John Baxter
Director · 44 credits · 4 in highly-rated films
Best known for Crook's Tour (1940)
Frequent collaborators: Sydney Pollack, William Friedkin, Jan Harlan
Directed movies (33 total, ranked by score)
1Crook's Tour
1940 · ★ 5.7 (14 votes)
Comedy, Mystery
- 2
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
1941 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Horror
- 3
We’ll Smile Again
1942 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Music
4Old Mother Riley in Business
1941
Comedy
5The Common Touch
1941 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
Drama
- 6
Song of the Road
1937 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
7Dreaming
1944 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Comedy
8Laugh It Off
1940 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)
Music
9Judgment Deferred
1952 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Crime
10Here Comes the Sun
1945 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Music
11The Last Load
1948 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Family
- 12
Say It with Flowers
1934
Music
13Song of the Plough
1933
Drama
14Doss House
1933
Crime
15The Shipbuilders
1943 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
- 16
The Second Mate
1950
Crime, Drama, Comedy
- 17
Stepping Toes
1938 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Music
18Flood Tide
1934 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)
Drama
19Love on the Dole
1941 · ★ 5.9 (16 votes)
Drama
20Talking Feet
1937 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)
Music, Drama
- 21
Old Mother Riley in Society
1940 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Comedy
22Let the People Sing
1942 · ★ 6.2 (6 votes)
Comedy
- 23
Music Hall
1934 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Music
24Ramsbottom Rides Again
1956
Western, Comedy
- 25
The Dragon of Pendragon Castle
1953
Family
26Nothing Venture
1948
Adventure, Family, Action
27Theatre Royal
1943 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)
Comedy
28When You Come Home
1948 · ★ 4.8 (3 votes)
Comedy
- 29
Fortune Lane
1947
- 30
Birds of a Feather
1936
Comedy, Thriller
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.