Writing
Angus MacPhail
- Titles
- 66movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1928 to 1956, busiest in 1931 with 12 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 0top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Went the Day Well?85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.5average 3.6
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Melancholy5.2average 4.7
- Romance4.3average 3.8
- Crime4.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.5, average 2.9
- Tech & Humanity0.3, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 6
- British Cinema 4
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Classic Whodunit 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- WWII Espionage 2
- French Resistance 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Amateur Detective 2
- Intrigue & Suspense 2
- Psychological Tension 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- IIan DalrympleEditorSunshine Susie, Symphony in Two Flats, Michael and Mary, Love on Wheels, The Good Companions, +6 more
- JJohn DightonWriterSailors Three, Went the Day Well?, The Goose Steps Out, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, +6 more
Gordon HarkerActorThe Calendar, Love on Wheels, The Sport of Kings, The Frightened Lady, Saloon Bar, +5 more
Basil DeardenDirectorDead of Night, The Goose Steps Out, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Halfway House, +4 more
Mervyn JohnsActorDead of Night, Went the Day Well?, The Next of Kin, The Halfway House, The Captive Heart, +2 more
Walter FordeDirectorSailors Three, The Four Just Men, Saloon Bar, Lord Babs, The Ringer, +2 more
Will HayActorThe Goose Steps Out, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Ghost of St. Michael's, The Big Blockade, My Learned Friend, +1 more- RRay PittEditorSailors Three, The Goose Steps Out, Let George Do It!, The Black Sheep of Whitehall, The Next of Kin, +1 more
Victor SavilleDirectorSunshine Susie, Michael and Mary, Love on Wheels, The Sport of Kings, The Good Companions, +1 more- WWilkie CooperCinematographerWent the Day Well?, The Halfway House, The Foreman Went to France, The Big Blockade, Fiddlers Three, +1 more
Robert StevensonWriterMichael and Mary, Return to Yesterday, Love on Wheels, Lord Babs, The Ringer- CCharles HasseEditorDead of Night, The Halfway House, The Captive Heart, Champagne Charlie, My Learned Friend
Movies and TV shows
662010s
1 title · average score 41
41
Whisky Galore (2016)
Original Film Writer
1950s
1 title · average score 78
78
The Wrong Man (1956)
Screenplay
1940s
27 titles · average score 65
85
Whisky Galore! (1949)
Screenplay
76
Spellbound (1945)
Screenplay
73
Dead of Night (1945)
Screenplay, Original Story
58
Bon Voyage (1944)
Screenplay
65
The Halfway House (1944)
Screenplay
85
Went the Day Well? (1942)
Screenplay, Story
65
The Goose Steps Out (1942)
Screenplay
72
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
Original Story, Screenplay
Sailors Three (1940)
Screenplay
61
Let George Do It! (1940)
Screenplay
1930s
29 titles · average score 62
65
Trouble Brewing (1939)
Screenplay
Love on Wheels (1932)
Screenplay
Sunshine Susie (1931)
Screenplay
The Ghost Train (1931)
Writer
The Calendar (1931)
Writer
The Ringer (1931)
Writer
Michael and Mary (1931)
Writer
1920s
8 titles
The Return of the Rat (1929)
Screenplay
The Wrecker (1929)
Screenplay
The City of Play (1929)
Writer
Balaclava (1928)
Scenario Writer
A South Sea Bubble (1928)
Scenario Writer
A Light Woman (1928)
Writer
One of the Best (1927)
Scenario Writer