John Lester Johnson

AKA:
0.4085

1893-08-13

Suffolk, Virginia, USA

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {22}

First Ghost

1942-02-10 5.4

Lucky Ghost

An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that exploits the more base, stereotypical elements of ol ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, Horror

Toby

1936-09-25 0

The Glory Trail

It's just after the Civil War and Captain Morgan and his confederate soldiers are establishing a town on the Bozeman trail. Colonel Strong and his union men are at the nearby fort. Things are peaceful ...
Genre :Western, History, Action, Drama

Koki - Chief Bearer

1938-01-07 4.364

Tarzan's Revenge

Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, acompanied by her wimpish fiance. ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance

Bodyless Head

1942-05-09 3

Mr. Washington Goes to Town

While serving time in county prison, Wallingford sees a story in the newspaper that his cellmate, Schenectady, has inherited a mansionfrom his recently deceased uncle. Hearing this, Schenectady dreams ...
Genre :Comedy, Fantasy

Zakka

1932-08-25 5.3

A Passport to Hell

Just prior to the outbreak of World War I, in the British West African town of Akkra, English woman Myra Carson becomes involved in a scandal and is deported. While Myra's ship is docked at Duala, in ...
Genre :Drama

Keeper

1942-02-28 0

Professor Creeps

Two cut-rate private detectives are broke, hungry and down to their last nickel. They decide to hock their banjo in order to get some money for food, and while one partner is negotiating the deal, the ...
Genre :Comedy

Frank Keith

1923-01-01 0

The Flames of Wrath

After P. C. Gordon is murdered and robbed of a diamond ring that he bought as a birthday present for his wife, one of the thieves, C. Dates, is apprehended. A woman prosecuting attorney makes a compel ...
Genre :Drama

Butler (uncredited)

1939-10-19 7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

Nightclub Owner

1940-01-01 4.5

Broken Strings

After noted violinist Arthur Williams suffers a hand injury which ends his playing career, his hopes are transferred to his son, who prefers swing music to classical. ...
Genre :Music, Drama

Cardo, Howard's Servant

1940-03-15 6.1

Drums of Fu Manchu

The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesi, Dr. Nayland Smith and his associate ...
Genre :Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Action

1936-02-21 6.467

Klondike Annie

A San Francisco singer flees Chinatown on murder charges and poses as a missionary in Alaska. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, Western

Policeman

1937-08-18 6.7

One Mile from Heaven

A female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised by what she finds. ...
Genre :Drama

1922-06-18 0

Square Joe

A well-respected boxer is framed by his enemies in the death of a policeman during a raid on a local gambling establishment. He is convicted and sentenced to death and his friends seek to find the rea ...
Genre :Drama

Black Prisoner (uncredited)

1940-02-17 6.8

Castle on the Hudson

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

'Champ', Nightclub Owner

1940-05-09 6

Mystery in Swing

In and around some great blues, swing and jazz music, a very unpopular band-leader. Prince Ellis, is killed in a Harlem nightclub, and, in and around some more great music, a detective finds the lists ...
Genre :Music, Action, Adventure

Uncle Jeff

1935-09-06 7.474

Steamboat Round the Bend

A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, Romance

Timothy - Nellie's Boyfriend (uncredited)

1936-06-06 6.583

Bullets or Ballots

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

John

1935-07-29 4.7

A Scream in the Night

A colonial police detective in an Eastern seaport seeks a stolen gem, and infiltrates the underworld by posing as a look-alike wharfside bar owner. ...
Genre :Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Smokey Johnson

1932-06-02 0

Radio Patrol

A policeman in need of money is persuaded to take a $1000 bribe to stay away the night a packing house is to be robbed. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Dr. Sa Lami Baloni (uncredited)

1938-07-29 5.6

Three Missing Links

The stooges are janitors working in a movie studio. After wrecking the bosses office, they get jobs as actors in an African movie. Curly plays a gorilla and Moe and Larry are primitive natives. On loc ...
Genre :Comedy

Bumbo (uncredited)

1933-04-15 6.889

The Kid from Borneo

The gang goes to a circus sideshow to visit Dickie, Dorothy, and Spanky's uncle, mistakenly believing he is "The Wild Man from Borneo." ...
Genre :Comedy

Black Soldier at Prison

1936-02-28 6.9

The Prisoner of Shark Island

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washin ...
Genre :Drama, History