John Harlow was an English 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:...

, active from the 1930s to the 1950s. Harlow worked for smaller studios, mainly in crime/thriller genre potboilers, with his better known films including Candles at Nine

Candles at Nine

Candles at Nine is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Beatrix Lehmann, Joss Ambler and Jessie Matthews. A wealthy man jokes about being murdered for his inheritance, but is then found dead...

(1944), the Sexton Blake

Sexton Blake

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 thrillers Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake

Meet Sexton Blake is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Manning Whiley, Dennis Arundell and John Varley.-Cast:* David Farrar - Sexton Blake* Manning Whiley - Raoul Sudd* Dennis Arundell - Johann Sudd...

and The Echo Murders

The Echo Murders

The Echo Murders is a 1945 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Dennis Price, Pamela Stirling and Julien Mitchell.- Cast :*David Farrar as Sexton Blake*Dennis Price as Dick Warren*Pamela Stirling as Stella Duncan...

(both 1945), and the 1947 reincarnation drama While I Live

While I Live

While I Live is a 1947 British drama film, directed by John Harlow. While I Live is best remembered for its musical theme "The Dream of Olwen" composed by Charles Williams, reprised at intervals throughout the film, which became hugely popular in its time and is still regularly performed...

. He also directed two late entries in the popular, if critically unappreciated, Old Mother Riley

Old Mother Riley

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 series.

Filmography (director)

• 1933: My Lucky Star
• 1934: Master and Man
  Master and Man (1934 film)
  Master and Man is a 1934 British comedy film directed by John Harlow.-Cast:* Wallace Lupino ... Wally* Barry Lupino ... Barry* Gus McNaughton ... Blackmailer* Faith Bennett ... Lady Sinden* Syd Crossley ... Coffee Stall Keeper...
  
  
• 1941: Spellbound
  Spellbound (1941 film)
  Spellbound is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Harlow. The film is based on the novel The Necromancer by Robert Hugh Benson. It was also released under the titles of Ghost Story and The Spell of Army Nugent.-Plot:...
  
  
• 1942: This Was Paris
  This Was Paris
  This Was Paris is a 1942 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring Ann Dvorak, Ben Lyon and Griffith Jones.-Cast:* Ann Dvorak ... Ann Morgan* Ben Lyon ... Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter* Griffith Jones ... Capt. Bill Hamilton, MI5...
  
  
• 1943: The Dark Tower
  The Dark Tower (1943 film)
  The Dark Tower is a 1943 film starring Herbert Lom, Anne Crawford, David Farrar and Ben Lyon.-Plot:Stephen Torg seeks work at a struggling traveling circus. While there, a lion escapes; Torg is able to control it with his skill at hypnotism. Phil Danton , the head of the circus, is so impressed,...
  
  
• 1944: Candles at Nine
  Candles at Nine
  Candles at Nine is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Beatrix Lehmann, Joss Ambler and Jessie Matthews. A wealthy man jokes about being murdered for his inheritance, but is then found dead...
  
  
• 1944: Headline
  Headline (film)
  Headline is a 1944 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Anne Crawford, William Hartnell and John Stuart. It was based on the novel The Reporter by Ken Attiwall. A crime reporter searches for a mystery woman who has witnessed a murder.-Cast:* David Farrar ... ...
  
  
• 1945: The Agitator
  The Agitator (1945 film)
  The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. A young socialist is forced to question his beliefs when he unexpectedly inherits a large firm. It was based on the novel Peter Pettenger by William Riley.-Cast:* William...
  
  
• 1945: Meet Sexton Blake
  Meet Sexton Blake
  Meet Sexton Blake is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Manning Whiley, Dennis Arundell and John Varley.-Cast:* David Farrar - Sexton Blake* Manning Whiley - Raoul Sudd* Dennis Arundell - Johann Sudd...
  
  
• 1945: The Echo Murders
  The Echo Murders
  The Echo Murders is a 1945 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Dennis Price, Pamela Stirling and Julien Mitchell.- Cast :*David Farrar as Sexton Blake*Dennis Price as Dick Warren*Pamela Stirling as Stella Duncan...
  
  
• 1946: Appointment with Crime
  Appointment with Crime
  Appointment with Crime is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Harlow.-Plot:Leo Martin works for a criminal gang run by Gus Loman that primarily uses a smash and grab tactic. During one particular risky robbery heist, Leo breaks the window at a jewelry store only to have his wrists broken...
  
  
• 1947: Green Fingers
  Green Fingers
  Green Fingers is a 1947 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring Robert Beatty, Carol Raye and Nova Pilbeam. After returning from fighting in a war, a young man discovers he has what appear to be healing powers.-Cast:...
  
  
• 1947: While I Live
  While I Live
  While I Live is a 1947 British drama film, directed by John Harlow. While I Live is best remembered for its musical theme "The Dream of Olwen" composed by Charles Williams, reprised at intervals throughout the film, which became hugely popular in its time and is still regularly performed...
  
  
• 1949: Old Mother Riley's New Venture
• 1950: Old Mother Riley, Headmistress
• 1953: Those People Next Door
  Those People Next Door
  Those People Next Door is a 1953 British comedy film directed by John Harlow and starring Jack Warner, Charles Victor and Marjorie Rhodes.-Cast:* Jack Warner ... Sam Twigg* Charles Victor ... Joe Higgins* Marjorie Rhodes ... Mary Twigg...
  
  
• 1953: The Blue Parrot
  The Blue Parrot
  The Blue Parrot is a 1953 British crime film directed by John Harlow and starring Dermot Walsh, Jacqueline Hill, Ballard Berkeley, Richard Pearson and John Le Mesurier.British crime reporter Percy Hoskins provided the story.-Cast:...
  
  
• 1954: Dangerous Cargo
  Dangerous Cargo
  Dangerous Cargo is a 1954 British crime film directed by John Harlow starring Jack Watling, Susan Stephen, Richard Pearson, Terence Alexander and John Le Mesurier.British crime reporter Percy Hoskins provided the story.-Cast:...
  
  
• 1954: Delayed Action
  Delayed Action
  Delayed Action is a 1954 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Robert Ayres, June Thorburn and Alan Wheatley.-Plot:Two criminals do a deal with a suicidal man, who will confess to crimes they have committed before killing himself. However he subsequently has a change of...
  
  

External links

John Harlow at Internet Movie Database

Internet Movie Database

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