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James Tinling

Career

Active from 1927 to 1951, busiest in 1936 and 1937 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Tinling Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.0, average 3.0
  • Spiritual
    0.0, average 2.0
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Musical Comedy 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Show Business 2
  • Romantic Subplot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Tales of Robin Hood
Tales of Robin Hood (1951)

Director

1940s

14 titles · average score 64
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Second Chance
Second Chance (1947)

Director

Strange Journey
Strange Journey (1946)

Director

Rendezvous 24
Rendezvous 24 (1946)

Director

Dangerous Millions
Dangerous Millions (1946)

Director

Deadline for Murder
Deadline for Murder (1946)

Director

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
GoodWatch score 86

Second Unit Director

Sundown Jim
Sundown Jim (1942)

Director

Lone Star Ranger
Lone Star Ranger (1942)

Director

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1941)

Director

Last of the Duanes
Last of the Duanes (1941)

Director

1930s

29 titles · average score 57
Boy Friend
Boy Friend (1939)

Director

Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Passport Husband
Passport Husband (1938)

Director

Sing and Be Happy
Sing and Be Happy (1937)

Director

The Great Hospital Mystery
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)

Director

Champagne Charlie
Champagne Charlie (1936)

Director

Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Under the Pampas Moon
Under the Pampas Moon (1935)

Director

Your Uncle Dudley
Your Uncle Dudley (1935)

Director

Call It Luck
Call It Luck (1934)

Director

Jimmy and Sally
Jimmy and Sally (1933)

Director

El caballero de la noche
El caballero de la noche (1932)

Director

1920s

7 titles · average score 60
Words and Music
Words and Music (1929)

Director

True Heaven
True Heaven (1929)

Director

The Exalted Flapper
The Exalted Flapper (1929)

Director

Don't Marry
Don't Marry (1928)

Director

Soft Living
Soft Living (1928)

Director

Very Confidential
Very Confidential (1927)

Director

Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves (1926)
GoodWatch score 60

Assistant Director