John James
Acting
Biography
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Born: August 7, 1913
Place of Birth: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Known For
Spy Smasher Returns
Edited version of the 1942 Republic serial "Spy Smasher," cut down to one hour and sold for TV release in 1966 in a syndication package with other truncated Republic serials.
I'll Be Seeing You
Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her uncle and his family in a small Midwestern town. On the train she meets Zach Morgan, a troubled army sergeant on leave for the holidays from a military hospital. Although his physical wounds have healed, he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and is subject to panic attacks. The pair are attracted to one another and in the warm atmosphere of the Christmas season friendship blossoms into romance, but Mary is reluctant to tell him of her past and that she must shortly return to prison to serve the remainder of her sentence.
Anchors Aweigh
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
Tap Roots
Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which chooses to secede from the state rather than enter the conflict. The county is protected from the Confederacy by an abolitionist and a Native American gentleman. The abolitionist's daughter is courted by a powerful newspaper publisher when her fiance, a confederate officer, elopes with the girl's sister. The daughter at first resists the publisher's attentions, but turns to him for aid when her ex-fiance plans to capture the seceding county on behalf of the South.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.
Flying Tigers
Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers.
The Fighting Seabees
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.
Corvette K-225
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.
Stage Door Canteen
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance.
Filmography
as Steve
as Jed
as Marv Ronsom
as Roberts (Masterson's Chauffeur) (uncredited)
as Colt Thorn
as Tom Cardigan
as Paul Mason
as Freddie
as Lannigan - Card Sharp
as (uncredited)
as Kern
as Dakota - Henchman
as Jimmy Lane
as Lance Bennett
as Steve Hill
as Newscaster (uncredited)
as Ted Masters
as Tim Matthews
as Dusty James
as Dusty Smith
as Sailor (uncredited)
as Dusty Smith
as Paulsen - Officer Candidate (uncredited)
as Pfc. Dick Smith
as Johnny Emerson
as Billy Hollister
as Paratrooper on Train (uncredited)
as Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
as Tom
as Jimmy Terril
as Danny Clark
as Meteorological Officer (uncredited)
as Signalman
as Don Brandt (uncredited)
as Jack Ferguson
as Buck's B-17 Co-Pilot
as Tim Clay
as Johnny Brooke
as Selby
as Tommy Holden
as Recruit
as Bill Dawson
as Jimmy Henderson
as Steve
as Davis, Patrol Guard
as Truck Driver Dave
as Tom Denham
as Ensign