James Donnelly

James Donnelly

Born: January 1, 1865
Died: April 13, 1937
in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Movies for James Donnelly...

36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime
Title: 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime
Character: Craig Hicks
Released: November 11, 2023
Type: Movie
On February 10th, 2015, it took Craig Hicks 36 seconds to extinguish the lives of three young, Muslim Americans. Before they can grieve, the families are forced to become activists to set the record straight about the murders.
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The Border Menace
Title: The Border Menace
Character: Millette
Released: April 1, 1934
Type: Movie
Ranger Bill Williams goes to prison to get information on Chuck Adams. Then a fake posse chase gets him invited into Adams' gang. But just as he learns who Adams' boss is and is about to make his move, his cell mate who escaped from prison returns to identify him.
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City Lights
Title: City Lights
Character: Steet Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)
Released: February 1, 1931
Type: Movie
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
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Sea Devils
Title: Sea Devils
Character: Captain McCall
Released: January 15, 1931
Type: Movie
An escaped convict stows away on a ship of mutinous treasure hunters to find the crooks who framed him for murder.
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Naughty Baby
Title: Naughty Baby
Released: April 6, 1929
Type: Movie
A gorgeous showgirl is hired as a lingerie model at a fashion show......
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The Dizzy Diver
Title: The Dizzy Diver
Released: August 18, 1928
Type: Movie
Billy Dooley is sent on a mission inside a submarine.
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Love's Last Laugh
Title: Love's Last Laugh
Character: The Ship's Officer
Released: October 3, 1926
Type: Movie
Ruth Hiatt is the object of Raymond McKee's affections, but her mother, Sunshine Hart, and a bogus Baron, Kewpie Morgan, are providing him reasons to be uneasy in his courtship. Most of the action is set around a swimming pool on a ship.
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Vamping Babies
Title: Vamping Babies
Character: The father
Released: June 27, 1926
Type: Movie
"Lewis Sargent of 'Huckleberry Finn" fame, now grown up, and Alice Ardell are the principal players in this Standard Comdy which deals with the attempts of a love-sick young couple to wed despite an irate father who shows his temper by demolishing straw hats. They finally elope, resulting in a chase scene. Slapstick comedy of average amusement value". - Synopsis via The Moving Picture World. Originally two reels, one survives.
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Circus Today
Title: Circus Today
Character: Spectator (uncredited)
Released: March 7, 1926
Type: Movie
Two circus hands create chaos.
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Trimmed in Gold
Title: Trimmed in Gold
Character: Barber Shop Boss
Released: February 14, 1926
Type: Movie
Trimmed in Gold is a silent comedy short.
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From Rags to Britches
Title: From Rags to Britches
Character: Lawler's Partner
Released: December 13, 1925
Type: Movie
Billy inherits a major department store, but has to pretend not to be married in order to claim it - which doesn't sit too well with his wife.
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Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Title: Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
Character: Prospective Buyer #2
Released: June 14, 1925
Type: Movie
An eccentric inventor has thought of a way that automobiles can run on radio waves, without gasoline. His plans put him in conflict with the owner of an oil company, who is also pursuing the inventor's daughter. This rival begins to scheme against the inventor, and it is left up to the inventor's hired man to try to stop him.
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The Hansom Cabman
Title: The Hansom Cabman
Character: Cab Passenger
Released: October 12, 1924
Type: Movie
Harry Doolittle wakes up on the day he's to marry Betty Bright. He has a terrible hangover. A strange woman appears in his room saying that he married her the night before, and just then, his fiancée and her mother arrive. There's anger all around, leading to Harry's arrest. He's jailed while awaiting trial in front of Betty's father, a judge. She visits him in the clink. He escapes and disguises himself as a cabman. The police are looking for him, as are his fiancée and her mother. Will it get straightened out in time for wedding bells to ring?
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A Girl's Desire
Title: A Girl's Desire
Character: H. Jerome Browne
Released: September 10, 1922
Type: Movie
Elizabeth Browne is the daughter of nouveau riche parents, who became wealthy when they struck oil. While she attends finishing school, her folks travel to England in search of a family tree so that they can enter society. They encounter Lady Dysart, an adventuress who married Lord Dysart shortly before his death. Lady Dysart tries to convince the Brownes that Cecil, her son from a previous marriage, is the new Lord Dysart.
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On Patrol
Title: On Patrol
Character: The Politician
Released: March 12, 1922
Type: Movie
Billy Bevan trying to escape the cops! Roughly only half of the original short's twenty-two minutes still exists.
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Beat It
Title: Beat It
Released: January 9, 1921
Type: Movie
Snooky the Chimpanzee help out a melancholy little girl and her guardian.
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Passing the Buck
Title: Passing the Buck
Character: The Hotel Proprietor
Released: May 18, 1919
Type: Movie
Larry has to fight off a bunch of crooks who are after his bag of jewels.
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Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs
Title: Bathing Beauties and Big Boobs
Released: July 22, 1918
Type: Movie
A man decides to stage a fake robbery in front of his girlfriend's father (who doesn't like him), hoping it will make the father change his opinion. Unfortunately, real crooks wind up taking the money from the "robbery", and the boyfriend has to get it back.
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Romans and Rascals
Title: Romans and Rascals
Released: May 27, 1918
Type: Movie
The Roman setting provides ample opportunity for a very high concentration of gag titles, many of which are quite witty and many of which are quaint for deriving their humor from the juxtaposition of having ancient Romans use a lot of hip 1918-era slang. The whole thing is an excuse for a good send-up of how the Roman Empire has been depicted in "serious" plays, movies, &c.
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A Bedroom Blunder
Title: A Bedroom Blunder
Character: Hotel Manager
Released: October 7, 1917
Type: Movie
A henpecked husband and his wife vacation at a seaside resort. While he's enjoying the view of the local bathing beauties, he has to be careful not to let his wife see him enjoying himself.
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A Clever Dummy
Title: A Clever Dummy
Character: Samuel Tinker - Her Inventive Father
Released: July 15, 1917
Type: Movie
An inventor and his assistant build a robot that looks like their janitor, and everyone tries to profit off the invention.
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Petticoat Perils
Title: Petticoat Perils
Released: April 22, 1917
Type: Movie
Petticoat Perils is a 1917 comedy short.
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The Telephone Belle
Title: The Telephone Belle
Released: February 18, 1917
Type: Movie
early comedy short by Triangle Film Corporation
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The Pullman Bride
Title: The Pullman Bride
Character: The Restaurant Manager
Released: January 1, 1917
Type: Movie
The Pullman Bride is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson.
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The Snow Cure
Title: The Snow Cure
Character: Dr. Quack
Released: April 22, 1916
Type: Movie
The Snow Cure is a silent Comedy short.