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John Argyle(1911-1962)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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John Argyle was born on 6 March 1911 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was a producer and writer, known for The Last Tide (1931), The Final Reckoning (1932) and The Green Finger (1946). He died on 9 December 1962 in Salisbury, Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe].
BornMarch 6, 1911
DiedDecember 9, 1962(51)
BornMarch 6, 1911
DiedDecember 9, 1962(51)
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Known for

The Last Tide
  • Producer
  • 1931
The Final Reckoning
  • Producer
  • 1932
The Green Finger (1946)
The Green Finger
5.7
  • Producer
  • 1946
Paradise Alley
  • Producer
  • 1931

Credits

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Producer

  • Once a Sinner (1950)
    Once a Sinner
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1950
  • Bill Owen in The Girl Who Couldn't Quite (1950)
    The Girl Who Couldn't Quite
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1950
  • The Case of Charles Peace (1949)
    The Case of Charles Peace
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1949
  • The Hills of Donegal (1947)
    The Hills of Donegal
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1947
  • The Green Finger (1946)
    The Green Finger
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Thursday's Child (1943)
    Thursday's Child
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1943
  • James Mason, Mary Clare, and Wilfrid Lawson in Terror House (1942)
    Terror House
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Tower of Terror (1941)
    Tower of Terror
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1941
  • James Mason and Mary Clare in Death Cell (1941)
    Death Cell
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1941
  • Leslie Banks, Romilly Lunge, and Lilli Palmer in Chamber of Horrors (1940)
    Chamber of Horrors
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1940
  • Bruce Cabot in The Torso Murder Mystery (1939)
    The Torso Murder Mystery
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1939
  • The Human Monster (1939)
    The Human Monster
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1939
  • Wanted by Scotland Yard (1939)
    Wanted by Scotland Yard
    • producer
    • 1939
  • Little Dolly Daydream
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Maureen O'Hara and Binkie Stuart in Little Miss Molly (1938)
    Little Miss Molly
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1938

Writer

  • The Green Finger (1946)
    The Green Finger
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • James Mason, Mary Clare, and Wilfrid Lawson in Terror House (1942)
    Terror House
    6.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Tower of Terror (1941)
    Tower of Terror
    5.9
    • adaptation
    • 1941
  • James Mason and Mary Clare in Death Cell (1941)
    Death Cell
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1941
  • Leslie Banks, Romilly Lunge, and Lilli Palmer in Chamber of Horrors (1940)
    Chamber of Horrors
    5.5
    • treatment
    • 1940
  • The Human Monster (1939)
    The Human Monster
    5.7
    • screenplay (as J.F. Argyle)
    • 1939
  • Maureen O'Hara and Binkie Stuart in Little Miss Molly (1938)
    Little Miss Molly
    4.9
    • story (as John F. Argyle)
    • 1938
  • Old Mother Riley (1937)
    Old Mother Riley
    5.0
    • original story
    • 1937
  • Smilin' Along
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • The Final Reckoning
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • The Thoroughbred
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • A Game of Chance
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Paradise Alley
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • The Last Tide
    • story
    • 1931
  • That's His Weakness
    Short
    • Writer (as John F. Argyle)
    • 1930

Director

  • The Hills of Donegal (1947)
    The Hills of Donegal
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1947
  • The Green Finger (1946)
    The Green Finger
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Smilin' Along
    Short
    • Director
    • 1932
  • The Final Reckoning
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Paradise Alley
    • Director
    • 1931
  • The Last Tide
    • Director
    • 1931
  • That's His Weakness
    Short
    • Director (as John F. Argyle)
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J.F. Argyle
  • Born
    • March 6, 1911
    • Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 9, 1962
    • Salisbury, Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe]

Did you know

  • Trivia
    British writer/producer/director, sometimes billed as 'John F. Argyle'. He was managing director of 'Argyle Talking Pictures', 'Argyle British Productions' and 'John Argyle Productions Ltd.'.

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