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DeWitt Jennings

Actor · Died March 1, 1937, aged 65 · Cameron, Missouri, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia DeWitt Clarke Jennings (June 21, 1871 – March 1, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 17 Broadway plays between 1906 and 1920, and in 153 films between 1915 and 1937. In 1935, Jennings played Sailing Master Fryer in Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable and Charles Laughton. He died in Hollywood, California at the age of 65.

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Born
June 21, 1871
Died
March 1, 1937 (aged 65)
From
Cameron, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on Motif · 120 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are DeWitt Jennings' films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Crime5 titlesTypical Motif score: 56th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Self
18%
Survival
16%
Power
13%
Bonds
11%
Society
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
3
Melancholic
4
Joyful
2
Dread
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch DeWitt Jennings' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 21 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for DeWitt Jennings' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

120 credits, 21 with a Motif page.

  • Thru Different Eyes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    as Paducah

  • That I May Live (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Chief of Police

  • Slave Ship (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Snodgrass

  • Fifty Roads to Town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Captain Galloway

  • This Is My Affair(1937)

    as Bradley Wallace

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • We Who Are About to Die(1936)

    as Mike Brannigan

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Accusing Finger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Prison Warden

  • Kelly the Second (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Judge

  • Sing, Baby, Sing(1936)

    as Mr. Lee, the Landlord

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Sins of Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

    as Twichelesko

  • Exclusive Story(1936)

    as Captain (uncredited)

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I Dream Too Much (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Man Yelling for Food (uncredited)

  • Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)

    as Fryer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Daring Young Man(1935)

    as Mayor's Committee Official

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Front Page Woman(1935)

    as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Village Tale (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sheriff Ramsey

  • Mary Jane's Pa(1935)

    as Sheriff

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Dog of Flanders(1935)

    as Carl Cogez

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Murder on a Honeymoon(1935)

    as Captain Beegle

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Wicked Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as The Sheriff

  • Secret of the Chateau (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Louis Bardou

  • The President Vanishes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Cullen

  • Death on the Diamond(1934)

    as Patterson

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Take the Stand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Police Commissioner

  • Charlie Chan's Courage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Constable Brackett (as DeWitt C. Jennings)

  • A Man's Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Chief Jordan

  • Little Man, What Now? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Emil Kleninholz

  • The Fighting Rookie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Police Commissioner

  • Massacre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sheriff Jennings

  • The Meanest Gal in Town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1934)

    as Police Chief (uncredited)

  • Police Car 17 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Captain T. J. Hart

  • I Loved a Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Banker (uncredited)

  • Golden Harvest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sheriff (uncredited)

  • One Year Later (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Deputy Russell

  • Made on Broadway (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Moriarty

  • Strictly Personal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Captain Reardon

  • Reform Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Capt. Balfour

  • A Lady's Profession (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Stephens

  • Mystery of the Wax Museum(1933)

    as Police Captain, 12th Precinct

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Ladies They Talk About(1933)

    as Detective Tracy (uncredited)

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • On Your Guard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1933)

    as Joshua Perkins

  • The Match King (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Bodensky (uncredited)

  • Silver Dollar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as George, the Mine Foreman

  • Central Park (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Police Desk Sergeant Monahan (uncredited)

  • Movie Crazy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mr. Hall

  • Midnight Morals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Dan McKennan

  • By Whose Hand? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as City Editor (uncredited)

  • Night Court (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Court Policeman (uncredited)

  • Dancers in the Dark (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1932)

    as Police Sergeant McGroody

  • Arrowsmith(1931)

    as B.W. Tozer (uncredited)

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Trapped (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Police Chief

  • A Dangerous Affair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as City Editor

  • Caught Plastered (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Police Chief H.A. Morton

  • The Squaw Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sheriff Bud Hardy

  • Salvation Nell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as McGovern

  • The Secret 6(1931)

    as Chief of Police Donlin

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Primrose Path (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1931)

    as Joe Malone

  • The Criminal Code(1931)

    as Yard Captain Gleason

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Min and Bill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as Groot

  • The Bat Whispers(1930)

    as Police Captain

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Big Trail(1930)

    as Boat Captain Hollister (uncredited)

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Big House(1930)

    as Wallace

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Those Who Dance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as Captain O'Brien

  • Captain of the Guard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as Priest

  • The Night Ride (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1930)

    as Capt. O'Donnell

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jim Cargan

  • The Trial of Mary Dugan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Inspector Hunt

  • Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jay Darrell

  • The Valiant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Warden Holt

  • Alibi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Officer O'Brien

  • Thru Different Eyes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Paducah

  • Red Hot Speed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Judge O'Brien

  • Seven Footprints to Satan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1929)

    as Uncle Joe

  • Me, Gangster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Police Chief

  • The Crash (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Supt. Carleton

  • Marry the Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Martin Wayland

  • The Air Mail Pilot (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • The Night Flyer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1928)

    as Bucks

  • Home Made (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Mr. White

  • Two Arabian Knights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as American Consul

  • The Great Mail Robbery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Captain Davis

  • McFadden's Flats (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1927)

    as Patrick Halloran

  • The Fire Brigade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Fire Chief Wallace

  • While London Sleeps (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as Inspector Burke

  • Exit Smiling(1926)

    as Orlando Wainwright

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Ice Flood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

  • Chip of the Flying U (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1926)

    as J.G. Whitmore

  • The Splendid Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Capt. Bashford

  • Don't (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Mr. Moffat

  • The Mystic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Director of Police

  • Go Straight! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as The Hunter

  • The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1925)

    as Detective Ross

  • The Deadwood Coach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Jim Shields · as Jim Shields - in play

  • Along Came Ruth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Captain Miles Standish

  • Merton of the Movies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Jeff Baird

  • The Silent Watcher (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Detective Stuart

  • The Enemy Sex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Harrigan Blood

  • The Desert Outlaw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Doc McChesney

  • Hit and Run (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Joe Burns

  • The Gaiety Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as John Kershaw

  • By Divine Right (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Tug Wilson

  • Name the Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Dan Collister

  • The Heart Bandit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1924)

    as Pat O'Connell

  • Blinky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Col. 'Raw Meat' Islip

  • Circus Days (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Daly

  • Out of Luck (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Capt. Bristol

  • Within the Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1923)

    as Inspector Burke

  • Mixed Faces (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Murray McGuire

  • Flesh and Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Detective Doyle

  • Sherlock Brown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as J. J. Wallace

  • The Right That Failed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1922)

    as Mr. Talbot

  • There Are No Villains (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Detective Flint

  • The Poverty of Riches (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Lyons

  • Alias Ladyfingers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Lt. Ambrose

  • Beating the Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as G.B. Lawson

  • The Golden Snare (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as 'Fighting' Fitzgerald

  • The Greater Claim (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1921)

    as Richard Everard Sr.

  • The Hillcrest Mystery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1918)

    as Tom Cameron

  • The Little American(1917)

    as English Barrister

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • At Bay (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1915)

    as Judson Flagg

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 120 titles from 1915 to 1942.

Highest rated

The Big House (1930)

Motif 81st

Most popular right now

A Dog of Flanders (1935)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting120 of 120: 120 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score65th

By decade

1910s3 · acting1920s52 · acting1930s64 · acting1940s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do DeWitt Jennings' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

None of their 21 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Motif 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does DeWitt Jennings work with?

People who share at least 2 of DeWitt Jennings' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; George W. Hill shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers