The twin brother of British producer Roy
Boulting, John Boulting joined his sibling at Toronto's McGill University.
In the late 1930s, the Boultings formed a partnership to produce second-echelon
feature films, with Roy and John alternating as producer and director;
John's first feature-length directorial assignment was Trunk
Crime (1939). After attaining critical prestige via Thunder
Rock (1942), the Boultings made training films and documentaries
for the RAF.
The brothers shared directing credit for two films: Crest of the Wave
(1954) and Suspect (1960). In the
1950s, John and Roy cleaned up on the international box-office scene
with a series of satirical social comedies like Brothers
in Law (1958) I'm All Right Jack
(1959) and Heavens Above! (1963);
during this period the producer/directors were instrumental in the rise
to stardom of Peter Sellers. After
1965, John Boulting worked solely as producer, while brother Roy continued
directing until 1979.
