John Alexander
Know for: Acting
Born: 1897-11-29
Place of birth: Newport, Kentucky, USA
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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well...
The Jolson Story (1946)
At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business....
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship with John Triton. In flashback, we see how...
Winchester '73 (1950)
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a...
The Sleeping City (1950)
A young doctor taking a break from work is shot in the head, and the police can't find a clue even as to a possible motive. Inspector Al Gordon (John...
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at...
The Man in the Net (1959)
An artist living in a quiet Connecticut town is the main suspect in the disappearance of his shrew wife. Things turn ugly when the townsfolk attempt...
Where There's Life (1947)
In a far off country, their king is critically wounded after an assassination attempt and the only heir is a timid New York radio personality,...
The Marrying Kind (1952)
Florence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing the judge encourages them to remember the good...
The Doughgirls (1944)
Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., they find it occupied. Arthur goes to meet Slade,...
Cass Timberlane (1947)
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to...
Keep in Step (1959)
An hour of music and comedy sketches hosted by Phil Silvers. Sponsored by Pontiac automobiles.
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
A marriage broker can't resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.
The Mugger (1958)
A police shrink tries to identify and capture an elusive mugger that scars his female victims before stealing their purse.
Living in a Big Way (1947)
A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.
Calling All Husbands (1940)
A henpecked husband and his bossy wife are due for a surprise when the wife's former boyfriend unexpectedly turns up.
The Ghost Rider (1935)
Jim Bullard escapes from prison and returns to settle matters with the Rascob's that framed him. He kills two of them leaving an ace as his calling...
On Such a Night (1937)
When her husband is accused of murder, an actress tries to prove his innocence.
Summer Holiday (1948)
Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the...
The Arizonian (1935)
Clay Tallant comes to Silver City, Arizona in the 1880s and encounters wide-spread lawlessness and disorder, unscrupulous politicians, outlaws galore...
Flowing Gold (1940)
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires...
Fancy Pants (1950)
An American actor, impersonating an English butler, is hired by a rich woman from New Mexico to refine her husband and headstrong daughter. The...
Untamed Frontier (1952)
The Denbow family denies access across their land to homesteaders. To evade a murder charge, Glenn Denbow marries Jane, the only witness who's in...
One Foot in Hell (1960)
Mitch Barrett becomes embittered because his wife is allowed to die when he can't pay for the medicine she needs. The remorseful townspeople hire...
Baby Take a Bow (1934)
Eddie Ellison is an ex-con who spent time in Sing-Sing prison. Kay marries him as soon as he serves his time. Five years later, Eddie and his...
Special Agent (1935)
Newspaperman Bill Bradford becomes a special agent for the tax service trying to end the career of racketeer Nick Carston. Julie Gardner is Carston's...
The Flag of Humanity (1940)
The story of how Clara Barton helped found the American Red Cross.