James Dunn

James Dunn

Acting

James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen character was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In 1935 musicals at the new 20th Century-Fox were out and Dunn would move to the "B" list, from which he would never return. In The Payoff (1935) he plays the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruins…

Filmography

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The Biggest Little Star of the 30's The Biggest Little Star of the 30's 1976 Shadow Over Elveron ★ 6.6 Shadow Over Elveron 1968 The Oscar ★ 5.0 The Oscar 1966 Branded ★ 6.8 Branded 1965 The Great Adventure ★ 10.0 The Great Adventure 1963 The Fugitive ★ 7.3 The Fugitive 1963 Vacation Playhouse ★ 8.0 Vacation Playhouse 1963 Going My Way ★ 6.5 Going My Way 1962 The Virginian ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962 Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man ★ 5.5 Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man 1962 The Investigators ★ 6.0 The Investigators 1961 Ben Casey ★ 5.9 Ben Casey 1961 Route 66 ★ 6.7 Route 66 1960 Journey to the Day Journey to the Day 1960 The Bramble Bush ★ 4.6 The Bramble Bush 1960 Rawhide ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959 Naked City ★ 5.7 Naked City 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ★ 7.0 Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958 Mr. Broadway ★ 7.0 Mr. Broadway 1957 The Ninth Day The Ninth Day 1957 The Last Stop The Last Stop 1956 Matinee Theater ★ 5.3 Matinee Theater 1955 Screen Director's Playhouse ★ 7.0 Screen Director's Playhouse 1955 The Wonderful World of Disney ★ 7.9 The Wonderful World of Disney 1954 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 It's a Great Life ★ 8.0 It's a Great Life 1954 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 A Wonderful Life ★ 9.0 A Wonderful Life 1950 The Golden Gloves Story ★ 6.5 The Golden Gloves Story 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ★ 6.0 Robert Montgomery Presents 1950 Studio One ★ 5.4 Studio One 1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven ★ 5.8 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven 1948 Killer McCoy ★ 6.3 Killer McCoy 1947 That Brennan Girl ★ 5.5 That Brennan Girl 1946 The Caribbean Mystery ★ 6.7 The Caribbean Mystery 1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ★ 7.5 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945 Leave It to the Irish ★ 4.4 Leave It to the Irish 1944 Take It or Leave It ★ 6.0 Take It or Leave It 1944 Government Girl ★ 5.7 Government Girl 1943 The Ghost and the Guest ★ 5.4 The Ghost and the Guest 1943 The Living Ghost ★ 4.3 The Living Ghost 1942 Hold That Woman! ★ 7.0 Hold That Woman! 1940 Son of the Navy ★ 6.2 Son of the Navy 1940 Mercy Plane ★ 10.0 Mercy Plane 1939 Pride of the Navy ★ 7.0 Pride of the Navy 1939 Shadows Over Shanghai ★ 5.3 Shadows Over Shanghai 1938 Living on Love ★ 6.3 Living on Love 1937 Venus Makes Trouble ★ 5.0 Venus Makes Trouble 1937 We Have Our Moments ★ 7.2 We Have Our Moments 1937 Mysterious Crossing ★ 10.0 Mysterious Crossing 1936 Come Closer, Folks ★ 9.0 Come Closer, Folks 1936 Two-Fisted Gentleman ★ 9.0 Two-Fisted Gentleman 1936 Hearts in Bondage ★ 4.9 Hearts in Bondage 1936 Don’t Get Personal ★ 10.0 Don’t Get Personal 1936 Bad Boy ★ 7.5 Bad Boy 1935 Welcome Home ★ 9.0 Welcome Home 1935 The Daring Young Man ★ 10.0 The Daring Young Man 1935 George White's 1935 Scandals ★ 7.0 George White's 1935 Scandals 1935 The Payoff ★ 5.5 The Payoff 1935 Bright Eyes ★ 6.7 Bright Eyes 1934 365 Nights in Hollywood ★ 9.0 365 Nights in Hollywood 1934 Have a Heart ★ 7.3 Have a Heart 1934 Baby Take a Bow ★ 5.7 Baby Take a Bow 1934 Change of Heart ★ 6.3 Change of Heart 1934 Stand Up and Cheer! ★ 5.3 Stand Up and Cheer! 1934 Hold That Girl ★ 9.0 Hold That Girl 1934 Take a Chance ★ 5.5 Take a Chance 1933 Jimmy and Sally ★ 4.8 Jimmy and Sally 1933 Arizona to Broadway ★ 7.5 Arizona to Broadway 1933 The Girl in 419 ★ 4.2 The Girl in 419 1933 Hold Me Tight ★ 7.0 Hold Me Tight 1933 Hello, Sister! ★ 6.0 Hello, Sister! 1933 Sailor's Luck ★ 6.0 Sailor's Luck 1933 Handle with Care ★ 10.0 Handle with Care 1932 Society Girl ★ 7.5 Society Girl 1932 Dance Team ★ 10.0 Dance Team 1932 Over the Hill ★ 8.5 Over the Hill 1931 Sob Sister ★ 7.0 Sob Sister 1931