Production

John W. Considine Jr.

Born — Died

1898-10-07 — 1961-03-22

Known for

Production

Credits

33 titles

Known for

Boys Town poster
6.8

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.

Boys Town

1938

Broadway Melody of 1936 poster
6.5

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary certainly does. She and Irene must use their wits to show him what he's missing!

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

Evelyn Prentice poster
6.6

A criminal lawyer's wife is blackmailed when she is falsely accused of infidelity.

Evelyn Prentice

1934

The Emperor's Candlesticks poster
5.0

Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

Mad Love poster
7.0

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.

Mad Love

1935

Young Tom Edison poster
6.0

Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.

Young Tom Edison

1940

Behind the camera

Boys Town poster
6.8

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.

Boys Town

1938

Broadway Melody of 1936 poster
6.5

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary certainly does. She and Irene must use their wits to show him what he's missing!

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

Evelyn Prentice poster
6.6

A criminal lawyer's wife is blackmailed when she is falsely accused of infidelity.

Evelyn Prentice

1934

The Emperor's Candlesticks poster
5.0

Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

Mad Love poster
7.0

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.

Mad Love

1935

Young Tom Edison poster
6.0

Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.

Young Tom Edison

1940

Johnny Eager poster
6.2

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

Johnny Eager

1941

Robin Hood of El Dorado poster
5.2

In the 1840's Mexico has ceded California to the United States, making life nearly impossible for the Mexican population due to the influx of land and gold-crazy Americans. Farmer Joaquin Murrieta revenges the death of his wife against the four Americans who killed her and is branded an outlaw. The reward for his capture is increased as he subsequently kills the men who brutally murder his brother. Joining with bandit Three Fingered Jack, Murrieta raises an army of disaffected Mexicans and goes on a rampage against the Americans, finally forcing his erstwhile friend, Bill Warren, to lead a posse against him.

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

Of Human Hearts poster
6.0

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.

Of Human Hearts

1938

Men of Boys Town poster
6.4

Father Flanagan raises funds, helps a disabled boy, and saves an older boy from reform school.

Men of Boys Town

1941

The Gay Bride poster
6.0

Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectancy and finances of a gangster are unstable.

The Gay Bride

1934

Third Finger, Left Hand poster
7.0

Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when Jeff Thompson, a potential suitor, uncovers the deception and decides to show up at Margot's family home posing as her husband!

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Blackmail poster
6.9

A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.

Blackmail

1939

Flesh poster
5.8

Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.

Flesh

1932

This Side of Heaven poster
7.5

A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.

This Side of Heaven

1934

Two Arabian Knights poster
5.8

During World War I, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation in 2016.

Two Arabian Knights

1927

Personal Property poster
6.9

Raymond Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. He convinces the sheriff to give him a job watching the house and furniture of widow Crystal Wetherby without knowing she is engaged to his brother.

Personal Property

1937

Society Lawyer poster
5.4

Society lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall who was arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. With the help of nightclub singer Pat Abbott and crime boss Tony Gazotti (a former client), Durant launches his own investigation of the murder in order to prove his friend's innocence.

Society Lawyer

1939

Arsène Lupin Returns poster
6.3

A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one of the two rivals is none other than Arsène Lupin, the notorious jewel thief everybody thought dead, now living under the assumed name of René Farrand. As for the other suitor he is an American, a former F.B.I. sleuth turned private eye by the name of Steve Emerson. Steve not only suspects Farrand of being Lupin but when someone attempts to steal a precious emerald necklace from Lorraine's uncle, Count de Brissac, he is persuaded Lupin is the culprit. Is Emerson right or wrong? Which of the two men will win over Lorraine's heart?

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

Absolute Quiet poster
5.6

Escaped convicts Jack and Judy stumble upon an airstrip on the Western ranch of arrogant business tycoon Gerald Axton. Taking Axton and his secretary hostage, the convicts inadvertently cause the crash-landing of a small plane ferrying Axton's political adversary, Gov. Sam Pruden, and a nosy reporter. As the long night unfolds, each person's rivalries and weaknesses are prodded by the others.

Absolute Quiet

1936

Stronger Than Desire poster
5.5

An attorney handling a murder case is unaware his own wife played a crucial role in the killing.

Stronger Than Desire

1939

Design for Scandal poster
5.1

A newsman (Walter Pidgeon) falls in love on Cape Cod with the judge (Rosalind Russell) his angry boss (Edward Arnold) expects him to discredit.

Design for Scandal

1941

Hold That Kiss poster
7.0

Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely wealthy. Comedy.

Hold That Kiss

1938

Jackass Mail poster
7.5

An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.

Jackass Mail

1942

The Voice of Bugle Ann poster
5.5

A Missouri farmer's (Lionel Barrymore) son (Eric Linden) loves the daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan) of a neighbor who has killed the farmer's foxhound.

The Voice of Bugle Ann

1936

Doctors' Wives poster
6.0

The trials of being a doctor's wife are presented in this drama. The story centers upon the problematic marriage of one couple. Their troubles begin when the doctor makes a housecall to a seductive woman with designs upon him. His suspicious wife follows him and spies on him. She thinks they are getting romantic when he is actually trying to extricate himself from his predatory patient. She decides to get revenge with his best friend, but nothing happens.

Doctors' Wives

1931

Tempest poster
6.2

In the final days of Czarist Russia, a peasant is raised from the ranks to Lieutenant. The other officers, aristocrats all, resent him, and make his life difficult. He falls in love with a princess, who spurns him. When he is caught in her room, he is stripped of his rank and thrown into prison. Then comes the Red Terror, and the tables are turned.

Tempest

1928

Three Live Ghosts poster
6.0

Three WWI veterans thought long dead turn out to be still alive and return home - much to the consternation of their friends and family.

Three Live Ghosts

1936

Disorderly Conduct poster
8.0

When motorcycle cop Dick Fay gives a ticket to Phyllis Crawford, her father's graft-fed influence leads to his demotion to foot patrolman.

Disorderly Conduct

1932

Married Bachelor poster
6.4

A man's marriage suffers when he pretends to be a bachelor while promoting "his" best-selling book about married life (actually written by an eccentric professor) in order to pay off a debt to a gangster.

Married Bachelor

1941

Have a Heart poster
7.2

Sally (Jean Parker) is engaged to be married, loves dancing and kids. But her life is ruined when an accident cripples her and her betrothed magnanimously offers to not back out of the marriage. After rejecting his offer she starts a doll shop and tries to save for an operation. From her doll shop window she watches children and talks to Jimmie (James Dunn) the ice cream man. She wants to know Jimmie better, but is terrified of rejection.

Have a Heart

1934

Sequoia poster
6.5

A wilderness girl raises a deer and a mountain lion to be friends.

Sequoia

1935

Wild Justice poster
7.0

A young woman takes refuge in a cabin during a blizzard with a villianous man. Meanwhile, coming to her rescue are the handsome hero and his trusted dog. A sub Rin-Tin-Tin canine named Peter the Great.

Wild Justice

1925