J. O. C. Orton

J. O. C. Orton
Born	1889 London, England, United Kingdom
Died	1962 (aged 72–73) London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Screenwriter
Language	English
Genre	Screenwriting, film

J. O. C. Orton (1889–1962) was a British screenwriter. He was a head of the story department for Gaumont British and was known for writing comedy scripts for such stars as Will Hay, Jack Hulbert and Arthur Askey.

Select credits

• Creeping Shadows (1931)
• After the Ball (1932)
• Leave It to Smith (1933)
• Soldiers of the King (1933)
• Brown on Resolution (1935)
• Bulldog Jack (1935)
• Turn of the Tide (1935)
• The Flying Doctor (1936)
• Jack of All Trades (1936)
• Everything Is Thunder (1936)
• Non-Stop New York (1937)
• It's in the Blood (1938)
• Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941)
• Cottage to Let (1941)
• Hi Gang! (1941)

External links

• J. O. C. Orton at IMDb