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Wallace Orton(1888-1968)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Director
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Wallace Orton was born on 1 February 1888 in Sutton, Surrey, England, UK. Wallace was a producer and production manager, known for Sunshine Ahead (1936), Laugh It Off (1940) and We'll Smile Again (1942). Wallace died on 29 October 1968 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK.
BornFebruary 1, 1888
DiedOctober 29, 1968(80)
BornFebruary 1, 1888
DiedOctober 29, 1968(80)
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Known for

Sunshine Ahead
  • Director
  • 1936
Laugh It Off (1940)
Laugh It Off
4.6
  • Production Management
  • 1940
Chesney Allen and Bud Flanagan in We'll Smile Again (1942)
We'll Smile Again
5.1
  • Producer
  • 1942
Music Hall (1934)
Music Hall
4.1
  • Writer
  • 1934

Credits

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Producer

  • Candles at Nine (1944)
    Candles at Nine
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1944
  • Medal for the General (1944)
    Medal for the General
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 1944
  • The Dummy Talks (1943)
    The Dummy Talks
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1943
  • Chesney Allen and Bud Flanagan in We'll Smile Again (1942)
    We'll Smile Again
    5.1
    • associate producer
    • 1942
  • Asking for Trouble (1942)
    Asking for Trouble
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Salute John Citizen (1942)
    Salute John Citizen
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Let the People Sing (1942)
    Let the People Sing
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 1942
  • The Common Touch (1941)
    The Common Touch
    6.5
    • associate producer
    • 1941
  • Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)
    Old Mother Riley's Circus
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1941

Production Management

  • Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941)
    Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
    5.3
    • production manager
    • 1941
  • Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
    Old Mother Riley in Business
    5.5
    • production manager
    • 1941
  • Deborah Kerr and Clifford Evans in Love on the Dole (1941)
    Love on the Dole
    6.6
    • production manager
    • 1941
  • Crook's Tour (1940)
    Crook's Tour
    5.7
    • production management
    • 1940
  • Old Mother Riley in Society (1940)
    Old Mother Riley in Society
    4.3
    • production manager
    • 1940
  • Laugh It Off (1940)
    Laugh It Off
    4.6
    • production manager
    • 1940
  • Song of the Road (1937)
    Song of the Road
    6.7
    • production supervisor
    • 1937
  • Hearts of Humanity (1936)
    Hearts of Humanity
    5.7
    • production supervisor
    • 1936

Director

  • Laugh It Off (1940)
    Laugh It Off
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Overcoat Sam
    Short
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Sunshine Ahead
    • Director
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 1, 1888
    • Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 29, 1968
    • Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK

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