James Gleason

James Gleason was born in New York City to William Gleason and Mina Crolius, who were both in the theatre. He was married to Lucile Gleason (born Lucile Webster), and had a son, Russell Gleason. As a young man James fought in the Spanish-American War. After the war he joined the stock company at the Liberty Theater in Oakland, California, which his parents were running. James and his wife then moved to Portland, Oregon, where they played in stock at the Baker Theater. For several years afterward they toured in road shows until James enlisted in the army during World War I. When he returned he appeared on the stage in "The Five Million." He then turned to writing, including "Is Zat So", which he produced for the NY stage. He also wrote and acted in "The Fall Guy" and "The Shannons on Broadway." Next he wrote The Broadway Melody (1929) for MGM. He collaborated, in 1930, on The Swellhead (1930), Dumbbells in Ermine (1930), What a Widow! (1930), Rain or Shine (1930) and His First Command (1929). He and his wife were then contracted to Pathe, Lucille to act, and James (or Jimmie as he was known) as a writer. Probably his most famous acting role was as Max Corkle, the manager of Joe Pendleton who was wrongly plucked from this life into the next, in the hit fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).

The Night of the Hunter

7.9

Arsenic and Old Lace

7.6

Meet John Doe

7.3

The Bishop's Wife

7.0

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

The Broadway Melody

5.2

Suddenly

6.4

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

6.9

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

7.6

Rock-a-Bye Baby

6.8

Leave It to Beaver

6.9

The Last Hurrah

7.1

A Guy Named Joe

6.5

Loving You

6.1

The Keys of the Kingdom

7.0

The Clock

7.2

Man in the Shadow

6.8

A Free Soul

6.1

Tales of Manhattan

6.3

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

6.2

The Falcon Takes Over

6.0

Crash Dive

6.2

We're Not Married!

5.9

Down to Earth

6.0

Babes on Broadway

6.4

Cheyenne

5.8

What Price Glory

5.5

Her Man

5.3

Star in the Dust

4.5

The Jackpot

6.9

Take One False Step

5.5

A Date with the Falcon

6.5

Tycoon

5.3

Forever Female

6.7

I'll See You in My Dreams

4.7

The Penguin Pool Murder

5.6

My Gal Sal

5.8

The Female Animal

5.6

Once Upon a Time

5.8

The Colgate Comedy Hour

7.0

Blondie of the Follies

6.0

This Is Your Life

6.3

Climax!

3.0

Murder on a Honeymoon

6.2

The Crooked Circle

4.8

Search for Beauty

5.9

Hoopla

6.0

Key to the City

6.1

Tanks a Million

5.0

Money, Women and Guns

5.3

Riding High

5.8

Lady and Gent

5.6

Suicide Fleet

4.3

Lady Luck

5.4

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

5.4

The Big Gamble

6.0

The Hoodlum Saint

5.2

The Yellow Cab Man

6.3

Murder on the Blackboard

5.7

The Return of October

5.8

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

5.8

The Devil Is Driving

5.3

Murder on a Bridle Path

5.0

This Man's Navy

6.4

Come Fill the Cup

7.0

Forty Naughty Girls

5.2

When My Baby Smiles at Me

4.8

Change of Heart

6.2

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'

5.7

Affectionately Yours

4.8

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

5.0

Puttin' on the Ritz

5.2

The Plot Thickens

6.2

On Your Toes

3.9

Smart Woman

5.5

Spring Reunion

5.8

Don't Turn 'em Loose

4.8

The Big Game

5.8

The Dude Goes West

5.8

Oh, Yeah!

4.3

The Story of Will Rogers

6.0

West Point of the Air

6.0

Home Sweet Homicide

4.7

The Girl Rush

3.7

Bad Boy

7.3

The Matrimonial Bed

5.7

Breakdowns of 1941

7.0

The Millionaire

5.0

Racket Squad

6.0

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Screen Director's Playhouse

6.5

Man or Gun

2.5

Hay Foot

5.5

Clear All Wires!

6.5

Army Girl

6.0

Sweepstakes

4.5

We're Only Human

6.5

Dumb-bells in Ermine

4.0

The Meanest Gal in Town

6.5

Manila Calling

7.0

The Well Groomed Bride

4.0

Captain Eddie

6.0

Once Upon a Horse...

8.5

Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12

6.0

The Life of Riley

7.0

Yours for the Asking

1.0

Should Husbands Work?

2.0

It's a Wise Child

0.0

Hot Tip

5.0

Fast Companions

6.0

The All-American

5.0

Hollywood Hobbies

6.0

Earl of Puddlestone

0.0

The Covered Trailer

0.0

Footlight Serenade

0.0

Hollywood Thrill-Makers

0.0

Polly of the Follies

0.0

Helldorado

0.0

Cinema Circus

0.0

Swellhead

0.0

High Hats and Low Brows

0.0

Meet the Missus

0.0

The Homestretch

0.0

Off His Base

0.0

Beyond Victory

0.0

Two Gals and a Guy

0.0

No Time at All

0.0

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

0.0

Don't Believe It

0.0

Money To Burn

0.0

The Higgins Family

0.0

My Wife's Relatives

0.0

Rule 'Em and Weep

0.0

Grandpa Goes To Town

0.0

Yoo-Hoo

0.0

Fairways and Foul

0.0

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

0.0

Orders Is Orders

0.0

The Billion Dollar Scandal

0.0

Big Money

0.0