Michael McCarthy (27 February 1917 – 7 May 1959) was a British

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. He died aged 42, survived by a wife and three children. A ''Variety'' obituary said he was "regarded as a director of considerable promise".

Selected filmography

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'' (1943) (documentary) - assistant director *''

My Learned Friend ''My Learned Friend'' is a 1943 British, black-and-white, comedy, farce, directed by Basil Dearden with his regular collaborator, Will Hay, as the film's star in the role of William Fitch. The principal supporting roles were taken by Claude H ...

'' (1943) - assistant director *''

San Demetrio London ''San Demetrio London'' is a 1943 British World War II docudrama based on the true story of the 1940 salvage of the tanker MV ''San Demetrio'' by some of her own crew, who reboarded her after she had been set on fire by the German heavy cruiser ...

'' (1943) - assistant director *''

The Halfway House ''The Halfway House'' is a 1944 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Mervyn Johns, his daughter Glynis Johns, Tom Walls and Françoise Rosay. The film tells the story of ten people who are drawn to stay in an old Welsh co ...

'' (1944) - assistant director *'' While Nero Fiddled'' (1944) aka ''Fiddlers Three'' - assistant director *'' The Girl of the Canal'' (1945) aka ''Painted Boats'' (short feature) - story *'' Johnny Frenchman'' (1945) - unit manager *''

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'' (1949) (short feature) - director *'' No Highway in the Sky'' (1951) - actor * '' Assassin for Hire'' (1951) - director * '' Mystery Junction'' (1951) - director, writer *''Road Sense'' (1951) (instructional film) - director *'' Hunted'' (1952) - idea * '' Crow Hollow'' (1952) - director *'' Wheel of Fate'' (1953) - actor *'' Behind the Headlines'' (1953) - actor *''

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'' (1953) - actor *'' Flannelfoot'' (1953) - actor *'' John of the Fair'' (1954) - director, writer *''

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'' (1954–55) - director, writer - including '' The Awakening'' (1954) * ''

Shadow of a Man ''Shadow of a Man'' is a 1955 British crime film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Paul Carpenter, Rona Anderson and Jane Griffiths.

'' (1955) - director, additional scenes *''

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a British television series based on the 1905 adventure novel of the same name by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. The series was created by writer Michael Hogan and produced by the Towers of London for ...

'' (1955) - director * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1956) - director *''

Assignment Foreign Legion ''Assignment Foreign Legion'' is an American TV series made in Britain that ran for 26 episodes from 1956 to 1957. It was hosted by Merle Oberon and financed by CBS. Directors included Don Chaffey, Michael McCarthy and Lance Comfort. Premise A ...

'' (1956–57) (TV series) - director * '' The Traitor'' (1957) aka ''The Accursed'' - director, writer *''

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'' (1957) (TV series) - director *'' Sailor of Fortune'' (1957) (TV series) - director * '' Operation Amsterdam'' (1959) - director, writer

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Michael McCarthy
at BFI British film directors British male screenwriters People from Birmingham, West Midlands 1917 births 1959 deaths 20th-century British screenwriters {{UK-film-director-stub