
Acting
James Carew
Born — Died
1876-02-05 — 1938-04-04
Place of birth
Goshen, Indiana, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
42 titles
Known for
6.0A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
Thunder in the City
1937
5.6During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
1935
9.0An old farmer's sheepdog is saved when a rival's dog is proved to be a sheep killer.
Owd Bob
1924
6.0Explorer Sir Clive bets that he can spend the night alone in Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors. Meanwhile, crooks hope to exploit his ward, Carol, for her fortune.
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's
1936
7.0A Cockney poses as his drowned double, who is saved and poses as a chauffeur.
The Kinsman
1919
A newly divorced woman falls in love with an artist and a hypnotist at the same time.
The Wine of Life
1924
Film credits
1930s · 20 titles
6.0A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
Thunder in the City
1937
5.6During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
1935
6.0Explorer Sir Clive bets that he can spend the night alone in Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors. Meanwhile, crooks hope to exploit his ward, Carol, for her fortune.
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's
1936
8.0The wife of a playwright has an affair with an actor.
Guilt
1931
9.0A Duke's son plays the part of a footman and shows himself amusing in the pantry.
Come Out of the Pantry
1935
8.0A couple rent a luxury flat and try to pass it off as their own in order to impress a wealthy relative.
To Oblige a Lady
1931
7.1A rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.
You Made Me Love You
1933
'Press lord ruins sailor father of son's fiancée.' (British Film Catalogue)
High Seas
1930
9.0The King of Moldavia tries to negotiate a loan from the United States in return for oil concessions, with the wily assistance of the Duchess of Tann.
The Improper Duchess
1936
6.2An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.
Jericho
1937
6.5The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultous relationship between King Christian VII of Denmark and his English consort Caroline Matilda in Eighteenth century Copenhagen and the Queen's tragic affair with the royal physician and liberal reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee.
The Dictator
1935
7.0George Smith, a mild-mannered clerk with a crush on his boss's daughter, is led astray by an old friend of his father. A midday sojourn to a public bar results in him insulting his boss, getting sacked and enlisting in the Navy. Will he still remain a feeble second-best, or will active service make a man of him?
Freedom of the Seas
1934
9.0When mild mannered Joe comes into an inheritance, he leaves his job as a clerk, and embarks on a sea cruise. Posing as a successful writer, Joe attracts various attractive women to him on the voyage, but his deceptions start to land him in trouble.
All at Sea
1936
4.5The dramatic story of a normal, intelligent man of good principles driven to contemplate thoughts of murder.
Living Dangerously
1936
8.0Two prospectors in Africa, Tony Cooper and Dalton come across a skeleton that has nearly been picked clean by vultures. They find a letter on the body addressed to a clerk in London named Wilkins . Cooper goes to Wilkins in London and tells him that his brother, whose body they had found, has left a map and a deed to a large diamond mine. Wilkins decides to go to Africa with Cooper to find the mine and, in order to speed up and finance their venture, they give a third interest to Carol Reade and her partner John Trevor), who operate a barnstorming airplane service. In Africa, close to the mine location, they are greeted by some tough gentlemen named Collins and Quincy who have terrorized the natives and lorded over the region, who quickly discover the reason for the party's mission. They join, unasked, in the race for the diamonds. The race is interrupted by the death of Trevor who is found knifed in his bunk.
Wings over Africa
1936
6.5A Chicago gangster steals jewels and frames his band leader double.
Rhythm Racketeer
1937
Doctors perform brain surgery to reform a hardened criminal
Strange Experiment
1937
10.0Film portrays the expedition of the British explorer David Livingstone to Africa to discover the source of the Nile, his disappearance, and the expedition to find him led by Stanley.
David Livingstone
1936
9.0When financier Reginald Bingham leaves on a business trip to Paris, normally devoted wife Eleanor leaves for a cottage with a secret boy friend. The couple are followed by friends of her husband, who attempt to hinder the affair. However, Reginald is also tempted by a fling with an old friend in Paris.
Mischief
1931
7.0Vaudevillian Gene Gerrard stars as George, a young man on a yacht moored off Monte Carlo who has a tiff with his fiancée, goes ashore on a glorious binge, then finds himself accused of assaulting a prince! When he attempts to extricate himself by pretending to be his non-existent twin brother, he finds he's really in trouble...
Brother Alfred
1932
1920s · 19 titles
9.0An old farmer's sheepdog is saved when a rival's dog is proved to be a sheep killer.
Owd Bob
1924
A newly divorced woman falls in love with an artist and a hypnotist at the same time.
The Wine of Life
1924
8.0'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British Film Catalogue)
Tansy
1921
5.5A soldier's tunic button, made from Aladdin's lamp, grants his wishes.
Alf's Button
1920
8.0A British drama film directed by Denison Clift
The City of Play
1929
7.5Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned author, Denis Marlowe. She tells him she has run away from her family, but is reluctant to reveal the full story. Intent on concealing her identity from her pursuers, Denis coerces her into marrying him. But when the body of Margaret's missing father is discovered, it leads Denis to suspect his wife of murder.
Mist in the Valley
1923
5.8HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly highly successful when it first opened, the film would later fall into obscurity, with all copies believed to be destroyed. In 2007, a print was discovered in a vault in Canada.
Helen of Four Gates
1920
'1765. Judge sentences highwayman to die, then finds he is his son.' (British Film Catalogue)
The King's Highway
1927
7.0In 15th century Scotland, a woman of an outlaw clan tries to rescue both her father and her lover when they're captured by the king's men.
The Lady of the Lake
1928
An Essec sailor helps a girl save an heir from his crooked uncle.
The House of Marney
1927
6.1In the near future, political tensions escalate between the empires of United Europe and the Atlantic States.
High Treason
1929
'1820. Officer frames colleague when gambler forces him to steal secrets.' (British Film Catalogue)
One of the Best
1927
The story of a small valley community that is narrow minded and those who wish to leave it on the train that regularly hurries from the narrow valley.
The Narrow Valley
1921
'A secret society uses a girl as a pawn in an attempt to secure secret plans.' (BFI)
A Woman Redeemed
1927
A faithless K.C.'s wife elopes with his opponent in a slum murder trial.
The Love Story of Aliette Brunton
1924
Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.
Anna the Adventuress
1920
In the Antilles, old Tyler finds a treasure map and sets sail with his ship, the Sarah Tyler, and its crew composed of only two children: Satan and Jude.
Satan's Sister
1925
No synopsis available yet.
Dollars in Surrey
1921
A blackmailed ex-thief is executed for a murder he didn't commit.
Eugene Aram
1924
1910s · 3 titles
7.0A Cockney poses as his drowned double, who is saved and poses as a chauffeur.
The Kinsman
1919
NRLouis Fernando fails to sell a patent upon which he has spent the better part of his life and drowns himself. His orphaned child Marie is adopted by Lord Chatterton. Geoffrey Brooke, who is in the employ of Lord Chatterton, falls in love with Marie. Chatterton's general manager Arthur Newton also loves Marie and formulates a scheme whereby he hopes to win her and also acquire the Chatterton fortune. Chatterton becomes suspicious and by a ruse traps Newton and exposes his plot. Marie and Geoffrey are made happy in the end.
12.10
1919
'Nurse saves captain from invading Germans and is saved herself when he leads counter-attack.' (British Film Catalogue)
Victory and Peace
1918
