Known for Camera
Born
March 24, 1905
Died
January 1, 1961 (age 55)
Birthplace
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Filmography
42 films
The Siege of Tobruk
The Siege of Tobruk
1942 · 16m
country: United Kingdom
Documentary examination of the battle for Tobruk in the Second World War. British empire troops assault the German Afrika Korps in North Africa in order to win control over the seaport city of Tobruk in Libya. Field Marshall Montgomery is seen leading his troops in a massive infantry and tank battle.
Two Cooks and a Cabbage
Two Cooks and a Cabbage
1941 · 5m
country: Unknown
Grandma gives the task of cooking the cabbage to Sally and Jane, who each get one half a cabbage to work with. Sally's half turns out delicious; Jane's half is nasty and tasteless.
The Answer
The Answer
1940 · 10m
country: United Kingdom
Britain's check to the German drive for world domination. The Ministry of Information requested that the film should be withdrawn as it was considered too direct propaganda, and that overseas audiences would have trouble following it. However, it had already been shipped across the colonies and ended up being one of the most popular of the British Council's films - both in the UK and overseas.


My Irish Molly
1938 · 56m
country: United Kingdom
Binkie Stuart, a child star whose career briefly flourished before the outbreak of war in 1939, takes the titular role in this heart-warming musical charting the adventures of a little orphan girl in the difficult days of pre-war Ireland. Starring alongside Hollywood siren Maureen O Hara in an early role, Britain's answer to Shirley Temple plays a spirited young girl left in the clutches of a cruel guardian aunt.
The Last Barricade
The Last Barricade
1938 · 46m
country: United Kingdom
Michael, war correspondent in Spain, loves a Spanish girl. He wants them to return to England, but her father is unwilling to go. In the meantime Maria discovers that her father is a spy and working for the other side.
Against the Tide
Against the Tide
1937 · 1h 7m
country: United Kingdom
A Cornish fishing village is struck by tragedy.


The Black Tulip
1937 · 57m
country: United Kingdom
In the Dutch Republic in 1672, a wealthy man named Cornelius Van Baerle devotes his life to growing tulips, unaware of his family's close involvement with political intrigue.
Macushla
Macushla
1937 · 59m
country: United Kingdom
Released in the US in 1940 while a drive was being staged in Ireland to stop the smuggling of munitions across the Ulster border. The story involves a family, the Muldoons, living in a village on the Ulster border. Pamela Wood, the daughter, is being romanced (and romancing back) border-guard Lian Gaffney. A damper is dumped on the romance when her brother, Max Adrian, is recognized as one of the rebels. He is caught by the guards, but manages to escape after saving the life of Gaffney.


The End of the Road
1936 · 1h 12m
country: United Kingdom
Itinerant Scot performers: One daughter of a veteran trouper weds a ne'er do well and dies in childbirth.Her spendthrift man goes but later returns to bleed the old man out of remaining savings.Another daughter makes good as a singer.
The Big Noise
The Big Noise
1936 · 1h 5m
country: United Kingdom
A clerk in an oil company is promoted ostensibly to take the blame when it looks like the bosses' dodgy dealings will be found out by the authorities.
Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle
Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle
1935 · 1h 3m
country: United Kingdom
In this lively detective drama, Sexton Blake, private eye, must find out who stole the bonds of a prominent financier.