Writing
J.O.C. Orton
Born August 30, 1889 · London, England, UK
Died May 1, 1962 · aged 72
No biography available.
Known For
Non-Stop New York · 1937Non-Stop New York
★ 6.81937
MovieDramaCrime
A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.
Time Flies · 1944Time Flies
★ 6.01944
MovieComedyScience Fiction
The Professor (Felix Aylmer) is showing Susie (Evelyn Dall) around his time machine when it accidently takes off with Tommy (Tommy Handley) and Bill (George Moon) also on board. They are transported to Elizabethan England where they come across Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth 1, Captain John Smith and Pocohontas. Will our time travellers return?
Oh, Mr. Porter! · 1937Oh, Mr. Porter!
★ 7.01937
MovieComedy
Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.
Bon Voyage · 1944Bon Voyage
★ 5.61944
MovieWarDrama
After escaping a Nazi POW camp, a young Scottish RAF gunner recounts his perilous journey through occupied France with the help of the Resistance. During his debriefing in London, French intelligence officers press him for details—especially about one companion whose true loyalties may not be what they seemed.
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It · 1941Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
★ 7.41941
MovieCrime
Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.
Shooting Stars · 1928Shooting Stars
★ 7.11928
MovieDrama
The husband and wife acting team of Mae Feather and Julian Gordon is torn apart when he discovers she is having an affair with the screen comedian Andy Wilks.
The Windjammer · 1930The Windjammer
★ 10.01930
MovieAdventure
Adapted from the book By Way of Cape Horn by A.J Villiers, Windjammer is a beautifully-filmed record of the last journey of the Grace Harwar, a full-rigged Windjammer sailing from Australia to England via Cape Horn.
For Those in Peril · 1944For Those in Peril
★ 6.11944
MovieWarDrama
A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking them to safety.
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