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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 While I Live (1947), Meet Sexton Blake! (1945) and Candles at Nine (1944). 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

While I Live (1947)
While I Live
6.6
  • Director
  • 1947
Meet Sexton Blake! (1945)
Meet Sexton Blake!
5.3
  • Director
  • 1945
Candles at Nine (1944)
Candles at Nine
5.6
  • Director
  • 1944
My Lucky Star
  • Director
  • 1933

Credits

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Director

  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Patrol Car (1954)
    Patrol Car
    7.7
    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
    5.6
    • 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
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Felix Aylmer, Robert Beatty, Nova Pilbeam, and Carol Raye in Green Fingers (1947)
    Green Fingers
    6.1
    • 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
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Meet Sexton Blake! (1945)
    Meet Sexton Blake!
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Candles at Nine (1944)
    Candles at Nine
    5.6
    • 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
    7.7
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • Suicide Legion (1939)
    Suicide Legion
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • Pierre Blanchar and Ruth Chatterton in A Royal Divorce (1938)
    A Royal Divorce
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1938
  • Lilli Palmer and Arthur Tracy in Command Performance (1937)
    Command Performance
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1937
  • Millions (1936)
    Millions
    6.3
    • 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
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1931
  • Fay Compton and Ian Hunter in The Love Storm (1931)
    The Love Storm
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1931
  • Norah Baring in Two Worlds (1930)
    Two Worlds
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1930
  • Madeleine Carroll, Franklin Dyall, and John Stuart in Atlantic (1929)
    Atlantic
    5.2
    • assistant director (as J. Harlow)
    • 1929
  • Lya De Putti and Carl Harbord in The Informer (1929)
    The Informer
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1929
  • Marguerite Allan in The Greenwood Tree (1929)
    The Greenwood Tree
    7.2
    • 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
    6.6
    • 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!
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1945
  • Candles at Nine (1944)
    Candles at Nine
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Three Men in a Boat (1933)
    Three Men in a Boat
    4.9
    • adaptation
    • 1933
  • My Lucky Star
    • writer
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • 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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