Michael Pertwee
Nacimiento : 1916-04-24, Kensington, London, England, UK
Muerte : 1991-04-17
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Michael Henry Pertwee (24 April 1916, Kensington, London – 17 April 1991, Camden, London) was an English playwright and screenwriter. Among his credits were episodes of The Saint, Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B, Ladies Who Do, Hong Kong and many other films and TV series.
He was the brother of Jon Pertwee of Doctor Who fame, the son of Roland Pertwee, a noted screenwriter and actor of the 1910s-1950s, a distant cousin of Bill Pertwee, a noted character actor, and the uncle of actor Sean Pertwee.
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An attractive young widow thinks that she is investing in a respectable riding school, only to find out she has bought a brothel.
Writer
Based on the hit play. A British Government Minister puts forward a bill to battle filth in the UK but that doesn't stop him having an affair with both his secretary, Miss Parkyn and Wendy, the wife of a high-up reporter. Opponents to the bill - mainly some hippy girls, lead by Johnny, kidnap the Minister's best friend and co-founder of the bill, Barry Ovis just as he was getting married to his fiancee, Joan. Barry escapes, just before the police raid the hippies hiding place - to claim that Ovis was in a orgy and get the bill defeated - and dashes back to his and Joan's flat followed by Inspector Ruff, who is investigating the kidnap and Damina, one of the hippies. Meanwhile, the Minister is also trying to use the flat to carry on his affairs with both Wendy and Miss Parkyn. The Minister, Barry & Joan tries to keep the truth from Ruft, Wilfred Potts, an old and honest MP, Birdie, the Minister's wife and stop the hippies, and this causes no end of trouble.
Screenplay
Charles Salt y Christopher Pepper están a punto de inaugurar un club en Londres, pero la posibilidad se frustra al ser multados por incumplimiento de las normas. El hermano gemelo de Christopher, Lord Sydney Pepper, acepta pagar la multa con la condición de que abandone Inglaterra, ya que su presencia le supone un auténtico desprestigio. Cuando Chris retorna para hablar con su aristocrático hermano, lo encuentra cadáver.
Original Story
Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.
Screenplay
Charles Salt y Christopher Pepper son dos amigos, uno inglés y el otro estadounidense, que se trasladan de Chicago al Soho londinense para abrir una sala de fiestas, además de prostíbulo de lujo... (FILMAFFINITY)
Writer
Two salesmen travel to a small South American Country to peddle their wares. However the country is in the middle of a major conflict between the Government led by Diaz and the rebels led by Torez. When Torez is accidentally killed the rebels mistaken pick up one of the salesmen, Eric, as he looks like Torez. Eric and Ernie are promised millions to carry on the charade once the rebels take charge. However once Eric takes charge he finds himself back in danger as scheming general Carillo plans to remove the impostor from his role.
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Cliff Richard and the Shadows arrive in a small Spanish town for a concert when a U.S. plane accidentally drops a mini-bomb on it. The Shadows look for the bomb to return it.
Screenplay
Cuando un astuto esclavo, mentiroso, perezoso, ocurrente y tramposo descubre que el hijo de su amo está enamorado de una joven virgen, le ofrece su ayuda para conquistarla si a cambio le condede la libertad. Pero los amoríos se ven obstaculizados por asombrosas sorpresas, ingeniosos disfraces y una alocada carrera de cuádrigas.
Screenplay
Carter Harrison, un alto ejecutivo de una empresa norteamericana, conoce en Londres a Toni, una temperamental y bohemia escultora italiana. De forma impulsiva se casan. Pero, cuando descubren que no tienen nada en común y que sus gustos son completamente diferentes, se separan. Siete años más tarde, ella le pide el divorcio para poder casarse con otro.
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Adventure drama during WW2 in Italy where a mixed group of people get trapped inside a cave after a bomb raid. But can they co-operate? And will they survive?
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Adventure drama during WW2 in Italy where a mixed group of people get trapped inside a cave after a bomb raid. But can they co-operate? And will they survive?
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The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. They then make good use of it to save their old neighbourhoods from the wicked developer.
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Grand Fenwick es un país pequeño que tiene graves problemas en sus instalaciones de abastecimiento de agua. La necesidad de renovar todas las tuberías es casi desesperada: no hay agua caliente y el descontento de la población crece a medida que se aproxima el invierno. Así, el gobierno idea un plan: pedir ayuda a EE.UU. para un presunto programa espacial. Una vez que los americanos les envían fondos, los rusos también deciden ayudarlos. En Grand Fenwick ya hay dinero suficiente para solucionar los problemas internos. Ahora el problema consiste en mostrar al mundo algún resultado de su ficticio programa espacial. Es entonces cuando entra en escena un excéntrico científico, que ha inventado un combustible que se fabrica a partir de vino.
Writer
After 10 years of failure a bumbling vet finally graduates and takes on his own practice.
Writer
In a mansion block in Knightsbridge, a gang of middle-aged biddies decide to brighten up "the dullness of the tea time of life" by staging a series of robberies on furriers, then donating the proceeds to charitable concerns. Terry Thomas as a retired army officer leads the gang, which includes Athene Seyler and Hattie Jacques, on a series of capers that nearly go awry when their maid, Billie Whitelaw, an ex-con and also a resident of the block, falls for a police officer.
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An incompetent boarding school headmaster, Professor Jim Edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by passing off his bookie's son as a Middle Eastern prince. The headmaster's madcap scheme is further complicated when an official from the Foreign Office arrives and announces that a real prince is to be placed under Edwards supervision, not due to the schools lofty reputation, but that a gang of kidnappers are unlikely to look for the regal child there.
Screenplay
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon - who distrusts banks and fears the Inland Revenue - but he sees Fingers and the boys off. So they decide to kidnap his daughter, only to end up with his wife Lucy. Gordon makes out he couldn't be more pleased, spuring Lucy to take charge of the hopeless bunch of villains.
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A Texas girl wins a trip to Italy where she meets a prince who's afraid to admit that he's flat broke (so is she). They strike up an affair, but things come to a crazy conclusion when he tries to bribe a horse to win a race at the Palio racing grounds.
Writer
A causa de las graves presiones que recibe, un periodista ha intentado suicidarse en varias ocasiones. Pero ahora ha decidido fundar una publicación para contar la verdad, sin miedo a represalias. Para financiarla, recurre al chantaje de varias personalidades. Los problemas aparecerán cuando un presentador de televisión se le resista. (FILMAFFINITY)
Scenario Writer
the scheming Albert Higgins and his dim witted mate Cecil Hollebone, set out on a ocean voyage under the exasperated Chief Steward. Along for the trip are the wealthy Mrs. Borough and her secretary Pat. Soon Mrs. Boroughs’ Jewels are stolen…
Reporter
A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope.
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A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope.
Writer
Big screen spin off from the BBC TV series The Grove Family, ostensibly the first British soap opera. Bob Grove, a builder has problems with the council, over building supplies that he needs to complete a job on a local housing estate. Under pressure to finish the job, his son gets them from a local crook. When the council find out, they call in the police, so the Grove family get together, to clear themselves, in time for the grand opening.
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El alcalde de Rathberney en Irlanda, es asesinado y le sucede un pariente lejano que está dispuesto a limpiar la ciudad de todo tipo de rateros, desaprensivos y delincuentes. Pero los ciudadanos deciden eliminarlo.
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A British Sanitary Engineer, goes on holiday with a set of plans for a new secret weapon which he has mistaken for his new plumbing invention. Everyone is hunting for him, including the Russians. The Russians find him and offer him a job in the Kremlin doing research (on plumbing he believes). He accepts, arrives in Russia and falls in love with Tania, a secret agent. And then discovers the true nature of the plans he is carrying...
Original Story
In a small town in the 1950's a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's directors. The producer doesn't try to hide his annoyance about it, and is further exercised when the authoress herself arrives to help. The cast have to try and sort out real-life problems that keep intruding as they wrestle with the play's dire dialogue.
Young Man
Martin's plane crashes in the jungle of Brazil. Nobody believes he survived. In the meantime his wife, Sally, has fallen in love with another man, Dr. Harper. Martin is found and returns to Sally. Unable to face his demons, Martin considers ending his life. Or does Sally do it for him?
Screenplay
Martin's plane crashes in the jungle of Brazil. Nobody believes he survived. In the meantime his wife, Sally, has fallen in love with another man, Dr. Harper. Martin is found and returns to Sally. Unable to face his demons, Martin considers ending his life. Or does Sally do it for him?
Theatre Play
Martin's plane crashes in the jungle of Brazil. Nobody believes he survived. In the meantime his wife, Sally, has fallen in love with another man, Dr. Harper. Martin is found and returns to Sally. Unable to face his demons, Martin considers ending his life. Or does Sally do it for him?
Screenplay
Employess of a dress shop battle with a crooked gambler to get their jobs back.
Mr. Stewart
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature. NB: This is the film which introduced Audrey Hepburn.
Writer
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature. NB: This is the film which introduced Audrey Hepburn.
Story
A beautiful tavern-keeper finds herself getting caught up in a war between Italy and Turkey.
Dialogue
"Jack el Negro" es un barco cuyo capitán es un contrabandista que, harto de ser perseguido por la marina española, está deseando dejar su oficio. Un día, el barco recoge a un grupo de refugiados políticos cuyo navío ha naufragado. Entre los pasajeros está la bella Ingrid, que se enamora del capitán.
Screenplay
A man hides the fact that he lost his job from his wife by apparently going off to work each day as normal but runs into trouble when he is tailed by a reporter.
Writer
Un hombre casado se fuga con su amante. Pero cuando ella muere en un accidente ferroviario, él se convierte en el principal sospechoso.
Writer
A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in World War II. Not long before the dedication ceremony is to be held, the son shows up; it turns out that he wasn't killed in battle but deserted, and has become a blackmailer and a killer. He wants to get some money to "start a new life", but his blind father senses that something is wrong and sets out to find out what's going on.
Writer
A radio commentator is sent to a village to broadcast a bell-ringing team. Meanwhile a property speculator tries to buy a plot of land for less than it is worth.
Screenplay
A disparate group of volunteers are trained as saboteurs and parachuted into Belgium to blow up an office containing important Nazi records and to rescue a prominent S.O.E. agent, who is being interrogated by the Germans for vital information.
Additional Dialogue
During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women's internment camp in France.
Screenplay
A man is blackmailed into taking his brother's place in a gang for a jewellery heist.
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A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.