John Rawlins

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John Rawlins

Directing June 9, 1902

Long Beach, California, USA

Director John Rawlins started in films in 1918 as an actor, stunt man, gag writer and assistant director. For a while he sidelined as a comedy writer, then became an editor and la…

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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

6.5 1942 Movie
Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

6.0 1942 Movie
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

5.5 1947 Movie
Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

5.6 1947 Movie
Hoi Polloi

Hoi Polloi

7.4 1935 Movie
Death Flies East

Death Flies East

7.0 1935 Movie
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

6.8 1940 Movie
Fort Defiance

Fort Defiance

6.5 1951 Movie
Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

5.7 1931 Movie
Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

7.2 1936 Movie
Lost Lagoon

Lost Lagoon

6.2 1957 Movie
Sudan

Sudan

6.6 1945 Movie

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Director John Rawlins started in films in 1918 as an actor, stunt man, gag writer and assistant director. For a while he sidelined as a comedy writer, then became an editor and later directed second features for First National in Britain from the early 1930s. Returning to the US, he joined Universal (1938-46), where he turned out "B" pictures and serials, including installments of the "Dick Tracy" and "Sherlock Holmes" series. He had similar assignments at RKO (1947-48) and United Artists (1951-53), before branching out into television dramas.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1957
    Lost Lagoon

    Movie Adaptation

  2. 1953
    Shark River

    Movie Director

  3. 1951
    Fort Defiance

    Movie Director

  4. 1951
    Rogue River

    Movie Director

  5. 1950
    The Boy From Indiana

    Movie Director

  6. 1949
    Massacre River

    Movie Director

  7. 1948
    Michael O'Halloran

    Movie Director

  8. 1948
    The Arizona Ranger

    Movie Director

  9. 1947
    Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

    Movie Director

  10. 1947
    Dick Tracy's Dilemma

    Movie Director

  11. 1946
    Her Adventurous Night

    Movie Director

  12. 1946
    Strange Conquest

    Movie Director

  13. 1945
    Sudan

    Movie Director

  14. 1944
    Ladies Courageous

    Movie Director

  15. 1943
    We've Never Been Licked

    Movie Director

  16. 1942
    Arabian Nights

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1942
    The Great Impersonation

    Movie Director

  2. 1942
    Overland Mail

    Movie Director

  3. 1942
    Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

    Movie Director

  4. 1942
    Half Way to Shanghai

    Movie Director

  5. 1942
    Mississippi Gambler

    Movie Director

  6. 1942
    Unseen Enemy

    Movie Director

  7. 1942
    Torpedo Boat

    Movie Director

  8. 1942
    Bombay Clipper

    Movie Director

  9. 1941
    Secret of the Wastelands

    Movie Williams

  10. 1941
    Sea Raiders

    Movie Director

  11. 1941
    A Dangerous Game

    Movie Director

  12. 1941
    Raiders of the Desert

    Movie Director

  13. 1941
    Men of the Timberland

    Movie Director

  14. 1941
    Mutiny in the Arctic

    Movie Director

  15. 1941
    Mr. Dynamite

    Movie Director

  16. 1941
    Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

    Movie Director

  17. 1940
    The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    Movie Director

  18. 1940
    Junior G-Men

    Movie Director

  19. 1940
    Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.

    Movie Director

  20. 1940
    The Leather Pushers

    Movie Director

  21. 1940
    Argentine Nights

    Movie Gaucho

  22. 1939
    Whispering Enemies

    Movie Story

  23. 1938
    The Missing Guest

    Movie Director

  24. 1938
    Young Fugitives

    Movie Director