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James Melton

James Melton

Acting

Biography

James Melton (1904-1961) was a popular singer in the 1920s and early 1930s. He later began a career as an operatic singer when tenor voices went out of style in popular music around 1932–35.

Known For

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
Ziegfeld Follies
6.0

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

Ziegfeld Follies

1945
Sing Me a Love Song
9.0

A young playboy inherits a financially-troubled New York City department store. To learn the business, he poses as a store clerk, and quickly falls for a pretty employee in the store's music department. Comedy with songs.

Sing Me a Love Song

1936
Stars Over Broadway
5.6

An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.

Stars Over Broadway

1935
Operation Wonderland
7.3

1951 behind the scenes featurette of the Walt Disney animated classic.

Operation Wonderland

1951
Melody for Two
7.0

A singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.

Melody for Two

1937
Hizzoner
10.0

In this comedy short not-so-smart copper Bert Lahr gets in over his head when he becomes a mock candidate for mayor.

Hizzoner

1933
Sing a Song
9.0

Fleischer Studios' 'Screen Song' sings a bunch of songs with the bouncing ball.

Sing a Song

1932
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Men are relaxing in the bunkhouse, when in walks James Melton, who sings some old songs. After he goes through "Red River Valley", "Home on the Range", "The Big Corral", and "The Old Chisholm Trail" -- while the screen shows cowboys wrangling cattle -- he leaves, despite offers to stay the night and give him breakfast.

The Last Dogie

1933