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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-08-24

Day of Death

1942-10-24 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Helena, Montana, USA

Also Known As

James Carmody Lankton

James Norton

James Morton

James C. Morton

Biography

Known For

Acting

Disorder in the Court

1936

Disorder in the Court

as

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Earl of Puddlestone

1940

Earl of Puddlestone

as

Officer Brannigan

Moving Vanities

1939

Moving Vanities

as

Wife's Uncle (uncredited)

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

Bad Man of Deadwood

as

Store Owner

Uncivil Warriors

1935

Uncivil Warriors

as

Union General (uncredited)

The Midnight Patrol

1933

The Midnight Patrol

as

Policeman

Mama Runs Wild

1937

Mama Runs Wild

as

Adams

King of Burlesque

1936

King of Burlesque

as

Jim - the Bartender (uncredited)

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

A Tragedy at Midnight

as

Chubby Detective (uncredited)

Butch Minds the Baby

1942

Butch Minds the Baby

as

Policeman (uncredited)

September in the Rain

1937

September in the Rain

as

Various (voice) (uncredited)

Frisco Kid

1935

Frisco Kid

as

Vigilante (uncredited)

Pardon My Scotch

1935

Pardon My Scotch

as

J.T. Walton

The Nuisance

1933

The Nuisance

as

Motorist (uncredited)

We Want Our Mummy

1939

We Want Our Mummy

as

Prof. Wilson (uncredited)

Johnny Eager

1941

Johnny Eager

as

Card Player (uncredited)

What Price Pants

1931

What Price Pants

as

Henchman (uncredited)

Bring 'Em Back a Wife

1933

Bring 'Em Back a Wife

as

Archie, Taxi Cab Superintendent

Mr. Dynamite

1941

Mr. Dynamite

as

The Cop in the Alley

Three Little Sew and Sews

1939

Three Little Sew and Sews

as

Admiral H.S. Taylor (uncredited)

The Brain Busters

1936

The Brain Busters

as

Herman P. Ferguson

Dancing on the Ceiling

1937

Dancing on the Ceiling

as

Dental Patient

A Doggone Mixup

1938

A Doggone Mixup

as

Insurance salesman

Brothers of the West

1937

Brothers of the West

as

Cattle Man's Protective Assoc. Chief

Follow the Leader

1930

Follow the Leader

as

Mickie

Lady from Louisiana

1941

Lady from Louisiana

as

Littlefield

Benny, from Panama

1934

Benny, from Panama

as

Morton, the Landlord

One-Horse Farmers

1934

One-Horse Farmers

as

Paradise Acres Promoter

A Grocery Clerk's Romance

1912

A Grocery Clerk's Romance

as

Brown - the Husband

Hill-Tillies

1936

Hill-Tillies

as

Cop (uncredited)

The Soilers

1932

The Soilers

as

Judge J.A. Morton

Sneak Easily

1932

Sneak Easily

as

Presiding Judge

Maid in Hollywood

1934

Maid in Hollywood

as

Grip (uncredited)

Alum and Eve

1932

Alum and Eve

as

Policeman (as James Morton)

Josette

1938

Josette

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Tell No Tales

1939

Tell No Tales

as

Crowd Control Policeman (uncredited)

Four Girls in White

1939

Four Girls in White

as

Policeman at Drug Store

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as

Judge (uncredited)

Rose of Washington Square

1939

Rose of Washington Square

as

Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)

The Lady Escapes

1937

The Lady Escapes

as

Doorman (uncredited)

News Is Made at Night

1939

News Is Made at Night

as

Bartender

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

as

Ship's Cook

Miracles for Sale

1939

Miracles for Sale

as

Blackie the Electrician

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

as

Man on Train Who Wants to Sleep

Meet Dr. Christian

1939

Meet Dr. Christian

as

City Council Member

Swanee River

1939

Swanee River

as

Bartender

Hot News Margie

1931

Hot News Margie

as

Stadium Policeman (uncredited)

Blackmail

1939

Blackmail

as

Second Policeman Arresting John (uncredited)

The Arizona Kid

1939

The Arizona Kid

as

Bartender Joe

The Good Bad Egg

1947

The Good Bad Egg

as

Horseshoe Man (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kentucky

1938

Kentucky

as

Bartender

Mutiny in the County

1940

Mutiny in the County

as

Policeman Joe (as James Morton)

Modern Times

1936

Modern Times

as

Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)

The Fatal Hour

1940

The Fatal Hour

as

Policeman Clancy

Tit for Tat

1935

Tit for Tat

as

The Policeman

Colorado

1940

Colorado

as

Stagecoach Station Manager

When the Daltons Rode

1940

When the Daltons Rode

as

Ed Pickett - Juror

The Return of Frank James

1940

The Return of Frank James

as

Liberty Bartender (uncredited)

My Little Chickadee

1940

My Little Chickadee

as

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Danger On Wheels

1940

Danger On Wheels

as

Police Sergeant

The Rummy

1933

The Rummy

as

Taxidermist (uncredited)

Wreckety Wrecks

1933

Wreckety Wrecks

as

Patrolman

The Payoff

1935

The Payoff

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Song of the Saddle

1936

Song of the Saddle

as

Settler (uncredited)

Lillian Russell

1940

Lillian Russell

as

Bartender

Hot Spot

1932

Hot Spot

as

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

The Iron Claw

1941

The Iron Claw

as

Casey

Lucky Legs

1942

Lucky Legs

as

Pat

Free, Blonde and 21

1940

Free, Blonde and 21

as

Proprietor

Another Wild Idea

1934

Another Wild Idea

as

Milkman

Stablemates

1938

Stablemates

as

Bartender

In Old California

1942

In Old California

as

Red - Sacramento Bartender

Share the Wealth

1936

Share the Wealth

as

Mr. Gypsem

Slave Ship

1937

Slave Ship

as

Waiter

Clock Wise

1939

Clock Wise

as

Joe--Janitor

A Quiet Fourth

1941

A Quiet Fourth

as

Policeman

The Sitter Downers

1937

The Sitter Downers

as

Mr. Bell (uncredited)

The Accusing Finger

1936

The Accusing Finger

as

(scene deleted)

Taxi for Two

1932

Taxi for Two

as

Judge J. A. Morton

Public Hero Number 1

1935

Public Hero Number 1

as

Road House Patron (uncredited)

Murder in Times Square

1943

Murder in Times Square

as

Policeman

House of Mystery

1934

House of Mystery

as

Englishman (uncredited)

Appointment for Love

1941

Appointment for Love

as

Doorman (uncredited)

Naughty Marietta

1935

Naughty Marietta

as

Herald (uncredited)

The Devil's Brother

1933

The Devil's Brother

as

The Timorous Woodchopper

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937

Public Cowboy No. 1

as

Eustace P. Quackenbush

The Nightshirt Bandit

1938

The Nightshirt Bandit

as

Dr. Pruitt

Our Relations

1936

Our Relations

as

Bartender at Denker's Beer Garden (uncredited)

Black Diamonds

1940

Black Diamonds

as

Joseph Aloysius Stacey (as James Norton)

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

The Boogie Man Will Get You

as

Trooper Quincy

Three Missing Links

1938

Three Missing Links

as

B.O. Botswaddle (uncredited)

A Lad an' a Lamp

1932

A Lad an' a Lamp

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Beginner's Luck

1935

Beginner's Luck

as

Piano Player

The Lucky Corner

1936

The Lucky Corner

as

Policeman

The Timid Young Man

1935

The Timid Young Man

as

Helen's Father (uncredited)

Production

Crew

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