John Corfield (22 March 1893 – 10 January 1953) was a British film producer.
[MacNab, Geoffrey (1993) ''J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry''. Routledge. p.15] For more than a decade he oversaw production at
British National Films
The British National Films Company was formed in England in 1934 by J. Arthur Rank, Lady Annie Henrietta Yule of Bricket Wood, and producer John Corfield.
Origin
Joseph Arthur Rank was a devout member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Brit ...
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Selected filmography
* ''
Turn of the Tide'' (1935)
* ''
Debt of Honour
''Debt of Honour'' (also known as ''The Man Who Could Not Forget'') is a 1936 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Leslie Banks, Will Fyffe, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Garry Marsh. It was based on a story by Sapper, and scri ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Mr. Reeder in Room 13'' (1938)
* ''
Meet Mr. Penny'' (1938)
* ''
Lassie from Lancashire
''Lassie from Lancashire'' is a 1938 British romantic musical comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Marjorie Browne, Hal Thompson and Marjorie Sandford. It was made by British National Films at Welwyn Studios.
The film's art ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Night Journey'' (1938)
* ''
Secret Journey'' (1939)
* ''
Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (1939)
* ''
What Would You Do, Chums?'' (1939)
* ''
Old Mother Riley Joins Up
''Old Mother Riley Joins Up'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Martita Hunt, Bruce Seton and Garry Marsh. It was part of the long-running Old Mother Riley series.
Plot summary
Ol ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Contraband
Contraband (from Medieval French ''contrebande'' "smuggling") is any item that, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. It comprises goods that by their nature are considered too dangerous or offensive in the eyes of the leg ...
'' (1940)
* ''
The Second Mr. Bush'' (1940)
* ''
Gaslight
Gas lighting is the production of artificial light from combustion of a fuel gas such as methane, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, coal gas (town gas) or natural gas. The light is produced either directly ...
'' (1940)
* ''
He Found a Star
''He Found a Star'' is a 1941 British musical film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill and Evelyn Dall. It concerns a frustrated stage manager who quits his job and, with his secretary's help, sets up a t ...
'' (1941)
* ''
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (1942)
* ''
Headline
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The large type ''front page headline'' did not come into use until the late 19th century when incre ...
'' (1944)
References
External links
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1893 births
1953 deaths
Film people from Liverpool
British film producers
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