Owen Davis Jr.

Acting

Owen Davis Jr.

Born — Died

1907-10-06 — 1949-05-21

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

16 titles

Owen Gould Davis Jr. (October 6, 1907 – May 21, 1949) was an American actor known primarily for his work in film. He also performed in the theatre, making his Broadway debut in the play Carry On (1928), which his father, Owen Davis, had written.

Known for

Film credits

1930s · 14 titles

All Quiet on the Western Front poster
7.8

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

Touchdown, Army poster
7.5

Prep football star Jimmy Howal gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point.

Touchdown, Army

1938

The Woman I Love poster
7.0

In World War I France, a pilot falls in love with the wife of his friend and superior officer.

The Woman I Love

1937

It Could Happen to You poster
3.0

A politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the capital he needs to purchase a school where immigrants are prepared for American citizenship. The school's European teacher dreams of a fascist America. Based on a story by Nathanael West and Samuel Ornitz, who was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.

It Could Happen to You

1937

These Glamour Girls poster
5.9

A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked her. When she shows up at school, he tries to get rid of her, but she won't leave. Instead, she stays and shows up both him and his classmates' snooty dates.

These Glamour Girls

1939

Murder on a Bridle Path poster
5.4

When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper presumes her death was accidental, until his friend, amateur detective Hildegarde Withers, locates Violet’s horse and discovers it is streaked with blood.

Murder on a Bridle Path

1936

The Luck of Roaring Camp poster
5.2

When the miners of Roaring Camp become Godfathers to a motherless baby, they name the boy Luck and promise to set aside money for him from their diggings. But when they strike it rich the money is gambled away instead.

The Luck of Roaring Camp

1937

The Plot Thickens poster
6.2

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.

The Plot Thickens

1936

Thou Shalt Not Kill poster
8.0

Rev. Chris Saunders becomes entangled in a moral and legal crisis when he hears a confession that could exonerate a young man wrongly convicted of murder.

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1939

Special Investigator poster
5.4

A lawyer changes from defending public enemies to bringing them to justice after his brother is killed.

Special Investigator

1936

Bunker Bean poster
5.2

A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.

Bunker Bean

1936

Grand Jury poster
7.5

When a grand jury acquits a gangster accused of murder, a retired elderly citizen decides it's up to him to see that the criminal is proven guilty and put behind bars.

Grand Jury

1936

Henry Goes Arizona poster
6.2

A New Yorker moves West when he inherits an Arizona ranch.

Henry Goes Arizona

1939

Good Intentions poster
9.0

When love came the way of this gentleman crook he turned to the right---only to be caught in the swirling eddy of his criminal past! (original ad)

Good Intentions

1930