Jack Mower (September 5, 1890 – January 6, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 520 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in

Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the islan ...

and died in Hollywood. After studying at

Punahou College Punahou School (known as Oahu College until 1934) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 3,700 students attend the school from kindergarten through 12th grade. Protestant missionaries establish ...

, in Honolulu, Mower moved to the mainland, and performed in vaudeville and in musical comedies on stage. His work on screen included serials and silent films. Mower was a leading man in silent films, but played bit parts after sound films came into vogue.

Selected filmography

;1920s * '' The Beautiful Gambler'' (1921) * '' The Rowdy'' (1921) * '' Short Skirts'' (1921) * '' Silent Years'' (1921) * ''

Saturday Night Saturday Night may refer to: Film, television and theatre Film * ''Saturday Night'' (1922 film), a 1922 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille * ''Saturday Nights'' (film), a 1933 Swedish film directed by Schamyl Bauman * ''Saturday Night'' (1950 fil ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' When Husbands Deceive'' (1922) * ''

Pure Grit ''Pure Grit'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Nat Ross and starring Roy Stewart, Esther Ralston, and Jack Mower. It is based on the 1911 novel ''A Texas Ranger'' by William MacLeod Raine. Plot As described in a film magazine ...

'' (1923) * '' The Last Hour'' (1923) * '' The Shock'' (1923) * ''

Uncle Tom's Cabin ''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U ...

'' (1927) ;1930s * '' Bad Company'' (1931) (uncredited) * '' The Phantom Express'' (1932) (uncredited) * '' The Pride of the Legion'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) (uncredited) * '' The House on 56th Street'' (1933) (uncredited) * '' Counsellor at Law'' (1933) (uncredited) * '' Palooka'' (1934) (uncredited) * '' Among the Missing'' (1934) (uncredited) * '' David Harum'' (1934) (uncredited) * '' Upper World'' (1934) (uncredited) * '' The Witching Hour'' (1934) (uncredited) * '' The Woman in Red'' (1935) (uncredited) * '' The Whole Town's Talking'' (1935) (uncredited) * ''

Living on Velvet ''Living on Velvet'' is a 1935 American romantic drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Kay Francis, Warren William and George Brent. Plot One day, Terry Parker, an airplane pilot, is in a plane crash that kills his family. He feels ...

'' (1935) (uncredited) * '' Naughty Marietta'' (1935) (uncredited) * '' Dante's Inferno'' (1935) (uncredited) * '' Diamond Jim'' (1935) (uncredited) * ''

The Gay Deception ''The Gay Deception'' is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Francis Lederer and Frances Dee. Writers Stephen Morehouse Avery and Don Hartman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. Plot Secretary Mirabel Miller (Frances Dee) wins ...

'' (1935) (uncredited) * '' Special Agent'' (1935) (uncredited) * ''

The Littlest Rebel ''The Littlest Rebel'' is a 1935 American musical drama film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by Edwin J. Burke was adapted from a play of the same name by Edward Peple. Cast * Shirley Temple as Virgie Cary * John Boles as Herbert Ca ...

'' (1935) (uncredited) * '' Love Before Breakfast'' (1936) (uncredited) * '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1936) (uncredited) * '' Black Legion'' (1937) (uncredited) * '' Marked Woman'' (1937) (uncredited) * '' Mountain Justice'' (1937) (uncredited) * '' San Quentin'' (1937) (uncredited) * '' Kid Galahad'' (1937) (uncredited) * '' The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'' (1937) (uncredited) * '' Ever Since Eve'' (1937) (uncredited) * '' Gold Is Where You Find It'' (1938) (uncredited) * '' A Slight Case of Murder'' (1938) (uncredited) * '' The Sisters'' (1938) (uncredited) * '' Girls on Probation'' (1938) (uncredited) * ''

Nancy Drew, Detective ''Nancy Drew... Detective'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Garnet. The film stars Bonita Granville, John Litel, James Stephenson, Frankie Thomas, Frank Orth and Helena Phillips Evans. The fil ...

'' (1938) (uncredited) * '' Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938) (uncredited) * '' King of the Underworld'' (1939) (uncredited) * '' They Made Me a Criminal'' (1939) (uncredited) * '' Nancy Drew... Reporter'' (1939) (uncredited) * '' The Oklahoma Kid'' (1939) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) (uncredited) * '' Dark Victory'' (1939) (uncredited) * '' Confessions of a Nazi Spy'' (1939) (uncredited) * '' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939) (uncredited) * '' The Return of Doctor X'' (1939) (uncredited) * '' Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase'' (1939) (uncredited) * ''

Dust Be My Destiny ''Dust Be My Destiny'' is a 1939 American drama film starring John Garfield as a man who gets into trouble after being sentenced to a work farm. Plot Joe Bell (John Garfield) becomes embittered after he is jailed for 16 months for burglary . Late ...

'' (1939) (uncredited) * '' Espionage Agent'' (1939) (uncredited) ;1940s * '' Granny Get Your Gun'' (1940) (uncredited) * '' Castle on the Hudson'' (1940) (uncredited) * ''

3 Cheers for the Irish ''Three Cheers for the Irish'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald, and starring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Morgan. The supporting cast features Virginia Grey, Alan Hale, Sr. ...

'' (1940) (uncredited) * '' Virginia City'' (1940) (uncredited) * '' They Drive by Night'' (1940) (uncredited) * '' Flowing Gold'' (1940) (uncredited) * '' City for Conquest'' (1940) (uncredited) * '' Lady with Red Hair'' (1940) (uncredited) * '' Santa Fe Trail'' (1940) (uncredited) * '' Four Mothers'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' High Sierra'' (1941) (uncredited) * ''

The Strawberry Blonde ''The Strawberry Blonde'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland, and featuring Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, and George Tobias. Set in New York City aroun ...

'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' Footsteps in the Dark'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' Meet John Doe'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' Out of the Fog'' (1941) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) (uncredited) * ''

The Bride Came C.O.D. ''The Bride Came C.O.D.'' is a 1941 American screwball romantic comedy starring James Cagney as an airplane pilot and Bette Davis as a runaway heiress, and directed by William Keighley. Although the film was publicized as the first screen pairi ...

'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' Bad Men of Missouri'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' The Smiling Ghost'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' One Foot in Heaven'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' They Died with Their Boots On'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' Steel Against the Sky'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' Dangerously They Live'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Came to Dinner'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' King's Row'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' Lady Gangster'' (1942) (uncredited) * ''

Larceny, Inc. ''Larceny, Inc.'' is a 1942 American film. Originally released on May 2, 1942, by Warner Bros., the film is a cross between comedy and gangster genres. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, the film stars Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, a ...

'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' Yankee Doodle Dandy'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' The Big Shot'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' Across the Pacific'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' Wings for the Eagle'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' The Magnificent Dope'' (1942) (uncredited) * ''

The Gay Sisters ''The Gay Sisters'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young (who adopted his character's name as his screen name) and Nancy Coleman. The W ...

'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' George Washington Slept Here'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' Gentleman Jim'' (1942) (uncredited) * '' Action in the North Atlantic'' (1943) (uncredited) * '' Watch on the Rhine'' (1943) (uncredited) * '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) (uncredited) * '' Princess O'Rourke'' (1943) (uncredited) * '' Northern Pursuit'' (1943) (uncredited) * '' Old Acquaintance'' (1943) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) (uncredited) * '' Mr. Skeffington'' (1944) (uncredited) * '' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1944) (uncredited) * '' Hollywood Canteen'' (1944) (uncredited) * '' Wing and a Prayer'' (1944) (uncredited) * '' Hotel Berlin'' (1945) (uncredited) * '' The Clock'' (1945) (uncredited) * ''

The Horn Blows at Midnight ''The Horn Blows at Midnight'' is a 1945 comedy fantasy film directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Jack Benny. Following its poor box-office, Benny often exploited the film's failure for laughs over the next 20 years in his radio and television ...

'' (1945) (uncredited) * '' Conflict'' (1945) (uncredited) * '' Christmas in Connecticut'' (1945) (uncredited) * ''

Mildred Pierce ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...

'' (1945) (uncredited) * '' They Were Expendable'' (1945) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) (uncredited) * '' Shadows Over Chinatown'' (1946) (uncredited) * '' Night and Day'' (1946) (uncredited) * '' A Stolen Life'' (1946) (uncredited) * '' Two Guys from Milwaukee'' (1946) (uncredited) * '' The Unfaithful'' (1947) (uncredited) * '' Possessed'' (1947) (uncredited) * '' That Hagen Girl'' (1947) (uncredited) * '' The Chinese Ring'' (1947) (uncredited) * '' Cry Wolf'' (1947) (uncredited) * '' My Wild Irish Rose'' (1947) (uncredited) * '' My Girl Tisa'' (1948) (uncredited) * '' Two Guys from Texas'' (1948) (uncredited) * '' June Bride'' (1948) (uncredited) * ''

3 Godfathers ''3 Godfathers'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Ford and filmed (although not set) primarily in Death Valley, California. The screenplay, written by Frank S. Nugent and Laurence Stallings, is based on the 1913 novelette '' T ...

'' (1948) (uncredited) * '' Flaxy Martin'' (1949) (uncredited) * '' South of St. Louis'' (1949) (uncredited) * '' A Kiss in the Dark'' (1949) (uncredited) * '' My Dream Is Yours'' (1949) (uncredited) * ''

The Fountainhead ''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to comp ...

'' (1949) (uncredited) * '' One Last Fling'' (1949) (uncredited) * '' The Girl from Jones Beach'' (1949) (uncredited) * '' The Inspector General'' (1949) (uncredited) ;1950s * ''

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady ''The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady'' is a 1950 American musical film directed by David Butler. It stars June Haver and Gordon MacRae. The story is mostly about the lives of musical performers in New York in the closing years of the 19th century. M ...

'' (1950) (uncredited) * ''

Montana Montana () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions, division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North ...

'' (1950) (uncredited) * '' Backfire'' (1950) (uncredited) * '' Chain Lightning'' (1950) (uncredited) * '' Perfect Strangers'' (1950) (uncredited) * '' Colt .45'' (1950) (uncredited) * '' The Flame and the Arrow'' (1950) (uncredited) * '' The Underworld Story'' (1950) (uncredited) * '' The Breaking Point'' (1950) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1950) (uncredited) * '' Storm Warning'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' The Enforcer'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' Lullaby of Broadway'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' Lightning Strikes Twice'' (1951) (uncredited) * ''

I Was a Communist for the FBI ''I Was a Communist for the FBI'' is a 1951 American film noir crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Frank Lovejoy. The film was produced by Bryan Foy who was head of Warners B picture unit until 1942. The film was based on a serie ...

'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' Goodbye, My Fancy'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' Fort Worth'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' Tomorrow Is Another Day'' (1951) (uncredited) * ''

Come Fill the Cup ''Come Fill the Cup'' is a 1951 film starring James Cagney and Gig Young, directed by Gordon Douglas. Young's performance was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Cagney plays an alcoholic newspaperman. He has a memorable li ...

'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' Close to My Heart'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' On Moonlight Bay'' (1951) (uncredited) * '' I'll See You in My Dreams'' (1951) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) (uncredited) * '' Has Anybody Seen My Gal?'' (1952) (uncredited) * '' Francis Goes to West Point'' (1952) (uncredited) * '' The Story of Will Rogers'' (1952) (uncredited) * '' The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima'' (1952) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952) (uncredited) * '' Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation'' (1952) (uncredited) * '' By the Light of the Silvery Moon'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' Trouble Along the Way'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' It Happens Every Thursday'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' The Man from the Alamo'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' The Stranger Wore a Gun'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' Meet Me at the Fair'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' The Sun Shines Bright'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' House of Wax'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' Thunder Over the Plains'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' Calamity Jane'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' The Command'' (1954) (uncredited) * '' The Boy from Oklahoma'' (1954) (uncredited) * '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) (uncredited) * '' Destry'' (1954) (uncredited) * '' The Long Gray Line'' (1955) (uncredited) * '' Prince of Players'' (1955) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1955) (uncredited) * '' Tall Man Riding'' (1955) (uncredited) * '' Seven Cities of Gold'' (1955) (uncredited) * '' Ain't Misbehavin''' (1955) (uncredited) * ''

Sincerely Yours Sincerely Yours may refer to: Film * ''Sincerely Yours'' (film), a 1955 American romantic music comedy featuring Liberace * '' Sincerely Yours...'', a 1985 Soviet comedy Music * Sincerely Yours (record label), a Swedish record label Albums * ' ...

'' (1955) (uncredited) * '' The Kettles in the Ozarks'' (1956) (uncredited) * '' A Cry in the Night'' (1956) (uncredited) * '' The Girl He Left Behind'' (1956) (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1958) (uncredited) * '' Auntie Mame'' (1958) (uncredited) * '' The Young Philadelphians'' (1959) (uncredited) ;1960s * '' Sergeant Rutledge'' (1960) (uncredited) * ''

Sunrise at Campobello ''Sunrise at Campobello'' is a 1960 Warner Bros. biographical film telling the story of the struggles of future President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his family when Roosevelt was stricken with paralysis at the age of 39 ...

'' (1960) (uncredited) * ''

Jack the Giant Killer "Jack the Giant Killer" is a Cornish fairy tale and legend about a young adult who slays a number of bad giants during King Arthur's reign. The tale is characterised by violence, gore and blood-letting. Giants are prominent in Cornish folklo ...

'' (1962) (uncredited) * '' Critic's Choice'' (1963) (uncredited) * ''

Dead Ringer Dead Ringer or Dead Ringers may refer to: * Dead ringer (idiom) Books * ''The Dead Ringer'', a 1948 mystery novel by Fredric Brown * ''Dead Ringer'', novel in the '' Rosato & Associates'' series * ''Dead Ringer'' (comics), a Marvel Comics cha ...

'' (1964) (uncredited)

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