James Donlan
Actor · 32 credits · 11 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Frequent collaborators: Edward Brophy, Mae Clarke, Warner Richmond, Tom McGuire, Mary Doran
Best James Donlan movies by genre
Movies (32 total, ranked by score)
1The Whole Town's Talking
1935 · ★ 6.9 (62 votes)
Comedy, Crime
2Men of Chance
1931 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)
Drama
3The Fall Guy
1930 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
420,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · ★ 6.3 (42 votes)
Crime, Drama
5The Sins of the Children
1930 · ★ 4.0 (6 votes)
Drama
6The Plot Thickens
1936 · ★ 5.9 (8 votes)
Mystery, Comedy
7Babes in Arms
1939 · ★ 6.4 (45 votes)
Comedy, Music
8It Happened in Hollywood
1937 · ★ 6.3 (15 votes)
Drama, Comedy
9A Free Soul
1931 · ★ 6.1 (48 votes)
Drama, Romance
10College Humor
1933 · ★ 5.3 (8 votes)
Action, Comedy, Music
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Just a Pain in the Parlor
1932 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
12Under Pressure
1935 · ★ 5.2 (6 votes)
Drama
13Dark Hazard
1934 · ★ 5.4 (6 votes)
Drama
14Doctor Bull
1933 · ★ 6.5 (11 votes)
Comedy, Drama
15Boulder Dam
1936 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)
Action, Drama
16Borrowing Trouble
1937 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
17Sporting Blood
1931 · ★ 5.1 (9 votes)
Drama, Romance
18Wise Girls
1929 · ★ 4.8 (4 votes)
Comedy
19Big News
1929 · ★ 4.2 (8 votes)
Mystery, Comedy, Crime
20Danger Lights
1931 · ★ 6.1 (18 votes)
Adventure, Drama
21Copy
1929
Comedy, Drama
22The Good Bad Girl
1931 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Drama, Romance
23A Very Honorable Guy
1934 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Romance
24Traveling Saleslady
1935 · ★ 5.9 (6 votes)
Comedy, Romance
25Murder on a Bridle Path
1936 · ★ 5.0 (10 votes)
Comedy, Mystery
26What! No Beer?
1933 · ★ 5.5 (11 votes)
Comedy
27The Bishop Murder Case
1929 · ★ 5.2 (15 votes)
Mystery
28The Final Edition
1932 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Drama, Crime
29I Loved a Woman
1933 · ★ 4.8 (12 votes)
Drama, Romance
30Remote Control
1930 · ★ 4.7 (6 votes)
Comedy, Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.