David Manners
David Joseph Manners (born Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom, April 30, 1900 – December 23, 1998) was a Canadian-American actor who played John Harker in Todd Browning's 1931 horror classic Dracula. The following year he portrayed the archaeologist Frank Whemple in another pre-Code thriller by Universal Pictures, The Mummy. Manners abandoned his film career in 1936, and his theatrical career seventeen years later.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 15.002 |
Birthday | 1900-04-29 |
Place of Birth | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Also Known As | David Joseph Manners, David J. Manners, Dave Manners, Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom, Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom, Rauff Acklom, |
1931
Dracula
7.167/1139
British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London and i...
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Dracula
1934
The Black Cat
6.695/256
After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed archi...
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The Black Cat
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
4.6/8
A trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and debonair clothing, backbiting and catfighting as they steal...
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The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1933
Roman Scandals
5.9/19
A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olde...
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Roman Scandals
1930
Journey's End
6.25/4
In France, 1917, an alcoholic captain is afraid that his new replacement, his sweetheart's brother, will betray his downfall.
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Journey's End
1932
The Mummy
6.778/588
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads...
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The Mummy
1931
The Miracle Woman
6.7/40
After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blin...
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The Miracle Woman
1933
Torch Singer
5.2/8
When she can't support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. Years later,...
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Torch Singer
1932
A Bill of Divorcement
6.4/31
Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in an asylum with his sanity restored. But he is disturbed to find that everything has changed: his...
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A Bill of Divorcement
1935
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
5.5/10
A choirmaster addicted to opium and obsessed with a beautiful young woman will stop at nothing to possess her.
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1932
The Death Kiss
5.056/27
When a movie actor is shot and killed during production, the true feelings about the actor begin to surface. As the studio heads worry about negative...
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The Death Kiss
1932
They Call It Sin
5.8/10
An innocent, young, small-town church organist is thrown out of her home, told she was adopted, and that her mother was an evil woman. She follows a c...
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They Call It Sin
1932
Man Wanted
5.5/9
A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.
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Man Wanted
1931
The Last Flight
6.9/11
Cary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. The four friends, haunted by the devastation of the war, head to Paris instead of home, w...
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The Last Flight
1936
Hearts in Bondage
4.5/6
Best friends Kenneth Reynolds and Raymond Jordan are U.S. Navy officers, and Kenneth is engaged to Raymond's sister. But the eruption of the Civil War...
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Hearts in Bondage
1932
Lady with a Past
5.8/8
A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all...
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Lady with a Past
1932
Beauty and the Boss
7/6
An ultra-efficient Plain Jane secretary blossoms when she accompanies her boss on a business trip to Paris.
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Beauty and the Boss
1933
The Girl in 419
3.5/2
A hospital surgeon (James Dunn) protects a mystery woman (Gloria Stuart) who knows too much about a card-game murder.
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The Girl in 419
1934
The Moonstone
4.4/5
A valuable gem from India is stolen in an old dark mansion and it is up to Scotland Yard inspector Charles Irwin to find out who did it among all the...
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The Moonstone
1933
From Hell to Heaven
7.5/1
The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a nearby track, as it will affect each of their lives in di...
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From Hell to Heaven
1932
Crooner
5/1
Fame goes to a priggish singer's head and almost costs him his girlfriend.
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Crooner
1935
The Perfect Clue
5.7/3
Mona Stewart, madcap, spoiled daughter of a wealthy man, becomes upset when she learns that her father is engaged to a woman she hates. She runs away,...
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The Perfect Clue
1931
The Ruling Voice
6/7
A mob boss has a change of heart when his daughter convinces him to move on from crime.
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The Ruling Voice
1931
Stranger in Town
3/1
Crickle is a tenacious small-town grocer who stubbornly resists the efforts of a monopolistic chain-store firm to purchase his establishment. The chai...
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Stranger in Town
1931
The Millionaire
7.5/6
A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.
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The Millionaire
1933
The Devil's in Love
6/2
The French Foreign Legion is the setting for this episodic adventure yarn. Victor Jory plays a Legion doctor falsely accused of murdering his commande...
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The Devil's in Love
1930
Kismet
3.5/2
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the ca...
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Kismet
1933
The Warrior's Husband
0/0
The Warrior's Husband is a satire of the male and female roles in society set in 800 B.C.. Queen Hippolyta (Marjorie Rambeau) rules Pontus with mascul...
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The Warrior's Husband
1936
A Woman Rebels
5.8/14
A Victorian-era woman struggles to break free of the moral codes established by society and enforced by her father.
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A Woman Rebels
1930
He Knew Women
4.8/2
A novelist has to chose between his wealthy patron and a penniless romantic.
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He Knew Women
1930
Mothers Cry
0/0
Having raised four children alone, widow Mary Williams still manages to love her eldest son, vicious and sadistic Danny Williams, who has led a life o...
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Mothers Cry
1935
Jalna
4.8/4
A young poet, accompanied by his new bride, returns home to his large family at their Canadian farm.
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Jalna
1934
The Luck of a Sailor
0/0
In this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is exiled. Trouble shows up when the king must return to his...
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The Luck of a Sailor
1930
Sweet Mama
0/0
A young girl falls in love with a member of a gang of crooks. She determines to bring the rest of the gang to justice so she can save the man she love...
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Sweet Mama
1930
The Truth About Youth
5.7/3
A young man falls into the clutches of a nightclub singer who corrupts him.
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The Truth About Youth
1930
The Right to Love
6/1
A woman becomes estranged from her daughter when the girl learns that she is illegitimate.
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The Right to Love
1934
The Great Flirtation
3/2
An actor is jealous of his wife's stardom.
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The Great Flirtation
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5/11
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one ti...
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1936
Lucky Fugitives
0/0
Jack Wycoff is a successful young author whose double is the notorious gangster Cy King. Mistakenly arrested, Wyckoff finds himself handcuffed to an a...
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Lucky Fugitives
1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
3.4/4
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a dinner in honor of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee, atten...
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An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
10/1
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
5/1
Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula over the years.
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The Many Faces of Dracula
2022
Dracula Unearthed
0/0
Commemorates 100 years since the release of the German classic, Nosferatu, by FW Murnau, and explores the general fascination of Count Dracula, a figu...
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Dracula Unearthed
1963
Dracula
0/0
8-minute shortened version of Tod Browning's 1931 classic "Dracula."
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