Jameson Thomas Movies
A London stage actor from the early 1900s, Jameson Thomas made his film debut in 1923's Chu Chin Chow. With such exceptions as Hitchcock's The Farmer's Wife (1928), Thomas was dissatisfied with the British phase of his film career, though he remained philosophical, observing, "If one wants to live by playing in British films, it is better to be miscast than never to be cast at all." Moving to Hollywood in the early talkie era, he was largely confined to minor roles until his death in 1939. His larger assignments included the role of Claudette Colbert's fortune-hunting husband King Westley in It Happened One Night (1934) and Charles Craig in the 1934 version of Jane Eyre. Jameson Thomas was married to actress Dorothy Dix. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi- 1928
In this drama, a Russian dancer marries a shell-shocked WW I veteran. She has a baby, but it belongs to the fellow's best friend. The story was adapted from a popular 1920s novel by Countess Barcynska. The film was originally made as a silent. Later a soundtrack was added. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- María Corda, Jameson Thomas, (more)
- 1928
Week-End Wives was one of a handful of British silent comedies starring pint-sized slapstick funster Monty Banks. In this one, divorce-bound Henri and Helene Monard (Jameson Thomas, Annette Benson) are forced to spend the weekend with their respective sweethearts, Gaby and Mons le Grand (Estelle Brody, George Gee). The two couples spend most of their time setting up romantic assignations and attempting to avoid their snoopy mates. Caught in the middle of all this is innocent-bystander millionaire Amnan (Banks). Week-End Wives was directed by Harry Lachman, normally a specialist in moody melodramas. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Estelle Brody, Monty Banks, (more)
- 1927
Roses of Picardy was based on Spanish Farm and Sixty-Four, Ninety-Four, a novel by R. H. Mottram. The story is set during WWI, when Lt. Skene (John Stuart) of the British army falls in love with Flemish lass Madeleine Vanderlynden (Lillian Hall-Davis). Trouble is, French soldier Georges d'Archeville (Jameson Thomas) is also enamored of the girl -- and Georges has the advantage of being from a wealthy, aristocratic family. Madeleine is unable to decide between the two men, but the fortunes of war determine the story's outcome. Despite the input of two top directors, Roses of Picardy was surprisingly pedestrian and plodding -- especially at an attenuated length of nine reels. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Stuart, Humberston Wright, (more)
- 1926
Everyone acts up a storm in this British melodrama. The scene is New Guinea, where trader Martin South (Eric Bransby Williams) is betrayed by his partner Mordyke (Jameson Thomas) and left for dead in the jungle. Escaping marauding wildlife and hostile natives, South finally manages to make his way back to civilization. He arrives just in time to prevent his sweetheart Eleanor (Lillian Douglas) from marrying the treacherous Mordyke. Frank Hurley was producer, director and writer of this heavy-breathing actioner, so he had only himself to blame for the tepid critical response. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Eric Bransby Williams, Jameson Thomas, (more)
- 1925
The tale of Ali Baba and the 40 thieves was made into this silent picture by British producer Graham Wilson. Betty Blythe stars as the beautiful Zahrat, who is kidnapped by Abou Hassan (Herbert Langley) on the day she is to wed her lover, Omar (Jameson Thomas). Hassan sells her to Kasim Baba (Randle Ayrton), a miser and moneylender of Baghdad. But then, disguised as Chinese Prince Chu Chin Chow, he kidnaps her once again, promising her freedom if she reveals the whereabouts of some valuable jewels. He goes back on his promise, and Kasim Baba's brother Ali Baba (Judd Green) comes in search of the jewels, too. Through Ali Baba, Zahrat is freed and at a big feast. She exposes the 40 thieves hidden in 40 jugs by Hassan. He is reviled by the crowd and Zahrat finally returns to Omar. This story was remade as a talkie in 1934. ~ Janiss Garza, Rovi
- Starring:
- Betty Blythe, Herbert Langley, (more)
- 1925
This is a 7-reel British romantic drama, written by and starring Mrs. John Russell. Russell plays a woman vexed by an unfaithful husband. She seeks out her ex-beau and goes to work at his dress shop, turning the establishment into a howling success. Now: just guess what kind of business the Honorable Mrs. John Russell managed in real life. You win: Afraid of Love is little more than a feature-length "infomercial" for Mrs. Russell's thriving London dressmaking company. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1925
The Daughter of Love is winsome Violet Hopson. The film's euphemistic title alludes to the legitimacy of Hopson's birth, or lack of same. Wealthy John Stuart falls in love with Hopson, but Stuart's father refuses to sanction his son's marriage to a...you know what. All ends happily when it turns out that the girl is actually the daughter of highly respected physician Jameson Thomas. Isn't it amazing what could shock British folks way back in 1925? Daughter of Love was based on a novel by E. J. Key. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1925
A British western? No, Apache is about a French "demimonde" dancer. Producer/director Adelqui Millar casts himself in the leading role, playing an Apache dancer seeking revenge on his ex-fiancee. Millar spitefully marries his former lover's sister, intending to break the girl's heart. Not unexpectedly, he falls in love with his new bride. The story might have been better told in two reels than in eight. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1924
During the 1920s, it was a common occurrence for British filmmakers to lense their productions in Germany, and vice versa. Thus it was that Herbert Wilcox travelled to Deutschland to film his lavish Decameron Nights. The film was based on a play by McLoughlin and Lawrence, which in turn was adapted from the spicy tales of Giovanni Boccaccio. Hollywood's Lionel Barrymore plays a sultan whose son falls hopelessly in love with a Moslem princess. Also in the cast is Werner Krauss, of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame. Decameron Nights was more or less remade in 1953, with Louis Jourdan and Joan Fontaine in the leads. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Werner Krauss, Lionel Barrymore, (more)
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