Biography

J. Charles Davis was born on March 12, 1891 in Mill Neck, New York, USA. J. Charles is known for The Shadow (1921), A Daughter of the Sioux (1925) and Tonio, Son of the Sierras (1925). J. Charles was previously married to Marilyn Mills.

Independent "Poverty Row" producer who specialized in low (extremely low) budget westerns, usually shot in less than a week and distributed through the then-chaotic exchange system to independent theaters. This distribution system resulted in prints being bought outright in certain states and virtually ensured a release would remain in circulation for as long as it could remain spliced together, with a producer's profits often being measured in numbers that would make a major studio producer die laughing. Davis' most notable claim to fame was producing $50,000 Reward (1924), the film, likely his most profitable, that launched Ken Maynard's career on the road to stardom. He ended his career producing his only talkie, West of the Rockies (1929), an Art Mix quickie now considered lost.

Owner of J. Charles Davis Productions and Davis Distributing Division.

Was assistant to the President and Director of Advertising and Publicity at Arrow Film Corp., formed in 1922.