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James Tinling(1898-1967)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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James Tinling was born on 8 May 1898 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Deadline for Murder (1946), Strange Journey (1946) and Trouble Preferred (1948). He died on 14 May 1967 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornMay 8, 1898
DiedMay 14, 1967(69)
BornMay 8, 1898
DiedMay 14, 1967(69)
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Known for

Paul Kelly in Deadline for Murder (1946)
Deadline for Murder
5.1
  • Director
  • 1946
Paul Kelly and Osa Massen in Strange Journey (1946)
Strange Journey
6.0
  • Director
  • 1946
Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts, and Charles Russell in Trouble Preferred (1948)
Trouble Preferred
5.9
  • Director
  • 1948
Monte Blue and Eleanor Boardman in The Flood (1931)
The Flood
  • Director
  • 1931

Credits

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Director

  • Fury (1955)
    Fury
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Reed Hadley in Public Defender (1954)
    Public Defender
    7.3
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1954
  • Racket Squad (1950)
    Racket Squad
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • directed by
    • 1951–1953
  • Stuart Erwin in The Stu Erwin Show (1950)
    The Stu Erwin Show
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Beulah (1950)
    Beulah
    7.7
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Tales of Robin Hood (1951)
    Tales of Robin Hood
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts, and Charles Russell in Trouble Preferred (1948)
    Trouble Preferred
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Virginia Christine, Gary Gray, and Charles Russell in Night Wind (1948)
    Night Wind
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Roses Are Red (1947)
    Roses Are Red
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Louise Currie and Kent Taylor in Second Chance (1947)
    Second Chance
    5.9
    • Director (as James S. Tinling)
    • 1947
  • Dona Drake and Kent Taylor in Dangerous Millions (1946)
    Dangerous Millions
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Paul Kelly and Osa Massen in Strange Journey (1946)
    Strange Journey
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Paul Kelly in Deadline for Murder (1946)
    Deadline for Murder
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1946
  • William Gargan, Patrick O'Moore, and Maria Palmer in Rendezvous 24 (1946)
    Rendezvous 24
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Richard Cromwell, Frank Graham, Edgar Kennedy, Mantan Moreland, and Gale Storm in Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher (1943)
    Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1943

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Anne Baxter, Fred MacMurray, and Highland Dale in Smoky (1946)
    Smoky
    6.7
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
    The Ox-Bow Incident
    8.0
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, and Thomas Mitchell in Immortal Sergeant (1943)
    Immortal Sergeant
    6.5
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Eddie Cantor, June Lang, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Roland Young in Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
    Ali Baba Goes to Town
    6.3
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Charles Farrell and Greta Nissen in Fazil (1928)
    Fazil
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1928
  • Olive Borden in Fig Leaves (1926)
    Fig Leaves
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1926
  • Leslie Fenton and May McAvoy in The Road to Glory (1926)
    The Road to Glory
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1926
  • The Ancient Mariner (1925)
    The Ancient Mariner
    • assistant director
    • 1925
  • Harry Sweet in The Dumb Bell (1921)
    The Dumb Bell
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1921

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • James S. Tinling
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • May 8, 1898
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • May 14, 1967
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA
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    • 1 Article

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    Veteran second-feature director of the 1930s and '40s, a former prop boy and stuntman. Worked primarily for 20th Century=Fox, turning out unassuming, lightweight entertainments, including entries in the Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto series.

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