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Angus MacPhail(1903-1962)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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London-born Angus MacPhail worked as a screenwriter for many years with producer Michael Balcon, but he wrote for many of Britain's most prestigious studios, such as Gainsborugh, Gaumont-British and Ealing. He is probably best known for his script for the classic British feature Dead of Night (1945), but also worked for Alfred Hitchcock, writing The Wrong Man (1956). MacPhail had a reputation as one of the British film industry's best collaborators and "script doctors", and in fact of his 23 scripts for Ealing Studios, he had sole credit on only one.
BornApril 8, 1903
DiedApril 22, 1962(59)
BornApril 8, 1903
DiedApril 22, 1962(59)
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Known for

Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck in Spellbound (1945)
Spellbound
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1945
Henry Fonda and Vera Miles in The Wrong Man (1956)
The Wrong Man
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1956
The Halfway House (1944)
The Halfway House
6.6
  • Writer(as Angus Macphail)
  • 1944
George Formby in Trouble Brewing (1939)
Trouble Brewing
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1939

Credits

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Writer



  • Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, and Naomi Battrick in Whisky Galore (2016)
    Whisky Galore
    5.9
    • based on the original motion picture, screenplay by
    • 2016
  • Henry Fonda and Vera Miles in The Wrong Man (1956)
    The Wrong Man
    7.4
    • screen play by
    • 1956
  • Doris Day and James Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
    The Man Who Knew Too Much
    7.4
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)
    The Scarlet Pimpernel
    6.9
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1955–1956
  • The Passing Show
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1953
  • Irina Baronova, John Clements, Valerie Hobson, Susan Shaw, and Jack Warner in Train of Events (1949)
    Train of Events
    6.6
    • original screenplay (as Angus Macphail)
    • 1949
  • Joan Greenwood and Basil Radford in Whisky Galore! (1949)
    Whisky Galore!
    7.1
    • screenplay (as Angus Mac Phail)
    • 1949
  • Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood in Saraband (1948)
    Saraband
    6.5
    • screenplay collaborator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
    It Always Rains on Sunday
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • David Farrar, Albert Lieven, and Mai Zetterling in Frieda (1947)
    Frieda
    7.1
    • screenplay (as Angus Macphail)
    • 1947
  • The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)
    The Loves of Joanna Godden
    6.7
    • adaptation (as Angus Macphail)
    • 1947
  • The Captive Heart (1946)
    The Captive Heart
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck in Spellbound (1945)
    Spellbound
    7.5
    • adaptation
    • 1945
  • Dead of Night (1945)
    Dead of Night
    7.5
    • original story
    • screen play
    • 1945
  • Frances Day and Tommy Trinder in While Nero Fiddled (1944)
    While Nero Fiddled
    5.4
    • original screenplay (as Angus Macphail)
    • 1944

Additional Crew



  • Jessie Matthews in Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
    Friday the Thirteenth
    6.6
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
    A Cuckoo in the Nest
    5.6
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Constance Cummings and Edmund Gwenn in Channel Crossing (1933)
    Channel Crossing
    5.7
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Leave It to Smith
    5.5
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Madeleine Carroll and Conrad Veidt in I Was a Spy (1933)
    I Was a Spy
    6.6
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Boris Karloff in The Ghoul (1933)
    The Ghoul
    5.8
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Drusilla Wills in Britannia of Billingsgate (1933)
    Britannia of Billingsgate
    5.7
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Charlotte Greenwood in Orders Is Orders (1933)
    Orders Is Orders
    5.7
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Ivor Novello in Sleeping Car (1933)
    Sleeping Car
    6.4
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Jack Hulbert in Falling for You (1933)
    Falling for You
    5.6
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • It's a Boy (1933)
    It's a Boy
    6.0
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Jessie Matthews in The Good Companions (1933)
    The Good Companions
    6.8
    • production personnel
    • 1933
  • Gordon Harker and Clifford Mollison in The Lucky Number (1932)
    The Lucky Number
    5.4
    • production personnel
    • 1932

Producer



  • A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)
    A Cuckoo in the Nest
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Constance Cummings and Edmund Gwenn in Channel Crossing (1933)
    Channel Crossing
    5.7
    • co-producer (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Angus Macphail
  • Born
    • April 8, 1903
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 22, 1962
    • Sussex, England, UK

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    Reputed to have introduced the term "McGuffin" to Alfred Hitchcock during the production of The 39 Steps (1935).

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