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James Rennie is a Actor Canadien born on 18 april 1889 at Toronto (Canada)
James Rennie (April 18, 1890 – July 31, 1965) was a Canadian film actor who appeared in several Hollywood films during the 1920s and 1930s.
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James Rennie
Birth name James Malachi Rennie
Nationality Canada
Birth 18 april 1889 at Toronto (Canada)
Death 31 july 1965 (at 76 years) at New York City (USA)
Nationality Canada
Birth 18 april 1889 at Toronto (Canada)
Death 31 july 1965 (at 76 years) at New York City (USA)
Biography
James Rennie fut marié à l'actrice Dorothy Gish de 1920 à 1935, année de leur divorce.Usually with
Filmography of James Rennie (21 films)
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A Bell for Adano (1945)
, 1h43Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix, Minor Watson, Glenn Langan, Richard Conte
Roles Lt. Col. Sartorius
Rating66%
The story concerns Italian-American U.S. Army Major Joppolo, who is placed in charge of the town of Adano during the invasion of Sicily. The title refers to Major Joppolo's attempts to replace the 700-year-old bell that was taken from the town by the Fascists at the start of the war to be melted down for ammunition. Through his actions, Joppolo also wins the trust and love of the people.
Wilson (1944)
, 2h34Directed by Otto Brower, Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films
Actors Charles Coburn, Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Cedric Hardwicke, Ruth Nelson
Roles Jim Beeker
Rating63%
The story begins in 1909, a time when Wilson (Alexander Knox) is best known as the head of Princeton University and the author of several books on the democratic process. Urged into running for Governor of New Jersey by the local political machine, Wilson soon proves that he is his own man, beholden to no one-and that he is dedicated to the truth at any cost.
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
, 2h7Directed by Julien Duvivier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Edward G. Robinson
Roles H.R. 'Hank' Bronson (Robinson sequence)
Rating72%
Based on the Mexican writer Francisco Rojas González's novel, Historia de un frac ("Story of a Tailcoat"), the stories follow a black formal tailcoat as it goes from owner to owner, in five otherwise unconnected stories.
Now, Voyager (1942)
, 1h57Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Gladys Cooper, Bonita Granville, Mary Wickes
Roles Frank McIntyre
Rating78%
Drab Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis) is an unattractive, overweight, repressed spinster whose life is brutally dominated by her dictatorial mother (Gladys Cooper), an aristocratic Boston dowager whose verbal and emotional abuse of her daughter has contributed to the woman's complete lack of self-confidence. It is revealed that Mrs. Vale had already brought up three sons, and Charlotte was an unwanted child born to her late in life. Fearing Charlotte is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, her sister-in-law Lisa (Ilka Chase) introduces her to psychiatrist Dr. Jaquith (Claude Rains), who recommends she spend time in his sanatarium.
Skylark (1941)
, 1h32Directed by Mark Sandrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Brian Aherne, Binnie Barnes, Walter Abel, Grant Mitchell
Roles Ned Franklyn
Rating61%
Lydia Kenyon (Claudette Colbert) feels she is neglected and treated insensitively by her husband, Tony (Ray Milland), on their fifth wedding anniversary. She meets a lawyer, Jim Blake (Brian Aherne), and though she eventually divorces her husband, and nearly marries the young lawyer instead, in a moment of crisis she realises she loves her husband, and returns to him.
The Little Damozel (1933)
Directed by Herbert Wilcox
Genres Musical, Romance
Actors Anna Neagle, James Rennie, Benita Hume, Athole Stewart, Alfred Drayton, Clifford Heatherley
Roles Recky Poole
Illicit (1931)
, 1h19Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Ricardo Cortez, James Rennie, Natalie Moorhead, Claude Gillingwater, Charles Butterworth
Roles Richard 'Dick' Ives II
Rating60%
Anne Vincent (Barbara Stanwyck) is a woman who has modern ideas about love. She believes that marriage kills love and leads to unhappiness and, inevitably, divorce. Although her boyfriend Dick (James Rennie), and his father (Claude Gillingwater), try to persuade Anne to get married, she resists their arguments. Anne and Dick live together for a while without getting married but eventually Anne caves in to avoid scandal and agrees to marry Dick. Anne receives a telegram from her ex-boyfriend, Price (Ricardo Cortez), saying that he wants to visit her. Dick tries to prevent Anne from seeing him, but she does so anyway. Price tries to persuade Anne not to get married, tells her that he is still in love with her and warns her that she will be unhappy if she marries, but she remains unconvinced. Anne marries Dick and eventually they settle down and start to behave like a typical married couple. They become bored with each other, avoid each other and fight over silly things. Dick becomes interested in Margie (Natalie Moorhead) who tells him that she is in love with him. Soon, he begins a torrid affair with her. He spends less and less time with Anne. Eventually Anne tells Dick that they need to separate for a time. Dick becomes bored with Margie while Anne does the same with Price, who attempts to rekindle their old relationship. The separation makes Dick and Anne realize how much they love each other. They resume their relationship, initially as a courtship. Eventually, they move back in together as husband and wife.
Party Husband (1931)
, 1h13Directed by Clarence G. Badger
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Dorothy Mackaill, James Rennie, Dorothy Peterson, Donald Cook, Helen Ware, Paul Porcasi
Roles Jay Hogarth
Rating64%
The Girl of the Golden West (1930)
, 1h21Directed by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ann Harding, James Rennie, Harry Bannister, J. Farrell MacDonald, George Cooper, Arthur Housman
Roles Dick Johnson
Rating58%
Minnie (Harding) runs the Polka saloon during the days of the Gold Rush in California and lives on the bought in from drinking and gambling at her establishment. She is highly respected by the miners who live in the area and they protect her and see to it that no harm comes her way. Minnie falls in love with Dick Johnson (Rennie), who mysteriously rides into town one day. Minnie doesn't know that he is a notorious road agent who is being sought after by the agents of the Wells Fargo express. Instead, Minnie believes that Rennie is a miner.
The Bad Man (1930)
, 1h17Directed by Clarence G. Badger
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Walter Huston, Dorothy Revier, Erville Alderson, James Rennie, O. P. Heggie, Sidney Blackmer
Roles Gilbert Jones
Rating60%
Walter Huston plays the part of a notorious Mexican bandit. James Rennie plays as the man who once saved his life. When Rennie is unable to pay the mortgage on his ranch and is in risk of losing everything, Huston determines to help him. Sidney Blackmer, who has reason to believe that there is oil on Rennie's property, attempts to swindle Rennie and buy the property from him for a low price. Huston soon discovers that Rennie is in love with Blackmer's wife, played by Dorothy Revier, and consequently has Blackmer shot so that they can pursue their romance. Huston then robs a bank and uses the money to pay off Rennie's mortgage. Having the ranch securely in his hands, Rennie is now free to marry Revier. As Huston says goodbye to the couple, he is overtaken by the Texas Rangers and shot.
The Lash (1930)
, 1h17Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, Fred Kohler, Marian Nixon, James Rennie, Robert Edeson
Roles David Howard
Rating54%
When Richard Barthelmess goes off to study for four years at a university in Mexico, his home in California is a part of Mexico. By the time he returns (around the year 1850), however, California has been overrun by Americans. Barthelmess finds his family living in fear of unscrupulous Americans and he finds the family estate is in shambles. Although the land deeds granted by the Spanish throne are supposed to be recognized by the United States government as proof of ownership, some crooked California land commissioners are attempting to rook the old owners. Barthelmess becomes embroiled in an argument with a federal official. He has brought 3000 head of cattle from his uncle to deliver to this official, played by Fred Kohler. Barthelmess flirts with a girl that Kohler considers to be his girlfriend and this leads the official to try up Barthelmess and lash him across the face. Barthelmess is eventually saved from further assault by the sheriff, played by James Rennie.
Camille (1927)
, 1h48Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, Fred Niblo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays
Actors Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland, Lilyan Tashman, Rose Dione, Oscar Beregi, Sr., Oscar Beregi
Rating59%
Clothes Make the Pirate (1926)
, 1h30Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Leon Errol, Dorothy Gish, Nita Naldi, Tully Marshall, George F. Marion, Edna Murphy
Roles Lieutenant Cavendish
Rating38%
The film is a comedy that centers on a disgruntled 18th century Bostonian, played by Errol, who while wishing that he was a pirate, dons the clothes and play-acts the part. He is mistaken for the real pirate, Dixie Bull (played by Walter Law) whom Errol, of course, bumps into later in the film. More importantly, Errol "slays" the villain and puts his foot upon the pirate's head. This is more than enough and he heads back home to his unappreciated wife, played by Dorothy Gish.
, 33minutesGenres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about prostitution
Actors Paul Robeson, Anita Loos, Pauline Starke, Lois Moran, Sacha Guitry, Yvonne Printemps
Roles Philippe
Rating47%
Une histoire d’amour entre une courtisane atteinte de tuberculose pulmonaire, Marguerite Gautier, et un jeune bourgeois, Armand Duval.
Argentine Love (1924)
, 1hDirected by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, James Rennie, Mario Majeroni, Julia R. Hurley
Roles Philip Sears