James Gleason Movies

Chubby William Tracy starred as Dodo Doubleday, a feckless Army draftee blessed (or cursed) with a photographic memory. Inexplicably promoted to...

Sixth entry in the Rufftown 2-reel comedy series based on stories by Arthur 'Bugs' Baer.

A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class reunion.

Before taking his wife to a play called Florida, Jimmie gets drunk and winds up on a beach in the state of Florida, instead. When he returns, his...

Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms...

A young captain hoping to replace the U.S. Army's horses with mechanized vehicles faces court-martial after his commanding officer, who's opposed to...

King Bool returns to Bulvania to claim his throne and his girl.

Pa Higgins' attempts at success in the advertising business are constantly frustrated by his eccentric family.

In this episode of the Higgins Family series, pandemonium ensues when Ma enters a dog biscuit contest. The prize is a whopping $50,000.

In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers to do their stuff. The trouble really begins when the...

It all begins when Joe Higgins, business manager of a prosperous candy-manufacturing firm, is ordered by his pompous boss Ellis to break up the...

This short documentary narrated by sportscaster Ted Husing explores the free-time activities of some of Hollywood's most popular celebrities. Big...

In a small town in Virginia, Faith Corey, daughter of a socially prominent family, meets and falls in love with Jerry Malone, a prizefighter, though...

Joe and Lil Higgins invest their life savings in a frontier hotel. Upon arrival, the family discovers that the establishment is smack dab in the...

When Russel Gleason is thought to have made a kick by Jim Thorpe, he is reinstated on the college team in time for the big game.

When the story begins, James is confronted by his wife for his roving eyes! Soon after this, he goes to a speakeasy and begins chatting up women. One...

A visit to Buck Jones's new ranch and his horse, Silver, to James Gleason and his dog, to Charles Ruggles and his kennels; on the set of 'You Can't...

Arthur T. Ryan, a hitchhiker, gets a ride from haughty, society girl Glenda Wynant and her fiance, wealthy J. F. Van Avery after he helps them to...

Two couples meet on the fairway for a golfing competition.