David Manners
David Joseph Manners (born Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom, April 30, 1900 – December 23, 1998) was a Canadian-American actor who played John Harker in Todd Browning's 1931 horror classic Dracula. The following year he portrayed the archaeologist Frank Whemple in another pre-Code thriller by Universal Pictures, The Mummy. Manners abandoned his film career in 1936, and his theatrical career seventeen years later.
The Mummy
as Frank WhempleAn ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his...
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Dracula
as John HarkerBritish estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who...
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The Black Cat
as Peter AlisonAfter a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr....
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The Miracle Woman
as John CarsonAfter an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open...
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A Bill of Divorcement
as Kit HumphreysA World War I veteran returns home after fifteen years in an asylum and finds that everything...
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The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Dey EmeryA trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and...
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The Truth About Youth
as Richard Dane 'The Imp'A young man falls into the clutches of a nightclub singer who corrupts him.
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Beauty and the Boss
as Baron Paul von UllrichAn ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business...
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift...
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Torch Singer
as Michael 'Mike' GardnerWhen she can't support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption...
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Roman Scandals
as JosephusA kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls...
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Lady with a Past
as Donnie WainwrightA wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours...
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The Girl in 419
as Dr. Martin NicholsA hospital surgeon (James Dunn) protects a mystery woman (Gloria Stuart) who knows too much...
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The Death Kiss
as Franklyn DrewWhen a movie actor is shot and killed during production, the true feelings about the actor begin...
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The Devil's in Love
as Captain Jean FabienThe French Foreign Legion is the setting for this episodic adventure yarn. Victor Jory plays a...
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Dracula Unearthed
as John Harker (archive footage)Commemorates 100 years since the release of the German classic, Nosferatu, by FW Murnau, and...
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The Many Faces of Dracula
as John Harker (archive footage)Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed...
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A Woman Rebels
as Lieutenant Alan Craig FreelandA Victorian-era woman struggles to break free of the moral codes established by society and...
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Journey's End
as James RaleighIn France, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his sweetheart's...
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The Ruling Voice
as Dick CheneyA mob boss has a change of heart when his daughter convinces him to move on from crime.
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Man Wanted
as Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' ShermanA female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.
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Dracula
as John (archive footage)8-minute shortened version of Tod Browning's 1931 classic "Dracula."
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The Millionaire
as Bill MerrickA millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half...
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The Right to Love
as Joe CopelandA woman becomes estranged from her daughter when the girl learns that she is illegitimate.
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Jalna
as Eden WhiteoaksA young poet, accompanied by his new bride, returns home to his large family at their Canadian farm.
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The Moonstone
as Franklin BlakeA valuable gem from India is stolen in an old dark mansion and it is up to Scotland Yard...
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Hearts in Bondage
as Raymond JordanBest friends Kenneth Reynolds and Raymond Jordan are U.S. Navy officers, and Kenneth is engaged...
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Edwin DroodA choirmaster addicted to opium and obsessed with a beautiful young woman will stop at nothing...
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From Hell to Heaven
as Wesley BurtThe various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a...
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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as John Harker (archive footage)A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
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The Luck of a Sailor
as Captain ColinIn this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is...
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The Last Flight
as Shep LambertCary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. The four friends, haunted by the...
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They Call It Sin
as James E. 'Jimmy' DeckerAn innocent, young, small-town church organist is thrown out of her home, told she was adopted,...
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Stranger in Town
as Jerry FlemingCrickle is a tenacious small-town grocer who stubbornly resists the efforts of a monopolistic...
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Sweet Mama
as JimmyA young girl falls in love with a member of a gang of crooks. She determines to bring the rest...
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The Great Flirtation
as Larry KenyonAn actor is jealous of his wife's stardom.
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Mothers Cry
as Arthur 'Artie' WilliamsHaving raised four children alone, widow Mary Williams still manages to love her eldest son,...
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Crooner
as Ted 'Teddy' TaylorFame goes to a priggish singer's head and almost costs him his girlfriend.
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An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as SelfMr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a...
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He Knew Women
as Austin LoweA novelist has to choose between his wealthy patron and a penniless romantic.
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The Perfect Clue
as David ManneringMona Stewart, madcap, spoiled daughter of a wealthy man, becomes upset when she learns that her...
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Kismet
as Caliph AbdallahHajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter...
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Lucky Fugitives
as Jack Wycoff / Cy KingJack Wycoff is a successful young author whose double is the notorious gangster Cy King....
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