James Durkin
Date of birth: 1876-05-21
Place of birth: Quebec, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: James Peter Durkin
Biography
James Durkin (May 21, 1876 – March 12, 1934) was a Canadian-American actor of the stage and screen and director.
Movie Credits
An American Tragedy
1931-08-22
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Nice Women
1931-11-28
A mother tries to get her daughter to marry for money, but the daughter wants to marry for love.
This Side of Heaven
1934-02-02
A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.
The Chasm
1914-11-13
Dr. Mureaux, a widower, has an only daughter, Ruth. One night when her father is away, a burglar bre
If I Had a Million
1932-11-18
An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight st
The Vanishing Shadow
1934-04-22
A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicia
Wild Girl
1932-11-09
Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town
The Vice Squad
1931-05-29
A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes.
South of the Rio Grande
1932-03-05
Sergeant Carlos Olivarez (Buck Jones) becomes entangled in the machinations of an oil baron, havoc-w
House of Mystery
1931-12-16
Two hunters discover a dead young woman in a cabin in the woods.One of them being the sheriff, he pr
Heat Lightning
1934-03-01
A lady gas station attendant gets mixed up with escaped murderers.
Shadow of the Law
1930-06-06
John Nelson, a well-to-do businessman, is escorting a woman he knows as Ethel Barry to the door of h
Flying High
1931-11-14
An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Shopworn
1932-03-25
A waitress falls for a wealthy young man but has to fight his mother to find happiness.
The Secret Witness
1931-12-12
A wealthy, cheating husband is found murdered in his penthouse apartment. The police soon arrest a s
Alexander Hamilton
1931-09-12
The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
Scarface
1932-04-09
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots
Gun Smoke
1931-04-10
Following a killing and robbery in a big city back east, gang leader Kedge Darvas and some of his he
The Conquering Horde
1931-03-01
Not long after the Civil War, Texas cattle ranchers realize they have a problem--the Union Pacific r
Perils of Pauline
1933-11-05
A famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc that has the
Secret of the Blue Room
1933-07-20
According to a legend, the mansion's "blue room" is cursed -- everyone who has ever spent the night
The Big Cage
1933-05-01
A circus on the verge of bankruptcy decides to save itself by staging a animal act with lions and ti
The Devil's Mate
1933-08-20
A convicted murderer has been sentenced to death in the electric chair. He decides to spill the name
Upperworld
1934-04-28
A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably un