Writing
Angus MacPhail
- Career
Active from 1928 to 1956, busiest in 1931 with 12 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Dead of Night86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.4
- Coming of Age1.6, average 3.0
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Tech & Humanity0.3, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 6
- British Cinema 4
- Classic Whodunit 3
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Psychological Tension 2
- Intrigue & Suspense 2
- Classic Cinema 2
- Suspenseful 2
- Period Romance 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJohn DightonWriterSailors Three, Went the Day Well?, The Next of Kin, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, +6 more
- IIan DalrympleEditorThe Good Companions, Symphony in Two Flats, The Man They Couldn't Arrest, The Ghost Train, Sunshine Susie, +6 more
Gordon HarkerActorThe Calendar, The Frightened Lady, The Sport of Kings, Saloon Bar, The Man They Couldn't Arrest, +5 more
Basil DeardenWriterDead of Night, Train of Events, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Goose Steps Out, +4 more
Mervyn JohnsActorDead of Night, Went the Day Well?, The Next of Kin, Saloon Bar, The Captive Heart, +2 more
Walter FordeDirectorSailors Three, The Four Just Men, Saloon Bar, The Ghost Train, Lord Babs, +2 more
Will HayActorThe Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Ghost of St. Michael's, The Goose Steps Out, My Learned Friend, The Big Blockade, +1 more
Victor SavilleDirectorThe Sport of Kings, The Good Companions, Sunshine Susie, Michael and Mary, Love on Wheels, +1 more- WWilkie CooperCinematographerWent the Day Well?, The Halfway House, The Foreman Went to France, Fiddlers Three, My Learned Friend, +1 more
- RRay PittEditorSailors Three, The Next of Kin, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Goose Steps Out, +1 more
- CCharles HasseEditorDead of Night, The Captive Heart, The Halfway House, Champagne Charlie, My Learned Friend
Robert StevensonWriterReturn to Yesterday, Michael and Mary, Love on Wheels, Lord Babs, The Ringer
Movies and TV shows
66Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
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2010s
1 title · average score 41
GoodWatch score 41Original Film Writer
1950s
1 title · average score 80
GoodWatch score 80Screenplay
1940s
27 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 85Screenplay
GoodWatch score 64Screenplay
GoodWatch score 79Writer
GoodWatch score 67Screenplay
GoodWatch score 79Screenplay
GoodWatch score 86Screenplay, Original Story
GoodWatch score 50Screenplay
GoodWatch score 53Writer
GoodWatch score 65Screenplay
GoodWatch score 85Screenplay, Story
GoodWatch score 59Writer
Screenplay
1930s
29 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch score 65Writer
GoodWatch score 66Screenplay
GoodWatch score 60Writer
GoodWatch score 66Writer
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1920s
8 titles
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