John R. Sloan

Birth : 1912-09-09, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK

Movies

Force 10 from Navarone
Co-Producer
World War II, 1943. Mallory and Miller, the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent to Yugoslavia in search of a ghost from the past.
The Odessa File
Co-Producer
After reading the diary of an elderly Jewish man who committed suicide, freelance journalist Peter Miller begins to investigate the alleged sighting of a former SS-Captain who commanded a concentration camp during World War II. Miller eventually finds himself involved with the powerful organisation of former SS members—called ODESSA—as well as with the Israeli secret service. Miller probes deeper and eventually discovers a link between the SS-Captain, ODESSA and his own family.
No Sex Please: We're British
Producer
A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here, David (the bank's assistant manager) and his new wife are shocked when photos, then films and finally two girls are sent to them in their bank-supplied flat. They and the banks' head cashier then hatch a plan to get rid of the porn—without letting their boss, the local police and David's mother in on what is happening.
Fragment of Fear
Producer
A reformed drug addict travels to Italy to find out who murdered his aunt.
Lost Command
Associate Producer
After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.
The Running Man
Associate Producer
When pilot Rex Black destroys his plane in a crash the day after his insurance policy expires, the insurance company refuses to give him any money. To strike back at the agency, Rex fakes his death, changes his identity, and escapes to Spain, with 50,000 pounds in life insurance money. His wife joins him in Spain, but when an insurance investigator arrives unexpectedly, Rex's paranoia causes him to flee again.
Beyond This Place
Producer
A World War II evacuee (Van Johnson) returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.
Abandon Ship
Producer
After a massive luxury liner sinks into the ocean, the ship's officer must command a rickety lifeboat, built for only nine, that is stuffed with over twenty desperate and injured passengers. As a hurricane approaches and the many wounded passengers struggle for life, difficult decisions must be made about who will remain on the boat and who must be cast to the sea in order to give others the chance to survive.
Beautiful Stranger
Producer
An ex-chorus girl lives on the Riviera, supported by a married man she doesn't know is a crook.
Circle of Danger
Producer
An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.
William Comes to Town
Producer
William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.
Just William's Luck
Associate Producer
Comic adventures of an 11-year-old boy and his neighborhood pals.