About John Corfield
Lived 1893 – 1953 (aged 59). John Corfield was a British film producer.
John Corfield (22 March 1893 – 10 January 1953) was a British film producer. For more than a decade he oversaw production at British National Films.
He left British national and in 1941 announced he was entering independent production starting with Ring o Roses which became He Found a Star.
Selected filmography Turn of the Tide (1935) Debt of Honour (1936) Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) Meet Mr. Penny (1938) Lassie from Lancashire (1938) Night Journey (1938) Secret Journey (1939) Dead Men Tell No Tales (1939) What Would You Do, Chums? (1939) Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1939) Contraband (1940) The Second Mr. Bush (1940) Gaslight (1940) He Found a Star (1941) One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) Headline (1944)
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Who was John Corfield?
British film producer
When was John Corfield born?
John Corfield was born on 22 March 1893 in Liverpool.
When did John Corfield die?
John Corfield died on 10 January 1953 in Surrey.
What was John Corfield's occupation?
John Corfield was a film producer.
What nationality was John Corfield?
John Corfield was British.
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