James Marcus (American Actor)
James A. Marcus (January 21, 1867 – October 15, 1937) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in New York City. On October 15, 1937, Marcus died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack at age 70. Marcus' most notable films include '' Regeneration'', ''Oliver Twist'' and '' Sadie Thompson''. Partial filmography * '' Regeneration'' (1915) * ''Carmen'' (1915) * '' Blue Blood and Red'' (1916) * '' The Serpent'' (1916) * '' The Honor System'' (1917) * '' Betrayed'' (1917) * '' The Conqueror'' (1917) * '' The Pride of New York'' (1917) * '' The Prussian Cur'' (1918) * '' On the Jump'' (1918) * ''Evangeline'' (1919) - Basil * ''The Strongest'' (1920) * ''Oliver Twist'' (1922) * ''The Strangers' Banquet'' (1922) * ''Come on Over'' (1922) as Carmody * ''Beau Brummel'' (1924) * '' The Iron Horse'' (1924) * ''Dick Turpin'' (1925) * ''The Goose Hangs High'' (1925) * '' Lightnin''' (1925) * '' The Fighting Heart'' (1925) * '' T ...
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Hell's House
''Hell's House'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film starring Junior Durkin, featuring Bette Davis and directed by Howard Higgin. The screenplay by Paul Gangelin and B. Harrison Orkow, set during the waning days of the Prohibition era, is based on a story by Higgin. Plot When orphaned Jimmy Mason is taken in by his Aunt Emma and Uncle Henry, he meets their boarder, Matt Kelly, who impresses the young man with his boastful swagger and alleged political connections, although in reality he's a bootlegger. The boy's life is disrupted when, as one of Kelly's hired hands, he refuses to identify his boss during a police raid and is sentenced to three years of hard labor in reform school, where he befriends a sickly boy named Shorty, who in helping Jimmy, eventually is sent to solitary confinement. When Jimmy realizes his new pal is seriously ill and desperately needs medical attention, he escapes and goes to Kelly and Kelly's girl friend, Peggy Gardner, for help. Peggy contacts ...
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