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Philip MacDonald

Career

Active from 1929 to 1995, with a break from 1964 to 1994, busiest in 1939 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Philip MacDonald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Whodunit 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Classic Mystery 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • International Intrigue 2
  • Jewel Thief 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 64
Sahara
Sahara (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 53
The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Story

Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Five Fingers : Thin Ice (1961)

Writer

The Fatal Impulse
The Fatal Impulse (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 60
23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

Claire
Claire (1956)

Writer

Tobor the Great
Tobor the Great (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Ring of Fear
Ring of Fear (1954)
GoodWatch score 49

Screenplay

Last of the Comanches
Last of the Comanches (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

The Hour of 13
The Hour of 13 (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

Circle of Danger
Circle of Danger (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay, Novel

Mask of the Avenger
Mask of the Avenger (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

Adaptation

The Man Who Cheated Himself
The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 67
The Dark Past
The Dark Past (1948)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer

Love from a Stranger
Love from a Stranger (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Dangerous Intruder
Dangerous Intruder (1945)

Story

Action in Arabia
Action in Arabia (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the Night (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

Story

Sahara
Sahara (1943)
GoodWatch score 84

Story

Whispering Ghosts
Whispering Ghosts (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Nightmare
Nightmare (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

Rebecca
Rebecca (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

Adaptation

1930s

22 titles ยท average score 62
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay

Blind Alley
Blind Alley (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Mysterious Mr. Moto
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

Story

Yours for the Asking
Yours for the Asking (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Story

The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost (1935)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

Mystery Woman
Mystery Woman (1935)

Screenplay

The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol (1934)
GoodWatch score 71

Story

Charlie Chan in London
Charlie Chan in London (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Mystery of Mr. X
The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
GoodWatch score 60

Adaptation, Novel

1920s

1 title
The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol (1929)

Writer