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John Harron is a Actor American born on 31 march 1903 at New York City (USA)
John Harron (March 31, 1903 – November 24, 1939) was an American actor. He appeared in 167 films between 1918 and 1940. Born in New York, New York, he was the brother of actor Robert Harron and of actress Mary Harron. Harron died in Seattle, Washington from spinal meningitis.
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John Harron
Nationality USA
Birth 31 march 1903 at New York City (USA)
Death 24 november 1939 (at 36 years) at Seattle (USA)
Birth 31 march 1903 at New York City (USA)
Death 24 november 1939 (at 36 years) at Seattle (USA)
John Harron (March 31, 1903 – November 24, 1939) was an American actor. He appeared in 167 films between 1918 and 1940. Born in New York, New York, he was the brother of actor Robert Harron and of actress Mary Harron. Harron died in Seattle, Washington from spinal meningitis.
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Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
, 1h27Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan, Jane Bryan
Roles Hotel Desk Clerk
Rating54%
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
, 53minutesOrigin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Roger Pryor, Eddie Foy, Jr., Lucile Fairbanks, Sheila Bromley, Donald Douglas, Morgan Conway
Roles Cab Driver (uncredited)
Rating49%
Fugitive Lee Leslie is wanted by three groups; the police, the gangsters who fear his testimony in court and the insurance company that carries a $1,000,000 policy on him and is anxious to protect its interests by seeing that Leslie stays alive. The company assigns Dan Miller to find Leslie. A night club singer, Ruby Patterson the beneficiary of his will, tips the gangsters as to his whereabouts. He escapes but the gang kidnaps his sister Janet and his mother. His plan to surrender to the police now depends on being able to rescue them first.
Tear Gas Squad (1940)
, 55minutesOrigin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Dennis Morgan, John Payne, Gloria Dickson, George Reeves, Frank Wilcox, Herbert Anderson
Roles Taxi Driver
Rating55%
Tommy McCabe (Dennis Morgan) is a cocky nightclub singer who gets his jollies out of making fun of the local police force. In fact his act includes a parody of a Policeman. This does not prove amusing to pretty Jerry Sullivan (Gloria Dickson), the daughter of a police lieutenant (Harry Shannon), nor to Jerry's flatfoot boyfriend Bill Morrissey (John Payne). Falling in love with Jerry himself, Tommy joins the police force, where he is subject to the rigorous training program applied by Morrissey. Eventually suspended from the police because of his carelessness, Tommy ends up saving the day by saving Morrisey's life. Tommy is finally reinstated in the force, thus rewarding Jerry's faith in him.
The Fighting 69th (1940)
, 1h30Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Political films, Films about capital punishment
Actors James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Dennis Morgan, Alan Hale, Jeffrey Lynn
Roles Carrol (uncredited)
Rating65%
The plot centers on misfit Jerry Plunkett (James Cagney), who displays a mixture of bravado and cowardice, disappointing Lt. Ames (Dennis Morgan). The chaplain, Father Francis P. Duffy (Pat O'Brien) attempts to reform Plunkett. Sgt. "Big Mike" Wynn (Alan Hale, Sr.) loses both his brothers in action due to Plunkett's blunders. Major Donovan ultimately orders Plunkett to be court-martialed. Plunkett is nonetheless returned to duty, as the battalion again goes into the line. Shamed and inspired by Donovan's forbearance, Plunkett redeems himself by fighting bravely. Finally he sacrifices his life to protect his comrades by covering a grenade with his body.
Virginia City (1940)
, 1h58Directed by Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott, Miriam Hopkins, Michael Curtiz, Robert Buckner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Romance, Western
Actors Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale
Roles Union Lieutenant (uncredited)
Rating67%
Union officer Kerry Bradford (Errol Flynn) stages a daring escape from a Confederate prison run by prison commander Vance Irby (Randolph Scott) after learning that the rebels plan to smuggle five million dollars in gold from Virginia City, Nevada (in Union territory), to Texas, from where it can be shipped to Richmond, Virginia to aid the Confederate war effort. Bradford reports to Union headquarters and is immediately sent to Virginia City to determine where the gold is being kept. On the stagecoach, he meets and falls in love with the elegant Julia Hayne (Miriam Hopkins), who unbeknownst to him is in fact a dance-hall girl—and a rebel spy! Also on the stagecoach is the legendary John Murrell (Humphrey Bogart), leader of a gang of "banditos" traveling as a gun salesman. Before he and his gang can rob the stage, Bradford gets the drop on them and they escape empty-handed.
Calling Philo Vance (1940)
, 1h2Directed by William Clemens
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy, Sheila Bromley, Ralph Forbes
Roles Third Reporter (uncredited)
Rating58%
Philo est à Vienne travaillant pour le gouvernement des États-Unis pour voir si Archer Coe vend des dessins d'avions à des puissances étrangères. Il saisit les plans avec la signature Archer, mais est capturé par la police avant qu'il ne puisse échapper. Déporté, il revient à l'Amérique et des plans pour faire face à Archer, mais Archer est retrouvé mort dans sa chambre fermée à clé avec un fusil à la main. Bien qu'il ressemble à un suicide, Vance sait mieux et le coroner estime que Archer a été tué, frappé avec un objet contondant et poignardée - qui fait du suicide improbable. Mais Vance est sur l'affaire et cherche à voir si les secrets du gouvernement ont été vendus et qui a assassiné Coe. Ceci est un remake de « The Assassiner Kennel Case » à l'aide des dessins d'avions et d'espionnage au lieu de la porcelaine chinoise et des spectacles de chiens.
The Return of Doctor X (1939)
, 1h2Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Vampires in film
Actors Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Dennis Morgan, John Litel
Roles Reporter (uncredited)
Rating57%
A pair of bizarre murders occur wherein the victims are drained of their rare blood type. Reporter Walter Garrett (Wayne Morris) consults with his friend Dr. Mike Rhodes (Dennis Morgan) which leads them to Rhodes' former mentor, hematologist Dr. Francis Flegg (John Litel). Flegg is initially unhelpful but when Garrett and Rhodes notice a striking resemblance between Flegg's strange assistant, Marshall Quesne (Humphrey Bogart) and the late Dr. Maurice Xavier, they confront Flegg. Flegg admits that he used scientific methods to bring Xavier back from the grave and employed a synthetic blood formula to sustain his life. However, the formula is unstable, and therefore, Quesne/Xavier must seek out human victims with a rare blood type featured in the formula in order stay alive.
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
, 1h25Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Historical, Western
Actors James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Ward Bond, Rosemary Lane, Donald Crisp
Roles President Cleveland's Secretary (uncredited)
Rating63%
The American government has agreed with the Cherokee Indians to purchase the rights to their land known as the Cherokee Strip (actually, the Cherokee Outlet) in the future state of Oklahoma. After the money arrives by train, it is then loaded onto a stagecoach which subsequently gets robbed by Whip McCord (Humphrey Bogart) and his gang. Jim Kincaid, aka, "The Oklahoma Kid", (James Cagney) sees the robbery, and then ambushes the gang and makes off with the money.
Dark Victory (1939)
, 1h44Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer, Films based on plays
Actors Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Henry Travers, Ronald Reagan
Roles George, the Man Taking Judith's Coat (uncredited)
Rating73%
Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) is a young, carefree, hedonistic Long Island socialite and heiress with a passion for horses, fast cars, and too much smoking and drinking. She initially ignores severe headaches and brief episodes of dizziness and double vision, but when she uncharacteristically takes a spill while riding, and then tumbles down a flight of stairs, her secretary and best friend Ann King (Geraldine Fitzgerald) insists she see the family doctor, who refers her to a specialist.
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
, 1h26Directed by Ray Enright
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Ann Sheridan, Billy Halop, Ronald Reagan, Bernard Punsly, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall
Roles Reporter (uncredited)
Rating60%
Gabe Ryan (Frankie Thomas) is released from reform school and it taken to a new house by his sister Joy (Ann Sheridan) to start a new life where no one knows of his past. However, Gabe immediately joins a local gang, the Beale Street Termites, where he meets up with William Kroner (Bernard Nedell), a local gangster. William accuses him of starting a fire at one of his properties, and Alfred Martino (Eduardo Ciannelli), the actual arsonist, uses this opportunity to frame Gabe for any fire. He decides to torch one of his apartment complexes so that he can collect the insurance money. Unfortunately, one of the kids, Sleepy (Bernard Punsly) is killed in the fire.
Code of the Secret Service (1939)
, 58minutesDirected by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Eddie Foy, Jr., Ronald Reagan, Moroni Olsen, Rosella Towne, Jack Mower, John Gallaudet
Roles Gambler Paid in Silver (uncredited)
Rating51%
United States Secret Service Lieutenant Brass Bancroft (Ronald Reagan) and his partner, Gabby Watters (Eddie Foy, Jr., producer Bryan Foy's brother), seek engraving plates stolen from the U.S. Treasury Department, and the investigation leads Bancroft and Watters to pursue a counterfeiting ring in Mexico. Along the way, Bancroft is falsely blamed for the death of a fellow Secret Service agent, escapes from jail, captures the leader of the counterfeiting ring, and wins the heart of his love interest, Elaine (Rosella Towne).
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
, 1h44Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Spy
Themes Spy films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer, George Sanders, Paul Lukas, Henry O'Neill, Dorothy Tree
Roles Man in Montage with Propaganda (uncredited)
Rating66%
Dr. Karl Kassel (Paul Lukas) comes to America to rally support for the Nazi cause among German Americans. He instructs his audience at a German restaurant that the Führer has declared war on the evils of democracy and that, as Germans, they should carry out his wishes. Kurt Schneider (Francis Lederer), an unemployed malcontent, joins the cause and eventually becomes a spy for the group. A letter written by Schneider to a liaison in Scotland is intercepted by a British Military Intelligence officer (James Stephenson), leading to the ring's downfall.
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
, 1h32Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan, George Bancroft, Stanley Ridges, Victor Jory
Roles Jerry - a Reporter (uncredited)
Rating71%
Frank Ross (Cagney) is a crusading reporter for a big city newspaper on the trail of a crooked district attorney, Jesse Hanley, who is running for election as governor of the state. At the Banton Construction Co., Ross sees Hanley and his accomplice Grayce (Jory) burning books and ledgers to thwart a possible investigation brought about by the paper that Ross works for. His editor Patterson backs Ross in getting Hanley but the D.A. decides to get rid of him, so frames him. Knocked out and covered in whiskey, he is put in a runaway car which collides with another, killing 3 young people and is thrown in prison for one to twenty years on a charge of automotive manslaughter.
Espionage Agent (1939)
, 1h23Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Joel McCrea, Brenda Marshall, Jeffrey Lynn, George Bancroft, Stanley Ridges, James Stephenson
Roles American Tourist
Rating59%
The film opens with a description of the Black Tom explosion of a munitions supply located in Jersey City on the Hudson River. The explosion, which occurred during World War I was an act of sabotage by German agents.
King of the Underworld (1939)
, 1h7Directed by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Gangster films
Actors Humphrey Bogart, Kay Francis, James Stephenson, John Eldredge, Arthur Aylesworth, Murray Alper
Roles G-Man (uncredited)
Rating63%
Married Doctors Niles (John Eldredge) and Carole Nelson (Kay Francis) save the life of a shot gangster. Joe Gurney (Humphrey Bogart), the patient's boss, gives Niles $500 as a reward, and suggests he take his "million dollar hands" uptown, where he can treat the rich. Niles takes his suggestion, but soon neglects his practice for his addiction: betting on the horses.