James Tinling | |
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Born | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | May 8, 1889
Died | May 14, 1967 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
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James Tinling (May 8, 1889 in Seattle – May 14, 1967 in Los Angeles) was an American film director. He worked during the silent period as a prop boy and stuntman, and directed primarily for 20th Century Fox in the 1930s and 1940s. He has been cited as one of the best B-film directors for Fox, known for directing numerous westerns and lighthearted films, including Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935).[1]