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James A. Marcus

Date of birth: 1867-01-20

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: James Marcus, Jim Marcus

James A. Marcus

Biography

Movie Credits

The Meddlin' Stranger
0

The Meddlin' Stranger

1927-06-12

Popular B-Western hero Wally Wales (later known as Hal Taliaferro) went up against none other than B

Headin' Home
2.7

Headin' Home

1920-09-18

The "true story" of baseball great Babe Ruth; Ruth plays himself.

The Trail Beyond
2.3

The Trail Beyond

1934-10-22

Rod Drew hunts for a missing girl and finds himself in a fight over a goldmine as well.

On the Jump
0

On the Jump

1918-10-06

In this propaganda film, athletic silent star George Walsh plays reporter Jack Bartlett, who intervi

Sadie Thompson
3.3

Sadie Thompson

1928-01-07

A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago

Oliver Twist
3.2

Oliver Twist

1922-10-30

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serv

The Iron Horse
3.3

The Iron Horse

1925-10-04

Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to su

The Bachelor's Baby
0

The Bachelor's Baby

1927-02-20

Directed by Frank R. Strayer. With Helene Chadwick, Harry Myers, Midget Gustav, Edith Murgatroyd.

Siberia
0

Siberia

1926-03-28

Officer in the Imperial Russian Army, Petroff, is in love with Sonia, a schoolteacher who casts her

The Regeneration
3.4

The Regeneration

1915-09-12

At 10 years old, Owen becomes a ragged orphan when his mother dies. Abusive next-door neighbors the

The Beauty Shoppers
0

The Beauty Shoppers

1927-12-12

Peggy Raymond, a country girl, comes to New York with plans for a career in art and is taken by mist

The Lone Avenger
0

The Lone Avenger

1933-05-14

A prominent banker commits suicide. His son thinks otherwise and sets out to prove it.

The Lonely Trail
2.3

The Lonely Trail

1936-05-25

Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid o

Billy the Kid
2.1

Billy the Kid

1930-10-16

Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted

Arrowsmith
3.3

Arrowsmith

1931-12-07

A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of

Little Lord Fauntleroy
3.5

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921-09-15

An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the

Evangeline
0

Evangeline

1919-08-19

In the Canadian province of Acadia, young Evangeline is betrothed to Gabriel. But before their weddi

In Holland
0

In Holland

1929-02-06

Comedy short.

The Scarlet Empress
3.5

The Scarlet Empress

1934-05-09

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Gr

Captain Salvation
2.9

Captain Salvation

1927-05-14

A young divinity student helps and protects a down and out prostitute, at the cost of his own standi

Honor of the Range
2.5

Honor of the Range

1934-04-15

After Sheriff Ken puts money in the safe, his brother Clem gives Rawhide the combination. With the m

The Strongest
0

The Strongest

1920-02-01

Harle, a successful French businessman, is so absorbed with his factory that he neglects his wife Cl

Back Pay
2

Back Pay

1930-06-01

Bored with small town life, a woman leaves for the big city and winds up becoming the mistress of a

King of the Arena
0

King of the Arena

1933-06-01

Mysterious deaths have been occurring in the same towns as Miller's Circus and the Governor has sent

Strawberry Roan
2.8

Strawberry Roan

1933-10-26

Ken Maynard stars as a roving cowboy who tells the tale of taming the stallion that inspired the tit

Western Frontier
0

Western Frontier

1935-08-07

Ken and his sister are separated while young when the Indians attack their wagon train. Ken, now gro

Serenade
0

Serenade

1921-08-01

In the Spanish town of Magdalena live María and her sweetheart, Pancho, son of the governor. When th

The Cattle Thief
0

The Cattle Thief

1936-05-26

Ken, sent to investigate cattle rustlers, poses as a peddler during the day but the Masked Rider at

The Prussian Cur
0

The Prussian Cur

1918-09-01

A German spy who is married to Lillian, the sister of Rosie O'Grady.

Scaramouche
3.6

Scaramouche

1923-09-15

A law student becomes an outlaw French revolutionary when he decides to avenge the unjust killing of

Captain of the Guard
0

Captain of the Guard

1930-03-28

In this operetta, the captain of the king's guard secretly works for the rebellion during the French

Red Morning
2.5

Red Morning

1934-12-14

A captain's daughter become marooned on an island after the ship is taken over by a mutinous crew.

Come on Over
0

Come on Over

1922-03-11

Shane O'Mealia leaves Ireland, promising to send for his sweetheart, Moyna. In the mean time the son

The Strangers' Banquet
0

The Strangers' Banquet

1922-12-31

In managing the shipyard inherited from her father, Derith Keogh has considerable labor problems and

The Eagle of the Sea
0

The Eagle of the Sea

1926-10-17

Eagle of the Sea is based on Charles Tenney Jackson's swashbuckling novel Captain Sazarac.

Adorable
1.6

Adorable

1933-05-18

Rebellious Princess Marie "Mitzi" Christine must try to marry the man she loves, instead of the stuf

Liliom
3.4

Liliom

1930-09-27

A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the you

We Live Again
3.3

We Live Again

1934-11-01

Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, i

The Texas Streak
0

The Texas Streak

1926-09-26

Chad Pennington, a movie-cowboy from Hollywood, gets into trouble when he poses as a two-gun outlaw

The Isle of Hope
2

The Isle of Hope

1925-08-16

A ship captain's beautiful daughter and a wealthy playboy who is searching for buried treasure find

The Eagle
3.1

The Eagle

1925-11-08

Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II. He s

The Broken Mask
0

The Broken Mask

1928-01-01

Pertio, an Argentine dancer, has a severely scarred face that has kept him from succeeding in his ch

On Such a Night
0

On Such a Night

1937-08-27

When her husband is accused of murder, an actress tries to prove his innocence.

Evangeline
3

Evangeline

1929-08-24

A young Acadian woman spends years searching for her lost love after the two are separated and forci

The Valley of the Giants
0

The Valley of the Giants

1927-12-04

Bryce Cardigan struggles to protect his Redwood inheritance from a railroad-owner, who is also the g

Duck Soup
3.2

Duck Soup

1927-03-13

Fleeing a group of forest rangers, who are rounding up tramps to serve as firefighters, they take re

Hell's House
2.5

Hell's House

1932-01-30

A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.

Life of an Actress
0

Life of an Actress

1927-02-15

The film explores the journey of Nora Dowen as she rises to fame and stardom, facing the challenges

Life Begins at Forty
0

Life Begins at Forty

1935-03-22

A small-town newspaper publisher finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return to to

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
3.4

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923-10-01

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave fo

Steamboat Round the Bend
3.8

Steamboat Round the Bend

1935-09-06

A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to fi

The Fighting Heart
2.5

The Fighting Heart

1925-10-18

This film is the story of a small-town boy and girl. The hero, Denny Bolton, thrashes the town bully

The Honor System
0

The Honor System

1917-02-12

A potentially lost film, this film tells the story of a man is convicted unjustly of a crime and the

Carmen
3

Carmen

1915-11-01

A Spanish soldier falls under the spell of a fiery gypsy girl named Carmen. His obsession with her l

Beau Brummel
3.4

Beau Brummel

1924-03-30

George Bryan Brummel, a British military officer, loves Lady Margery, the betrothed of Lord Alvanley

The Texan
2.9

The Texan

1930-05-10

Outlaw Llano Kid poses as a rich Mexican widow's son and falls in love with a cousin.

The Conqueror
0

The Conqueror

1917-09-16

The life of Sam Houston, soldier, statesman, patriot and one of the founders of the Republic of Texa

Revenge
0

Revenge

1928-10-01

Rascha, the wild daughter of Costa, the Gypsy bear tamer, swears revenge on Jorga, her father's enem

The Scarlet Letter
3.5

The Scarlet Letter

1927-01-08

In Puritan Boston, seamstress Hester Prynne and kindly Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love. Afte

Buck Privates
0

Buck Privates

1928-01-29

Pvt. Smith, an American soldier stationed in a German town during the occupation of Germany after Wo

Maid of Salem
3

Maid of Salem

1937-02-12

When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a sc

Isle of Lost Men
0

Isle of Lost Men

1928-10-02

The Isle of Lost Men is one of those lawless tropical island colonies so beloved of adventure-story

The Border Patrol
0

The Border Patrol

1928-12-23

Texas Ranger Bill Storm is sent to El Paso to ferret out a gang of counterfeiters thought to be work

The Lily
0

The Lily

1926-10-03

Dick Turpin
2.6

Dick Turpin

1925-02-01

In eighteenth century England, gentleman highwayman Dick Turpin overcomes many difficulties to rescu

The Voice of Bugle Ann
2.5

The Voice of Bugle Ann

1936-02-15

A Missouri farmer's (Lionel Barrymore) son (Eric Linden) loves the daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan) of

The Wrong Road
2.2

The Wrong Road

1937-10-11

A young married couple whose plans for their life together haven't turned out as expected decide to

All Around Frying Pan
0

All Around Frying Pan

1925-11-08

Wondering cowboy Bart Andrews (played by Fred Thompson) gets arrested simply because a crooked sheri

The Man from Arizona
5

The Man from Arizona

1932-10-21

A cowboy saves his injured friend from a vigilante group, which believes that he is part of a bandit

Vanishing Men
0

Vanishing Men

1932-04-14

Heck Claibourne has been involving young Russ Whitely in his cattle rustling schemes, and when they

The Serpent
0

The Serpent

1916-01-23

Peasant girl Vania is assaulted by a duke who murders her lover and sends her away to London.

The Acquittal
0

The Acquittal

1923-11-19

When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bedroom, one of his two adopted sons is arrested and cha

Land of Wanted Men
0

Land of Wanted Men

1931-10-30

A cowboy takes a job as sheriff in a small town and finds that one of his first jobs is trying to st

Mason of the Mounted
0

Mason of the Mounted

1932-05-14

Canadian Mountie Mason is sent south of the border to look for a horse thief with only a watch chain

Should a Husband Forgive?
0

Should a Husband Forgive?

1919-11-01

After Mary Carroll's husband learns that she has had an affair, he challenges her former lover to a

Me and My Gal
3.1

Me and My Gal

1932-12-04

Jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley.

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

Born Reckless
2.8

Born Reckless

1930-05-11

In order to use the publicity to get re-elected, a judge sentences a notorious gangster to fight in

This Is the Life
0

This Is the Life

1917-10-21

At his father’s insistence Billy Drake heads to the family’s South American ammunition company as an

The Prisoner of Shark Island
3.4

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936-02-28

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of Presid

Klondike Gold
0

Klondike Gold

1934-10-22

Edited version of The Trail Beyond. Rod Drew hunts for a missing girl and finds himself in a fight

We Live Again
3.3

We Live Again

1934-11-01

Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, i

Jungle Mystery
0

Jungle Mystery

1932-09-12

In Africa, two hunters meet a girl and her father who are searching for her lost brother. Their sear

Marriage
0

Marriage

1927-02-13

Marjorie Pope, who is engaged to Magnet, a wealthy suitor whom she does not love, elopes with Traffo

The Goose Hangs High
0

The Goose Hangs High

1925-03-30

Having a municipal position, Bernard Ingals has almost bankrupted himself sending his three children

The Pride of New York
0

The Pride of New York

1917-12-09

Harold Whitley, a member of New York's idle rich, is upset when the United States enters World War I

From Now On
0

From Now On

1920-09-26

Dave Henderson, an orphan who has become the beneficiary of a rich man's will, falls in with race-tr