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James C. Morton(1884-1942)

  • Actor
  • Director
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James C. Morton in Hot News Margie (1931)
James C. Morton was born on 25 August 1884 in Helena, Montana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for A Daughter of Uncle Sam (1918), Lucky Devils (1941) and Follow the Leader (1930). He died on 24 October 1942 in Reseda, California, USA.
BornAugust 25, 1884
DiedOctober 24, 1942(58)
BornAugust 25, 1884
DiedOctober 24, 1942(58)
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Known for

A Daughter of Uncle Sam (1918)
A Daughter of Uncle Sam
  • Director
  • 1918
Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Dorothy Lovett, and Janet Shaw in Lucky Devils (1941)
Lucky Devils
4.9
  • Exposition Guard(as James Morton)
  • 1941
Ginger Rogers, Stanley Smith, and Ed Wynn in Follow the Leader (1930)
Follow the Leader
4.6
  • Mickie
  • 1930
Cesar Romero, Tala Birell, and Walter Pidgeon in She's Dangerous (1937)
She's Dangerous
5.9
  • Lunch Room Proprietor
  • 1937

Credits

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  • Bruce Bennett, Marguerite Chapman, Esther Dale, John Litel, Edmund Lowe, and William Wright in Murder in Times Square (1943)
    Murder in Times Square
    6.1
    • Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • John Beal, Bert Gordon, and Margaret Lindsay in Let's Have Fun (1943)
    Let's Have Fun
    • (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Laugh Your Blues Away (1942)
    Laugh Your Blues Away
    • Actor (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Chester Morris and Constance Worth in Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
    Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
    6.2
    • Al - Police Operator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Jeff Donnell, and Larry Parks in The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
    The Boogie Man Will Get You
    5.8
    • Trooper Fred Quincy (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Burgess Meredith and Claire Trevor in Street of Chance (1942)
    Street of Chance
    6.3
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Jinx Falkenburg and Russell Hayden in Lucky Legs (1942)
    Lucky Legs
    6.6
    • Pat (as James Morton)
    • 1942
  • Richard Carlson, Frances Gifford, and Martha O'Driscoll in My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942)
    My Heart Belongs to Daddy
    6.3
    • Policeman at Intersection (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • John Wayne and Binnie Barnes in In Old California (1942)
    In Old California
    6.3
    • Red - Sacramento Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Jane Frazee, Robert Paige, Eugene Pallette, and Elizabeth Patterson in Almost Married (1942)
    Almost Married
    5.4
    • Baldheaded Man
    • 1942
  • Lois Collier, Rufe Davis, Bob Steele, and Tom Tyler in Westward Ho! (1942)
    Westward Ho!
    6.9
    • Stagecoach Agent (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Maureen O'Hara, Randolph Scott, and John Payne in To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
    To the Shores of Tripoli
    5.9
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Broderick Crawford, Virginia Bruce, Dick Foran, Porter Hall, Shemp Howard, and Richard Lane in Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
    Butch Minds the Baby
    6.6
    • Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Eddie Foy Jr. in Yokel Boy (1942)
    Yokel Boy
    5.5
    • Sign Painter
    • 1942
  • Margaret Lindsay in A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
    A Tragedy at Midnight
    6.2
    • Chubby Detective (uncredited)
    • 1942

Director



  • A Daughter of Uncle Sam (1918)
    A Daughter of Uncle Sam
    • Director
    • 1918

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • James Morton
  • Born
    • August 25, 1884
    • Helena, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • October 24, 1942
    • Reseda, California, USA
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in a production of "Polygamy".
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    • 1 Article

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    Balding character actor who worked often for Hal Roach, playing short-tempered policemen, judges, court officers, bartenders, etc., and was usually the butt of shenanigans by such comics as The Little Rascals, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. He also went up against The Three Stooges, most notably in Disorder in the Court (1936), and even turned up in a couple of W.C. Fields pictures.

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