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Gladden James

Date of birth: 1888-02-25

Place of birth: Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Gladden James

Biography

Movie Credits

Love Is News
3

Love Is News

1937-02-26

When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns th

The Princess Comes Across
3

The Princess Comes Across

1936-05-22

A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America and finds

Think It Over
3.1

Think It Over

1938-07-24

A gang of 'professional torches' burn down stores for the insurance money.

The Third Degree
0

The Third Degree

1919-05-19

An expose of the methods used by a police-department to extract a confession from a suspect, regardl

The Girl He Didn't Buy
0

The Girl He Didn't Buy

1928-04-14

Produced by small-scale firm Peerless, this silent melodrama told the ancient story of the girl whos

The Hound of Silver Creek
0

The Hound of Silver Creek

1928-05-20

Molly White, the new schoolmistress at Silver Creek, makes the acquaintance of Jack Brooks, a wealth

Driftin' Sands
0

Driftin' Sands

1928-01-01

A drifter nicknamed "Driftin' Sands" is hired by a wealthy rancher to protect his spoiled daughter.

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,

Channing of the Northwest
0

Channing of the Northwest

1922-04-10

A foppish Londoner joins the Royal Canadian Mounties and tries to break a smuggling ring.

Song Bird of the North
0

Song Bird of the North

1913-07-02

Haywood, a suitor for the hand of Elida Rumsey, is severely reprimanded by her for not enlisting whe

A Million Bid
0

A Million Bid

1914-04-01

Agnes Belgradin is in love with a young doctor, Loring Brent. When Agnes' father dies, her mother ta

The Wedding Song
0

The Wedding Song

1925-11-29

A beautiful con artist marries Hayes Hallan, the owner of a pearl-rich island. No sooner has the cou

The Butterfly
0

The Butterfly

1914-10-27

A father tries to keep his son from marrying a poor actress. She eventually becomes a famous and wea

Underneath the Paint
0

Underneath the Paint

1914-12-14

Walking through the Ghetto, Arthur Kellogg rescues Tryphena Winters, an actress, and her little sist

Miss Jekyll and Madame Hyde
0

Miss Jekyll and Madame Hyde

1915-06-19

Madeline Jekyll meets Baron Stana, a distinguished looking man, and finds her father has promised he

The Mayor of Hell
3.5

The Mayor of Hell

1933-06-24

Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson.

Exclusive Story
3.3

Exclusive Story

1936-01-17

A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster be

Consolation Marriage
3

Consolation Marriage

1931-11-21

A sportswriter jilted by his globe-trotting girlfriend marries a woman jilted by her boyfriend.

Marked Cards
1.6

Marked Cards

1913-01-27

When a young man loses at cards and steals money to pay his debts, James Wade tells his beautiful si

Branded Men
2.5

Branded Men

1931-11-07

When Rod, Ramrod, and Half-A-Rod ride into Steep Gulch, they immediately become Sheriffs. The previo

Etta of the Footlights
0

Etta of the Footlights

1914-05-23

Etta Lang, a chorus girl, is the principal support of an invalid mother and her sister and brother,

The Adorable Cheat
0

The Adorable Cheat

1928-08-14

The daughter of a wealthy industrialist wants to take over the company when her father retires, but

Footfalls
0

Footfalls

1921-09-08

A blind cobbler is able, by dint of his extraordinary hearing, to recognize the identity of a murder

A Pair of Frauds
0

A Pair of Frauds

1914-03-04

Young and pretty, Margery Dean, companion to Mrs. Sawyer, a wealthy lady, chances to meet Jack Drisl

The Vanity Case
0

The Vanity Case

1914-04-18

In a jewelry store, Grace Norris, a wealthy girl, unnoticed by the salesman, absent-mindedly takes a

The Antique Engagement Ring
0

The Antique Engagement Ring

1914-05-09

George Darrel presents Helen Gray, his fiancée, with a very valuable engagement ring of antique desi

Babbling Tongues
0

Babbling Tongues

1917-08-13

When elderly Joseph Moreau and his young wife Therese offer refuge to starving young dramatist Paul

The Midnight Bride
0

The Midnight Bride

1920-01-01

While waiting on a New York park bench for the return of her friends, country girl Jeanne Sterling m

A Homespun Tragedy
0

A Homespun Tragedy

1913-10-07

Although deeply in love with his wife, Dorothy, Mr. Thomson's jealousy is aroused by her attentions

The Peacock Fan
0

The Peacock Fan

1929-08-01

A bumbling detective sent to investigate a murder at a wealth home is replaced by a sneering second

Iron and Steel
0

Iron and Steel

1914-02-21

Herr Ludwig Kronitz is a king in his own works and rules with a controlling hand. He is known as the

Parson Sue
2.5

Parson Sue

1912-01-17

A parson arrives in the midst of a bunch of wild cowboys. Expecting a male parson, the boys set out

A Clouded Name
3

A Clouded Name

1923-02-19

To avoid seeing Marjorie Dare, Jim Allen visits Stewart Leighton at the latter's country home. (Five

Lucky Devils
3.1

Lucky Devils

1933-02-03

Two Hollywood stuntmen compete for the same pretty extra.

The Look Out Girl
0

The Look Out Girl

1928-11-02

The lookout girl for the notorious Mowbray gang tries to leave her gangster past by marrying a wealt

As in a Looking Glass
1.5

As in a Looking Glass

1916-03-06

Scandalous European temptress Lila Despard, travels to America to escape her lover, criminal Jack Fi

Paying the Price
0

Paying the Price

1916-07-09

While developing a powerful explosive, naval officer Paul Towne introduces his friend Richard Tracy

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

His Captive Woman
3

His Captive Woman

1929-02-03

Cabaret dancer Anna Janssen kills her sugardaddy and escapes to a South Seas island on the yacht of

The Safety Curtain
3

The Safety Curtain

1918-07-10

Puck is a music hall dancer, married to an abusive husband. One night the music hall catches fire. P

The Good in the Worst of Us
2.5

The Good in the Worst of Us

1915-08-28

Crime drama where Minnie's past overtakes her. She flees Jim to escape his bad influence. Jim shoots

Music Is Magic
2

Music Is Magic

1935-11-01

An aging star finally recognizes the truth when she is replaced in her new movie by a girl from the

The Vagabond Lover
2

The Vagabond Lover

1929-12-01

A zany musical about an amateur musician in search of work who impersonates a big band leader.

Stage Mother
2.5

Stage Mother

1933-09-29

Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls eve

Pirates of the Skies
0

Pirates of the Skies

1939-01-01

Cafe waitress Barbara Whitney refuses to acknowledge her marriage to Air Policeman Nick Conlon until

Three Who Loved
2.7

Three Who Loved

1931-07-03

A bank teller's love life falls apart when he's accused of embezzling.

The Man Who Returned to Life
3

The Man Who Returned to Life

1942-02-05

An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-

Rose of Washington Square
2.9

Rose of Washington Square

1939-05-05

Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband gets de

Another Thin Man
3.5

Another Thin Man

1939-11-17

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a

Swanee River
3.4

Swanee River

1939-12-29

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls

Paradise Island
1.6

Paradise Island

1930-07-15

The south sea island Tonga is full of plantations and scoundrels. Ellen Bradford arrives expecting m

His Brother's Keeper
0

His Brother's Keeper

1921-02-14

Rex Radcliffe, vice president of the Northern Atlantic Railroad, is opposed by company president Wil

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
3.5

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946-08-19

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious M

Night and Day
2.9

Night and Day

1946-07-02

When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he

Cross My Heart
0

Cross My Heart

1946-12-18

A compulsive liar admits to a killing she didn't commit so her husband, a lawyer, can clear her and

Casanova Brown
3.2

Casanova Brown

1944-08-23

Cass Brown is about to marry for the second time. His first marriage, to Isabel, was annulled. But w

Week-End at the Waldorf
3

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945-10-04

Anything can happen during a weekend at New York's Waldorf-Astoria: a glamorous movie star meets a w

The Chicago Kid
0

The Chicago Kid

1945-06-29

The story of Joe Ferrill, whose efforts to raise enough money so that his imprisoned father can live

Wilson
2.8

Wilson

1944-08-01

The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
0

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944-04-01

High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarr

A Stranger in Town
3

A Stranger in Town

1943-04-01

In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt t

The Meanest Man in the World
3.2

The Meanest Man in the World

1943-02-12

Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is un

Victory
0

Victory

1940-12-21

A hermit's idyllic life on an island is disturbed by the arrival of a bunch of cutthroats.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
3.8

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936-04-09

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and

Little Miss Nobody
3

Little Miss Nobody

1936-06-05

A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.

Time Out for Romance
2.8

Time Out for Romance

1937-02-10

A girl escapes marriage and hitchhikes with a young man in whose car a jewel thief has planted his l

The Earl of Chicago
2.8

The Earl of Chicago

1940-01-05

A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Ear

Captains Courageous
3.7

Captains Courageous

1937-06-25

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transat

Who's Your Brother?
0

Who's Your Brother?

1919-12-01

The story of Jewish financier Stephen Field and his daughter Esther. Having survived a European mass

The Social Secretary
2.8

The Social Secretary

1916-09-16

An attractive young girl struggles to hold a job as she deals with unwanted romantic advances from h

Queen Christina
3.4

Queen Christina

1934-02-09

Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when sh

The Hoodlum Saint
2.6

The Hoodlum Saint

1946-04-04

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's m

The Mystery of the Double Cross
3

The Mystery of the Double Cross

1917-03-17

Originally written for Pearl White, this silent serial is a great action-packed adventure starring M

Thunder in the Night
2.8

Thunder in the Night

1935-09-16

Officer Karl Torok's best friend, Count Alvinczy, is elected president of the Hungarian cabinet. Mea

Stranger on the Third Floor
3.2

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940-08-16

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

Maryland
3.1

Maryland

1940-07-19

A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with ho

Johnny Apollo
3.4

Johnny Apollo

1940-04-19

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then tur

I Live My Life
3.2

I Live My Life

1935-10-04

A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.

Hello, Annapolis
5

Hello, Annapolis

1942-04-23

Rivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress a g

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

The Heart of Wetona
2.5

The Heart of Wetona

1919-01-05

After the half-breed daughter of a Comanche chief falls for a young engineer who deserts her, she tu

Yes or No
2.8

Yes or No

1920-06-28

Two wives, one rich, one poor, each find themselves tempted by romantic seducers, and each faces the

Golden Harvest
2.5

Golden Harvest

1933-09-21

A play by Nina Wilcox Putnam was the source for the empire-building drama Golden Harvest. Ambitious

Pacific Blackout
3.1

Pacific Blackout

1941-12-31

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

The Girl from Woolworth's
0

The Girl from Woolworth's

1929-10-27

Daisy, a clerk at Woolworth's, loves to sing. She meets Bill, a guard on the subway, at a party and

Slightly Dangerous
3

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

Chained
3.4

Chained

1934-08-31

Richard, a millionaire in love with his secretary, Diane, is dispirited when his wife refuses to div

Hot Water
2.5

Hot Water

1937-09-24

The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous new

Too Busy to Work
0

Too Busy to Work

1939-11-17

The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run

The Decoy
0

The Decoy

1916-06-29

Glory Moore, a young girl, finds herself left unprovided for after her father's death, as the farm h

Scandal
0

Scandal

1917-11-17

Harmlessly flirting with a worldly artist, Beatrix is outraged when he tries to put the moves on her

Public Hero Number 1
3.1

Public Hero Number 1

1935-05-31

G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which

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

Adventure
3.1

Adventure

1945-12-28

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Conspiracy
2.4

Conspiracy

1930-08-10

Margaret Holt and her brother Victor set out to smash a narcotics ring responsible for their father'

Joe Smith, American
2.9

Joe Smith, American

1942-02-01

Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. Shortly after being a

Runaway Romany
0

Runaway Romany

1917-12-23

Press agent "Inky" Ames, in a quandary to publicize showgirl Anitra St. Clair, convinces her to pain

In Swift Waters
0

In Swift Waters

1912-07-12

A foolish suitor gains favor in a girl's eyes when he pretends to have saved her life. When the trut

Union Depot
2.9

Union Depot

1932-01-14

Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metr

For Me and My Gal
3.2

For Me and My Gal

1942-10-21

Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.

Cupid and the Comet
0.5

Cupid and the Comet

1911-06-20

A young couple is trying to get together while the girl's father is trying to break them up.

The Hater of Women
2

The Hater of Women

1912-12-11

Bob Burton is a misogynist who spends time with other men who share his views, but Bob's friends pla

The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray
0

The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray

1914-10-26

Loose adaptation of Mary Shelley‘s “Frankenstein”.

Railroadin'
0

Railroadin'

1941-10-30

Produced in 1941, this film was sponsored by Alco Locomotives & General Electric, so naturally their

The Violin Maker of Nuremberg
0

The Violin Maker of Nuremberg

1911-12-22

Two apprentice violin makers are in love with the same girl, who happens to be the daughter of their

Mignon
0

Mignon

1912-02-02

Noble born Mignon is stolen by a band of gypsies as a child. Her mother dies from grief and her fath

Mills of the Gods
0

Mills of the Gods

1934-12-15

Fay Wray plays Jean Hastings, the wealthy and spoiled scion of a factory-owning family led by her ir

The Broken Violin
0

The Broken Violin

1923-05-10

Elderly Jeremy Ellsworth decides to settle his fortune on John and Beatrice, the children of his dis

Thou Shalt Not
0

Thou Shalt Not

1919-10-22

Thou Shalt Not is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Evelyn N

Bucking the Tiger
0

Bucking the Tiger

1921-04-01

Marry in Haste
0

Marry in Haste

1924-02-01

A wealthy Wyoming man disowns his son, Wayne Sturgis (William Fairbanks), for marrying art student J

The Silver Lining
0

The Silver Lining

1921-01-29

At a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Vance Leighton, three men are discussing the effects of heredity in

The Man Without a Face
0

The Man Without a Face

1928-01-15

The Man Without a Face is a 1928 American adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.

The Woman Between
2.5

The Woman Between

1931-08-08

Returning after a long absence, a man learns the woman he fell in love with on the ship going home i