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25: 253:, also making his film debut. Once launched from routine thrillers, King made the usual array of lightweight comedies, romances and thrillers. With the outbreak of war, King directed some distinctly up-market war movies, most successful of which was 1256: 452: 233: 42: 145: 89: 61: 68: 1360: 348: 970: 75: 1454: 1439: 1304: 420: 1336: 1320: 1240: 474: 388: 372: 57: 108: 1352: 356: 770: 46: 1176: 520: 1384: 1272: 798: 444: 324: 1264: 1192: 1160: 992: 498: 436: 1376: 1104: 1000: 694: 642: 82: 223:
actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He is associated with the production of
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King entered into the film industry after completion of medical studies. His first film
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He was also successful with 1947's 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 714:"The Gay Cavalier" (1957) TV Series 249:featured a young stage actor named 13: 1321:Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror 791:The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936) 389:Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror 14: 1466: 933: 839: 234:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 231:'s melodramas, including 1936's 58:"George King" film director 23: 1361:The Case of the Frightened Lady 740:Crimes at the Dark House (1940) 349:The Case of the Frightened Lady 34:needs additional citations for 280: 1: 743:The Face at the Window (1939) 728:The Shop at Sly Corner (1947) 273:and a notable performance by 219:(1899 – 26 June 1966) was an 7: 1265:The Crimes of Stephen Hawke 805:Lend Me Your Husband (1935) 771:It's Never Too Late to Mend 737:The Chinese Bungalow (1940) 734:The First of the Few (1942) 708: 437:The Crimes of Stephen Hawke 285: 156:26 June 1966 (aged 66 - 67) 10: 1471: 1455:Film directors from London 1440:Film producers from London 777:Merry Comes to Town (1937) 987: 906: 240: 227:. 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