Portrait of Gladden James

Acting

Gladden James

Career

Active from 1911 to 1941, with a break from 1931 to 1940, busiest in 1914 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Social Secretary
The Social Secretary
GoodWatch score57/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gladden James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Romance 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Early Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

24 titles · average score 65
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

as John (uncredited)

Night and Day
Night and Day (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

as Doctor (uncredited)

Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Assistant Manager (uncredited)

Adventure
Adventure (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Barber (uncredited)

Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Doctor with Spano Baby (uncredited)

Wilson
Wilson (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

as Redfield (uncredited)

A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Newspaper Man (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Newspaper employee (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

as Doc (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tom, a Reporter (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Silky's Secretary (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

1930s

33 titles · average score 63
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Secretary Cobb (uncredited)

Love Is News
Love Is News (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as Salesman (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ship's Official (uncredited)

I Live My Life
I Live My Life (1935)
GoodWatch score 49

as Teacher at Terry's Lecture (Uncredited)

Queen Christina
Queen Christina (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

as 3rd Rabble Rouser (uncredited)

Chained
Chained (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tribune Reporter (uncredited)

The Mayor of Hell
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Car Owner Paying 25¢ (uncredited)

Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

as Reporter (uncredited)

Paradise Island
Paradise Island (1930)

as Roy Armstrong

1920s

24 titles · average score 45
Weary River
Weary River (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jerry's Manager

His Captive Woman
His Captive Woman (1929)

as Alastair de Vries

The Peacock Fan
The Peacock Fan (1929)

as Bertram Leslie

The Girl from Woolworth's
The Girl from Woolworth's (1929)

as Dowling

The Look Out Girl
The Look Out Girl (1928)

as Conway

The Adorable Cheat
The Adorable Cheat (1928)

as Howard Carter

A Clouded Name
A Clouded Name (1923)

as Jim Allen

Channing of the Northwest
Channing of the Northwest (1922)

as Jim Franey

Bucking the Tiger
Bucking the Tiger (1921)

as Ralph Graham

Footfalls
Footfalls (1921)

as Alec Campbell

The Road of Ambition
The Road of Ambition (1920)

as Philip Colt

The Midnight Bride
The Midnight Bride (1920)

as Forrest Chenoweth

1910s

29 titles · average score 57
The Heart of Wetona
The Heart of Wetona (1919)

as Anthony Wells

In Honor's Web
In Honor's Web (1919)

as Bert Powell

The Third Degree
The Third Degree (1919)

as Howard Jeffries Jr

The Safety Curtain
The Safety Curtain (1918)

as Sylvester

The Mystery of the Double Cross
The Mystery of the Double Cross (1917)

as Dick Annersley

The Social Secretary
The Social Secretary (1916)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jimmie de Puyster

The Good in the Worst of Us
The Good in the Worst of Us (1915)

as The Crook

The Antique Engagement Ring
The Antique Engagement Ring (1914)

as Dave Brown

Marked Cards
Marked Cards (1913)

as James Wade - the Actress's Brother

The Hater of Women
The Hater of Women (1912)

as Harry

Parson Sue
Parson Sue (1912)

as Sleeky Sam

The Violin Maker of Nuremberg
The Violin Maker of Nuremberg (1911)

as Fritz