Robert Westerby

출생 : 1909-07-03, Hackney, London, England, UK

사망 : 1968-11-16

참여 작품

The Fighting Prince of Donegal
Screenplay
Ireland 1587. Hugh O'Donnell inherits the title of The O'Donnell, the prince of Donegal, and tries to unite Ireland to make war on England. But then Hugh is kidnapped and imprisoned by the Viceroy of Ireland and held ransom for the Clans' good behavior. Hugh must escape prison and the Viceroy's villainous henchman, Captain Leeds, before he can fight.
Ballerina
Writer
Story of a young ballet student in Denmark who succeeds despite her mother’s objections.
The Three Lives of Thomasina
Screenplay
Thomasina is the pet cat of Mary McDhui, the daughter of Scottish veterinarian Andrew McDhui. When Thomasina falls ill, McDhui declares that the pet should be put down. But when Mary and her father try to bury the cat, Lori MacGregor (Susan Hampshire), who is said to be a witch, shows up and attempts to steal it.
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Screenplay
English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance
Novel
At the end of the 19th century, during the British rule of India, the goddess Kali commits a number of murders, among which the man who was conducting a cargo of serum to a village infected with disease. Worried with the vast number of fatalities that will result from stopping this shipment, Dr. Palmer asks for help from Major Talbot. The Major suspects about the murderer turn onto the doctor, and he must take refuge in the jungle, after faking his own death by a tiger. Help does come in the shapely form of Amrita, a native dancer, who will give him shelter, and will even free him from a gang of robbers. Dr. Palmer still has a number of real and fantastic adventures until he sees an end to his tribulations...
The Devil's Agent
Screenplay
German actor Peter van Eyck stars as Droste, a mild-mannered businessman who was an intelligence expert during World War II. When Droste runs into his old friend Baron Von Straub (Christopher Lee), the two rekindle a friendship that was interrupted by the war. However, when Von Straub asks Droste to deliver a small package to a friend in West Germany, the befuddled Droste is set up for a series of complicated spy games.
수도사 바비
Screenplay
In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on his master's grave in the Greyfriars kirkyard, despite a caretaker with a "no dogs" rule. And when Bobby is taken up for being unlicensed, it's up to the children of Edinburgh and the Lord Provost to decide what's to be done.
Cone of Silence
Writer
A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for scientific reasons for the crashes.
SOS Pacific
Screenplay
A flying boat has to ditch off an island in the Pacific. Along with the injured owner-pilot the passengers include a policeman and his smuggler prisoner, a slimey limey witness against him, a physicist, and a globe-hopping good-time girl. On the island they find a fleet of derelict ships, farm animals tethered, and cameras in a lead-lined bunker and a stark realisation soon dawns.
Sea of Sand
Screenplay
A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.
The Surgeon's Knife
Writer
A doctor becomes the victim of extortionists when one of his patients dies under questionable circumstances.
Town on Trial
Writer
When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local tennis club. It falls to Police Inspector Halloran to sort out all the red herrings, and finally after a confrontation at the top of the local church spire, arrest the culprit. Another fascinating look at what life was like in Britain during the 50's.
전쟁과 평화
Screenplay
19세기초 프랑스의 맹공을 받게 된 제정 러시아의 피에르는 나폴레옹을 숭배한다. 청순한 나타샤를 사랑하는 피에르. 그의 재산을 탐낸 쿠라긴 공작은 자신의 딸과 결혼시키는데 성공한다. 나타샤의 오빠 니콜라스는 전쟁 중 도망쳐오고, 안드레이는 전쟁의 현실을 목격하고 돌아온 후, 지금껏 괴롭혔던 아내 리제의 죽음으로 환멸에 빠진다. 결혼 생활에 실패한 피에르는 전쟁의 참상을 보고 나폴레옹을 숭배했던 자신을 저주한다. 포로로 감옥에서 실신한 플라톤을 만나 생의 진실을 깨달은 피에르는 마침내 쿠투조프의 초토 퇴각 작전이 성공, 프랑스군이 깨끗이 소탕되는 것으로 종말되는 전쟁의 와중에서 기적적으로 살아 남는다. 부흥의 싹이 트기 시작한 초토화된 거리에서 성숙한 나타샤는 피에르를 기다리고 있었다.
Spin a Dark Web
Novel
A boxer is lured into a murder plot by a scheming woman.
Before I Wake
Screenplay
A woman travels to England to attend her parents' funeral. She is told by officials that they died of natural causes together, but she doesn't buy it. She comes to suspect that the nurse who took care of her parents was involved in their deaths, but since the nurse is well thought of in the town, no one believes her. What she doesn't know is that her parents' killer has selected her as the next victim
Beautiful Stranger
Writer
An ex-chorus girl lives on the Riviera, supported by a married man she doesn't know is a crook.
Malaga
Screenplay
Maureen O'Hara hunts drug smugglers in Africa.
They Who Dare
Screenplay
In Greece during the war a small group of British commandoes and patriots land on an island with orders to attack two airfields from which the Luftwaffe is threatening allied forces in Egypt. The island is crawling with troops, and even moving by night the men soon run into trouble.
The Square Ring
Screenplay
Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
South of Algiers
Writer
Archaeologists Van Heflin and Eric Portman undertake an expedition in Tunisia in search of an ancient mask.
Appointment in London
Screenplay
Wing-commander Tim Mason leads a squadron of Lancaster bombers on almost nightly raids from England. Having flown eighty-seven missions he will shortly be retiring from flying, but the strain is showing. He tries to make sure his men concentrate only on their job and so keeps women away from the base, but then he himself meets naval officer Eve Canyon.
Fortune in Diamonds
Story
As the Boer War ends a South African soldier hides a cache of diamonds he finds on a body. He returns to the town he left three years earlier where his girl has married a disgraced English officer. Needing funds to get back to pick up the diamonds the Boer enlists the help of a fellow soldier as well as the Englishman and a local hotel keeper. This ill-assorted bunch set off into the bush intent on finding their fortune.
Fortune in Diamonds
Screenplay
As the Boer War ends a South African soldier hides a cache of diamonds he finds on a body. He returns to the town he left three years earlier where his girl has married a disgraced English officer. Needing funds to get back to pick up the diamonds the Boer enlists the help of a fellow soldier as well as the Englishman and a local hotel keeper. This ill-assorted bunch set off into the bush intent on finding their fortune.
Cairo Road
Screenplay
A police chief stationed in Egypt sets out to crack down on drug traffickers along the frontiers. With his assistant, he attempts to block the smugglers' passage along the notorious Cairo Road route into the country.
Prelude to Fame
Screenplay
Prelude to Fame is a 1950 British drama film directed by Fergus McDonell from a story by Aldous Huxley. While vacationing in Italy, Nick Morell (Robin Dowell), son of John Morell (Guy Rolfe), a famous English philosopher and amateur musician and his wife Catherine (Kathleen Ryan), becomes friendly with young Guido (Jeremy Spenser), and Morell discovers the boy has an extraordinary instinct for orchestration and a phenomenal music memory. A neighboring couple, Signor and Signora Boudini (Henry Oscar and Kathleen Byron) become aware of the boy's talents, and she appeals to his parents to let her educate him musically. Torn by their love for their son and, they feel,the duty to let the world hear his talent, they consent.
The Spider and the Fly
Screenstory
"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe plays Phillipe de Ledocq, a resourceful safecracker who always manages to elude arrest. Eric Portman is cast as police-chief Maubert, who will not rest until Ledocq is behind bars. And Nadia Gray is Madeleine, the woman beloved by both Ledocq and Maubert. Just as Maubert has managed to capture his man, Ledocq is released at the behest of the government, who wants him to steal secrets from the German embassy revealing the whereabouts of the Kaiser's secret agents. And just how does Madeleine figure into all of this? Spider and the Fly is a diverting precursor to the 1960s TV series It Takes a Thief." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Spider and the Fly
Screenplay
"The Spider and the Fly is set in Paris during the cloud-cuckoo days before WW I. The storyline intertwines the destinies of three people. Guy Rolfe plays Phillipe de Ledocq, a resourceful safecracker who always manages to elude arrest. Eric Portman is cast as police-chief Maubert, who will not rest until Ledocq is behind bars. And Nadia Gray is Madeleine, the woman beloved by both Ledocq and Maubert. Just as Maubert has managed to capture his man, Ledocq is released at the behest of the government, who wants him to steal secrets from the German embassy revealing the whereabouts of the Kaiser's secret agents. And just how does Madeleine figure into all of this? Spider and the Fly is a diverting precursor to the 1960s TV series It Takes a Thief." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Don't Ever Leave Me
Writer
Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up.
The Small Voice
Novel
A man and his wife take to their house some men they rescue from a road crash and then find they have picked up some dangerous criminals.
Woman Hater
Writer
A confirmed bachelor and a woman who claims to hate men get together and find romance.
My Sister and I
Writer
A family is in need of a new house help so they employ a mysterious young woman. They soon realise all is not as it seems as the past comes back to haunt the woman of the house.
Broken Journey
Screenplay
Passengers and crew struggle to survive after their plane crashes in the Alps.
The White Unicorn
Screenstory
In a home for delinquent girls, the worst offender exchanges reminiscences with the warden.