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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.
Director: Deadline for Murder. James Tinling was born on 8 May 1898 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Deadline for Murder (1946), Trouble Preferred (1948) and The Flood (1931).
- James Tinling
- May 14, 1967
- May 8, 1898
James Tinling. Director: Deadline for Murder. James Tinling was born on 8 May 1898 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Deadline for Murder (1946), Trouble Preferred (1948) and The Flood (1931).
- May 8, 1898
- May 14, 1967
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Leigh Whannell, writer for the first three horror films in the Saw franchise and plays Adam in the first film, got the idea for John Kramer's character from a real-life experience at a hospital. In an interview with The AV Club, Whannell says that when he was 24, he began to have severe migraines. Fearful of something serious like a brain tumor, he...
The character of Zep in the first Saw movie, who is responsible for carrying out Jigsaw's kidnappings, was inspired by a bizarre true story that James Wan read when he was younger. So, the question "is Saw based on a true story?" can be answered, "sort of." According to a Saw II DVD featurette (via Youtube), Zep is based on a man who was breaking i...
Like the otherSaw movies, Spiral isn't 100% based on a true story. However, it similarly draws many of its themes — especially socially conscious ones — from real life. The Sawinstallment ends with the revelation that Zeke's (Chris Rock) partner, William (Max Minghella), has been the Jigsaw copycat all along. He sees his string of violence as fitti...
While the earlier movies have inspired the question of Saw's possible basis in real events, the later films of the franchise are too outlandish to warrant it. It's worth noting that prolific horror director James Wan only helmed the first Saw movie and co-wrote Saw III. The filmmaker only stayed on as producer for the rest of the franchise. While t...
Though the question of "is Saw based on a true story?" is complicated, it comes full circle, as the horror franchise went on to influence real-life events. In 2003, Brian Wells, a.k.a. the Pizza Bomber was a victim of what would've been a Jigsaw copycat killer had it been a few years later, and it was documented in the Netflix series Evil Genius.Th...
Tinling worked primarily with actors such as James Dunn, Joan Bennett, Irene Hervey, etc. He directed a Charlie Chan movie, a Mr. Moto feature, and the 1941 remake of Riders of the Purple Sage, among many others.
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.
Tinling started off his entertainment career directing independent films like "Words and Music" (1929), "The Flood" (1931) and the western "The Last Trail" (1933) with George O'Brien. He also...
