Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

John Francis Larkin(1901-1965)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
John Francis Larkin was born on 30 November 1901 in New York, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Quiet Please: Murder (1942), M Squad (1957) and Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939). He was married to Eunice Spaulding Chapin. He died on 6 January 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 30, 1901
DiedJanuary 6, 1965(63)
BornNovember 30, 1901
DiedJanuary 6, 1965(63)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

George Sanders and Gail Patrick in Quiet Please: Murder (1942)
Quiet Please: Murder
6.4
  • Writer(as John Larkin)
  • 1942
Lee Marvin in M Squad (1957)
M Squad
8.1
TV Series
  • Producer(as John Larkin)
Cesar Romero, Pauline Moore, Sidney Toler, and Wally Vernon in Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
7.2
  • Writer(as John Larkin)
  • 1939
Lynn Bari, Preston Foster, and Russell Gleason in News Is Made at Night (1939)
News Is Made at Night
6.3
  • Writer(as John Larkin)
  • 1939

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Producer

  • Riverboat (1959)
    Riverboat
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer (as John Larkin)
    • 1959–1960
  • Lee Marvin in M Squad (1957)
    M Squad
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer (as John Larkin)
    • 1957–1959
  • The Adventures of the Big Man
    6.2
    TV Series
    • producer (as John Larkin)
    • 1956
  • Patrol Car (1954)
    Patrol Car
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer (as John Larkin)
    • 1954–1956
  • Handcuffs, London
    6.0
    • producer (as John Larkin)
    • 1955

Writer

  • Riverboat (1959)
    Riverboat
    7.3
    TV Series
    • story (as John Larkin)
    • 1959
  • Lee Marvin in M Squad (1957)
    M Squad
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story (as John Larkin)
    • 1959
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Rheingold Theatre (1953)
    Rheingold Theatre
    8.2
    TV Series
    • original screenplay (as John Larkin)
    • 1955
  • Fireside Theatre (1949)
    Fireside Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • original story
    • teleplay (as John Larkin)
    • 1952–1954
  • Mr. District Attorney (1954)
    Mr. District Attorney
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1954
  • Two Weeks with Love (1950)
    Two Weeks with Love
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • story (as John Larkin)
    • 1950
  • Celeste Holm, Cesar Romero, Dick Haymes, and Vera-Ellen in Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)
    Carnival in Costa Rica
    5.8
    • original screenplay (as John Larkin)
    • 1947
  • Gary Cooper and Lilli Palmer in Cloak and Dagger (1946)
    Cloak and Dagger
    6.6
    • original story (as John Larkin)
    • 1946
  • Betty Grable, Reginald Gardiner, June Haver, Frank Latimore, John Payne, and S.Z. Sakall in The Dolly Sisters (1945)
    The Dolly Sisters
    6.2
    • original screenplay (as John Larkin)
    • 1945
  • Buy this poster at MovieGoods.com
    Winged Victory
    6.3
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Noah Beery Jr., Henry Armetta, David Bruce, Martha O'Driscoll, and Franklin Pangborn in Allergic to Love (1944)
    Allergic to Love
    8.1
    • story (as John Larkin)
    • 1944
  • Preston Foster and Ann Rutherford in Bermuda Mystery (1944)
    Bermuda Mystery
    5.9
    • story (as John Larkin)
    • 1944
  • Maureen O'Hara and Joel McCrea in Buffalo Bill (1944)
    Buffalo Bill
    6.4
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • George Sanders and Gail Patrick in Quiet Please: Murder (1942)
    Quiet Please: Murder
    6.4
    • screenplay (as John Larkin)
    • 1942
  • Carole Landis and Lloyd Nolan in Manila Calling (1942)
    Manila Calling
    6.7
    • story and screenplay (as John Larkin)
    • 1942

Director

  • Trudy Marshall, Lloyd Nolan, and Michael O'Shea in Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
    Circumstantial Evidence
    5.3
    • Director (as John Larkin)
    • 1945
  • Cedric Hardwicke and Molly Lamont in Three Sisters of the Moors (1944)
    Three Sisters of the Moors
    Short
    • Director (as John Larkin)
    • 1944
  • George Sanders and Gail Patrick in Quiet Please: Murder (1942)
    Quiet Please: Murder
    6.4
    • Director (as John Larkin)
    • 1942

Personal details

Edit
  • Alternative name
    • John Larkin
  • Born
    • November 30, 1901
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 6, 1965
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Eunice Spaulding ChapinJune 22, 1932 - ? (2 children)
  • Other works
    Story: "Customer's Girl". NOTE: Filmed as She Had to Say Yes (1933).

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    Formerly a foreign correspondent for the "New York Sun".
  • Nickname
    • John Larkin

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.