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Allan MacKinnon
Allan MacKinnon (1912-1980) was a British screenwriter. Selected filmography * ''This Man Is News'' (1938) * ''Let's Be Famous'' (1939) * ''Cheer Boys Cheer'' (1939) * ''This Man in Paris'' (1940) * ''Unpublished Story'' (1942) * ''Sleeping Car to Trieste'' (1948) * ''Vote for Huggett'' (1949) * ''Song of Paris'' (1952) * ''The Saint's Return'' (1953) * ''The Men of Sherwood Forest ''The Men of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1954 British adventure film directed by Val Guest and starring Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, Eileen Moore and David King-Wood. The film follows the exploits of Robin Hood and his followers. Doreen Carw ...'' (1954) * '' Behind the Headlines'' (1956) * '' Second Fiddle'' (1957) References External links * 1912 births 1980 deaths British male screenwriters 20th-century British screenwriters {{UK-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief " scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Man Is News
''This Man is News'' is a 1938 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim and Edward Lexy. The screenplay concerns a journalist who solves a crime of which he himself is suspected . A "quota quickie", it was made for a mere £6,000, but "was among the highest grossing films of 1938". It was loosely modelled on the American '' Thin Man'' series of films. A sequel, '' This Man in Paris'', was made in 1939. Plot Simon Drake (Barnes) has predicted the death of a prominent man in advance, which makes him Scotland yard's top suspect for his murder; the only one who believes in his innocence is his loyal wife Pat (Hobson). Meanwhile, Macgregor (Sim) is Drake's beleaguered city editor, who hires and fires him multiple times depending on how guilty or innocent he looks at the moment. Cast * Barry K. Barnes as Simon Drake * Valerie Hobson as Pat Drake * Alastair Sim as Lochlan Macgregor * Edward Lexy as Inspector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Be Famous
''Let's Be Famous'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jimmy O'Dea, Betty Driver and Sonnie Hale. It was made by Associated Talking Pictures, with shooting beginning in November 1938.Wood p. 98 The film's art direction was by the Austrian Oscar Werndorff Oscar Friedrich Werndorff (1880–1938) was an Austrian art director. After leaving Germany in the early 1930s he moved to Britain where he worked in the British film industry. He co-directed the 1931 film '' The Bells''.Bergfelder & Cargnel ..., in his final production. Cast * Jimmy O'Dea as Jimmy Houlihan * Betty Driver as Betty Pinbright * Sonnie Hale as Finch * Patrick Barr as Johnny Blake * Basil Radford as Watson * Milton Rosmer as Albert Pinbright * Lena Brown as Polly Pinbright * Henry Hallett as Grenville * Garry Marsh as BBC Official * Franklyn Bellamy as Ali Benali (as Franklin Bellamy) * Hay Plumb as Announcer * Alf Goddard as Battling Bulger * Raymond Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheer Boys Cheer
''Cheer Boys Cheer'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Nova Pilbeam, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy O'Dea, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott and Peter Coke. Plot Edward Ironside (Edmund Gwenn), the head of Ironside Brewery Ltd, informs his board of directors of his intention to expand the company's reach by taking over almost one hundred pubs under the control of another London-based brewery, Greenleaf. Ironside have adopted a modern, industrial approach to brewing and their newest board member, Naseby ( Ivor Barnard) takes a disdainful view of Ironside's ambitions, suggesting that the company are sacrificing taste and quality for increase production. Ironside's attitude is sharply contrasted by the Greenleaf brewery, which maintains a casual, friendly relationship with employees and has been run by the family for almost 150 years. Ironside has purchased as many shares in Greenleaf as possible but the owner, Tom Greenleaf (C.V. France), retains a majority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Man In Paris
''This Man in Paris'' is a 1939 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson and Alastair Sim. It was a sequel to the 1938 film '' This Man Is News''. It was made at Denham Studios. Premise A British journalist and his wife travel to France to investigate a counterfeiting ring involving a British aristocrat. Cast * Barry K. Barnes as Simon Drake * Valerie Hobson as Pat Drake * Alastair Sim as Lochlan Macgregor * Edward Lexy as Holly * Garry Marsh as Sergeant Bright * Max Michel as Emile Beranger * Mona Goya as Torch Bernal * Anthony Shaw as General Craysham * Cyril Chamberlain as Swindon * Charles Oliver as Gaston * Paul Sheridan as reception clerk Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program TV listings, listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine, TV G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unpublished Story
''Unpublished Story'' is a 1942 British black-and-white war film directed by Harold French and starring Richard Greene and Valerie Hobson. It was produced and co-written by Anthony Havelock-Allan. The film served as a propaganda film during World War II. The film has two main plots. The first one involves a journalist whose stories are repeatedly censored by the Ministry of Information. The second one involves a pacifist organisation, whose members are actually agents of Nazi Germany. Plot In May 1940 Bob Randall (Greene), a war correspondent with a (fictional) London newspaper, the ''Gazette'', is evacuated with British troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. He writes a hard-hitting story about his experiences, but it is censored by the Ministry of Information. Randall goes to see Lamb (Radford), the official responsible, but Lamb will not change his decision. As London burns in the Blitz and the newspaper struggles to stay in business, Randall writes several more eyewitness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeping Car To Trieste
''Sleeping Car to Trieste'' is a 1948 British comedy thriller film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Jean Kent, Albert Lieven, Derrick De Marney and Rona Anderson. It was shot at Denham Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Brinton. It is a remake of the 1932 film ''Rome Express''. Plot The setting is almost entirely on a train travelling between Paris and Trieste after World War II. Two rather mysterious people, Zurta (Albert Lieven) and Valya (Jean Kent), are at ease in sophisticated society. Zurta steals a diary from the safe of an embassy in Paris while they are guests at a reception there, killing a servant who walks in on the robbery. Poole, an accomplice, is passed the diary, but he double-crosses them and attempts to escape with it on the Orient Express. Just in time, Valya and Zurta board the train. They start looking for Poole, who seeks to conceal himself and the diary. Other travellers become involved, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vote For Huggett
''Vote for Huggett'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw and Petula Clark. Warner reprises his role as the head of a London family, in the post-war years. In this, the third in the series of films about the Huggetts after '' Holiday Camp,'' in 1947, and '' Here Come the Huggetts'' (1948), Joe Huggett decides to run as a candidate in the municipal election. It was followed later in 1949 by '' The Huggetts Abroad''. Plot After writing a letter to the local newspaper, calling for the construction of a pleasure garden for a new war memorial, Joe Huggett is overwhelmed by the response from the public. However, his call is awkward for a corrupt local councillor who has plans of his own for the space from which his business can profit. Other people see opportunities of their own in supporting Huggett's plan and he is persuaded to stand for election as a local councillor. In her efforts to help his campaign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of Paris
''Song of Paris'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and starring Dennis Price, Anne Vernon and Hermione Baddeley. It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. It was distributed in the United States by Lippert Pictures as ''Bachelor in Paris''. Premise An English businessman travels to Paris and becomes involved with a cabaret star. Cast Production Adelphi invested £17,490 of the budget. Critical reception Amongst contemporary reviews, the ''News of the World'' wrote "Pretty blondes suddenly lose their skirts and pompous aristocrats are deprived of their pants. Such fun!" whereas ''Variety'' thought it "completely unsubtle in its approach;" and more recently, ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program TV listings, listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine, TV Guide Mag ...'' concluded "Auer's antics prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saint's Return
''The Saint's Return'' (released in the US as ''The Saint's Girl Friday'') is a British crime thriller film from 1953, produced by Hammer Film Productions in London. It premiered in London under the original title on 12 October 1953www.saint.org: ''The Saint in Movies and Films'' Retrieved 2012-07-25 and was distributed in the UK by Hammer Films own distribution company, Exclusive Films. It was released in the US by RKO under the US title on 15 April 1954. ''The Saint's Return'' saw Louis Hayward, who had been the first actor to play [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Men Of Sherwood Forest
''The Men of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1954 British adventure film directed by Val Guest and starring Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, Eileen Moore and David King-Wood. The film follows the exploits of Robin Hood and his followers. Doreen Carwithen wrote the score for the film. Produced by Hammer Films it was shot at the company's Bray Studios with sets designed by the art director J. Elder Wills. Exteriors were shot at Bodiam Castle in Sussex. Plot In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. Disguised as a troubadour, Robin Hood builds a plan to rescue him from this tight spot but is captured. The Merry Men then have to fulfil a double mission: find Robin Hood and save the King. Cast * Don Taylor as Robin Hood * Reginald Beckwith as Friar Tuck * Eileen Moore as Lady Alys * David King-Wood as Sir Guy Belton * Douglas Wilmer as Sir Nigel Saltire * Harold Lang as Hubert * Ballard Berkeley as Walter * Patric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Headlines (1956 Film)
''Behind the Headlines'' is a 1956 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, Adrienne Corri, Hazel Court and Alfie Bass. The plot revolves around a male and female journalist joining forces to hunt down a murderer. It was made at Southall Studios. The film was based on the novel ''Behind the Headlines'' by Robert Chapman. Plot American Paul Banner used to be a reporter working in London. Recently leaving his paper, he has gone freelance, so that he can focus more on chasing down facts and selling his stories once he gets them. He has no regrets in leaving his job as there will be no more deadlines or misguided editors to divert his attention. He starts up a news service, Banners News Agency, whose motto is "ferret out the facts and sell them to the highest bidder." When showgirl Nina Duke is murdered, the press are all harrying the police for statements and facts but Banner hangs back and does a little work of his own to uncover the story. Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
