

Writing
W.P. Lipscomb
- Titles
- 50movies
- Career
Active from 1928 to 1959, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 1title as director
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
A Tale of Two Cities81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.4average 2.6
- Warfare4.5average 1.2
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Spiritual3.4average 2.0
- Romance5.2average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Nostalgic 3
- British Cinema 2
- Redemption 2
- Social Injustice 2
- Classic Cinema 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Lighthearted Entertainment 2
- Nostalgic Charm 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Winifred ShotterActorA Night Like This, Jack's the Boy, The Chance of a Night Time, Rookery Nook, Plunder, +1 more
Ralph LynnActorA Night Like This, The Chance of a Night Time, Rookery Nook, Plunder, Mischief- JJack RaymondDirectorThe Great Game, Mischief, Tilly of Bloomsbury, Splinters, French Leave
Freddie YoungCinematographerA Night Like This, The Chance of a Night Time, Plunder, Mischief, Tilly of Bloomsbury
C. Aubrey SmithActorForever and a Day, The Sun Never Sets, The Garden of Allah, Clive of India
Tom WallsActorA Night Like This, Me and Marlborough, Rookery Nook, Plunder
Basil RathboneActorA Tale of Two Cities, The Sun Never Sets, The Garden of Allah, Loyalties
Kenneth KoveActorThe Man from Toronto, The Chance of a Night Time, The Great Game, Mischief
Cedric HardwickeActorForever and a Day, Les Misérables, Beware of Pity
Peter FinchActorA Town Like Alice, Robbery Under Arms, Make Me an Offer!
Edmund GwennActorForever and a Day, I Was a Spy, Channel Crossing
Ronald ColmanActorA Tale of Two Cities, Clive of India, Under Two Flags
Movies and TV shows
471950s
8 titles · average score 65

The Ambitious One (1959)
Writer
71
Dunkirk (1958)
Screenplay
59
Robbery Under Arms (1957)
Screenplay
71
A Town Like Alice (1956)
Screenplay

Make Me an Offer! (1954)
Screenplay, Producer

His Excellency (1952)
Screenplay
62
Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
Screenplay
64
Bitter Springs (1950)
Screenplay
1940s
4 titles · average score 65

The Mark of Cain (1947)
Adaptation, Producer
65
Beware of Pity (1946)
Screenplay, Producer

Pacific Blackout (1941)
Screenplay
1930s
33 titles · average score 61

The Sun Never Sets (1939)
Screenplay
44
The Garden of Allah (1936)
Screenplay
62
Under Two Flags (1936)
Screenplay
49
A Message to Garcia (1936)
Screenplay
81
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Screenplay
81
Les Misérables (1935)
Writer
56
Clive of India (1935)
Screenplay
49
I Was a Spy (1933)
Writer

Loyalties (1933)
Writer

Jack's the Boy (1932)
Writer
1920s
2 titles

Splinters (1929)
Writer

Balaclava (1928)
Story


