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Jim Farley

Date of birth: 1882-01-08

Place of birth: Waldron, Arkansas, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: James Farley, J.H. Farley, James G. Farley, James Lee Farley, James Farley, Jasmes Farley

Jim Farley

Biography

James "Jim" Farley was an early film actor, whose career spanned 30 years across the silent and sound film eras. Farley's final film, The Man from Texas (1948), was released after his death in 1947.

Movie Credits

The General
4

The General

1926-12-25

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The Genera

The White Lie
0

The White Lie

1918-09-02

Gordon Kingsley lives happily with his wife Dorothy and little daughter Mary Jane. On visiting the h

The Girl and the Game
0

The Girl and the Game

1915-01-02

Irrepressible Helen Rhinelander, the daughter of a railroad president. A dastardly villain, Segrue,

The Girl of the Golden West
2.3

The Girl of the Golden West

1938-03-18

A bandit disguises himself as an officer in an attempt to woo a saloon singer.

Alias Jimmy Valentine
0

Alias Jimmy Valentine

1920-02-29

The saga of Alias Jimmy Valentine began with the O. Henry story "A Retrieved Reformation". This surp

Wild Bill Hickok
0

Wild Bill Hickok

1923-12-18

The former gambler turned upholder of law and order after a run-in with a gang of stage robbers.

Westward Ho
2.6

Westward Ho

1935-08-19

Ballard's trail jumpers attack the Wyatt Company wagon train, killing young John's parents and kidna

The Woman with Four Faces
0

The Woman with Four Faces

1923-06-24

Elizabeth West, a young woman who is both a thief and a con artist and allied with a gang of crooks,

The Perfect Crime
0

The Perfect Crime

1928-08-04

A police inspector "solves" a crime that, in fact, may not have occurred at all.

The Phantom Creeps
2.1

The Phantom Creeps

1939-01-07

A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.

The One-Man Trail
0

The One-Man Trail

1921-03-27

A young rancher searchs for the villain who murdered his father and ran off with his sister.

Bar Nothing
0

Bar Nothing

1921-10-02

Ranchers Bess Lynne and her invalid brother, Harold, seek the services of a competent foreman. Duke,

Caught Plastered
2.9

Caught Plastered

1931-08-21

Set in a drugstore the boys take on to save a nice old lady from the clutches of the local charming

Miss Polly
2.3

Miss Polly

1941-11-14

A small-town spinster, who's a born romantic, takes on the strict members of the local "Purity Leagu

Believe Me, Xantippe
0

Believe Me, Xantippe

1918-06-02

George MacFarland, a wealthy young man who loves adventure, bets his friends Thornton Brown and Arth

Northern Pursuit
3

Northern Pursuit

1943-11-07

Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escape

Full Confession
2.4

Full Confession

1939-09-08

A Catholic priest must convince a man to step forward to save the wrong person from being sent to th

Frisco Kid
3.4

Frisco Kid

1935-11-30

After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him ris

Courtin' Wildcats
0

Courtin' Wildcats

1929-12-22

College boy Clarence Butts has been sent west by the Doctor to join McKenzie's circus. There he find

Among the Living
3

Among the Living

1941-12-12

A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for hi

Midnight Phantom
2.4

Midnight Phantom

1935-11-26

A newly hired police chief vows to clean up a notoriously corrupt police department. When he is murd

Exposed
2.5

Exposed

1938-11-05

A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue

Danger Lights
3

Danger Lights

1931-01-09

Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight

Flaming Frontiers
2.4

Flaming Frontiers

1938-07-05

Tom Grant has found a rich gold vein and Bart Eaton is after it. Tom's sister Mary heads for the gol

The Voice of the City
2.9

The Voice of the City

1929-04-13

An escaped convict and the detective tasked with hunting him down end up working in parallel to clea

Here Comes the Groom
2

Here Comes the Groom

1934-06-21

Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit

Night Nurse
3.3

Night Nurse

1931-07-16

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training sh

Road to Paradise
3.1

Road to Paradise

1930-07-20

Loretta Young plays dual roles in this 1930 crime drama about a young thief planning to steal jewels

Little Wildcat
3

Little Wildcat

1922-11-12

Robert Ware takes it upon himself to tame wild girl, Mag, to prove to his doubting friend Arnold, he

Her Country First
0

Her Country First

1918-09-22

During World War I, young Dorothy Grant comes home from finishing school and informs her parents tha

Nugget Nell
0

Nugget Nell

1919-07-27

Big Hearted Jim, the sheriff, loves the tomboyish Nugget Nell ( Dorothy Gish ), who runs a hash hous

Lucky Larkin
0

Lucky Larkin

1930-02-01

Colonel Lee, a homesteader, is the object of terrorists who want to drive him off the range so that

The Spirit of '17
0

The Spirit of '17

1918-01-26

Davy Glidden is the son of the adjutant general in charge of an old soldier's home in a small town n

Travelin' On
0

Travelin' On

1922-03-22

A Western involving William S Hart as an outlaw who comes to the aid of a preacher in a small town t

Weary River
2.9

Weary River

1929-02-10

A gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. Again on the

Three Rogues
0

Three Rogues

1931-03-08

In 1877, thieves Ace Beaudry, Bronco Dawson and Bull Stanley head West together after having each be

Scandal for Sale
3.5

Scandal for Sale

1932-04-01

A man is promised $25,000 if he can bring the circulation of a newspaper up to one million.

A Shriek in the Night
2.5

A Shriek in the Night

1933-07-22

Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan and Ted Rand find themselves unraveling the mystery behind the

California Mail
2.2

California Mail

1936-11-14

The Pony Express is finished as the Post Office plans to award the mail contract to a stage line. Bi

We Who Are About to Die
3.4

We Who Are About to Die

1937-01-08

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sente

The Man Who Found Himself
3.5

The Man Who Found Himself

1937-04-02

Young Jim Stanton is a conscientious surgeon, but spends too many off-duty hours pursuing his passio

Love Is a Headache
2.9

Love Is a Headache

1938-01-14

A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publici

Zenobia
2.3

Zenobia

1939-04-21

A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage

Back Street
3.1

Back Street

1932-08-04

A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets

The Devil Within
0

The Devil Within

1921-11-20

Director Bernard J. Durning's silent seafaring romantic melodrama

Dodge City
3.5

Dodge City

1939-04-08

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a r

Union Pacific
3.3

Union Pacific

1939-05-05

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad acro

Mutiny on the Blackhawk
0

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939-07-31

Story deals with slave-running between Hawaii and California in 1840, featuring a wild mutiny aboard

Christmas Holiday
3.2

Christmas Holiday

1944-07-31

A young femme fatale realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.

Professor Beware
3

Professor Beware

1938-07-29

Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join

Reno
3

Reno

1939-12-01

A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.

Sky Bandits
2.5

Sky Bandits

1940-07-06

Sgt. Renfrew and Constable Kelly go aloft to search for a plane missing with a shipment of gold from

The Great O'Malley
3.4

The Great O'Malley

1937-02-13

His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly a

Crashing Hollywood
2.9

Crashing Hollywood

1938-01-07

A true-to-life gangster movie stirs up an all out mob assault on Hollywood.

You Can't Take It with You
3.8

You Can't Take It with You

1938-09-01

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony K

Boys of the City
2.5

Boys of the City

1940-07-15

Street kids get sent to the country, where they get mixed up in murder and a haunted house.

East Side Kids
3.1

East Side Kids

1940-02-10

After living all his childhood in the street, a young boy rapidly notices that crime doesn't pay, le

The Challenge of the Law
0

The Challenge of the Law

1920-10-10

A Canadian Mountie pursues an outlaw across the border into the America...

The Green Hornet
2.8

The Green Hornet

1940-01-08

A newspaper publisher and his Korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious maske

This Gun for Hire
3.5

This Gun for Hire

1942-04-24

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bill

Trail of the Vigilantes
0

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940-12-13

A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.

Santa Fe Trail
2.8

Santa Fe Trail

1940-12-20

As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, G

Virginia City
3

Virginia City

1940-03-23

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in

My Wild Irish Rose
0

My Wild Irish Rose

1922-08-30

Based on the play The Shaughraun, this is the story of Robert Ffolliat, a young Irish lad, who is do

The Californian
0

The Californian

1937-07-18

Native son returns from school in Spain to California in 1855 and finds corrupt politicians stealing

Winners of the West
0

Winners of the West

1940-07-02

Beyond Hell's Gate Pass is territory controlled by a man who calls himself King Carter; he uses a va

Song of the Saddle
3.5

Song of the Saddle

1936-02-28

Frank Sr. sells his supplies to Hook, but then Hook has the Bannion Boys bushwhack his wagon to get

The Arizonian
0

The Arizonian

1935-06-27

Clay Tallant comes to Silver City, Arizona in the 1880s and encounters wide-spread lawlessness and d

The House Across the Bay
2.8

The House Across the Bay

1940-03-01

Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charge

Stranger on the Third Floor
3.3

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940-08-16

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has s

Nothing But the Truth
3.5

Nothing But the Truth

1941-10-10

A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twen

Junior G-Men
3

Junior G-Men

1940-11-01

A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join fo

Diamond Jim
3

Diamond Jim

1935-09-01

A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

Afraid to Talk
3

Afraid to Talk

1932-11-17

Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taki

Two Alone
3.5

Two Alone

1934-01-26

Mazie, a poor orphan girl, is mistreated by cruel farmer Slag and his wife for whom she works. Mazie

Rawhide Rangers
2.5

Rawhide Rangers

1941-07-18

A group of frontier businessmen set up a protective organization for the purpose of extorting money

The Chief
1.5

The Chief

1933-11-03

The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to be

Frontier Law
3

Frontier Law

1943-06-01

A town is cleared of crime when a group of cowboys under the direction of Hayden battles an outlaw g

In Old New Mexico
2.5

In Old New Mexico

1945-05-15

Gallant Cisco "kidnaps" murder suspect Ellen from the authorities, then sets about to prove her inno

Carnival
0

Carnival

1935-02-15

"Chick" Thompson is a puppet-master in a traveling carnival whose wife dies in childbirth and leaves

The Silver Bullet
2

The Silver Bullet

1942-08-05

A cowboy heads for the town where his father was murdered to find out who was responsible.

Badlands of Dakota
3

Badlands of Dakota

1941-09-15

In the Dakotas during the days of the Great Gold Boom, brothers Jim and Bob Holliday are bumping hea

In Old California
2.5

In Old California

1942-05-31

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt D

Northwest Rangers
3

Northwest Rangers

1942-10-28

Boyhood friends grow up into different professions: one a dedicated Canadian Mountie, the other a no

Riders of Death Valley
3.3

Riders of Death Valley

1941-07-01

The Saturday matinee crowd got two cowboy stars for the price of one in this lavishly budgeted weste

Texas Cyclone
2.1

Texas Cyclone

1932-02-24

When Texas Grant rides into town people think the supposedly dead Jim Rawlins has returned. After a

Flaming Gold
2.8

Flaming Gold

1932-09-28

Two friends working a jungle oil field clash when one marries a lady of the evening.

I Stole a Million
3

I Stole a Million

1939-08-01

A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.

Pacific Blackout
3.1

Pacific Blackout

1941-12-31

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. U

Quiet Please, Murder
3.4

Quiet Please, Murder

1943-03-19

A forger steals and kills for a rare book from a library in order to make forgeries to sell to rich

A Lady's Name
0

A Lady's Name

1918-12-10

Bright young novelist Mabel Vere is engaged to Gerald Wantage, a prig who angrily objects when she a

Captain January
3.4

Captain January

1936-04-17

A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A

Charlie Chan at the Opera
3.4

Charlie Chan at the Opera

1936-12-04

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting r

The Fourteenth Man
0

The Fourteenth Man

1920-09-01

During a quarrel at a Scottish inn, Captain Gordon wounds another officer and flees to New York with

The King of Kings
3.2

The King of Kings

1927-04-19

The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, w

Hot Foot
0

Hot Foot

1943-05-15

Edgar Kennedy, in order to attend a prizefight without his brother-in-law, pretends to be sick with

Let's Talk It Over
0

Let's Talk It Over

1934-06-01

A young sailor saves a woman from drowning. The woman turns out to be a rich heiress; unfortunately

Let Them Live
0

Let Them Live

1937-04-25

A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.

The Lodge in the Wilderness
3

The Lodge in the Wilderness

1926-07-11

Jim Wallace, a young engineer, is engaged by Hammond, manager of an estate in the Northwest, to buil

The Girl in the Rain
0

The Girl in the Rain

1920-07-17

A man and two women, suspected of stealing bonds, are traced to a country hotel. While Judith, one o

In the Navy
3.2

In the Navy

1941-05-30

Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tomm

The Wet Parade
2.9

The Wet Parade

1932-03-26

The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich

The Petrified Forest
3.5

The Petrified Forest

1936-02-08

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day pennil

Buck Privates Come Home
3.1

Buck Privates Come Home

1947-04-04

Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan g

A Son of His Father
0

A Son of His Father

1925-09-28

'Big Boy' Morgan and his friend, invalid Charlie Grey, must overcome the efforts of the villainous H

Gold Is Where You Find It
3.5

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938-02-12

Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a

Dancing Pirate
2.8

Dancing Pirate

1936-05-22

Jonathan Pride is a mild-mannered dance instructor in 1820 Boston. En route to visit relatives, Jona

In Old Arizona
2.6

In Old Arizona

1928-12-25

Army Sergeant Mickey Dunn sets out in pursuit of the Cisco Kid, a notorious if kind-hearted and char

Mad Hour
0

Mad Hour

1928-03-04

Mad Hour is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Boyle and starring Sally O'Neil, Al

Leave Her to Heaven
3.7

Leave Her to Heaven

1945-12-25

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy i

They Were Expendable
3.3

They Were Expendable

1945-12-07

After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat

Great Guy
3.1

Great Guy

1936-12-01

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold t

Sue of the South
0

Sue of the South

1919-02-03

Sue Gordon, a mountain girl on the Tennessee side of the Cumberlands, lives with her grandmother. Wh

You Can't Escape Forever
2.7

You Can't Escape Forever

1942-10-10

A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpi

The Phantom Creeps
1.9

The Phantom Creeps

1949-06-06

The truncated feature version of the 4½ hour serial about a mad scientist who attempts to rule the w

The Postman Always Rings Twice
3.5

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946-05-02

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

Quick Money
2

Quick Money

1937-12-10

Bluford H. Smythe, who has made it big in the big city, has returned to his small hometown of Glenwo

Hail the Conquering Hero
3.5

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944-08-09

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow

Dynamite
3.2

Dynamite

1929-12-13

Wealthy Cynthia is in love with not-so-wealthy Roger, who is married to Marcia. The threesome is ter

Boy Crazy
0

Boy Crazy

1922-03-05

Fighting Fathers
0

Fighting Fathers

1927-12-10

One of many LOST MGM silent films.

The City That Never Sleeps
0

The City That Never Sleeps

1924-09-29

Mother O'day, running her saloon after the death of her husband, places her daughter in the care of

Hitler's Madman
2.6

Hitler's Madman

1943-06-10

In 1942, a young paratrooper in the RAF returns to Czechoslovakia to encourage his fellow countrymen

The Shady Lady
0

The Shady Lady

1928-12-16

The Shady Lady is a 1928 sound part-talkie American drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith.

An Innocent Adventuress
0

An Innocent Adventuress

1919-06-08

Lindy, an innocent girl reared in a small town, accepts a letter for her friend Mrs. Bates from weal