Philip MacDonald

Nascimento : 1901-11-05, London, England, UK

Morte : 1980-12-10

Filmes

A Lista de Adrian Messenger
Story
Adrian Messenger pede a um amigo que verifique uma lista de nomes. E sai em uma viagem. Quando seu avião explode no céu a questão torna-se mais grave. Seu amigo começa a verificar a lista e cada nome parece ter morrido em circunstâncias misteriosas. Conforme ele vai descendo a lista, as mortes se tornam mais recentes. Então começa uma corrida para encontrar os sobreviventes restantes e descobrir porque cada um deles foi colocado nesta lista.
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Writer
Sebastian must either deliver a young Arab prince to Russia or get him back safely to his own country. The episode aired in the US in 1959, and in theaters in the UK in 1961 -- supporting the movie Wild in the Country with Elvis Prestley
23 Paces to Baker Street
Novel
Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.
Tobor the Great
Screenplay
To avoid the life-threatening dangers of manned space exploration, Professor Nordstrom creates highly advanced form of artificial intelligence capable of piloting a starship to other worlds. In order to transmit alien data, the extraordinary robot is infused with a powerful telepathic device that enables it to instantly read and even feel emotions. Danger strikes when a sinister band of covert agents kidnaps Gadge, the professor's 10-year-old grandson. But Gadge has a powerful ally. For he has developed a psychic, emotional bond with his grandfather's robot. And now Gadge's captors must suffer the wrath of his protective friend. They must face a mechanical monstrosity bent on a killing rampage of revenge and destruction.
Ring of Fear
Screenplay
Mystery writer Mickey Spillane tries to help Clyde Beatty deal with a plot to sabotage his circus.
The Hour of 13
Novel
1890, London, and a serial killer known as The Terror is murdering policemen. When gentleman thief Nicholas Revel unwittingly becomes the chief suspect, he must use his guile and wits to prove he’s not the killer; whilst also not getting caught for a jewel robbery he has just committed.
Mask of the Avenger
Adaptation
Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.
Circle of Danger
Screenplay
An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.
Circle of Danger
Novel
An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.
Por Uma Mulher Má
Screenplay
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
Passado Tenebroso
Writer
Quando um detetive zomba de sua sugestão de que um criminoso de 18 anos seja encaminhado para exame psiquiátrico, o Dr. Andrew Collins, o psiquiatra da polícia, conta a história de seu encontro com Al Walker. Walker tinha um histórico de violência e matou o diretor da prisão durante uma fuga. Ele e sua gangue fizeram a família Collins e seus amigos reféns, mas quando o Dr. Collins descobre que Walker tem um sonho recorrente violento, ele se oferece para ajudá-lo a decifrar o sonho e determinar exatamente o que o levou a uma vida de crime e violência.
Love from a Stranger
Screenplay
Cecily Harrington, struggling along on a small allowance, wins a fortune in a lottery. She decides to travel rather than marrying her fiance Nigel Lawrence. A stranger, Manuel Cortez, comes to rent her flat and she falls in love with him, and they are married. For their honeymoon, they go to an isolated English college where she, unlike the audience, doesn't realize she has married a fortune-hunting Bluebeard with a few murdered wives in his past. The question is will she be able to repent in leisure her decision to marry in haste.
Dangerous Intruder
Story
A female hitchiker is taken in by a family after a horrible car accident. While she recovers, she begins to unravel a murder mystery involving the woman of the house.
O Túmulo Vazio
Screenplay
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
Forasteiro da Noite
Story
O sargento Meadows (William Terry) volta da II Guerra e vai até a Califórnia para se encontrar com mulher com quem ele se correspondia, sem conhecê-la nem sequer por fotos. Durante a viagem de trem, conhece a médica Lesley Ross (Virginia Grey) por quem passa a nutrir um grande apreço. Ao chegar na casa onde era esperado, ele não encontra a mulher, somente a mãe dela, a senhora Hilda. Hilda diz ao sargento para ficar e esperar pela filha, que deve retornar dentro de alguns dias. Meadows não sabe mas Hilda esconde um segredo sobre sua filha conhecido também pela empregada que vive com ela. E quando a empregada quer contar o segredo, é ameaçada por Hilda.
Action in Arabia
Screenplay
Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.
Sahara: Em Busca da Sobrevivência
Story
O sargento Joe Gunn e sua tripulação de tanque acolhem cinco soldados britânicos, um francês e um sudanês com um prisioneiro italiano, e cruzam o deserto da Líbia para voltar ao comando após a queda de Tobruk. Tambul, o sudanês leva-os a uma fortaleza abandonada no deserto onde eles esperam encontrar água. Logo um destacamento de soldados alemães chega e tenta barganhar comida por água, mas Gunn e sua turma recusam. Quando os alemães atacam, Gunn leva seus homens cansados do deserto em uma batalha desesperada, esperando que os reforços britânicos possam chegar a tempo.
Nightmare
Story
An ex-gambler helps a beautiful widow, and becomes involved with a murder, secret agents, and saboteurs.
Whispering Ghosts
Story
A detective (Milton Berle) who solves cases on the radio investigates the decade-old murder of a sea captain.
Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível
Adaptation
Uma jovem de origem humilde (Joan Fontaine) se casa com um riquíssimo nobre inglês (Laurence Olivier), que ainda vive atormentado por lembranças de sua falecida esposa. Após o casamento e já morando na mansão do marido, ela vai gradativamente descobrindo surpreendentes segredos sobre o passado dele.
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Screenplay
Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of the Queen of Sheba. When the precious treasure is transported to America, Mr. Moto must race against time to unmask the cunning thief who will stop at nothing—not even murder—to get what he wants.
A Gentleman's Gentleman
Screenplay
A valet thinks his master is a murder, and tries a little blackmail.
Alucinação
Screenplay
A gangster takes a doctor and his family hostage.
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
Novel
An overheard conversation leads to clues that a kidnapping plot is afoot.
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Screenplay
A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments.
Mysterious Mr. Moto
Screenplay
The Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.
Yours for the Asking
Writer
Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good for business. So they hire Gert Malloy and Dictionary McKinney, a pair of con-artists, to manipulate Johnny back off the path of righteousness.
The Princess Comes Across
Story
A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America, and finds herself getting inconveniently attached to a bandleader returning home. To complicate matters, a blackmailer on board apparently knows she is not who she claims to be - and he has his sights set on other passengers with secrets of their own. In the meantime an escaped killer has stowed away under someone else's identity, and is killing again to cover his tracks; five international police detectives on board are heading the investigation to find him. When evidence points to the princess and bandleader, they must find the killer themselves - before he finds them.
Guerreiros da África
Screenplay
During WW1, the destinies of British officers Michael Andrews and John Stevenson seem intertwined on the battle front as much as on a more personal level.
A Noiva de Frankenstein
Adaptation
O filme começa de onde o original, de 1931, terminou: Frankenstein escapa do cerco ao moinho vivo, enquanto Dr. Frankenstein tem sua noiva sequestrada por outro lunático cientista. O objetivo dele é convencer o doutor a criar uma companheira para o monstro.
Charlie Chan em Paris
Story
Charlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery racket. But his agent, apache dancer Nardi is killed before she can tell him much. The case, complicated by a false murder accusation for banker's daughter Yvette, climaxes with a strange journey through the Paris sewers.
Mystery Woman
Screenplay
A French military officer is convicted of treason and sent to Devil's Island. His wife takes it upon herself to obtain the stolen document and prove his innocence.
Menace
Story
A psychotic man stalks three innocent people whom he believes are responsible for his brother's death.
Charlie Chan em Londres
Writer
After receiving congratulations from the Home Secretary for solving his most recent case, Charlie is sought out by Pamela Gray, a beautiful but desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits execution for the murder of a weapons inventor. She is so convinced of his innocence that she becomes distraught when she overhears Neil Howard, her brother's lawyer and her fiancee, confide to the detective his belief in his client's guilt. Angered at this disclosure, she returns his ring and breaks off the engagement. Although the execution will take place in 65 hours, Charlie pledges to expose the murderer. All potential suspects are reassembled in the country mansion of family friend Geoffrey Richmond, where the murder took place, as Charlie tries to expose the real murderer before time runs out.
The Mystery of Mr. X
Adaptation
A sophisticated jewel thief tries to prove himself innocent of a string of cop murders.
The Mystery of Mr. X
Novel
A sophisticated jewel thief tries to prove himself innocent of a string of cop murders.
A Patrulha Perdida
Story
Primeira Guerra Mundial. Patrulha britânica perde-se no deserto da Mesopotâmia após comandante ser morto por um inimigo invisível. O sargento tenta reencontrar sua unidade e leva os comandados até um oásis, onde todos vão sendo abatidos um a um por atiradores de elite.
The Rasp
Story
When cabinet minister John Hoode is murdered at his country house, his secretary, Alan Deacon, is the prime suspect and is arrested. Reporter Anthony Gethryn determines to unmask the real murderer.
Hotel Splendide
Story
Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman Charlie, a jewel thief arrives after a long spell in prison expecting to be able to dig up the pearls he had buried - only to find the hotel has been built on the site.
C.O.D.
Story
A man assists a woman to dispose of the body of her stepfather....
The Star Reporter
Story
Major Starr is an ambitious newspaper reporter who has taken undercover employment as chauffeur to Lady Susan Loman in the hope of witnessing high-society goings-on which he can use in a feature article he is planning.
The Star Reporter
Screenplay
Major Starr is an ambitious newspaper reporter who has taken undercover employment as chauffeur to Lady Susan Loman in the hope of witnessing high-society goings-on which he can use in a feature article he is planning.
Rynox
Novel
Wealthy businessman F.X. Benedik, Head of the Rynox company, claims to have been receiving threats from a mysterious stranger named Boswell Marsh. Benedik is subsequently found murdered and the hunt is on for the elusive Marsh. Benedik's son Tony takes over the running of the business and tries to find some lead on Marsh, and why he should have borne a murderous grudge against Benedik Senior. His investigations lead him to the unexpected finding that Marsh never existed.
Raise the Roof
Screenplay
The wealthy Rodney Langford, who dreams of going on the stage, hopes to fulfil his ambitions by buying a failing revue called 'Raise the Roof', starring Maisie Grey. His father, fearing scandal, bribes amoral actor Atherley Armitage to sabotage the show. But, when all hope seems lost, Maisie comes up with an ingenious idea to try and save the day.
Lost Patrol
Writer
A patrol of twelve soldiers is lost in the desert and killed by the tribesmen, but the sergeant makes sure that one of the tribesmen dies for every one of his men.