Johnnie Davis
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.
I Love to Singa
as Owl Jolson (singing voice)I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owl who wants to sing jazz, instead of the...
Movie pageHollywood Hotel
as GeorgiaAfter losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall...
Movie pageKatnip Kollege
as Johnny Cat (voice)At the Katnip Kollege, we see a roomful of cats taking a course in Swingology. Everyone swings...
Movie pageGarden of the Moon
as Slappy HarrisDon Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by...
Movie pageCowboy from Brooklyn
as Jeff HardyA singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
Movie pageVarsity Show
as Buzz BoltonWinfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be...
Movie pageMen Are Such Fools
as Tad TurkelLinda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she...
Movie pageA Child Is Born
as Ringer BanksA pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.
Movie pageSlapsie Maxie's
as Johnny the WaiterIn this comedic short, when a waiter accidentally knocks out boxing champ Tiger Dorsey in...
Movie pageYou Can't Ration Love
as KewpieIn this WW II musical, a group of lovely college co-eds, realizing that there is a shortage of...
Movie pageKnickerbocker Holiday
as TenpinThe wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam --...
Movie pageSweepstakes Winner
as Mark DowneyA scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes...
Movie pageMr. Chump
as Bill "Scats" SmallA naive young trumpet player inadvertently becomes involved with bank embezzlers. Comedy.
Movie pageJazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats...
Movie pageThe Shining Future
as SelfDocumentary short film intended to drum up support for the Fifth War Loan Campaign. It shows a...
Movie pageCampus Cinderella
as Johnny MortonThis musical comedy has a popular basketball star playing for a different college than what his...
Movie pageBrother Rat
as A. Furman Towsend, Jr.Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly...
Movie pageOver the Goal
as Tiny WaldronThe Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss...
Movie pageSarong Girl
as Scat DavisA dancer in a girlie show plots revenge when a judge orders her show closed.
Movie pageThe Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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