John Shelton

John Shelton

Birth : 1915-05-18, Los Angeles, California, USA

Death : 1972-05-17

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Shelton (born Edward Sheppard Price; May 18, 1915 – May 17, 1972) was an American actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1936 to 1952. Shelton was married five times. His first four marriages were childless and ended in divorce, while he and his fifth wife had four children before his death. He was married to Sally Sage from 1938 to 1940, actress Kathryn Grayson from 1941 to 1946, Marti Stanley from 1946 to 1948, Irene Winston from 1948 to 1953, and Lorraine Ludwig from October 3, 1953 until his death. He and Ludwig had 4 children together.

Profile

John Shelton

Movies

Visage
Matthew
Trying to live a normal life in Los Angeles, Christian Figo seeks to leave his past behind. Manipulated by his friend Marcus and Marcus's Uncle, Figo finds himself caught in a web of prostitution, drugs, murder, sex and deception.
Sins of Jezebel
Loram
Biblical costume drama starring Paulette Goddard as the beautiful pagan Jezebel, corruptor of men.
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Greg Tanner
Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.
Road to the Big House
Eddie Clark
A bank clerk gets sent to prison after he robs his own bank. Live becomes even more difficult behind bars when he starts getting pressured to reveal where he hid the money.
Little Miss Broadway
Dick Nichols
Upon leaving finishing school, Judy Gibson goes to meet her presumed wealthy and socially prominent relatives. However they are penniless Broadway characters and take possession of a Long Island mansion owned by an incarcerated thief so Judy doesn't find out the truth. Judy arrives with her fiancé and his father, who tries to sell worthless stock to Judy's family. They give him $200,000, part of the stashed loot they found belonging to the home-owner thief.
The Big Fix
Del Cassini
Ken Williams (James Brown), a star basketball player on a college team learns that a police lieutenant (Regis Toomey) is the head of a gambling ring attempting to fix basketball games by bribing the players.
Betty Co-Ed
Mr. Leeds
The plot gets under way when Joanne, a carnival hootchy-kootchy dancer, is accepted into a snobbish college sorority when it is assumed that she hails from a blueblooded Virginia family.
The Time of Their Lives
Sheldon Gage
Two ghosts who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War return to 20th century New England to retieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.
Foreign Agent
Jimmy
Hollywood starlet foils an Axis plot to sabotage the L.A. infrastructure.
A-Haunting We Will Go
Tommy White
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
Whispering Ghosts
David Courtiand
A detective (Milton Berle) who solves cases on the radio investigates the decade-old murder of a sea captain.
Blonde Inspiration
Jonathan 'Johnny' Briggs
A writer of pulp Westerns cranks out more words than his editor and publisher want to pay for.
Keeping Company
Ted Foster
Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes interfering--parents) discovering married life isn't always bliss.
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Davidson
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
We Who Are Young
William Brooks
A man violates company policy by getting married.
The Ghost Comes Home
Lanny Shea
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive. Director William Thiele's 1940 film stars Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford, John Shelton, Harold Huber, Donald Meek, Nat Pendleton, Renie Riano, Frank Albertson, Reginald Owen, Ann Morriss and Richard Carle.
I Take This Woman
Intern Steve (uncredited)
On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic in the slums.
Start Cheering
Student
After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him expelled.
Navy Blue and Gold
Cadet (uncredited)
Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.
Talent Scout
Location Manager (uncredited)
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
Ever Since Eve
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Madge Winton (Marion Davies), a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid advances by lecherous bosses. When her new employer, writer Freddy Matthews (Robert Montgomery), accidentally sees her without her disguise, she has to pretend to be her roommate Sadie.
The Case Of The Stuttering Bishop
Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr. Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that, the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leaves on a boat and Perry meets the woman - Ida Gilbert. Perry goes to see Mr. Brownley, but gets nowhere. Later that night, Brownley is to meet Ida, but he is shot by a woman who drops Ida's gun. Ida is arrested for the murder of Mr. Brownley and Perry gets involved.
Kid Galahad
(uncredited)
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.
That Girl From Paris
Photographer (uncredited)
Nikki Martin (Lily Pons), a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to reciprocate her feelings.
Wanted: Jane Turner
Bellhop Getting Stamps (uncredited)
Investigators set out to capture a gang of thieves transporting stolen cash through the U.S. mail.
Smartest Girl in Town
Male Model Offering Cookie Chili Dinner
A girl in search of a rich husband mistakes a millionaire for a male model.