James P. Burtis

Most Popular James P. Burtis Trailers

Total trailers found: 73

Dancing Feet Trailer (1936)

20 January 1936

Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P.

The Finger Points Trailer (1931)

11 April 1931

Lee is a fresh young kid from the South when he gets a job with The Press. His first assignment on gangsters gets his name in the paper, the police on a raid and Lee in the hospital.

That Man's Here Again Trailer (1937)

16 April 1937

An elevator operator in a swanky apartment building falls in love with a homeless girl who sneaks in one night looking for a place to keep warm.

The Merry Frinks Trailer (1934)

26 May 1934

An heiress abandons an out-of-work husband, two sons and a lovesick daughter.

The Hurricane Express Trailer (1932)

01 August 1932

The Wrecker wrecks trains on the L & R Railroad. One of his victims is Larry Baker's father. Baker we

The Racing Strain Trailer (1932)

16 December 1932

A race-car driver whose career is on the skids because of his drinking falls for a rich society girl.

Show Business Trailer (1932)

20 August 1932

The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.

Public Wedding Trailer (1937)

09 July 1937

The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their unprofitable giant whale.

The Jazz Cinderella Trailer (1930)

01 September 1930

Intending that her son, Herbert, marry debutante Mildred Vane, Mrs. Consuelo Carter is most dismayed when she learns that Herbert has fallen in love with Pat Murray, a model in Darrow's dress shop.

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery Trailer (1935)

20 October 1935

A 12-episode serial in which Tailspin Tommy evades volcanoes, anti-aircraft shells, and time bombs as he foils a plan by corrupt profiteers to steal an island's oil reserves.

Here Comes the Groom Trailer (1934)

21 June 1934

Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit a robbery to gain notoriety.

Slave Ship Trailer (1937)

16 June 1937

Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.

The Walking Dead Trailer (1936)

29 February 1936

Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence.

Ghost Patrol Trailer (1936)

02 August 1936

A Professor has an invention that will bring down planes causing them to crash and Dawson is forcing him to use it on those carrying money.

Sweepstakes Trailer (1931)

10 July 1931

A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.

Murder on a Honeymoon Trailer (1935)

22 February 1935

An amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane suddenly dies. The third and final film with Edna May Oliver and James Gleason as the astute schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and the New York Police Inspector Oscar Piper busy solving crimes.

If I Had a Million Trailer (1932)

18 November 1932

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.

Gentlemen Are Born Trailer (1934)

17 November 1934

A well-cloistered and protected-against-reality group of college students get their diplomas in the heart of the Great Depression, and quickly learn that the piece of paper the diploma is written on is worth about eighteen-dollars-a-week in the job-market.

Zoo in Budapest Trailer (1933)

28 April 1933

Zani is an unusual young man who has spent his entire life in a zoo in Budapest. His only true friends are the zoo's animals.

Murder at Glen Athol Trailer (1936)

27 February 1936

A famous detective is invited to a swanky party at an elegant mansion, but before the night is over e

Mary Jane's Pa Trailer (1935)

27 April 1935

Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he thinks well-provided for, he packs a suitcase and hits the road.

General Spanky Trailer (1936)

11 December 1936

Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat.

Murder in the Fleet Trailer (1935)

24 May 1935

A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to find the offender.

The Keeper of the Bees Trailer (1935)

14 July 1935

A severely traumatized World War I veteran, believing that he's living on borrowed time, comes upon a peaceful little village and meets an old man called Bee Master and his protégé, Little Scout, who try to convince him that he has more to live for than he thinks he does.

Show Boat Trailer (1936)

17 May 1936

Sheltered beauty Magnolia Hawkes takes over as the leading lady on a Mississippi riverboat show when mixed-race Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a prejudiced sheriff.

The Undie-World Trailer (1934)

03 April 1934

A gangster is smitten with the two girls in the next apartment. With the help of his violinist friend he gets acquainted with the girls by posing as a musician.

Sinister Hands Trailer (1932)

21 February 1932

During a séance at an elderly millionaire's house, the millionaire is murdered. The detectives investigating the crime discover that everyone who was at the séance had a motive for killing the man.

Twentieth Century Trailer (1934)

11 May 1934

A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

She Loved a Fireman Trailer (1937)

18 December 1937

A young man with a checkered past struggles to make good as a fireman.

The St. Louis Kid Trailer (1934)

10 November 1934

Trucker Eddie Kennedy gets involved with the law when he has an car accident with Ann Reid and knocks the owner of a dairy out.

Confidential Trailer (1935)

16 October 1935

A Treasury agent gains the trust of a mob gunman while working under cover to smash a crime syndicate.

Rendezvous Trailer (1935)

25 October 1935

A decoding expert tangles with enemy spies.

Roar of the Dragon Trailer (1932)

08 July 1932

A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area.

Let Us Live Trailer (1939)

29 March 1939

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in.

Ladies in Love Trailer (1930)

04 May 1930

A small town Vermont fellow falls in love with a New York City radio singing star, but she is about to be married to the radio station owner.

Craig's Wife Trailer (1936)

25 September 1936

Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her relationship with domestic service and family members.

Bulldog Drummond's Peril Trailer (1938)

18 March 1938

Drummond's wedding with Phyllis is interrupted when the inspector guarding their gifts is killed. He tries to trace the killers and uncovers the mystery of diamond counterfeiters.

Stormy Trailer (1935)

21 October 1935

A young man looks for a thoroughbred horse that was got lost during a train wreck.

Men with Wings Trailer (1938)

16 July 1938

Reporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright take their first airplane flight.

Hips, Hips, Hooray! Trailer (1934)

02 February 1934

Hips, Hips, Hooray! is a 1934 slapstick comedy film starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, and Dorothy Lee.

The Crowd Roars Trailer (1932)

16 April 1932

Famous auto racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race, discovering that his younger brother has aspirations to become a racing champion.

Woman Wanted Trailer (1935)

02 August 1935

Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another car.

High Pressure Trailer (1932)

10 January 1932

Gar Evans is a con artist, who pretends to be the owner of a "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and he is looking for investors.

The Winning Ticket Trailer (1935)

08 February 1935

A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.

Five Star Final Trailer (1931)

26 September 1931

Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

The Daring Young Man Trailer (1935)

17 July 1935

The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a good story, McLane is persistently outscooped by his rival, sob sister Martha Allen (Mae Clarke).

Grief Street Trailer (1931)

01 October 1931

A reporter helps the police investigate the murder of a disagreeable and philandering actor who is found strangled to death in his theater dressing room with its door and window locked from the inside.

Charlie Chan's Courage Trailer (1934)

06 July 1934

Charlie is hired to deliver a pearl necklace to a millionaire at his ranch. When murder intervenes he disguises himself as a Chinese servant and begins sleuthing.

Wells Fargo Trailer (1937)

31 December 1937

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City.

Caravan Trailer (1934)

30 December 1934

A countess marries a Gypsy fiddler instead of a baron's son at harvest time in Tokay wine country, Hungary.

Satan Met a Lady Trailer (1936)

22 July 1936

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.

Suicide Fleet Trailer (1931)

20 November 1931

Three US sailors aboard a decoy ship fight German U-boats in World War I and try to win Sally who works on the Coney Island midway.

Opened by Mistake Trailer (1934)

05 October 1934

Patsy tries to stay with Thelma at the hospital where she works, but Thelma is forced to pretend that Patsy is a patient.

The Lady from Nowhere Trailer (1931)

01 August 1931

A young couple pose as criminals in order to get the goods on their crooked bosses.

The Bargain of the Century Trailer (1933)

08 April 1933

Comedy short with ZaSuPitts and Thelma Todd. After accidentally getting a policeman friend fired, the girls must come up with some way to get him re-hired or be stuck with him as an unwanted roommate.

How to Behave Trailer (1936)

25 April 1936

Two men working below a manhole cover wonder what they would do if a woman was to fall in. This leads to one of the workers saying that Robert Benchley always has the best advice about any social situation.

Benny, from Panama Trailer (1934)

26 May 1934

Jeanette and Eddie get married, but their wedding night is a fiasco. First, their wedding guests follow them, resulting in a police chase, then the guests show up at their apartment, disrupting the building.

The Return of Jimmy Valentine Trailer (1936)

22 February 1936

A wisecracking newspaper reporter comes up with what he believes to be the ultimate publicity stunt: have the newspaper offer a $5000 prize to whoever can find Jimmy Valentine, a once notorious safecracker who seemed to have just disappeared from the scene, supposedly retired, but the reporter decides to try to collect the prize himself.

Mister Dynamite Trailer (1935)

22 April 1935

A gambler hires a detective to investigate when a murder is committed in his casino.

Picture Snatcher Trailer (1933)

06 May 1933

An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.