Known for Writing
Born
December 8, 1909
Died
April 16, 1989 (age 79)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Filmography
40 films


Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
1959 · 1h 33m
country: Australia
Two Australian sugarcane cutters spend their annual five-month vacations in Sydney with their mistresses.


The Devil's Disciple
1959 · 1h 22m
country: United Kingdom
In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.


The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1957 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
Director Sidney Franklin's 1957 remake of his own 1934 film, about the romance of poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.


Roman Holiday
1953 · 1h 59m
country: United States
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.


Folly to Be Wise
1952 · 1h 31m
country: United Kingdom
A newly-arrived army chaplain is put in charge of camp entertainment and has the idea of putting on a Brains Trust with local notables. Unfortunately for him, it emerges from a question on the rights and wrongs of marriage that there is more going on between three of the panelists than he wants to know about - though the audience obviously thinks differently.


Who Goes There!
1952 · 1h 22m
country: United Kingdom
When Miles Cornwall returns suddenly to the home he shares with his father and sister in a grace-and-favour house at St. James's Palace, he's amazed to find a pretty Irish girl in his favorite armchair. Intrigued, he turns on the charm but, as she explains her situation, he finds himself unaccountably falling in love with this pretty interloper.


Brandy for the Parson
1952 · 1h 18m
country: United Kingdom
A young couple get involved with a smuggler


The Man in the White Suit
1951 · 1h 25m
country: United Kingdom
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...


The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950 · 1h 21m
country: United Kingdom
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.


Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949 · 1h 44m
country: United Kingdom
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.


The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 · 1h 48m
country: United Kingdom
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.


Champagne Charlie
1944 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the audience’s attention.


My Learned Friend
1943 · 1h 10m
country: United Kingdom
An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. William Fitch is on the list, and co-opts his buddy Claude Babbington to try and prevent a grisly end.


Undercover
1943 · 1h 20m
country: United Kingdom
Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope to the people. But quislings and infiltrators are everywhere – and trusting the wrong person could easily get you killed...


Went the Day Well?
1942 · 1h 32m
country: United Kingdom
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.


The Goose Steps Out
1942 · 1h 19m
country: United Kingdom
Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing chaos in a Hitler Youth school in the process.


The Foreman Went to France
1942 · 1h 27m
country: United Kingdom
Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.


The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942 · 1h 13m
country: United Kingdom
A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America.


Sailors Three
1940 · 1h 26m
country: United Kingdom
Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.


Let George Do It!
1940 · 1h 22m
country: United Kingdom
Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents.


Hoots Mon
1940 · 1h 17m
country: United Kingdom
An English comedian is infuriated by a Scottish comedienne's impersonation of him
The Good Old Days
The Good Old Days
1939 · 1h 19m
country: United Kingdom
1840 - Max Miller and a troupe of artistes come to perform at a tavern, which is not licensed for such performances. A rival tavern informs the police and they have to pay a heavy fine. However, they find the money by rescuing a boy and getting the reward.
The Viper
The Viper
1938 · 1h 15m
country: United Kingdom
Crime comedy sequel to The Vulture (1937). Amateur sleuth, Cedric Gull, takes on another case.
The Vulture
The Vulture
1937 · 1h 7m
country: United Kingdom
An amateur detective tracks down a gang of diamond thieves to Chinatown.