John Cork Movies

A short documentary on the life and, particularly, last days of the Swedish actor, Warner Oland...probably the most famous of the actors who played...

Short documentary on Kay Linaker.

A documentary about Ian Fleming.

Short piece about Daryl F. Zanuck and his time at 20th Century Fox in the 1930s.

The making of the film that introduced Timothy Dalton as James Bond, who gave Bond a darker edge for a new generation.

Documentary short included with the DVD extras of All About Eve.

A short documentary on the transition from Warner Oland to Sidney Toler playing the famous detective following Oland’s death.

This short documentary charts the professional life of Keye Luke, from his early career as an artist to his iconic roles as Lee Chan (Number One Son)...

Short documentary on the screen depiction and public reception of fictional Chinese-American detective character Charlie Chan, as well as cultural...

A documentary about shooting For Your Eyes Only in Cortina.

A documentary on the creation of the popular Charlie Chan detective character as well as the history of Chan films of the 1930s.

A short documentary about the transition from Warner Oland to Sidney Toler in the Charlie Chan film series following Oland’s death.

Short about the talent behind the musical film, Pigskin Parade, featuring Judy Garland in her first feature film.

Short documentary on Charlie Chan film series director H. Bruce Humberstone

Documentary on the making of the 4th Sidney Toler Charlie Chan movie.

Film historians discuss the Charlie Chan films

Featurette about the demise, during the early 1940s, of the once-popular Mr. Moto B-films series that starred Peter Lorre.

A documentary on the Charlie Chan films of the 1930s.

A look at 4 of the best Chan films and the careers of many of the actors in them.

Documentary short on the real-life origins behind the fictional movie All About Eve, with audio of the "real Eve."