Johnnie Davis

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Johnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer. Born John Gustave Davis in Brazil, Indiana, into a family of musicians, Davis developed an interest in music during his childhood. He learned to play the trumpet and by the age of 13 was performing with his grandfather's band.

Most Popular Johnnie Davis Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

Hollywood Hotel Trailer (1938)

15 January 1938

After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere.

Mr. Chump Trailer (1938)

08 August 1938

A naive young trumpet player inadvertently becomes involved with bank embezzlers. Comedy.

Sarong Girl Trailer (1943)

11 June 1943

A dancer in a girlie show plots revenge when a judge orders her show closed.

Cowboy from Brooklyn Trailer (1938)

09 July 1938

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.

The Shining Future Trailer (1944)

11 April 1944

Documentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a happy family in the future of 1960 enjoying the prosperity and advantages made possible by the successful prosecution of the war, and how the sacrifices of 1944 have made the world a better place.

Jazz Ball Trailer (1956)

01 January 1956

A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Over the Goal Trailer (1937)

16 October 1937

The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as well as costing the college a donation which would save the school from closing.

Brother Rat Trailer (1938)

29 October 1938

Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.

Men Are Such Fools Trailer (1938)

15 June 1938

Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find a husband.

Varsity Show Trailer (1937)

04 September 1937

Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show.

Garden of the Moon Trailer (1938)

23 September 1938

Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio.

Knickerbocker Holiday Trailer (1944)

17 March 1944

The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy.

Slapsie Maxie's Trailer (1939)

16 September 1939

In this comedic short, when a waiter accidentally knocks out boxing champ Tiger Dorsey in Slapsie Maxie's restaurant, Maxie arranges a boxing match between the reluctant waiter and the champ.

Katnip Kollege Trailer (1938)

11 June 1938

At the Katnip Kollege, we see a roomful of cats taking a course in Swingology. Everyone swings except Johnny, who can't cut it and has to sit in the dunce chair.

You Can't Ration Love Trailer (1944)

28 February 1944

In this WW II musical, a group of lovely college co-eds, realizing that there is a shortage of single young men, decide to begin rationing their dates so that all of them can have some fun.

Campus Cinderella Trailer (1938)

17 September 1938

This musical comedy has a popular basketball star playing for a different college than what his father wanted after he falls in love with a co-ed.

I Love to Singa Trailer (1936)

18 July 1936

A stern classical music teacher becomes a father of four musically-inclined sons, but when one of them demonstrates a preference for jazz music, his father kicks him out of the house.

Sweepstakes Winner Trailer (1939)

20 May 1939

A scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes ticket.

A Child is Born Trailer (1939)

07 December 1939

A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.