John Argyle
Encyclopedia
John Argyle was a British screenwriter
, producer
and film director
.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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Selected filmography
Director- The Last Tide (1931)
- Paradise AlleyParadise AlleyParadise Alley is a 1978 film about three brothers in Hell's Kitchen, New York City in the 1940s who become involved in professional wrestling. It was written and directed by Sylvester Stallone, and was given the green light by Universal Pictures after Stallone's success with 1976's Rocky...
(1931) - The Final ReckoningThe Final ReckoningThe Final Reckoning is the third novel in the Deptford Mice Trilogy by Robin Jarvis .-Plot summary:The ghostly spirit of Jupiter is back, more powerful than ever before...
(1932) - This Man Is DangerousThis Man Is DangerousThis Man Is Dangerous is a 1941 British thriller film, directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring James Mason and Gordon McLeod. The film is based on the novel They Called Him Death by David Hume....
(1941) - Send for Paul TempleSend for Paul TempleSend for Paul Temple is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Argyle and starring Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton and Tamara Desni. Paul Temple is called in after a major diamond theft. It was the first of four film adaptations of the Paul Temple stories, with John Bentley taking over the role in...
(1946) - The Hills of DonegalThe Hills of Donegal (film)The Hills of Donegal is a 1947 British drama film directed by John Argyle and starring Dinah Sheridan, James Etherington and Moore Marriott. A young Irish woman abandons a promising career as singer to get married, but soon discovers her husband is not the man she thought he was.-Cast:* Dinah...
(1947)