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John Farrow John Farrow i(A43825 works by) (a.k.a. John Villiers Farrow; Jack Farrow)
Born: Established: 10 Feb 1904 Marrickville, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 27 Jan 1963 Beverly Hills, California,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,
Gender: Male
Expatriate assertion
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1 y separately published work icon Seven Poems in Pattern John Farrow , Cambridge : Rampant Lions Press , 1955 Z1153812 1955 selected work poetry
1 form y separately published work icon Red, Hot and Blue John Farrow , ( dir. John Farrow ) United States of America (USA) : Paramount Pictures , 1949 6424446 1949 single work film/TV crime humour

Comic crime musical.

An aspiring actress is mistaken for a gangster's moll when the gangster backing her latest show is found dead in her apartment.
1 y separately published work icon Laughter Ends John Farrow , New York (City) : Harcourt Brace , 1933 Z1153808 1933 single work novel
1 form y separately published work icon The Impassive Footman Woman in Bondage John Farrow , ( dir. Basil Dean ) United Kingdom (UK) : Associated Talking Pictures , 1932 6424792 1932 single work film/TV crime

'Story of hypochondriac who deliberately misinterprets his wife's friendship with his doctor.'

Source: British Film Institute (http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/37468). (Sighted: 11/9/2013)
1 y separately published work icon The Bad One John Farrow , New York (City) : A. L. Burt , 1930 Z941106 1930 single work novel
1 form y separately published work icon Shadow of the Law John Farrow , ( dir. Louis Gasnier ) United States of America (USA) : Paramount Pictures , 1930 6425210 1930 single work film/TV crime mystery

'Trying to protect a woman from her angry husband, the hero accidentally kills him. Convicted of murder, he escapes from prison and sets out to clear himself.'

Source: British Film Institute (http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/421712). (Sighted: 11/9/2013)
1 form y separately published work icon A Dangerous Woman The Woman Who Needed Killing John Farrow , ( dir. Rowland V. Lee et. al. )agent United States of America (USA) : Paramount Pictures , 1929 6425860 1929 single work film/TV thriller romance

A contemporary review in an Australian newspaper notes that the film stars Clive Brook as 'as Frank Gregory, a man on a dangerous commission in Africa, who loves his beautiful wife, Tania, despite her repeated infidelity, until he sees his brother is about to succumb to her wiles, and then all the primal instincts in the man are aroused.'

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'A Dangerous Woman', Brisbane Courier, 26 July 1929, p.20.
1 form y separately published work icon The First Kiss John Farrow , ( dir. Rowland V. Lee ) United States of America (USA) : Paramount Pictures , 1928 6426477 1928 single work film/TV crime romance

One of four sailor brothers turns pirate to earn enough money to win the hand of an heiress.
1 form y separately published work icon Ladies of the Mob John Farrow , ( dir. William A. Wellman ) United States of America (USA) : Paramount Pictures , 1928 6426044 1928 single work film/TV crime romance

'A girl whose father was electrocuted when she was a child is brought up by her mother to be a crook and avenge her father.'

Source: British Film Institute (http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/39486). (Sighted: 11/9/2013)
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