John English

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Birthday: Jun 25, 1903

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True to his name, director John English was English, born in Cumberland in 1903. English was raised in Canada, where he received his schooling. In films in various technical capacities since the dawn of the talkie era, English was given a chance to direct by the newly formed Republic Pictures in 1935. The bulk of his films were westerns, starring the likes of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. John English is best known for his many Republic serials, many of these directed in collaboration with William Witney: Dick Tracy Returns (1937), The Lone Ranger (1938), Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939), Drums of Fu Manchu (1939), Captain America (1940), etc. Frank Coghlan Jr., who starred in the Republic serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1940), has recalled that while Witney handled most of the action sequences, English devoted his time to the dialogue and dramatic scenes. He also proved equal to the challenge of juggling a murder mystery, several musical numbers, and an elaborate ice-skating finale in the 1946 Vera Hruba Ralston vehicle Murder in the Music Hall. Even after Republic ceased production in 1959, John English remained on the studio lot, directing TV episodes produced by such organizations as Four Star Productions and Revue.

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
No Score Yet	Valley of Fire	Director	—	1951
No Score Yet	Hills of Utah	Director	—	1951
No Score Yet	Cow Town	Director	—	1950
No Score Yet	Indian Territory	Director	—	1950
No Score Yet	Mule Train	Director	—	1950
No Score Yet	The Blazing Sun	Director	—	1950
No Score Yet	Beyond the Purple Hills	Director	—	1950
No Score Yet	Riders in the Sky	Director	—	1949
No Score Yet	Riders of the Whistling Pines	Director	—	1949
No Score Yet	Rim of the Canyon	Director	—	1949
No Score Yet	Loaded Pistols	Director	—	1948
No Score Yet	The Strawberry Roan	Director	—	1948
No Score Yet	Trail to San Antone	Director	—	1947
No Score Yet	Last Round-Up	Director	—	1947
No Score Yet	Murder in the Music Hall	Director	—	1946
No Score Yet	Utah	Director	—	1945
No Score Yet	Don't Fence Me In	Director	—	1945
No Score Yet	Silver City Kid	Director	—	1945
No Score Yet	San Fernando Valley	Director	—	1944
No Score Yet	Port of 40 Thieves	Director	—	1944
No Score Yet	Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.	Director	—	1941
No Score Yet	Jungle Girl	Director	—	1941
No Score Yet	Adventures of Captain Marvel	Director	—	1941
No Score Yet	King of the Royal Mounted	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	Adventures of Red Ryder	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	Drums of Fu Manchu	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	The Lone Ranger	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	Mysterious Dr. Satan	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	Daredevils of the Red Circle	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	Dick Tracy's G-Men	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	Daredevils of the Red Circle	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	The Fighting Devil Dogs	Director	—	1938
No Score Yet	Dick Tracy Returns	Director	—	1938
No Score Yet	Hawk of the Wilderness	Director	—	1938
No Score Yet	Zorro Rides Again	Director	—	1937
No Score Yet	Whistling Bullets	Director	—	1937
No Score Yet	Arizona Days	Director	—	1937
No Score Yet	Red Blood of Courage	Director	—	1935
No Score Yet	His Fighting Blood	Director	—	1935

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	Gunsmoke 1955-1975	Director	1963
No Score Yet	Perry Mason 1957-1966	Director	1961
No Score Yet	Zane Grey Theatre 1956-1961	Director	1959 1958 1957 1956

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John English

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