Owen Davis Jr.
Also Known As: Owen Gould Davis Jr.
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: October 06, 1907
Deathday: May 21, 1949
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Overview: When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-04-29
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Knute Rockne All American
Overview: The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-05
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Good Intentions
Overview: 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)
Genres: Drama Crime Romance Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-06-29
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Murder on a Bridle Path
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-17
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The Plot Thickens
Overview: A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-11
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Special Investigator
Overview: A lawyer changes from defending public enemies to bringing them to justice after his brother is killed.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-05-08
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It Could Happen to You
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-06-28
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Henry Goes Arizona
Overview: A New Yorker moves West when he inherits an Arizona ranch.
Genres: Drama Western Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-08
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These Glamour Girls
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-08-18
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Grand Jury
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-07
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Bunker Bean
Overview: A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-06-26
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They Had to See Paris
Overview: 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?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-09-18
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The Woman I Love
Overview: In World War I France, a pilot falls in love with the wife of his friend and superior officer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-04-15
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The Luck of Roaring Camp
Overview: 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.
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-11-17
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Thou Shalt Not Kill
Overview: Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)
Genres: Romance Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-30
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Touchdown, Army
Overview: Prep football star Jimmy Howal gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-04
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