James Flavin

James Flavin

May 14, 1906 · 120 years old

American character actor whose career lasted nearly half a century. James Wilson Flavin Jr. was the son of a hotel waiter of Canadian-English extraction and a mother, Katherine, whose father was an Irish immigrant. (Thus Flavin, well-known in Hollywood as an "Irish" type, was only one-quarter Irish.…

Known For

33 titles
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King Kong

King Kong

1933 · 1h 40m · Movie

A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.

7.9
2
In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

1967 · 2h 14m · Movie

Two ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt before going on the run from the authorities who try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.

7.9
3
The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

1932 · 1h 3m · Movie

A psychotic big game hunter deliberately strands a luxury yacht on a remote island, where he begins to hunt its passengers for sport.

7.1
4
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946 · 1h 56m · Movie

A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband who believes he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier. Years after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.

7.4
5
Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945 · 2h 20m · Movie

A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.

7.0
6
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947 · 1h 56m · Movie

Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.

7.6
7
Night Passage

Night Passage

1957 · 1h 30m · Movie

A fired railroad man is re-hired and entrusted to carry a ten thousand dollar payroll in secret, even though he is suspected of being connected to outlaws.

6.6
8
Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific

1951 · 1h 51m · Movie

During WWII, a submarine's second in command inherits the problem of torpedoes that don't explode. When on shore, he is eager to win back his ex-wife.

6.6
9
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff

1949 · 1h 24m · Movie

Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.

6.7
10
Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger

1946 · 1h 46m · Movie

In WW2, the Allies race against time to persuade two nuclear scientists working for the Germans to switch sides.

6.6
11
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

1953 · 1h 17m · Movie

Two workmen accidentally launch a space rocket intended for Mars, and find mistakenly landing in New Orleans just the beginning of their misadventures.

5.9
12
Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 · 1h 42m · Movie

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his par...

7.3
13
Shockproof

Shockproof

1949 · 1h 19m · Movie

A parole officer falls in love with his client, a ravishing blonde who served time for murder, and he's determined to help her go straight despite her interfering criminal boyfriend.

6.5
14
Desert Fury

Desert Fury

1947 · 1h 36m · Movie

The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.

6.5
15
Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss

1947 · 1h 51m · Movie

A doctor spins an ever-growing web of lies after a taste of the excitement that he was missing in his conventional life, thanks to a chance meeting with a nightclub singer.

7.1
16
Pot o' Gold

Pot o' Gold

1941 · 1h 26m · Movie

Jimmy goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band who constantly practices.

6.0
17
Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever

1946 · 1h 40m · Movie

Ex-GI Nick Blake gets involved in a scheme to fleece a rich, young widow, but finds himself falling for her, much to the displeasure of his racketeer cohorts.

7.0
18
Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952 · 1h 55m · Movie

Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.

6.5
19
One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

1948 · 1h 22m · Movie

Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. However, the problems begin when Venus falls in love with him.

6.6
20
The Noose Hangs High

The Noose Hangs High

1948 · 1h 17m · Movie

Two window washers mistakenly receive, and lose, $50,000 belonging to a shady bookie, and have only forty-eight hours to retrieve the money.

6.6
21
Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

1944 · 1h 29m · Movie

A cash-strapped theater producer promotes a nine-year-old boy's dancing caterpillar.

6.1
22
Belle Starr

Belle Starr

1941 · 1h 27m · Movie

At the end of the Civil War, an embittered Southern belle joins forces with a Confederate guerrilla leader to raid Union towns.

5.7
23
Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

1939 · 1h 11m · Movie

A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa.

5.8
24
Good Times

Good Times

1967 · 1h 31m · Movie

Sonny and Cher spoof many Hollywood classic movie scenes.

4.5
25
Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

1956 · 1h 36m · Movie

In 1945 Vienna, an American doctor marries an Austrian girl, who later disappears in the Soviet Control Zone during a visit there, forcing everyone to presume her dead.

6.1
26
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943 · 1h 38m · Movie

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

6.6
27
Sentimental Journey

Sentimental Journey

1946 · 1h 34m · Movie

Julie adopts Hitty before dying. Bill grieves, rejects Hitty's attempts to help. Hitty believes Julie visits her with advice. Bill plans to send Hitty away. After hearing Julie's message, Bill accepts moving forward with Hitty.

6.3
28
Francis in the Haunted House

Francis in the Haunted House

1956 · 1h 20m · Movie

Francis the Talking Mule witnesses a murder. He takes a bumbling reporter named David Prescott under his wing and the two of them set out to solve the crime.

5.6
29
The Plunderers

The Plunderers

1948 · 1h 27m · Movie

Cavalry officer John Drum attempts to track down outlaw Whit Lacey, but finds he must join forces with Lacey to fight a Sioux war party.

6.1
30
Hold That Hypnotist

Hold That Hypnotist

1957 · 1h 1m · Movie

Two boys attempt to expose a charlatan stage hypnotist. One gets hypnotized, regresses to a past life, and reveals a pirate treasure map's location. The hypnotist plans to steal the treasure, leaving the boys trapped.

5.3
31
Apache Ambush

Apache Ambush

1955 · 1h 8m · Movie

After the Civil War, government envoys organize a cattle drive from Texas to Kansas but Mexican bandits and Apache renegades plan to steal the cattle and a secret shipment of Henry repeating rifles.

5.4
32
South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

1950 · 1h 28m · Movie

On a South Sea island, a local hoodlum tries to blackmail a tramp steamer's sick crewman who's wanted for wartime collaboration with the Japanese and desperate to clear his name.

5.6
33
Mississippi Rhythm

Mississippi Rhythm

1949 · 1h 8m · Movie

On board a riverboat bound for Creek City, singer Jimmie Davis, who is going to become half-owner of a land development company willed to him by his uncle, shares a cabin with traveling salesman Dixie Dalrymple. After Dixie invite...

6.8