John W. Considine Jr.


Producer

About

Also Known As
John W Considine
Birth Place
Spokane, Washington, USA
Born
October 07, 1898
Died
March 22, 1961

Family & Companions

Carmen Considine
Wife
Daughter of vaudeville impresario Alexander Pantages; died on September 15, 1998 at age 89.

Biography

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Disorderly Conduct (1932)
Director

Writer (Feature Film)

Puttin' on the Ritz (1930)
Writer

Producer (Feature Film)

Salute to the Marines (1943)
Producer
Three Hearts for Julia (1942)
Producer
Jackass Mail (1942)
Producer
Johnny Eager (1942)
Producer
A Yank at Eton (1942)
Producer
Design for Scandal (1941)
Producer
Men of Boys Town (1941)
Producer
Married Bachelor (1941)
Producer
Young Tom Edison (1940)
Producer
Edison, the Man (1940)
Producer
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
Producer
Blackmail (1939)
Producer
Stronger Than Desire (1939)
Producer
Society Lawyer (1939)
Producer
Hold That Kiss (1938)
Producer
Boys Town (1938)
Producer
Arsene Lupin Returns (1938)
Producer
Of Human Hearts (1938)
Producer
Personal Property (1937)
Producer
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
Producer
Three Live Ghosts (1936)
Producer
Absolute Quiet (1936)
Producer
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
Producer
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
Producer
Sequoia (1935)
Producer
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Producer
Mad Love (1935)
Producer
Evelyn Prentice (1934)
Producer
Have a Heart (1934)
Producer
This Side of Heaven (1934)
Producer
The Gay Bride (1934)
Producer
Dancing Lady (1933)
Associate Producer
Flesh (1932)
Producer
Always Goodbye (1931)
Associate Producer
Don't Bet on Women (1931)
Associate Producer
Six Cylinder Love (1931)
Associate Producer
Wicked (1931)
Associate Producer
Doctors' Wives (1931)
Associate Producer
Skyline (1931)
Associate Producer
The Bad One (1930)
Supervisor
One Romantic Night (1930)
Associate Producer
Puttin' on the Ritz (1930)
Producer
The Lottery Bride (1930)
Gen Supervisor
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Story and prod adv
New York Nights (1929)
Supervisor
Eternal Love (1929)
Associate Producer
Tempest (1928)
Producer
The Garden of Eden (1928)
Producer
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
Presented By
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
Supervisor
The Son of the Sheik (1926)
Producer
Wild Justice (1925)
Presented By
The Eagle (1925)
Presented By

Life Events

1932

First film as director "Disorderly Conduct"

Videos

Movie Clip

Arsene Lupin Returns (1938) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Out Of Circulation Joining Melvyn Douglas, as gentleman farmer Farrand in France, though we suspect he’s the jewel-thief title character, visited by pals (Nat Pendleton as Joe, E.E. Clive as Alf) about a New York heist, then by the almost-victim, his neighbor-girlfriend Lorraine (Virginia Bruce) and her private sleuth pal Steve (Warren William), in MGM’s Arsene Lupin Returns, 1938.
Arsene Lupin Returns (1938) -- (Movie Clip) The Gentleman With The Gun Hot-shot New York federal lawman Steve Emerson (Warren William), who just quit because he was getting too much publicity, attends to his first private client, Jack Norton the hotel manager, Virginia Bruce, Monty Woolley and John Halliday the bound crime victims, in Arsene Lupin Returns, 1938, starring Melvyn Douglas in the title role.
Blackmail (1939) -- (Movie Clip) White Or Whole Wheat? Oklahoma oil-rig fire fighter (Edward G. Robinson as John Ingram) returns home with his wife and son (Ruth Hussey, Bobs Watson) celebrating the opening of his own first well when he’s confronted by a drifter (Gene Lockhart as Ramey), who makes clear why he’s been sensitive about his past, in MGM’s Blackmail, 1939.
Blackmail (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Use A Nasty Word Like That Oklahoma oil-rig fire fighter (Edward G. Robinson as John Ingram) returns home with his wife and son (Ruth Hussey, Bobs Watson) celebrating the opening of his own first well when he’s confronted by a drifter (Gene Lockhart as Ramey), who makes clear why he’s been sensitive about his past, in MGM’s Blackmail, 1939.
Johnny Eager (1942) -- (Movie Clip) High And Handsome Opening scene, Robert Taylor (title character), evidently a cabbie, drops in on his parole officer Verne (Henry O'Neill), his aide Miss Mines (Leona Maricle) not interested, but visiting students (Diana Lewis, Lana Turner) are, in Mervyn LeRoy's Johny Eager, 1943.
Johnny Eager (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Things Like Crime Racketeer Robert Taylor (title character) with second-cousins Matilda (Robin Raymond) and Peg (Connie Gilchrist), who are alibis for his parole officer Verne (Henry O'Neill), who drops in unannounced with students Judy (Diana Lewis) and Lisbeth (Lana Turner), early in Johnny Eager, 1943.
Johnny Eager (1942) -- (Movie Clip) A Modern Boswell Paroled Robert Taylor (title character), still in the rackets but posing as a cabbie, walks in on girlfriend Garnet (Patricia Dane) and dipsomaniac sidekick Jeff (Van Heflin, his first scene) in Mervyn LeRoy's Johnny Eager, 1942.
Broadway Melody Of 1936 (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Sing Before Breakfast The second piece of maybe the best bit in the movie, hoofers and new neighbors Ted and Sally (Buddy and sister Vilma Ebsen) with Broadway hopeful Irene (Eleanor Powell), reprising the song by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, in MGM's Broadway Melody Of 1936, 1935.
Boys Town (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Eternity Begins In 45 Minutes One of the finest scenes for the overlooked Liverpool-born actor-turned-director Leslie Fenton as convict Dan, with the warden (John Hamilton), then Academy Award-winning star Spencer Tracy as Father Flanagan, Roger Converse and Walter Young in support, opening the MGM hit Boys Town, 1938.
Mad Love (1935) -- (Movie Clip) She's Only Wax Opening in which we meet Frances Drake as Mme. Yvonne Orlac, before her last performance at a Paris horror theater, and Peter Lorre as Dr. Gogol, a big fan, visiting her wax likeness at the museum next door, in MGM’s version of Maurice Renard’s Hands Of Orlac, Mad Love, 1935.
Emperor's Candlesticks, The -- (Movie Clip) Letter To The Czar From the scene introducing William Powell as Polish "Baron Wolensky," with servant Albert (Barnett Parker) and an unexpected visit from Polish nationalist leader Korum (Douglas Dumbrille), in MGM's The Emperor's Candlesticks, 1937.
Voice Of Bugle Ann, The -- (Movie Clip) She's A Mouse Runt Spring (Lionel Barrymore) and Ma (Spring Byington) Davis bring home the litter and lose the mother Molly, in an early scene from MGM's The Voice Of Bugle Ann, 1936, from the novel by MacKinlay Kantor.

Family

John Considine
Son
Actor.
Tim Considine
Son
Actor.

Companions

Carmen Considine
Wife
Daughter of vaudeville impresario Alexander Pantages; died on September 15, 1998 at age 89.

Bibliography