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Director 1896 - 1975

John Baxter

Foots Cray, Kent, England, UK

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

8 titles
Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

John Baxter 1945 1h 24m 5.0

A sports reporter on the run from the police seeks to clear his name.

Dreaming

Dreaming

John Baxter 1944 1h 14m 6.0

A soldier is knocked unconscious during a train journey and has a series of bizarre dreams.

The Shipbuilders

The Shipbuilders

John Baxter 1943 1h 30m 5.0

A generation of shipbuilders is nearly wiped out by the Great Depression, but a second Great War gets them back to work.

The Common Touch

The Common Touch

John Baxter 1941 1h 44m 5.0

Upon his father's demise, a teenager quits school to manage the family business. Suspecting deceit from directors, he goes undercover as a homeless person at a hostel threatened by a company development project, uncovering secrets.

Old Mother Riley's Ghosts

John Baxter 1941 1h 22m

A charwoman comes upon a plot to steal the invention of a man who lives in a haunted house.

Old Mother Riley in Business

Old Mother Riley in Business

John Baxter 1941 1h

Shopkeeper Old Mother Riley declares war on a chain store that threatens her livelihood.

Love on the Dole

Love on the Dole

John Baxter 1941 1h 34m 6.0

Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better.

Old Mother Riley in Society

John Baxter 1940 1h 21m

Old Mother Riley's daughter Kitty marries an aristocrat. The old woman moves into their home, masquerading as Kitty's maid.

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