke
Rating56% 2.809382.809382.809382.809382.80938
A young defense worker Kathie Aumont (Simone Simon) comes to Washington DC only to find that her friend Sally, with whom she was going to live, is newly married. This leaves Kathie with nowhere to sleep. Luckily she falls in love with a newly inducted Marine, who gives her the key to his apartment. Unluckily he's also given keys to all his friends.
The Gang's All Here, 1h43
Directed by Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, Eugene Pallette, Edward Everett Horton, Jeanne Crain, Charlotte Greenwood
Roles Andy Mason
Rating65% 3.2927153.2927153.2927153.2927153.292715
Wealthy businessman Andrew J. "A. J." Mason, Sr. takes his nervous partner, Peyton Potter, to the Club New Yorker for a celebratory evening with his son, Sgt. Andrew J. Mason, Jr., who is about to report for active duty in the Army. A. J. and Andy enjoy the show, which features master of ceremonies Phil Baker and dancer Tony De Marco, while Potter worries about what his wife Blossom would say if she knew he was there. While Potter is trapped into dancing with Brazilian sensation Dorita, Andy becomes intrigued by entertainer Eadie Allen. Phil warns Andy that because Eadie dances at the Broadway Canteen between shows, she will not go out on a date with him, but Andy follows her to the canteen and tells her that his name is Sgt. Pat Casey so that she will not be intimidated by his wealth. Despite her insistence that she cannot date servicemen outside the canteen, Eadie is charmed by Andy and agrees to meet him later when he pursues her to the nightclub. Eadie and Andy spend the evening talking and falling in love, and the next day, Eadie bids him farewell at the train station and promises to write every day. Andy distinguishes himself in battle in the South Pacific, and is granted a furlough after being awarded a medal. A. J. is thrilled and plans to throw a welcome home party for Andy at the Club New Yorker. Phil cannot accommodate his plans, however, as the club is closed for two weeks while the company rehearses a new show. Munificent as always, A. J. invites the performers to rehearse at his and Potter's homes, where they can throw a lavish garden party and war bond rally to welcome Andy. Potter is perturbed about the arrangements when he learns that Blossom knows Phil from her former days as an entertainer, and his chagrin grows when Tony's partner cannot perform and he asks Potter's daughter Vivian to dance with him. Hoping to persuade the stodgy Potter to allow Vivian to perform, Blossom tells him that Phil has threatened to reveal her wild past if Vivian is not in the show. Potter acquiesces, but his problems grow when he is pursued by the romantic-minded Dorita. When not chasing Potter, Dorita learns that Vivian has a boyfriend named Andy, and that he and Eadie's "Casey" are the same man. Complications arise as Dorita tries to keep Vivian and Eadie from discovering Andy's deception. When Andy and the real Pat Casey arrive at the club, however, Eadie learns the truth. Andy proclaims that he wants to marry her and not Vivian, but Eadie insists on breaking off their relationship, as she believes that Vivian really cares for him. During the show, however, Vivian tells Eadie that she is going to Broadway to perform as Tony's permanent partner, and reveals that she and Andy were never truly in love. As the show comes to a close, Eadie and Andy reconcile, and everyone joins in the final song.