John Rawlins

Biography

Director John Rawlins started in films in 1918 as an actor, stunt man, gag writer and assistant director. For a while he sidelined as a comedy writer, then became an editor and later directed second features for First National in Britain from the early 1930s. Returning to the US, he joined Universal (1938-46), where he turned out "B" pictures and serials, including installments of the "Dick Tracy" and "Sherlock Holmes" series. He had similar assignments at RKO (1947-48) and United Artists (1951-53), before branching out into television dramas.

Directed

1. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) — Director
2. Arabian Nights (1942) — Director
3. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) — Director
4. Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947) — Director
5. Fort Defiance (1951) — Director
6. Sudan (1945) — Director
7. Lost Lagoon (1957) — Director
8. The Arizona Ranger (1948) — Director
9. A Volta do Besouro Verde (1940) — Director
10. Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga (1941) — Director
11. Junior G-Men (1940) — Director
12. Massacre River (1949) — Director
13. The Great Impersonation (1942) — Director
14. Air Devils (1938) — Director
15. Bombay Clipper (1942) — Director
16. Half Way to Shanghai (1942) — Director
17. Young Fugitives (1938) — Director
18. The Missing Guest (1938) — Director
19. Ladies Courageous (1944) — Director
20. Her Adventurous Night (1946) — Director
21. Torpedo Boat (1942) — Director
22. Sea Raiders (1941) — Director
23. We've Never Been Licked (1943) — Director
24. Rogue River (1951) — Director
25. Mutiny in the Arctic (1941) — Director
26. Unseen Enemy (1942) — Director
27. A Dangerous Game (1941) — Director
28. Shark River (1953) — Director
29. Mississippi Gambler (1942) — Director
30. State Police (1938) — Director
31. Mr. Dynamite (1941) — Director
32. Michael O'Halloran (1948) — Director
33. Raiders of the Desert (1941) — Director
34. The Leather Pushers (1940) — Director
35. They're Off (1933) — Director
36. Overland Mail (1942) — Director
37. Lucky Ladies (1932) — Director
38. High Society (1932) — Director
39. The Boy From Indiana (1950) — Director
40. Strange Conquest (1946) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Secret of the Wastelands (1941) — Williams
2. Argentine Nights (1940) — Gaucho