Portrait of Angus MacPhail

Writing

Angus MacPhail

Career

Active from 1928 to 1956, busiest in 1931 with 12 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dead of Night
Dead of Night
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Angus MacPhail Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, 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.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 41
Whisky Galore
Whisky Galore (2016)
GoodWatch score 41

Original Film Writer

1950s

1 title ยท average score 80
The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man (1956)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

1940s

27 titles ยท average score 66
Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore! (1949)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

Train of Events
Train of Events (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

It Always Rains on Sunday
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Dead of Night
Dead of Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Original Story

Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Aventure Malgache
Aventure Malgache (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

Writer

The Halfway House
The Halfway House (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well? (1942)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Story

The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

Sailors Three
Sailors Three (1940)

Screenplay

1930s

29 titles ยท average score 64
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

Trouble Brewing
Trouble Brewing (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer

The Good Companions
The Good Companions (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

The Frightened Lady
The Frightened Lady (1932)

Writer

Love on Wheels
Love on Wheels (1932)

Screenplay

A Night in Montmartre
A Night in Montmartre (1931)

Writer

The Calendar
The Calendar (1931)

Writer

The Sport of Kings
The Sport of Kings (1931)

Writer

The Ghost Train
The Ghost Train (1931)

Writer

Sunshine Susie
Sunshine Susie (1931)

Screenplay

A Warm Corner
A Warm Corner (1930)

Writer, Scenario Writer

1920s

8 titles
The City of Play
The City of Play (1929)

Writer

The Return of the Rat
The Return of the Rat (1929)

Screenplay

The Wrecker
The Wrecker (1929)

Screenplay

Their Son
Their Son (1929)

Story

A Light Woman
A Light Woman (1928)

Writer

Balaclava
Balaclava (1928)

Scenario Writer

A South Sea Bubble
A South Sea Bubble (1928)

Scenario Writer

One of the Best
One of the Best (1927)

Scenario Writer