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John English

Director, also editor · Died October 11, 1969, aged 66 · Cumberland, United Kingdom

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John English (June 25, 1903 in Cumberland, United Kingdom – October 11, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) was a film director. He is most famous for the film serials he co-directed with William Witney for Republic Pictures such as Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. He was credited variously as John W English, John English or Jack English. Description above from the Wikipedia article John English (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.        ​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 25, 1903
Died
October 11, 1969 (aged 66)
From
Cumberland, United Kingdom
Works as
Director, also editor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 111 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 32% in 30 days

What are John English's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama29 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Western movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
60%
Bonds
13%
Society
11%
Self
8%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Survival
1%
Justice36 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 36 · Serious 6 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 31 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 19 · Charged 13 · Intense 11

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 32 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 6

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 32 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
30
Tense
26
Hopeful
19
Warm
8
Joyful
6
Other
18

How their films linger

Fun27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy41
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John English's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (36).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John English's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

111 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla(1980)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Western von gestern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Dr. Satan's Robot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Lassie: Disappearance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Frontier Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The New Bob Cummings Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Johnny Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Black Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Trackdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

  • Broken Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • State Trooper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • My Friend Flicka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 17 episodes · Director

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Star Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • City Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Your Jeweler's Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Roy Rogers Show(1951)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Valley of Fire(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Hills of Utah(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson(1951)

    Show 22 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Silver Canyon(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Whirlwind(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Gene Autry and the Mounties(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Blazing Sun(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Indian Territory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Beyond the Purple Hills(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Gene Autry Show(1950)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Cow Town(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mule Train(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sons of New Mexico(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Riders in the Sky(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Cowboy and the Indians(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Rim of the Canyon(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Riders of the Whistling Pines(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Loaded Pistols(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Strawberry Roan(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Last Round-up(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Trail to San Antone(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Music Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Don't Fence Me In(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Behind City Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • The Phantom Speaks(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Utah(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Grissly's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Faces in the Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • San Fernando Valley(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Port of 40 Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Silver City Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Call of the South Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Laramie Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Captain America(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Raiders of Sunset Pass(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Drums of Fu Manchu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Death Valley Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Overland Mail Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Black Hills Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Man from Thunder River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Daredevils of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Dead Man's Gulch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Thundering Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Valley of Hunted Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • The Phantom Plainsmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Westward Ho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Raiders of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Code of the Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • King of the Texas Rangers(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Gangs of Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Jungle Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Adventures of Captain Marvel(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Adventures of Captain Marvel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Show Creator

  • Mysterious Doctor Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • King of the Royal Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Adventures of Red Ryder(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Hi-Yo Silver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Drums of Fu Manchu(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Zorro's Fighting Legion(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dick Tracy's G-Men(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Daredevils of the Red Circle(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Ranger Rides Again(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hawk of the Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Dick Tracy Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • The Fighting Devil Dogs(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Call the Mesquiteers(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Zorro Rides Again(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Whistling Bullets(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Arizona Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Aces and Eights(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Crashing Through Danger(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ghost Patrol(1936)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • His Fighting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Red Blood of Courage(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Northern Frontier(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wilderness Mail(1935)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hold Your Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Editor

  • Mockery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Editor

  • The Understanding Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Editor

  • The Exquisite Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Editor

  • The Yukon Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 107 titles, 106 of them dated from 1926 to 1980.

Highest rated

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

Midcredits 72nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing100 of 107: 100 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting1 of 107: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleEditing5 of 107: 5 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 107: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s4 · crew1930s15 · crew1940s47 · crew1950s29 · crew1960s9 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do John English's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 44; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 50 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · director

Captain America (1944)

75th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Perry Mason (1957)

Midcredits 95th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does John English work with?

People who share at least 2 of John English's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Bradford shares the most, 21.

Directors

Writers

  • Ronald Davidson12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Ronald Davidson
  • Norman S. Hall8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Norman S. Hall
  • Sol Shor8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Sol Shor
  • Franklin Adreon8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Franklin Adreon

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • William Bradford21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with William Bradford
  • Edward Todd9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Edward Todd
  • Mort Glickman8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Mort Glickman
  • William Nobles8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with William Nobles

Producers