John Harlow

British film director (1896–1977)

John Harlow was an English film director, active from the 1930s to the 1950s. Harlow worked for smaller studios, mainly in crime/thriller genre potboilers, with his better known films including Candles at Nine (1944), the Sexton Blake thrillers Meet Sexton Blake and The Echo Murders, Appointment with Crime (1946) and the 1947 reincarnation drama While I Live. He also directed two late entries in the popular, if critically unappreciated, Old Mother Riley series.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 13 films (1934–1954) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1954 Delayed Action John Harlow
1953 The Blue Parrot John Harlow B&W
1953 Those People Next Door John Harlow B&W
1950 Old Mother Riley Headmistress John Harlow B&W
1949 Old Mother Riley's New Venture John Harlow B&W
1947 Green fingers John Harlow B&W
1947 While I Live John Harlow B&W
1946 Appointment with Crime John Harlow 90 min B&W
1945 The Echo Murders John Harlow B&W
1944 Candles at Nine John Harlow B&W
1943 The Dark Tower John Harlow
1942 This Was Paris. John Harlow 77 min. B&W
1934 Master and Man John Harlow 54 min B&W