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James Tinling

Director

May 8, 1889 — May 14, 1967 (78 years)
James Tinling was an American film director and assistant director active from the late 1920s through the 1950s. He directed a variety of films across multiple genres, including Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) and Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938). Tinling's work contributed to the popularity of mystery and adventure films during Hollywood's Golden Age.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Fury
    Fury1 season

Known For

  • The Ox-Bow Incident
    The Ox-Bow Incident1943
  • Charlie Chan in Shanghai
    Charlie Chan in Shanghai1935
  • Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher
    Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher1943
  • Riders of the Purple Sage
    Riders of the Purple Sage1941
  • Racket Squad
    Racket Squad3 seasons
  • Fig Leaves
    Fig Leaves1926
  • Champagne Charlie
    Champagne Charlie1936
  • Fury
    Fury5 seasons
  • Beulah
    Beulah3 seasons
  • The Trouble with Father
    The Trouble with Father4 seasons

Filmography

1955
FuryOn Plex
1954
Public Defender
1951
Tales of Robin Hood
1950
Racket Squad
1950
The Trouble with Father
1950
Beulah
1947
Roses Are Red
1947
Second Chance
1946
Dangerous Millions
1946
Deadline for Murder
1943
Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher
1941
Riders of the Purple Sage
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1937
The Great Hospital Mystery
1936
Pepper
1936
Champagne Charlie
1935
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
Under the Pampas Moon
1935
George White's 1935 Scandals
1933
Jimmy and Sally
1933
The Last Trail
1933
Arizona to Broadway
1929
Words and Music

1943
The Ox-Bow Incident · as Second Unit Director
1926
Fig Leaves · as Assistant Director