James Tinling

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).

Selected filmography

 * Don't Marry (1928)
 * Words and Music (1929)
 * One Mad Kiss (1930)
 * For the Love o' Lil (1930)
 * The Flood (1931)
 * Arizona to Broadway (1933)
 * The Last Trail (1933)
 * Jimmy and Sally (1933)
 * Under the Pampas Moon (1935)
 * Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
 * The Holy Terror (1937)
 * 45 Fathers (1937)
 * Lone Star Ranger (1942)
 * Sundown Jim (1942)
 * The Crime Smasher (1943)
 * Rendezvous 24 (1946)
 * Strange Journey (1946)
 * Roses Are Red (1947)
 * Trouble Preferred (1948)
 * Tales of Robin Hood (May 1951)