James Melton

Acting

James Melton

Born 1904-01-02 · Moultrie, Georgia, USA

James Melton (1904-1961) was a popular singer in the 1920s and early 1930s. He later began a career as an operatic singer when tenor voices went out of style in popular music around 1932–35.

Acting credits

Ziegfeld Follies poster
6.0

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

Hizzoner poster
10.0

In this comedy short not-so-smart copper Bert Lahr gets in over his head when he becomes a mock candidate for mayor.

Hizzoner

1933

Sing Me a Love Song poster
9.0

A young playboy inherits a financially-troubled New York City department store. To learn the business, he poses as a store clerk, and quickly falls for a pretty employee in the store's music department. Comedy with songs.

Sing Me a Love Song

1936

Stars Over Broadway poster
5.6

An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.

Stars Over Broadway

1935

Operation Wonderland poster
7.5

1951 behind the scenes featurette of the Walt Disney animated classic.

Operation Wonderland

1951

Melody for Two poster
7.0

Tod Weaver finds his career on the skids and feels frustrated playing small-time venues. Tod is romantically tied to Gale Starr, an assistant conductor or singer who works in a top-notch club. Prompted by a helpful janitor named Exodus Johnson, Tod's band pivots to a fresh swing style featuring singer Lorna Wray. Tod's new sound skyrockets him to fame while Gale's career hits a rough patch, causing personal and romantic complications before a final reconciliation.

Melody for Two

1937

Sing a Song poster
9.0

Fleischer Studios' 'Screen Song' sings a bunch of songs with the bouncing ball.

Sing a Song

1932

No artwork available
NR

Men are relaxing in the bunkhouse, when in walks James Melton, who sings some old songs. After he goes through "Red River Valley", "Home on the Range", "The Big Corral", and "The Old Chisholm Trail" -- while the screen shows cowboys wrangling cattle -- he leaves, despite offers to stay the night and give him breakfast.

The Last Dogie

1933