Gerald Elliott (1907–1982) was a British

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. ...

.McFarlane p.181

Filmography

* '' Lieutenant Daring R.N.'' (1935) * ''

Jubilee Window ''Jubilee Window'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Sebastian Shaw, Ralph Truman and Olive Melville.Wood p.86 Cast * Sebastian Shaw as Peter Ward * Ralph Truman as Dan Stevens * Olive Melville as Marge ...

'' (1935) * '' Cross Currents'' (1935) * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1936) * '' Birds of a Feather'' (1936) * ''

Pay Box Adventure ''Pay Box Adventure'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Syd Crossley, Marjorie Corbett and Roxie Russell. It was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.290 Cast * Syd Crossley as Tom Furlong * ...

'' (1936) * '' Strange Cargo'' (1936) * ''

Men of Yesterday ''Men of Yesterday'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Stewart Rome, Sam Livesey and Hay Petrie.Shafer p.173 It was made at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by John Bryan. The screenplay concerns an ex-arm ...

'' (1936) * '' Hearts of Humanity'' (1936) * ''

Cafe Mascot ''Cafe Mascot'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Geraldine Fitzgerald. It was produced by Gabriel Pascal, and made at Wembley Studios. A young man discovers £1,000 in a taxi. The kindly man gives it t ...

'' (1936) * ''

Two on a Doorstep ''Two on a Doorstep'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Kay Hammond, Harold French and Anthony Hankey. The film was made at Rock Studios, Elstree. It was made as a quota quickie for release by the American ...

'' (1936) * '' Full Speed Ahead'' (1936) * ''

Double Exposures ''Double Exposures'' (A.K.A. ''Alibi Breaker'') is a 1937 British crime film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring David Langton, Julien Mitchell and Ruby Miller. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie. (David Langton is cr ...

'' (1937) * ''

Museum Mystery ''Museum Mystery'' (also known as ''Museum Peace'') is a 1937 British crime film directed by Clifford Gulliver and starring Jock McKay, Elizabeth Inglis and Gerald Case. The screenplay concerns a gang of criminals who plan to steal a Burmese id ...

'' (1937) * ''

Our Fighting Navy ''Our Fighting Navy'' (also known as ''Torpedoed'') is a 1937 British action film directed by Norman Walker and starring Robert Douglas, Richard Cromwell and Hazel Terry. The screenplay concerns a British warship that intervenes to protect Brit ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Frog ''The Frog'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Gordon Harker, Noah Beery, Jack Hawkins and Carol Goodner. The film is about the police chasing a criminal mastermind who goes by the name of The Frog, and the 1936 ...

'' (1937) * ''

Twin Faces ''Twin Faces'', also known as ''Press Button B'', is a 1937 British crime film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Anthony Ireland, Francesca Bahrle and Frank Birch. The film was made at Highbury Studios as a quota quickie for release ...

'' (1937) * ''

Holiday's End ''Holiday's End'' is a 1937 British mystery film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Sally Stewart, Rosalyn Boulter and Wally Patch. The film follows the arrival at boarding school of a boy king. It was made at Pinewood Studios as a qu ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Song of the Road ''The Song of the Road'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Bransby Williams, Ernest Butcher and Muriel George. It was made at Shepperton Studios Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Su ...

'' (1937) * '' The Fatal Hour'' (1937) * '' Dial 999'' (1938) * ''

Silver Top ''Silver Top'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by George King and starring Marie Wright, Betty Ann Davies, David Farrar and Marjorie Taylor. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie. Synopsis A gang of criminals decide to sw ...

'' (1938) * ''

Return of the Frog ''The Return of the Frog'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gordon Harker, Hartley Power and Rene Ray. It is a sequel to the 1937 film ''The Frog'', and was based on the 1929 novel '' The India-Rubber Men'' by Ed ...

'' (1938) * ''

No Parking A parking violation is the act of parking a motor vehicle in a restricted place or in an unauthorized manner. It is against the law virtually everywhere to park a vehicle in the middle of a highway or road; parking on one or both sides of a roa ...

'' (1938) * '' Inspector Hornleigh'' (1938) * ''

Blondes for Danger ''Blondes for Danger'' is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Gordon Harker and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios for release by British Lion. The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1938) * ''

Sword of Honour The ''Sword of Honour'' is a trilogy of novels by Evelyn Waugh which loosely parallel Waugh's experiences during the Second World War. Published by Chapman & Hall from 1952 to 1961, the novels are: ''Men at Arms'' (1952); ''Officers and Gentl ...

'' (1939) * '' Sons of the Sea'' (1939) * '' All at Sea'' (1940) * ''

The Great Mr. Handel ''The Great Mr. Handel'' is a 1942 British Technicolor historical film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan and Malcolm Keen. The film is a biopic of the 18th-century German-British composer Georg Friedrich H ...

'' (1942)

References

Bibliography

* Brian McFarlane. ''Lance Comfort''. Manchester University Press, 1999.

External links

* 1907 births 1982 deaths People from Lewisham 20th-century British screenwriters {{UK-film-bio-stub