James Stephenson
Actor · 25 credits · 7 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Sea Hawk (1940)
Frequent collaborators: John Ridgely, John Litel, Donald Crisp, Frank Wilcox
Movies (25 total, ranked by score)
1The Sea Hawk
1940 · ★ 7.2 (158 votes)
Adventure, History, Romance
2Beau Geste
1939 · ★ 7.0 (110 votes)
Adventure, Drama, War
3The Monroe Doctrine
1939 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
War, Drama, History
- 4
Wolf of New York
1940 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Drama
5On Trial
1939 · ★ 5.5 (3 votes)
Drama
6The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939 · ★ 6.3 (97 votes)
Drama, History, Romance
7Flight from Destiny
1941 · ★ 4.7 (7 votes)
Crime, Drama
8King of the Underworld
1939 · ★ 6.4 (26 votes)
Romance, Crime, Drama
9White Banners
1938 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)
Drama
10Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Western
11Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 · ★ 6.5 (21 votes)
Comedy, Mystery
12A Dispatch from Reuters
1940 · ★ 6.3 (17 votes)
Drama, History
13The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
14Secret Service of the Air
1939 · ★ 6.3 (5 votes)
Action, Adventure, Crime
15Sons of Liberty
1939 · ★ 6.3 (12 votes)
Drama, History
16River's End
1940 · ★ 6.6 (5 votes)
Action, Drama, Western
17Murder in the Air
1940 · ★ 5.1 (7 votes)
Action, Thriller, Drama
18International Squadron
1941 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
Adventure, Drama, War
- 19
Transatlantic Trouble
1937
Comedy
20When Were You Born
1938 · ★ 5.2 (8 votes)
Mystery, Romance
- 21
You Live and Learn
1937
Drama
- 22
The Dark Stairway
1938
Crime, Drama
23Nightwing
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Drama
- 24
The Man Who Made Diamonds
1937
Thriller
25Wanted by Scotland Yard
1939
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.