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John Harlow(1896-1977)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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John Harlow was born on 19 August 1896 in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, UK. He was a director and assistant director, known for Meet Sexton Blake! (1945), Candles at Nine (1944) and While I Live (1947). He was married to Enid Hewitt. He died in 1977 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
BornAugust 19, 1896
Died1977
BornAugust 19, 1896
Died1977
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Known for

Meet Sexton Blake! (1945)
Meet Sexton Blake!
5.2
  • Director
  • 1945
Candles at Nine (1944)
Candles at Nine
5.7
  • Director
  • 1944
While I Live (1947)
While I Live
6.5
  • Director
  • 1947
My Lucky Star
  • Director
  • 1933

Credits

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Director

  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Patrol Car (1954)
    Patrol Car
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Robert Ayres and June Thorburn in Delayed Action (1954)
    Delayed Action
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Dangerous Cargo (1954)
    Dangerous Cargo
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1954
  • The Blue Parrot (1953)
    The Blue Parrot
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Those People Next Door (1953)
    Those People Next Door
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane in Old Mother Riley, Headmistress (1950)
    Old Mother Riley, Headmistress
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949)
    Old Mother Riley's New Venture
    4.0
    • Director
    • 1949
  • While I Live (1947)
    While I Live
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Felix Aylmer, Robert Beatty, Nova Pilbeam, and Carol Raye in Green Fingers (1947)
    Green Fingers
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Appointment with Crime (1946)
    Appointment with Crime
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1946
  • The Echo Murders (1945)
    The Echo Murders
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1945
  • The Agitator (1945)
    The Agitator
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Meet Sexton Blake! (1945)
    Meet Sexton Blake!
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Candles at Nine (1944)
    Candles at Nine
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1944

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Eva Bartok and Richard Greene in Beyond the Curtain (1960)
    Beyond the Curtain
    5.9
    • second unit director
    • 1960
  • Shadows of the Underworld (1939)
    Shadows of the Underworld
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • Suicide Legion (1939)
    Suicide Legion
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • Pierre Blanchar and Ruth Chatterton in A Royal Divorce (1938)
    A Royal Divorce
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1938
  • Lilli Palmer and Arthur Tracy in Command Performance (1937)
    Command Performance
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1937
  • Millions (1936)
    Millions
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1936
  • Elisabeth Bergner in Escape Me Never (1935)
    Escape Me Never
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1935
  • Laurence Olivier and Nora Swinburne in Potiphar's Wife (1931)
    Potiphar's Wife
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1931
  • The Love Storm (1931)
    The Love Storm
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1931
  • Norah Baring in Two Worlds (1930)
    Two Worlds
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1930
  • Madeleine Carroll, Franklin Dyall, and John Stuart in Atlantic (1929)
    Atlantic
    5.2
    • assistant director (as J. Harlow)
    • 1929
  • The Informer (1929)
    The Informer
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1929
  • Marguerite Allan in The Greenwood Tree (1929)
    The Greenwood Tree
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1929

Writer

  • Eva Bartok and Richard Greene in Beyond the Curtain (1960)
    Beyond the Curtain
    5.9
    • additional scenes
    • 1960
  • Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane in Old Mother Riley, Headmistress (1950)
    Old Mother Riley, Headmistress
    4.5
    • screenplay
    • 1950
  • Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949)
    Old Mother Riley's New Venture
    4.0
    • additional scenes
    • 1949
  • While I Live (1947)
    While I Live
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Appointment with Crime (1946)
    Appointment with Crime
    6.2
    • screen play
    • 1946
  • The Echo Murders (1945)
    The Echo Murders
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1945
  • Meet Sexton Blake! (1945)
    Meet Sexton Blake!
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1945
  • Candles at Nine (1944)
    Candles at Nine
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Three Men in a Boat (1933)
    Three Men in a Boat
    4.8
    • adaptation
    • 1933
  • My Lucky Star
    • writer
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • J. Harlow
  • Born
    • August 19, 1896
    • Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • 1977
    • Wandsworth, London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Enid Hewitt1947 - 1977 (his death)

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