John Baxter (director)

Not to be confused with the Australian author John Baxter.

For other people named John Baxter, see John Baxter (disambiguation).

John Philip Baxter (31 Dec 1896-1975) was a somewhat prolific British film-maker active from the 1930s to the late 1950s. During that time he produced, wrote, or directed dozens of films. He directed Deborah Kerr in her first leading role in Love on the Dole (1941), and was the producer-director for the musical-comedy films of Flanagan and Allen during World War II.

Filmography

Director

• Doss House (1933)
• Song of the Plough (1933)
• Flood Tide (1934)
• Lest We Forget (1934)
• Music Hall (1934)
• Kentucky Minstrels (1934)
• Say It With Flowers (1934)
• Jimmy Boy (1935)
• A Real Bloke (1935)
• The Small Man (1935)
• Men of Yesterday (1936)
• Birds of a Feather (1936)
• Hearts of Humanity (1936)
• The Song of the Road (1937)
• The Academy Decides (1937)
• Talking Feet (1937)
• Stepping Toes (1938)
• Secret Journey (1939)
• What Would You Do, Chums? (1939)
• Old Mother Riley in Society (1940)
• Laugh It Off (1940)
• Love on the Dole (1941)
• The Common Touch (1941)
• Crook's Tour (1941)
• Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941)
• Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
• We'll Smile Again (1942)
• Let the People Sing (1942)
• The Shipbuilders (1943)
• Theatre Royal (1943)
• Dreaming (1945)
• Here Comes the Sun (1946)
• The Grand Escapade (1946)
• Fortune Lane (1947)
• Nothing Venture (1948)
• When You Come Home (1948)
• Three Bags Full (1949)
• The Dragon of Pendragon Castle (1950)
• The Second Mate (1950)
• Judgment Deferred (1952)
• The Last Load (1953)
• Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)

Further reading

• Geoff Brown and Tony Aldgate (1989). The Common Touch: The Films of John Baxter. London: British Film Institute. ISBN 0851702422.

External links

• John Baxter at the Internet Movie Database
• John Baxter at the British Film Institute's Screenonline