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James Bell

Date of birth: 1891-11-30

Place of birth: Suffolk, Virginia, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: James Harlee Bell

James Bell

Biography

Movie Credits

Man on the Ledge
0

Man on the Ledge

1955-12-28

Beat cop Bragan is about to go off duty when he discovers a man standing on the ledge of a hotel mor

Dead Reckoning
3.4

Dead Reckoning

1946-12-31

War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for thei

The Tin Star
3.5

The Tin Star

1957-11-06

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

Black Tuesday
3

Black Tuesday

1954-12-31

Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the e

The Spiral Staircase
3.5

The Spiral Staircase

1946-01-26

On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.

I Walked with a Zombie
3.4

I Walked with a Zombie

1943-04-21

A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husb

The Company She Keeps
3

The Company She Keeps

1951-01-06

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

Holiday Inn
3.5

Holiday Inn

1942-01-01

Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her fo

Brute Force
3.6

Brute Force

1947-07-16

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-trippi

The Leopard Man
3.3

The Leopard Man

1943-05-19

When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.

-30-
2.9

-30-

1959-11-11

A newspaper editor deals with a particularly stressful day in the newsroom.

Dial 1119
2.7

Dial 1119

1950-11-03

A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution. Intent on locating the psychiatrist whose testi

The Lonely Man
3

The Lonely Man

1957-06-21

Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have ot

A Lawless Street
2.6

A Lawless Street

1955-11-15

A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of t

Blind Spot
2.3

Blind Spot

1947-02-06

A struggling writer becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation when his publisher is found

I, Jane Doe
3

I, Jane Doe

1948-05-25

While stationed in France during World War II, an American fighter pilot marries a French girl but l

Flying Leathernecks
2.9

Flying Leathernecks

1951-08-28

Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go int

The Glenn Miller Story
3.5

The Glenn Miller Story

1954-01-04

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscu

Japanese War Bride
2.8

Japanese War Bride

1952-01-29

A Korean war vet and his bride face subtle and sometimes extreme racism when they return to his home

Private Detective 62
3

Private Detective 62

1933-06-10

A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported

The Unknown
3

The Unknown

1946-07-04

"The Unknown" was the final entry in Columbia’s I Love A Mystery series. A woman hires two detective

My Friend Flicka
3

My Friend Flicka

1943-05-26

Ken McLaughlin is a precocious 10-year-old who lives with his family on a remote Wyoming ranch. When

Philo Vance's Secret Mission
2.5

Philo Vance's Secret Mission

1947-08-30

Philo Vance is hired to write a true-crime mystery... but when the facts about an unsolved crime are

Crime Wave
3.5

Crime Wave

1953-10-22

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out fo

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
3.4

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945-03-15

A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to

Tribute to a Bad Man
3.5

Tribute to a Bad Man

1956-03-30

Jeremy Rodock is a tough horse rancher who strings up rustlers as soon as looks at them. Fresh out o

Teen-Age Crime Wave
2.3

Teen-Age Crime Wave

1955-11-01

A delinquent girl involves an innocent friend in an armed robbery followed by a jail-break and hosta

In Love and War
2.8

In Love and War

1958-10-31

Three Marines take shore leave in San Francisco during World War II. Frankie O'Neill visits his lowe

Killer McCoy
3

Killer McCoy

1947-12-01

Tommy McCoy grew up poor and scrappy. As a young man he discovers that he can fight with his powerfu

Gangway for Tomorrow
2.6

Gangway for Tomorrow

1943-11-03

Five defense workers on their way to the munitions factory tell their stories: a refugee from the Fr

Driftwood
3

Driftwood

1947-09-15

An orphan helps a doctor fight an epidemic in a small western town, in one of Allan Dwan’s closely o

About Mrs. Leslie
3.5

About Mrs. Leslie

1954-08-03

A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and t

So Proudly We Hail
2.8

So Proudly We Hail

1943-09-09

During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a

The Last Posse
3

The Last Posse

1953-07-04

A posse's pursuit of bank robbers ends with loot missing and a sheriff (Broderick Crawford) wounded.

Streets of Laredo
3

Streets of Laredo

1949-05-27

Texas, 1878: cheerful outlaw-buddies Jim, Lorn and Wahoo rescue spunky orphan Rannie Carter from rus

Red Mountain
3.2

Red Mountain

1951-11-01

Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of South

A Day of Fury
2.8

A Day of Fury

1956-05-02

Town marshal Alan Burnett life is saved by a stranger he meets on the trail. His rescuer turns out t

Wild Horse Ambush
0

Wild Horse Ambush

1952-04-15

A man has kidnaped an engraver and has him forging Mexican bills. He captures wild horses supposedly

Texas Lady
2.7

Texas Lady

1955-11-23

Claudette Colbert plays Prudence Webb, who arrives in the wide-open town of Fort Ralston, Texas, to

The Dakota Kid
2.5

The Dakota Kid

1951-07-01

Dakota Kid is a young outlaw who joins a gang headed by Ace Crandall. Crandall's aim is to unseat Sh

White Woman
2.9

White Woman

1933-11-10

A nightclub singer marries the rich owner of a rubber plantation. When she returns with him to his e

Sincerely Yours
2.9

Sincerely Yours

1955-11-05

He dazzled America for decades with his musical artistry. Now fans as well as those curious about th

Johnny Trouble
2

Johnny Trouble

1957-09-24

An elderly woman becomes convinced that a trouble-making college student is her grandson she's never

I Love a Soldier
2.5

I Love a Soldier

1944-07-12

During World War II in San Francisco, Eve Morgan and her single girlfriends spend their days welding

Huk!
2.5

Huk!

1956-08-08

After 14 years in the United States, Greg Dickson returns to his family's plantation in the Philippi

Lay That Rifle Down
2.8

Lay That Rifle Down

1955-07-07

A story about a girl from the sticks doing drudge work at a hotel and dreaming of a better life.

Escape to Sonoita
3.5

Escape to Sonoita

1960-06-26

Two kidnappers think they have made their escape when they hijack a tanker in the dry desert, leavin

The Trap
3.4

The Trap

1959-01-28

Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary

Crossroads - U.S.A.
0

Crossroads - U.S.A.

1952-02-02

Group of people trapped in gas station during a storm teach a young man valuable life lessons.

Storm at Daybreak
2.9

Storm at Daybreak

1933-06-14

Sarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of

Ride the Man Down
3.3

Ride the Man Down

1952-11-25

After Celia's father dies, a war erupts over control of his land.

Back from the Dead
2.5

Back from the Dead

1957-08-12

A woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband's deceased first wife, turning her into a cold, sch

Arizona Manhunt
3

Arizona Manhunt

1951-09-14

Arizona Manhunt was the second entry in Republic's "Rough Ridin' Kids" series. Michael Chapin return

Marty
3.7

Marty

1955-04-11

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but sociall

The Tilted Tenderfoot
0

The Tilted Tenderfoot

1955-05-08

Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.

Four Girls in Town
0.5

Four Girls in Town

1957-01-16

Four young starlets, from various parts of the world, are called to Hollywood to test for the lead i

Claudelle Inglish
2.3

Claudelle Inglish

1961-09-20

A young daughter of poor farmers is forced by her mother to ditch her young boyfriend in order to ma

The Millerson Case
2.8

The Millerson Case

1947-05-29

While on vacation, a criminal psychologist investigates a murder during a typhoid epidemic.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
3.9

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932-11-09

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economi

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
2.5

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

1951-05-01

At the end of the Civil War, Sam White returns home to his ranch in the Texas ranch -The Panhandle -

Student Tour
2.5

Student Tour

1934-10-05

A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.

Devil's Canyon
2.3

Devil's Canyon

1953-08-13

An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun.

Infernal Machine
0

Infernal Machine

1933-04-08

This pre-Code comedy-thriller centers on Robert Holden, a broke and discouraged veteran, who meets f

Blood on the Sun
2.9

Blood on the Sun

1945-04-26

Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domin

Black Eagle
3

Black Eagle

1948-09-16

Black Eagle is based on The Passing of Black Eagle, a short story by O. Henry. William Bishop stars

Riding Shotgun
2.9

Riding Shotgun

1954-04-01

When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mi

The Oregon Trail
2.8

The Oregon Trail

1959-08-31

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He h

The King's Vacation
2.5

The King's Vacation

1933-02-25

The king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the wife

Posse from Hell
3.1

Posse from Hell

1961-03-01

Banner Cole is a tough sheriff's deputy who forms a small posse to go after 4 death cell escapees wh

The Girl of the Limberlost
0

The Girl of the Limberlost

1945-10-11

Elnora Comstock lives on the edge of a great swamp and collects butterflies to sell in order to go t

Million Dollar Mermaid
3.2

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952-12-04

After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bat

Roughshod
2.6

Roughshod

1949-05-11

Rancher Clay and his brother, Steve, head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by Lednov, a

Day of Reckoning
2.2

Day of Reckoning

1933-10-26

In this brutal prison drama a hen-pecked husband is sentenced to prison after getting caught with hi

Sealed Verdict
2.8

Sealed Verdict

1948-11-05

John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World W

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
2

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953-07-13

Professional killer Bus Crow is hired by cattlemen to eliminate squatters. When Marshal Sam Rochelle

The Search for Bridey Murphy
3.1

The Search for Bridey Murphy

1956-10-01

After being shown what hypnotism can do, a doctor starts to study it in depth. When he experiments o

The Sea of Grass
3

The Sea of Grass

1947-04-25

On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by t

Twilight of Honor
3.1

Twilight of Honor

1963-11-13

A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of a murder that he has already confessed to. He asks his m