Joe Devlin
Date of birth: 1894-02-07
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Joe A. Devlin, Christopher Joseph Devlin
Biography
Movie Credits
Manpower
1941-08-09
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and
A Man Betrayed
1941-03-07
A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politici
The Shanghai Cobra
1945-09-29
Someone is attempting to steal radium stored in a bank. Death by cobra venom connects a number of mu
Gangster's Boy
1938-11-16
A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his
Criminal Court
1946-11-15
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nig
Body and Soul
1947-11-11
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945-07-05
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941-11-21
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigatin
San Quentin
1946-12-16
An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.
The Mighty McGurk
1947-01-02
A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from Eng
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939-03-08
Detective James Lee Wong must find the "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon," a priceless but cursed sap
The Devil with Hitler
1942-10-18
Adolf Hitler, Benito and Suki Yaki are placed in a series of Three-Stooges routines, with the premis
Nazty Nuisance
1943-08-06
Germany's Adolf Hitler, with his Axis-stooges, Italy's Mussolini and Japan's Suki Yama, although he
Outside These Walls
1939-05-04
Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After se
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938-08-22
In this drama, a 12-year-old boy becomes an orphan after seeing a detective shoot his father. Later
The Decks Ran Red
1958-10-10
A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.
The Wayward Bus
1957-05-27
Three strangers embark on a life-changing journey on a fateful bus ride. As the road presents challe
Murder in the Big House
1942-04-11
When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells s
Sis Hopkins
1941-04-12
An unsophisticated farm girl enrolls in college and stars in the campus musical.
Taxi, Mister
1943-04-16
The owner (William Bendix) of a cab company tries to foil a racketeer.
A Fugitive from Justice
1940-06-15
Leslie is being chased by the gangsters, the police and the insurance investigators. He is on the ru
Shoot to Kill
1947-03-15
A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.
No Place to Go
1939-09-23
An elderly war veteran feels lonely and unwanted while living with his son and daughter-in-law, but
Whistling in the Dark
1941-08-08
Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenou
Held For Ransom
1938-06-17
A female detective investigates the kidnapping of a wealthy businessman.
Gangs of Chicago
1940-05-18
A criminal uses his knowledge of the law for his not-very-legal purposes, betraying friends along th
While the City Sleeps
1956-04-19
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944-09-18
A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell
Racket Busters
1938-07-16
A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.
Our Very Own
1950-07-27
During a heated argument with her sister Joan, Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted.
The Jackie Robinson Story
1950-05-16
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Trac
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955-02-02
Harry and Willie are scammed into buying the Thomas Edison studio lot by a man named Gorman. They de
King of the Underworld
1939-01-14
Physician Carole Nelson, suspected of having ties to notorious gangster Joe Gurney, must prove her i
On Dangerous Ground
1951-12-13
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effectiv
The Oklahoma Kid
1939-03-11
McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw
Another Thin Man
1939-11-17
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a
Hell's Kitchen
1939-07-08
A paroled convict's efforts to improve conditions at a boys' reform school alarm the school's corrup
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939-10-19
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replaceme
The Roaring Twenties
1939-10-28
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally
Dixie Jamboree
1944-08-15
A medicine man on the last show boat on the Mississippi is mistaken by two gangsters as a bootleger,
The Last Hurrah
1958-12-31
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a yo
Scarlet Street
1945-12-25
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kit
The Newlywed's Boarder
1950-12-31
Comedy film short
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940-12-24
Second serial featuring The Green Hornet and Kato.
Chasing Trouble
1940-01-30
A delivery boy for a flower shop, who thinks of himself as an amateur detective, finds out that his
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939-05-13
Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform can
The Shadow
1940-01-05
The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible a
Delinquent Daughters
1944-07-15
A town is shocked when a high school girl commits suicide. A reporter and a cop team up to investiga
The Woman in the Window
1944-10-25
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
My Buddy
1944-10-12
A priest relates the tale of his friend, a WWI veteran, to the Post-War Planning Committee. Unable t
Syncopation
1942-05-22
A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.
Murder in the Big House
1942-04-11
When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells s
Good Times
1967-04-11
Given the opportunity to headline their own feature film by studio executive Mr. Mordicus, Sonny and
If You Knew Susie
1948-02-07
In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, e
Half a Sinner
1940-04-05
Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to
Strike Up the Band
1940-09-27
Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between sc
Gentleman Jim
1942-11-14
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzli
They Drive by Night
1940-07-26
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck b
Two Girls on Broadway
1940-04-19
Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He se
Mr. Skeffington
1944-05-25
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth
Millionaires in Prison
1940-07-12
A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton wa
Terry and the Pirates
1940-04-12
Dr. Herbert Lee, an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son
Up In Smoke
1957-12-22
In order to be able to get the names of winning horses at the track, Sach agrees to sell his soul to
Shepherd of the Ozarks
1942-03-26
Aluminum magnate James J. Maloney, Sr. meets with government officials to discuss the war effort and
They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death
Honky Tonk
1941-10-01
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944-10-24
A movie serial in 13 chapters: Some swampland becomes valuable, and various factions squabble over
Bitter Creek
1954-02-21
"Wild" Bill Elliott is a cowboy who goes in search of the man who killed his brother, and finds hims
Tennessee's Partner
1955-09-21
A tough, womanizing high-stakes gambler known only as Tennessee has an uneasy relationship with Duch
Hell's Five Hours
1958-04-13
The manager (Stephen McNally) of a rocket-fuel plant deals with a worker (Vic Morrow) threatening to
Blood on the Moon
1948-11-11
Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispu
Fall In
1942-11-20
An Army sergeant's photographic memory puts him in conflict with a Nazi spy.
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941-02-15
A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944-03-07
A WW-II defense plant worker gets knocked out and dreams about helping the war effort in various way
Slightly Dangerous
1943-04-01
Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a ne
The Flame of New Orleans
1941-07-07
In old New Orleans, a beautiful adventuress juggles the attentions of a rich banker and a dashing se
The Ugly Dachshund
1966-02-16
The Garrisons are the "proud parents" of three adorable dachshund pups - and one overgrown Great Dan
All That I Have
1951-10-01
As a wealthy retired surgeon nears the end of his life, he begins to distribute his wealth to those
Alex in Wonderland
1940-03-09
In this Warner Bros. short film, Alex visits his sister Belinda and her husband Fred. It looks like
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943-08-02
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's fat
Panama Lady
1939-05-12
A weary dance-hall girl in a Panama saloon is given the choice of jail or going with a rough-and-tu
Insurance Investigator
1951-03-23
When a businessman who has had a double indemnity policy taken out on him dies mysteriously, his ins
Fun on a Weekend
1947-05-15
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by P
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939-06-17
Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dr
The Enchanted Valley
1948-03-24
Armed robbers invade the home of a crippled boy and his grandfather and the effect the boy and his s
The Penalty
1941-03-13
In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his
Pretty Baby
1950-09-16
A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on t
Always Together
1947-12-10
An old millionaire, who believes he's dying, bequeaths his fortune to a young woman with a fanatical
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945-10-05
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939-03-18
Reporter Jane Arden goes undercover to try to expose a gang of jewel thieves and smugglers. Her miss
Bedside Manner
1945-06-22
A beautiful female doctor visits her small hometown on her way back to Chicago. Her overworked uncle
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956-11-01
A TV star meets with opposition from adults who object to the opening of a rock 'n' roll palace for
Invisible Stripes
1939-12-30
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
Oh, Professor Behave!
1946-03-01
Leon, sight unseen, rents a room in his house to a professor, who turns out to be a beautiful blonde
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944-03-18
Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his t
Maisie Was a Lady
1941-01-10
Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who hires h
Night Unto Night
1949-06-10
A bleak mansion sits ominously on a cliff above the sea somewhere on Florida's east coast. In its sh
The Man I Love
1946-12-26
Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother,
The Restless Breed
1957-05-01
Texas-border gunrunners kill a federal agent, whose son comes looking for revenge.