Owen Davis Jr.

Owen Davis Jr.

Born: October 6, 1907
Died: May 21, 1949
in New York City, New York, USA
Owen Gould Davis Jr. (October 6, 1907 – May 21, 1949) was an American actor known primarily for his work in film. He also performed in the theatre, making his Broadway debut in the play Carry On (1928), which his father, Owen Davis, had written.

Movies for Owen Davis Jr....

Knute Rockne All American
Title: Knute Rockne All American
Character: Gus Dorais
Released: October 5, 1940
Type: Movie
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
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Thou Shalt Not Kill
Title: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Character: Allen Stevens
Released: December 30, 1939
Type: Movie
Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)
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Henry Goes Arizona
Title: Henry Goes Arizona
Character: Danny Regan
Released: December 8, 1939
Type: Movie
A New Yorker moves West when he inherits an Arizona ranch.
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These Glamour Girls
Title: These Glamour Girls
Character: Greg Smith
Released: August 18, 1939
Type: Movie
A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked her. When she shows up at school, he tries to get rid of her, but she won't leave. Instead, she stays and shows up both him and his classmates' snooty dates.
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Touchdown, Army
Title: Touchdown, Army
Character: Cadet Kirk Reynolds
Released: August 4, 1938
Type: Movie
Prep football star Jimmy Howal gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point.
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The Luck of Roaring Camp
Title: The Luck of Roaring Camp
Character: Davy
Released: November 17, 1937
Type: Movie
When the miners of Roaring Camp become Godfathers to a motherless baby, they name the boy Luck and promise to set aside money for him from their diggings. But when they strike it rich the money is gambled away instead.
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It Could Happen to You
Title: It Could Happen to You
Character: Fred Barrett
Released: June 28, 1937
Type: Movie
A politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the capital he needs to purchase a school where immigrants are prepared for American citizenship. The school's European teacher dreams of a fascist America. Based on a story by Nathanael West and Samuel Ornitz, who was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.
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The Woman I Love
Title: The Woman I Love
Character: Mezziores
Released: April 15, 1937
Type: Movie
In World War I France, a pilot falls in love with the wife of his friend and superior officer.
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The Plot Thickens
Title: The Plot Thickens
Character: Robert Wilkins
Released: December 11, 1936
Type: Movie
A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.
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Grand Jury
Title: Grand Jury
Character: Steve O'Connell
Released: August 7, 1936
Type: Movie
When a grand jury acquits a gangster accused of murder, a retired elderly citizen decides it's up to him to see that the criminal is proven guilty and put behind bars.
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Bunker Bean
Title: Bunker Bean
Character: Bunker Bean
Released: June 26, 1936
Type: Movie
A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.
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Special Investigator
Title: Special Investigator
Character: George Fenwick
Released: May 8, 1936
Type: Movie
A lawyer changes from defending public enemies to bringing them to justice after his brother is killed.
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Murder on a Bridle Path
Title: Murder on a Bridle Path
Character: Edward 'Eddie' Fry
Released: April 17, 1936
Type: Movie
When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper is about to declare her death accidental from a thrown horse, until his friend and amateur detective Hildegarde Withers locates the horse and discovers blood on the horse.
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Good Intentions
Title: Good Intentions
Character: Bud Finney
Released: June 29, 1930
Type: Movie
When love came the way of this gentleman crook he turned to the right---only to be caught in the swirling eddy of his criminal past! (original ad)
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Title: All Quiet on the Western Front
Character: Peter
Released: April 29, 1930
Type: Movie
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during World War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
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They Had to See Paris
Title: They Had to See Paris
Character: Ross Peters
Released: September 18, 1929
Type: Movie
Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of people." Pike and his grown son and daughter soon have flirtatious French admirers; Idy rents a chateau from an impoverished aristocrat; while Pike responds to each new development with homespun wit. In the inevitable clash, will pretentiousness and sophistication or common sense triumph?