James Tinling(1898-1967)

Director
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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James Tinling was born on 8 May 1898 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Deadline for Murder (1946), Trouble Preferred (1948) and The Flood (1931). He died on 14 May 1967 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Known for

Paul Kelly in Deadline for Murder (1946)

Deadline for Murder

5.4

Director

1946

Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts, and Charles Russell in Trouble Preferred (1948)

Trouble Preferred

7.4

Director

1948

Monte Blue and Eleanor Boardman in The Flood (1931)

Director

1931

Paul Kelly and Osa Massen in Strange Journey (1946)

Strange Journey

6.2

Director

1946

Credits

Director

Fury
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1959–1960
Public Defender
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1954
Racket Squad
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1951–1953
The Stu Erwin Show
6.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1951
Beulah
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1951
Tales of Robin Hood
5.3
- Director
- 1951
Trouble Preferred
7.4
- Director
- 1948
Night Wind
- Director
- 1948
Roses Are Red
6.1
- Director
- 1947
Second Chance
5.9
- Director (as James S. Tinling)
- 1947
Dangerous Millions
5.3
- Director
- 1946
Strange Journey
6.2
- Director
- 1946
Deadline for Murder
5.4
- Director
- 1946
Rendezvous 24
6.9
- Director
- 1946
Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher
4.9
- Director
- 1943

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Smoky
6.7
- second unit director (uncredited)
- 1946
Immortal Sergeant
6.6
- second unit director (uncredited)
- 1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
8.0
- second unit director (uncredited)
- 1942
Ali Baba Goes to Town
6.3
- second unit director (uncredited)
- 1937
Fazil
6.0
- assistant director
- 1928
Fig Leaves
6.1
- assistant director
- 1926
The Road to Glory
6.7
- assistant director
- 1926
The Ancient Mariner
5.0
- assistant director
- 1925
The Dumb Bell
Short
- assistant director
- 1921

Personal details

Alternative name
- James S. Tinling
Height
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Born
- May 8, 1898
- Seattle, Washington, USA
Died
- May 14, 1967
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Veteran second-feature director of the 1930s and '40s, a former prop boy and stuntman. Worked primarily for 20th Century=Fox, turning out unassuming, lightweight entertainments, including entries in the Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto series.

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