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James W. Horne

James W. Horne

Directing·1880–1942·83 films

James Wesley Horne (December 14, 1880 – June 29, 1942) was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director. He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later.

As Director

Way Out West
Way Out West (1937)
College
College (1927)
Big Business
Big Business (1929)
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
Beau Hunks
Beau Hunks (1931)
Laughing Gravy
Laughing Gravy (1931)
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home (1931)
Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water (1935)
Come Clean
Come Clean (1931)
Any Old Port!
Any Old Port! (1932)
One Good Turn
One Good Turn (1931)
Be Big!
Be Big! (1931)
Our Wife
Our Wife (1931)
The Skulls
The Skulls (1931)
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows (1930)
Playing at Politics
Playing at Politics (1931)
Whispering Whoopee
Whispering Whoopee (1930)
The Cruise of the Jasper B
The Cruise of the Jasper B (1926)
The Shadow
The Shadow (1940)
All Over Town
All Over Town (1937)
The Chiselers
The Chiselers (1931)
The King
The King (1930)
The Green Archer
The Green Archer (1940)
The Spider Returns
The Spider Returns (1941)
Dollar Dizzy
Dollar Dizzy (1930)
High C's
High C's (1930)
Fifty Million Husbands
Fifty Million Husbands (1930)
Madame Sans Jane
Madame Sans Jane (1925)
The Girl Detective
The Girl Detective (1915)
The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw (1941)
The Forgotten Law
The Forgotten Law (1922)
Perils of the Royal Mounted
Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942)
Girl Shock
Girl Shock (1930)
Fast Work
Fast Work (1930)
Looser Than Loose
Looser Than Loose (1930)
Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight (1942)
Laughing at Danger
Laughing at Danger (1924)
Mister Mugg
Mister Mugg (1933)
The Spider's Web
The Spider's Web (1938)
Terry and the Pirates
Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Holt of the Secret Service
Holt of the Secret Service (1941)
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926)
Thundering Tenors
Thundering Tenors (1931)
White Eagle
White Eagle (1941)
Wife Tamers
Wife Tamers (1926)
Deadwood Dick
Deadwood Dick (1940)
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights (2002)
Flying G-Men
Flying G-Men (1939)
Red Noses
Red Noses (1932)
Hands Up
Hands Up (1918)
The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man (1919)
The Big Hop
The Big Hop (1928)
Youth and Adventure
Youth and Adventure (1925)
Occasionally Yours
Occasionally Yours (1920)
Blow Your Own Horn
Blow Your Own Horn (1923)
The Third Eye
The Third Eye (1920)
Laughing Ladies
Laughing Ladies (1925)
The Tabasco Kid
The Tabasco Kid (1932)
The Bronze Bell
The Bronze Bell (1921)
The Yankee Consul
The Yankee Consul (1924)
Can a Woman Love Twice?
Can a Woman Love Twice? (1923)
Black Butterflies
Black Butterflies (1928)
The Fighting Heiress
The Fighting Heiress (1916)
Alimony
Alimony (1924)
The Sunshine Trail
The Sunshine Trail (1923)
Perfectly Mismated
Perfectly Mismated (1934)
American Manners
American Manners (1924)
A Man of Action
A Man of Action (1923)
The Hottentot
The Hottentot (1922)
Hot Money
Hot Money (1935)
There Goes the Bride
There Goes the Bride (1925)
In Fast Company
In Fast Company (1924)
Thundering Landlords
Thundering Landlords (1925)
Kosher Kitty Kelly
Kosher Kitty Kelly (1926)
Itching Palms
Itching Palms (1923)
A gray in the air
A gray in the air (1930)
The Turquoise Mine Conspiracy
The Turquoise Mine Conspiracy (1916)
The Man from Tia Juana
The Man from Tia Juana (1917)
Stingaree
Stingaree (1915)
The Girl from Frisco
The Girl from Frisco (1916)
The Vivisectionist
The Vivisectionist (1915)

As Actor

As Writer