John Harrington
Also Known As: John Daniel Harrington
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Riverside County, California, USA
Birthday: July 22, 1882
Deathday: September 09, 1945
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Step Lively, Jeeves!
Overview: A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-06-30
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The President's Mystery
Overview: The screenplay for this mystery is based upon a story suggested to Liberty Magazine by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is the tale of a prominent lawyer who shocks his snooty friends, family and colleagues by abruptly abandoning his successful practice and his wife to find true happiness. He soon falls in love with another woman and continues to keep a low profile until he learns that his first wife stands accused of murdering him
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-28
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Women Are Trouble
Overview: A young reporter tries to prove her mettle by exposing a liquor racketeering gang.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-07-31
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The Street of Forgotten Men
Overview: Easy-Money Charley, the best fake crippled beggar in New York, loses his beloved dog and adopts a dying prostitute's daughter to fill the empty place in his heart. But his fellow crooks and dissemblers mock him for sentimentality, and he disowns the child in order to bring her up secretly in the safety of a distant suburb. He brings her up as a young lady in ignorance of her true history or of his; but when he discovers that her affections have taken an unexpected slant, it brings about an end to their tranquil life, a crisis of conscience, and an opportunity for the sinister 'White-Eye' to take a hand...
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-07-24
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Local Boy Makes Good
Overview: John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia. One day, one of his letters gets accidentally mailed and Julia receives it. When the letter says that he is a fraternity man and a big track star, Julia rushes right over to see him. But John is neither and Spike, Julia's boyfriend, is a track star at a nearby College. John does not want to enter the track meet so Julia tries to use psychology on him. That and a good wrestling hold makes John timidly agree to enter the race, but Spike still scares him.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-27
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Dangerously Yours
Overview: A detective poses as a jewel thief and joins a bunch of other crooks sailing from Europe to New York in search a famous gem. He falls in love with one of the crooks.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-21
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Overview: Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-22
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Swing Time
Overview: Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will allow him to marry her. He and business partner Pop go to New York where they run into dancing instructor Penny. She and Lucky form a successful dance partnership, but romance is blighted by his old attachment to Margaret and hers for Ricky.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-28
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Tin Gods
Overview: Tin Gods is a lost 1926 silent film drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount Pictures, and based on the play Tin Gods by William Anthony McGuire. Allan Dwan directed and Thomas Meighan starred.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-09-19
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The Big Game
Overview: A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-10-09
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The Man Who Found Himself
Overview: Alfred E.Green silent family relationship romantic melodrama
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-08-23
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Counterfeit Lady
Overview: Phyllis Fowler claims to be just a "simple little country girl" trying to get by in the wicked big-city, and she takes a big getting-by step when she pulls a scam that gains her a $17,000 diamond from an exclusive jewelry store. Soon, a private-detective, who has a dupe gem matching the stolen one, the police, and two gangster buddies of the jeweler are all racing each other to get the diamond back from Phyllis. The country-girl provides them all with a wild chase.
Genres: Comedy Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-31
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Rubber Heels
Overview: A European royal couple come to New York to sell some of the royal family's crown jewels. A gang of international jewel thieves is planning to steal the gems, so a private detective is assigned to guard them. Unfortunately the private eye turns out to be a bumbling, inept fool--or so everyone thinks.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-06-11
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Checkers
Overview: A clever veterinarian repairs a horse's leg so the animal can run in a big race and save a man's farm.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-12-08
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Touching All Bases
Overview: Vintage 1939 MLB Film reel from Lew Fonseca and presented by the Kellogg Company, Narrated by John Harrington, popular KWK announcer and sports commentator. 1939 Baseball centennial and the opening of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown which includes speeches from Ty Cobb, Connie Mack and Babe Ruth. An Instructional film with fielding and batting tips from MLB Stars of the late 30s Frank Crosetti and Joe Gordon, Red Rolfe, Charlie Gehringer Pitchers Johnny Rigney, Bobby Doerr. First Night Game in Cleveland's Municipal; Stadium and a look at all the MLB Ballparks. Film ends with Highlights of the 1939 World Series.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-02-14
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