A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
John Orton
John Overton C. Orton
Birthplace:
London, England, UK
Adaptation:
1932 After the Ball
Assistant Director:
1927 The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
1932 After the Ball
Director:
1927 The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
1929 The Celestial City
1930 The Windjammer
1931 Bill and Coo
1932 After the Ball
1932 The Bad Companions
Editor:
1927 The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
1929 The Celestial City
1930 The Windjammer
1931 Bill and Coo
1932 After the Ball
1932 The Bad Companions
Original Story:
1927 The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
1929 The Celestial City
1930 The Windjammer
1931 Bill and Coo
1932 After the Ball
1932 The Bad Companions
1942 Back-Room Boy
Screenplay:
1927 The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
1929 The Celestial City
1930 The Windjammer
1931 Bill and Coo
1932 After the Ball
1932 The Bad Companions
1935 Bulldog Jack
1936 Jack of All Trades
1937 Non-Stop New York
1937 Oh, Mr. Porter!
1938 Hey! Hey! USA
1938 The Viper
1941 Cottage to Let
1942 Back-Room Boy
1944 Bon Voyage
1944 For Those in Peril
Script:
1927 The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
1929 The Celestial City
1930 The Windjammer
1931 Bill and Coo
1932 After the Ball
1932 The Bad Companions
1935 Bulldog Jack
1936 Jack of All Trades
1937 Non-Stop New York
1937 Oh, Mr. Porter!
1937 Transatlantic Trouble
1938 Hey! Hey! USA
1938 The Viper
1941 Cottage to Let
1942 Back-Room Boy
1944 Bon Voyage
1944 For Those in Peril
Story:
1927 The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
1929 The Celestial City
1930 The Windjammer
1931 Bill and Coo
1932 After the Ball
1932 The Bad Companions
1935 Bulldog Jack
1936 Jack of All Trades
1937 Non-Stop New York
1937 Oh, Mr. Porter!
1937 Transatlantic Trouble
1938 Hey! Hey! USA
1938 The Viper
1938 Thistledown
1941 Cottage to Let
1942 Back-Room Boy
1944 Bon Voyage
1944 For Those in Peril
Writer:
1925 Cut It Out
1927 The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands
1929 The Celestial City
1930 The Windjammer
1931 Bill and Coo
1931 Creeping Shadows
1932 After the Ball
1932 The Bad Companions
1933 Leave It to Smith
1935 Bulldog Jack
1936 Everything Is Thunder
1936 Jack of All Trades
1937 Non-Stop New York
1937 Oh, Mr. Porter!
1937 Transatlantic Trouble
1938 Hey! Hey! USA
1938 Mr. Satan
1938 The Viper
1938 Thistledown
1939 Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
1939 Where's That Fire
1941 Cottage to Let
1941 Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941 The Ghost Train
1942 Back-Room Boy
1944 Bon Voyage
1944 For Those in Peril
1944 Time Flies
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