James P. Burtis
Date of birth: 1893-05-11
Place of birth: Emporia, Kansas, USA
Known for: Acting
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Stormy
1935-10-21
A young man looks for a thoroughbred horse that was got lost during a train wreck.
Twentieth Century
1934-05-11
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she prov
Strangers of the Evening
1932-05-14
Bodies start mysteriously disappearing from the city morgue. An investigator tries to determine what
The Jazz Cinderella
1930-09-01
Intending that her son, Herbert, marry debutante Mildred Vane, Mrs. Consuelo Carter is most dismayed
The Racing Strain
1932-12-16
A race-car driver whose career is on the skids because of his drinking falls for a rich society girl
The Hurricane Express
1932-08-01
The Wrecker wrecks trains on the L & R Railroad. One of his victims is Larry Baker's father. Baker w
The Lawless Woman
1931-05-05
Dancer June Page is charged with the murder of gangster "Honest Ed" Baker. Allan Perry, an ambitiou
Show Boat
1936-05-17
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the
Rendezvous
1935-10-25
A decoding expert tangles with enemy spies.
The Crowd Roars
1932-04-16
Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discoverin
How to Behave
1936-04-25
Two men working below a manhole cover wonder what they would do if a woman was to fall in. This lead
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 Keeper of the Bees
1935-07-14
A severely traumatized World War I veteran, believing that he's living on borrowed time, comes upon
Murder at Glen Athol
1936-02-27
A famous detective is invited to a swanky party at an elegant mansion, but before the night is over
Ghost Patrol
1936-08-02
A Professor has an invention that will bring down planes causing them to crash and Dawson is forcing
Grief Street
1931-10-01
A reporter helps the police investigate the murder of a disagreeable and philandering actor who is f
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934-09-22
A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor arrested for his
Here Comes the Groom
1934-06-21
Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit
The Bargain of the Century
1933-04-08
Comedy short with ZaSuPitts and Thelma Todd. After accidentally getting a policeman friend fired, t
Show Business
1932-08-20
The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.
Ladies in Love
1930-05-04
A small town Vermont fellow falls in love with a New York City radio singing star, but she is about
The Tip-Off
1931-10-16
A young radio repairman becomes involved with gangsters and one of their girlfriends when he repairs
The Lady from Nowhere
1931-08-01
A young couple pose as criminals in order to get the goods on their crooked bosses.
Five Star Final
1931-09-26
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a se
Benny, from Panama
1934-05-26
Jeanette and Eddie get married, but their wedding night is a fiasco. First, their wedding guests fol
Opened by Mistake
1934-10-05
Patsy tries to stay with Thelma at the hospital where she works, but Thelma is forced to pretend tha
Craig's Wife
1936-09-25
Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions an
Mister Dynamite
1935-04-22
A gambler hires a detective to investigate when a murder is committed in his casino.
Wells Fargo
1937-12-31
In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, wil
The Finger Points
1931-04-11
Lee is a fresh young kid from the South when he gets a job with The Press. His first assignment on g
Woman Wanted
1935-08-02
Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into anoth
Sinister Hands
1932-02-21
During a séance at an elderly millionaire's house, the millionaire is murdered. The detectives inves
Dancing Feet
1936-01-20
Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate part
Sweepstakes
1931-07-10
A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
Public Wedding
1937-07-09
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fak
That Man's Here Again
1937-04-16
An elevator operator in a swanky apartment building falls in love with a homeless girl who sneaks in
Gentlemen Are Born
1934-11-17
A well-cloistered and protected-against-reality group of college students get their diplomas in the
Men with Wings
1938-07-16
Reporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville an
Mary Jane's Pa
1935-04-27
Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he
Roar of the Dragon
1932-07-08
A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage
Caravan
1934-12-30
A countess marries a Gypsy fiddler instead of a baron's son at harvest time in Tokay wine country, H
Let Us Live
1939-03-29
When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentence
Murder in the Fleet
1935-05-24
A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to find t
Confidential
1935-10-16
A Treasury agent gains the trust of a mob gunman while working under cover to smash a crime syndicat
She Loved a Fireman
1937-12-18
A young man with a checkered past struggles to make good as a fireman.
The Winning Ticket
1935-02-08
A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.
The Daring Young Man
1935-07-17
The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a
Here Comes the Navy
1934-07-21
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Sitting Pretty
1933-11-23
Jack Oakie and Jack Haley are songwriters are enroute from New York to Hollywood to make their fame
General Spanky
1936-12-11
Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he b
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935-10-20
A 12-episode serial in which Tailspin Tommy evades volcanoes, anti-aircraft shells, and time bombs a
Satan Met a Lady
1936-07-22
In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress
Slave Ship
1937-06-16
Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced again
Suicide Fleet
1931-11-20
Three US sailors aboard a decoy ship fight German U-boats in World War I and try to win Sally who wo
The Undie-World
1934-04-03
A gangster is smitten with the two girls in the next apartment. With the help of his violinist frien
One Sunday Afternoon
1933-09-01
Middle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush an
The Accusing Finger
1936-11-17
A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly c
She Couldn't Take It
1935-10-08
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustra
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934-02-02
Hips, Hips, Hooray! is a 1934 slapstick comedy film starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etti
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938-03-18
Drummond's wedding with Phyllis is interrupted when the inspector guarding their gifts is killed. He
The Merry Frinks
1934-05-26
An heiress abandons an out-of-work husband, two sons and a lovesick daughter.
The Mystery Man
1935-02-12
Hard-boiled newspaper reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) goes a bit too far in celebrating a wo
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934-07-06
Charlie is hired to deliver a pearl necklace to a millionaire at his ranch. When murder intervenes h
Western Limited
1932-08-05
A fancy masquerade party is the scene of a jewel robbery, and later several suspects in the robbery
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935-02-22
An amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane suddenly dies. The third
The Devil Is Driving
1932-12-09
Gabby Denton, a hard-drinking, down-on-his-luck drifter, seems to get a chance at redemption when hi
Zoo in Budapest
1933-04-28
Zani is an unusual young man who has spent his entire life in a zoo in Budapest. His only true frien