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Back-Room Boy (1942) -- Back-Room Boy

Overview

Date of Birth:
1889, London, England, UK more
Date of Death:
May 1962, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
British screenwriter and occasional director, formerly an editor of silents.
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Alternate Names:
J.O.C.Orton | John Orton

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Director, Actor
Writer:
  1. For Those in Peril (1944) (writer)
  2. Time Flies (1944) (writer)
  3. Bon Voyage (1944) (writer)
  4. Back-Room Boy (1942) (writer)
  5. Hi Gang! (1941) (writer)
  6. Cottage to Let (1941) (screenplay) (as J.O.C.Orton)
    ... aka Bombsight Stolen (USA)
  7. Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) (writer)
    ... aka Mail Train (USA)
  8. The Ghost Train (1941) (writer)
  9. Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940) (screenplay)
  10. Band Waggon (1940) (written and devised by)
  11. Where's That Fire? (1940) (writer)

  12. Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) (writer)
  13. The Frozen Limits (1939) (writer)
  14. Many Tanks Mr. Atkins (1938) (writer)
  15. Hey! Hey! USA (1938) (writer)
  16. Ask a Policeman (1938) (uncredited)
  17. It's in the Blood (1938) (writer)
  18. The Viper (1938) (writer)
  19. Thistledown (1938) (story)
  20. Mr. Satan (1938) (writer)
  21. Old Bones of the River (1938) (writer)
  22. Take It from Me (1937) (writer)
    ... aka Transatlantic Trouble
  23. Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937) (screenplay)
  24. Non-Stop New York (1937) (writer)
    ... aka Blood Oath
  25. Jack of All Trades (1936) (screenplay)
    ... aka The Two of Us (USA: alternative title)
  26. The Flying Doctor (1936) (writer)
  27. Everything Is Thunder (1936) (screenplay)
  28. Brown on Resolution (1935) (writer)
    ... aka Born for Glory (USA)
    ... aka Forever England (UK: reissue title)
    ... aka Torpedo Raider (USA: reissue title)
  29. Bulldog Jack (1935) (writer)
    ... aka Alias Bulldog Drummond (USA)
  30. Turn of the Tide (1935) (writer)
  31. Soldiers of the King (1934) (writer)
    ... aka The Woman in Command (USA)
  32. Jack Ahoy (1934) (story)
  33. Leave It to Smith (1933) (writer)
    ... aka Just Smith
  34. After the Ball (1932) (adaptation)
  35. Creeping Shadows (1931) (writer)
    ... aka The Limping Man (USA)
  36. Windjammer (1930) (screenplay) (as John Orton)

  37. A Typical Budget (1925) (writer)
    ... aka Gainsborough Burlesques: #4: A Typical Budget (UK: series title)
  38. Battling Bruisers (1925) (writer)
    ... aka Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery (UK: long title)
    ... aka Gainsborough Burlesques: #1: Battling Bruisers (UK: series title)
  39. Cut It Out (1925) (writer)
    ... aka Gainsborough Burlesques: #3: Cut It Out (UK: series title)
  40. So This Is Jollygood (1925) (writer)
    ... aka Gainsborough Burlesques: #2: So This Is Jollygood (UK: series title)
  41. The Blunderland of Big Game (1925) (writer)
    ... aka Gainsborough Burlesques: #5: The Blunderland of Big Game (UK: series title)
Director:
  1. The Bad Companions (1932)
  2. Out of the Blue (1931)
  3. Windjammer (1930) (as John Orton)

  4. The Celestial City (1929) (as John Orton)
Actor:
  1. Cut It Out (1925)
    ... aka Gainsborough Burlesques: #3: Cut It Out (UK: series title)

Additional Details

Genres:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance more

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