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Videos (see all 4)
Don Quixote (1933) -- In Spain, in the sixteenth century, an elderly gentleman named Don Quixote has gone mad from reading too many books on chivalry...
Plunder of the Sun (1953) -- An American insurance adjuster, stranded in Havana, becomes involved with an archaeologist and a collector of antiquities in a hunt for treasure in the Mexican ruins of Zapoteca.
The Sea Chase (1955) -- As World War II begins, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gantlet of Allied warships.
California (1946) -- Epic account of how California became a state, featuring a wagon train, the Gold Rush, a wicked saloon queen, and an evil profiteer.

Overview

Date of Death:
28 January 1963, Beverly Hills, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
John Farrow wrote short stories and plays during his four-year career... more
Trivia:
Ex-father-in-law of Frank Sinatra and André Previn. more
STARmeter: ?
Down 77% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Farrow's Brother Found Dead
 (From WENN. 16 June 2009, 6:30 PM, PDT)

Adam Marcus Helming Rko 'I Walked With A Zombie' Remake!
 (From Icons of Fright. 16 March 2009, 12:53 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
John V. Farrow | John Villiers Farrow

Filmography

Director:
  1. "Empire" (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "Big G" (UK)
        - The Tall Shadow (1962) TV episode

  2. John Paul Jones (1959)
  3. The Unholy Wife (1957)
    ... aka The Lady and the Prowler (USA)
  4. Back from Eternity (1956)
  5. The Sea Chase (1955)
  6. A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)
  7. Hondo (1953)
  8. Plunder of the Sun (1953)
  9. Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
  10. Botany Bay (1953)
  11. Submarine Command (1951)
    ... aka The Submarine Story (USA)
  12. His Kind of Woman (1951)
  13. Copper Canyon (1950)
  14. Where Danger Lives (1950)

  15. Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
  16. Alias Nick Beal (1949)
    ... aka The Contact Man (UK)
  17. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
  18. Beyond Glory (1948)
  19. The Big Clock (1948)
  20. Blaze of Noon (1947)
  21. Calcutta (1947)
  22. Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
  23. California (1946)
  24. Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
  25. You Came Along (1945)
  26. The Hitler Gang (1944)
  27. China (1943)
  28. Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
  29. Wake Island (1942)
  30. A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
    ... aka Bill of Divorcement (UK)
    ... aka Never to Love (USA: reissue title)
  31. Married and in Love (1940)

  32. Reno (1939)
  33. Full Confession (1939)
  34. Five Came Back (1939)
  35. Sorority House (1939)
    ... aka That Girl from College (UK)
  36. Women in the Wind (1939)
  37. The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
  38. Comet Over Broadway (1938) (uncredited)
  39. Broadway Musketeers (1938)
  40. My Bill (1938)
  41. Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
  42. The Invisible Menace (1938)
    ... aka Without Warning
  43. She Loved a Fireman (1937)
  44. West of Shanghai (1937)
    ... aka War Lord
    ... aka Warlords (USA: alternative title)
  45. Men in Exile (1937)
  46. Tarzan Escapes (1936) (uncredited)
  47. The Spectacle Maker (1934) (as John Villiers Farrow)
Writer:
  1. John Paul Jones (1959) (writer)
  2. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) (screenplay)
    ... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)
  3. Ride, Vaquero! (1953) (uncredited)

  4. Red, Hot and Blue (1949) (screenplay)

  5. Last of the Pagans (1935) (original story and screenplay) (as John Villiers Farrow)
    ... aka Typee (Australia)
  6. The Spectacle Maker (1934) (writer) (as John Villiers Farrow)
  7. Don Quixote (1933) (English version)
    ... aka Adventures of Don Quixote
  8. The Impassive Footman (1932) (writer)
    ... aka Woman in Bondage (USA)
    ... aka Woman in Chains (USA)
  9. The Common Law (1931) (story)
  10. A Woman of Experience (1931) (dialogue & screenplay) (play "The Registered Woman")
    ... aka Registered Woman
  11. Inside the Lines (1930) (dialogue)
  12. Shadow of the Law (1930) (scenario)
  13. The Bad One (1930) (story)
  14. Seven Days' Leave (1930) (writer)
    ... aka Medals

  15. The Four Feathers (1929) (titles)
  16. The Wheel of Life (1929) (adaptation)
  17. A Dangerous Woman (1929) (writer)
    ... aka The Woman Who Needed Killing
  18. The Wolf Song (1929) (writer)
  19. Three Weekends (1928) (adaptation)
    ... aka Three Week Ends (USA: poster title)
  20. The Woman from Moscow (1928) (screenplay) (titles)
  21. The First Kiss (1928) (adaptation)
  22. Ladies of the Mob (1928) (writer)
  23. The Blue Danube (1928) (story)
    ... aka Honour Above All (UK)
  24. The Showdown (1928) (titles)
  25. The Bride of the Colorado (1928) (story)
    ... aka Bride of the Night (USA)
  26. The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927) (story)
  27. A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927) (writer)
  28. White Gold (1927) (titles)
Producer:
  1. The Unholy Wife (1957) (producer)
    ... aka The Lady and the Prowler (USA)
  2. Back from Eternity (1956) (producer)
  3. The Sea Chase (1955) (producer)
  4. Submarine Command (1951) (co-executive producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Submarine Story (USA)

  5. The Big Clock (1948) (producer)
  6. California (1946) (producer)
Actor:
  1. Forbidden Island (1959) .... Edward Stuart Godfrey
  2. The Shrike (1955) (uncredited) .... Englishman
  3. King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) (uncredited) .... Cpl. Stuart
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Don Quixote (1933) (assistant director)
    ... aka Adventures of Don Quixote
  2. Don Quichotte (1933/I) (assistant director)
  3. Don Quichotte (1933/II) (assistant director)

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Genres:
Drama | Romance | Adventure | Crime more

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