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J.B. Holmes(1901-1968)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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J.B. Holmes was born on 13 December 1901 in Bickley, Kent, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for The Mine (1936), The Hunch (1971) and Merchant Seamen (1941). He died on 16 September 1968 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
BornDecember 13, 1901
DiedSeptember 16, 1968(66)
BornDecember 13, 1901
DiedSeptember 16, 1968(66)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

The Mine
  • Director
  • 1936
Alex Norton in The Hunch (1971)
The Hunch
6.3
  • Producer
  • 1971
Merchant Seamen
  • Director
  • 1941
Looking at Gold and Silver
Short
  • Director
  • 1963

Credits

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Director



  • Looking at Gold and Silver
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Mining Review 6th Year No. 10
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • This Is York (1953)
    This Is York
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Ocean Terminal (1952)
    Ocean Terminal
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1952
  • This Year-London (1951)
    This Year-London
    6.8
    Short
    • Director (as Jack Holmes)
    • 1951
  • Berth 24 (1950)
    Berth 24
    7.1
    Short
    • Director (as J. B. Holmes)
    • 1950
  • Probation Officer (1950)
    Probation Officer
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Desmond Carrington, Tilsa Page, and Russell Waters in The People at No. 19 (1949)
    The People at No. 19
    5.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1949
  • A Fisherman's Yarn
    Short
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Coastal Command (1943)
    Coastal Command
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Ordinary People (1942)
    Ordinary People
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Merchant Seamen
    • Director
    • 1941
  • City of Ships
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Daisy Bell Comes to Town
    Short
    • Director
    • 1937
  • How to Cook
    Short
    • Director
    • 1937

Producer



  • Alex Norton in The Hunch (1971)
    The Hunch
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Hall-Marking
    Short
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Flash the Sheepdog (1968)
    Flash the Sheepdog
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Surface to Surface
    Short
    • producer
    • 1965
  • And Gladly Would He Learn
    Short
    • producer
    • 1964
  • The Importance of Being E.R.N.I.E. (1964)
    The Importance of Being E.R.N.I.E.
    Short
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Looking at Gold and Silver
    Short
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Swift Water (1952)
    Swift Water
    6.6
    Short
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Britain Can Make It No. 14
    Short
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Children's Charter (1945)
    Children's Charter
    6.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1945
  • By Sea and Land (1944)
    By Sea and Land
    Short
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Making Fashion (1938)
    Welfare of the Workers
    6.1
    Short
    • associate producer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • The Islanders (1939)
    The Islanders
    5.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1939

Writer



  • Listen to Britain (1942)
    The Heart of Britain
    6.7
    Short
    • commentary (as Jack Holmes)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J. B. Holmes
  • Born
    • December 13, 1901
    • Bickley, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 16, 1968
    • Hampstead, London, England, UK

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    • Jack Holmes

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