
Birthday:
02-23-1915
Deathday:
12-13-1979 (64 years)
Birthplace:
Fresno, California, USA
Biography
Jon Hall was an American film actor known for playing a variety of adventurous roles, as in 1937's The Hurricane, Invisible Agent and The Invisible Man's Revenge and six movies he made with Maria Montez. He was also known to 1950s fans as the creator and star of the Ramar of the Jungle television series which ran from 1952 to 1954. Hall directed and starred in two 1960's sci-fi films in his later years, The Beach Girls and the Monster and The Navy vs. the Night Monsters.
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Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Act like Philip Nash
event1935 star_border 6.6
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When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Act like Robert Griffin
event1944 star_border 5.6
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A fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner who left him for dead in the jungle after their discovery of a diamond mine. When the former partner also claims to have since lost the mine and all its wealth, which he took all for himself, and though the partmer is still living in a state of luxury , the madman takes up an offer from a crazed scientist to make him invisible, something the scientist has already done with experimental animals, so that he can take revenge.
Invisible Agent
Act like Frank Raymond
event1942 star_border 5.8
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The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.
Arabian Nights
Act like Haroun-Al-Raschid
event1942 star_border 5.9
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Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Act like Ali Baba
event1944 star_border 6.1
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Orphaned as a young child and adopted by a band of notorious thieves, now-grown Ali Baba sets out to avenge his father’s murder, reclaim the royal throne, and rescue his beloved Amara from the iron fist of his treacherous enemy.
Cobra Woman
Act like Ramu
event1944 star_border 5.2
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A man tracks his kidnapped bride to a jungle island, where her twin is the high priestess.
The Beach Girls and the Monster
Act like Dr. Otto Lindsay
event1965 star_border 3.5
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A young girl is killed at the beach in Malibu. Professor Otto Lindsay suspects that it is some form of mutated fish. However, his son Richard, who was a good friend of the girl, thinks that it is a madman who has a grudge against Richard and his friends. Soon the list of victims grows.
San Diego I Love You
Act like John Thompson Caldwell IV
event1944 star_border 6.3
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A harried daughter tries to keep her wacky family together while trying to sell her eccentric father's latest invention, a collapsible life raft.
The Hurricane
Act like Terangi
event1937 star_border 6.6
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A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
Lady in the Dark
Act like Randy Curtis
event1944 star_border 4.7
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A neurotic editor sees a psychoanalyst about the advertising man, movie star and other man in her life.
Eyes of the Jungle
Act like Dr. Tom 'Ramar' Reynolds
event1953
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Ramar of the Jungle encounters a holy man who warns him of great danger. His friend Professor Howard is near death, cursed by the Mark of Shitan. A sacred golden tablet and a woman ready for sacrifice holds the key to Howard's survival. A feature film made from three episodes "Ramar of the Jungle" television series stitched together.
The Stagecoach Race
Act like Jim
event1936
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A re-edited, digitally colourised and re-scored version of vintage black and white Western 'Winds of the Wasteland', complete with contemporary, pulse pounding music. The re-edit brings 'Winds of the Wasteland' down to a 22 minute short version. The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract.
White Goddess
Act like Dr. Tom 'Ramar' Reynolds
event1953
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Not a feature film but episodes of the TV series "Ramar of the Jungle" edited together and released as a feature.
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Act like Chester
event1942 star_border 5.5
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After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living. When Jonas loses the family plantation in a cockfight, Chester saves the day by towing in a large ship abandoned at sea and claiming the salvage. But opening a joint bank account in the name of the Tuttle clan may not have been a wise decision.
White Savage
Act like Kaloe
event1943 star_border 5.2
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A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess.
Sudan
Act like Merab
event1945 star_border 6.3
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A desert pickpocket, his sidekick, and an escaped slave help an incognito queen in danger.
Last Train from Bombay
Act like Martin Viking
event1952 star_border 5
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An American diplomat risks his life to save an Indian prince from an assassination plot designed to ignite a war.
Aloma of the South Seas
Act like Tanoa
event1941 star_border 5.7
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A young South Seas native boy is sent to the U.S. for his education and returns to his island after his father dies to try to stop a revolution.
Last of the Redmen
Act like Major Heywood
event1947 star_border 6
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A family-oriented adaption of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." As the French-Indian War rages across the untamed territory of the Great Northwest, the embattled wilderness gives birth to a legend -- the proud legend of "The Last of the Red Men." August, 1757, General Montcalm and his Iroquois alalies are on the war path -- and General Munro fears for the lives of his children as they travel to join him at Fort William Henry. Although Munro dispatches a letter urging them to take refuge at Fort Edward until the road is safe, an Iroquois scout intercepts the warning. So Major Duncan Hayward is unaware of the danger as he escorts Alice Munro, her sister Cora, and her young brother Davy from the sanctuary of the fort. When their guide Magua, a vengeful Iroquois played by Buster Crabbe, betrays them, only one man can save the travelers from his savage trap.
Kit Carson
Act like Christopher "Kit" Carson
event1940 star_border 6.1
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Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.
The Lion Man
Act like El Lion
event1936 star_border 4.8
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A young British boy whose father was murdered by a treacherous Aran sheik finds himself in a position to exact revenge as an adult.
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Act like Frank Hobart
event1936 star_border 4.8
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15-Chapter Serial about a scientist that discovers a formula for making synthetic gold and the people that want it.
Hell Ship Mutiny
Act like Capt. Jim Knight
event1957 star_border 4
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A ship's captain in the South Seas battles a villainous pearl trader who uses island natives as slaves for his business.
Gypsy Wildcat
Act like Michael
event1944 star_border 5.7
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In an unspecified Renaissance kingdom, no sooner has Anube's gypsy tribe encamped near Baron Tovar's village when Count Orso is found murdered. The wicked baron blames the gypsies and imprisons them all in his castle. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger on a white horse has hidden the murder arrow and won the heart of gypsy belle Carla, to the discomfiture of her erstwhile fiancée Tonio. Baron Tovar is also fascinated by Carla...especially when he notices her heraldic pendant.
China Corsair
Act like McMillan
event1951 star_border 5.5
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A stranded U.S. ship's engineer (Jon Hall) helps a Eurasian beauty (Lisa Ferraday) with coveted antique jade.
Forbidden Island
Act like Dave Courtney
event1959 star_border 5.7
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Tropical island underwater scuba diving swimming murder thriller, in which divers and thieves search for a sunken treasure.
Mind Your Own Business
Act like Scoutmaster Davis
event1936
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Nature reporter Orville Shanks retreats to the woods for material for his "Our Wild Friends" column and to volunteer for his favorite cause, the Boy Scouts. When Orville's editor, Crane, orders him to spice up his column, Orville's wife Melba writes a gossip column using animals as metaphors for people. Crane loves Melba's article and gives Orville a raise, and the column becomes a hit.
South of Pago Pago
Act like Kehane
event1940 star_border 4.8
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Sent by cutthroat pirates to turn Kehane’s head while they loot his island paradise of a fortune in pearls, Ruby instead falls for the young chief. Together, the two save Kehane’s people and their island home from the rapacious picaroons but at the tragic cost of their own future together.
Deputy Marshal
Act like Deputy Ed Garry
event1949 star_border 6.8
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A lawman takes on gangsters attempting to steal property wanted for a railroad.
The Prince Of Thieves
Act like Robin Hood
event1948 star_border 5.7
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After fighting in the Crusades alongside Richard I of England Sir Allan Claire is returning home to marry his betrothed Lady Christable. Accompanied by his sister Lady Marian Claire, the two are intercepted by Robin Hood and his band of Merrie Men. Recognising a friend of King Richard, Robin informs them that Lady Christabel is the be married to another against her well in the interest of politics and her father's fortune. The three team up to rescue the fair lady.
Hurricane Island
Act like Capt. Carlos Montalvo
event1951 star_border 5
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Ponce de Leon searches for the Fountain of Youth, but it's not an easy quest, thanks to bad weather, a treacherous lady pirate, warring Florida tribesmen, and a ship's cargo of man-hungry, marriage-minded maidens.
Brave Warrior
Act like Steve Ruddell
event1952 star_border 4
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In Indiana of the early 1800s, conflict once again arises between the United States and Great Britain over territory and boundaries. Each side endeavors to gain the support of the Shawnee Indian tribes in the area. Governor William Henry Harrison enlists the aid of Steve Rubbell, whose friendship with the Shawnee chief Tecumseh goes back to childhood. Tecumseh's leadership of the Shawnee is contested by his brother, known as The Prophet, who sides with the British. Tecumseh, who grew up as a childhood playmate of Steve and of Laura McGregor, loves Steve as a brother and hopes to marry Laura. But Laura is in love with Steve. Laura's father, Shayne McGregor, secretly leads local support of the British against the Americans, even though it risks the life and love of his daughter. Everything comes to a head at the battle of Tippecanoe.
On the Isle of Samoa
Act like Kenneth Crandall
event1950 star_border 7.5
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After committing a robbery, a man is inspired to confess by a lovely native girl he meets on a small island.
Zamba
Act like Steve
event1949 star_border 3.5
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Jenny and her six-year-old son, Tommy, are flying over the Belgian Congo when they are forced to bail out and become separated. Jenny lands in a dense jungle and is rescued by a safari headed by two wild-animal collectors, but Tommy is not found. He has amnesia and is lost, but is adopted by Zamba, a huge gorilla. He lives happily with his new family. Jenny comes back with a searching party, and Zamba, the gorilla mother, is determined to protect Tommy from his real mother.
Sailor's Lady
Act like Danny Malone
event1940 star_border 4
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Sailor is going to marry his girlfriend when he returns, but she becomes foster mother to baby whose parents are accidentally killed. The baby is accidentally left on board a visiting battleship.
Women Must Dress
Act like Janet's Other Friend
event1935 star_border 3
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A divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.
The Girl from Scotland Yard
Act like Bertie
event1937 star_border 5
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A female agent tacks down the cause of mysterious explosions.
Eagle Squadron
Act like Hank Starr
event1942
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An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.
When the Redskins Rode
Act like Prince Hannoc
event1951 star_border 4.7
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A French spy (Mary Castle) flirts with an Indian chief's son (Jon Hall) amid war in 1753 Williamsburg, Va.
The Vigilantes Return
Act like Marshal Johnnie Taggart
event1947 star_border 2.2
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Marshal Johnnie Taggart, posing as an outlaw named "Ace" Braddock, comes to Bannack, Montana to restore law and order. But he is recognized by Kitty, co-owner with Clay Curtwright of the infamous Bull Whip saloon. But "bad-girl" Kitty keeps her mouth shut. When Johnnie's pal Andy reports a stage holdup, Curtwright's henchman, Ben Borden, talks the sheriff and Judge Holden into suspecting Johnnie. Johnnie reveals himself to Judge Holden as a government marshal, and the judge voices his opinion that Curtwright is the leader of the road agents, but voices it in the presence of his granddaughter, Louise Holden.
Mutiny on the Bounty
Act like Tahitian Native (uncredited)
event1935 star_border 7.4
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Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
The Mysterious Avenger
Act like Lafe Lockhart
event1936
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Texas Ranger Ranny Maitland's father is feuding with his neighbor Lockhart. Pretending to be on Lockhart's side in the feud, Ranny goes to investigate. Meanwhile is father is murdered and Lockhart arrested.
Here's to Romance
Act like Chauffeur
event1935
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Kathleen Gerard, a high society wife fed up with her husband's artistic "protegées", decides to take one of her own in Nino, a promising tenor, patronizing him to study in Paris. He and her girlfriend are perfectly happy until the Gerards pay a visit and Mrs. Gerard starts to show too much interest in him.
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Act like Self
event1954 star_border 8
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Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
The Mutineers
Act like Nick Shaw
event1949
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Mobster Thomas Nagle and his gang take over a ship to use running guns and counterfeit money into Lisbon.
Men in Her Diary
Act like Randolph Glenning
event1945
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Singer/Dancer Peggy Ryan neither sings nor dances in this comedy in which she plays a secretary, whose life has no romance because she devotes all of her time to her attractive older sister. But she does keep a diary that contains some fact and many fictional entries. One such is read by the wife of her boss who promptly sues for a divorce. Virginia Grey stars in a musical produced by Hall and sings (possibly dubbed) "Makin' a Million" and "Keep Your Chin Up." No spoiler to add that Ryan gets a boyfriend and Hall and Allbritton are reunited before this one runs it course.
Winds of the Wasteland
Act like Jim
event1936 star_border 5.2
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The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract.
Michigan Kid
Act like Michigan Kid / Jim Rowen
event1947 star_border 6
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A former U.S. marshal rescues an instant heiress from an outlaw's gang.
Perry Mason
Act like Max Randall (1 ep.)
event1957 star_border 7.7
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The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Ramar of the Jungle
(52 ep.)
event1953 star_border 5
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Ramar of the Jungle was a syndicated American television series that starred Jon Hall as Dr. Tom Reynolds and Ray Montgomery as his associate. Episodes were set in Africa and India. Produced by Rudolph Flothow for Arrow Productions and ITC Entertainment, four sets of 13 episodes were produced for a total of 52. Each episode runs approximately 25 minutes. In season one, the first 13 episodes are set in Africa and the second 13 are set in India. For the second season, all 26 episodes take place in Africa.
Several television episodes were combined and released as theatrical movies by producer Leon Fromkess.
Select episodes have been released on several DVDs through discount & "dollar" stores. Each disc contains approx. 4 episodes, with no extras available.
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