James Donlan
Acting
Biography
James Donlan was an American stage and screen actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1929 and 1939.
Born: July 23, 1888
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
This Is My Affair
President McKinley asks Lt. Richard L. Perry to go underground to identify some obviously very well briefed Mid-Western bank robbers based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Design for Living
An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.
The Mayor of Hell
Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.
Pilgrimage
A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married she has him drafted into WW I.
The Whole Town's Talking
Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late for work and nothing interesting ever happens to him. One day everything changes: he oversleeps and is fired as an example, he's then mistaken for evil criminal killer Mannion and is arrested. The resemblance is so striking that the police give him a special pass to avoid a similar mistake. The real Mannion sees the opportunity to steal the pass and move around freely and chaos results.
Huddle
Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, works in a smoky steel mill in Gary, Indiana. He wins a company scholarship which will enable him to attend Yale college. Over the four years of his college career he learns about football, love, and class prejudice.
The Working Man
A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children of his recently deceased and much-respected competitor; they're on the verge of losing the family legacy through their careless behavior. Reeves takes it upon himself to save his rival's company by teaching the heirs a lesson in business.
Five Star Final
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
Exclusive Story
A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster behind bars.
We're Only Human
A cop, who plays by his own rules, brings down a notorious gangster.
Filmography
as Fred (uncredited)
as Man Reported at Museum
as Casey
as Suspect with Cold (Uncredited)
as Shorty
as Reporter
as Jim
as Smokey
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Detective Kane
as Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
as Casey
as Salesman in Car
as Joe (uncredited)
as Bill - Racetrack Bettor
as Captain of the Prison Guard
as Detective Fritz
as Andy McNeill
as Farmer
as Detective Sergeant Patrick J. Howe
as Corky
as Kirby (Tiger Kid's manager)
as Jones - Times Reporter
as Honey Smith
as Mr. O'Toole
as Man Advising Jim at Dog Track
as Evans (uncredited)
as Fat Man with Ring (uncredited)
as Voting Returns Announcer (uncredited)
as Harry Weems
as Durant
as Marcus Lafflin
as Sam (uncredited)
as Photographer (uncredited)
as Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
as Morgue Attendant (Uncredited)
as Al (uncredited)
as First Reporter (uncredited)
as Security Guard Fink
as Max Hill
as Mike, Detective (uncredited)
as Profhero
as Heckler at Game (uncredited)
as Freddie
as Clark
as Jim, a Trainer (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Police Sgt. Donovan
as Drunk Inviting Laura to Dance
as Clinton (uncredited)
as Steve - Ore Wagon #2 Shotgun Rider
as Picnic Barker (uncredited)
as City Editor
as Blodgett
as Mr. McEvoy
as Bide Taylor
as The Bill Collector
as Buck
as Ernest Heath
as Adams
as Ben Wade
as Deke