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Philip MacDonald

Highest Rated: 100% The Garden (1990)

Lowest Rated: 50% The Dark Past (1949)

Birthday: Nov 5, 1901

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Birthplace: London, England, UK

Philip MacDonald's talent for screenwriting gave him a Hollywood career. MacDonald worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Charlie Chan in London" (1934) starring Warner Oland, "Charlie Chan in Paris" with Warner Oland (1935) and "The Last Outpost" with Cary Grant (1935). He also contributed to "The Lost Patrol" (1934), "The Mystery of Mr. X" (1934) and "The Princess Comes Across" (1936) starring Carole Lombard. Toward the end of his career, MacDonald wrote the Sylvia Sidney adaptation "Love From a Stranger" (1947), the William Holden adaptation "The Dark Past" (1948) and "The Man Who Cheated Himself" (1951). He also appeared in "Ring of Fear" (1954). MacDonald more recently wrote the suspenseful adaptation "The List of Adrian Messenger" (1963) with George C Scott.

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Highest rated movies

100% 75% The Garden Watchlist
98% 92% Rebecca
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86% 75% The Body Snatcher
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64% 67% The List of Adrian Messenger
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50% 47% The Dark Past
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61% Sahara
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Love From a Stranger
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Action in Arabia
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64% The Princess Comes Across
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43% Ring of Fear
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet 61% Sahara Screenwriter - 1995
100% 75% The Garden Joseph (Character) $3.9K 1990
64% 67% The List of Adrian Messenger Writer - 1963
No Score Yet 43% Ring of Fear Writer - 1954
No Score Yet 50% Circle of Danger Writer - 1951
50% 47% The Dark Past Writer - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love From a Stranger Screenwriter - 1947
86% 75% The Body Snatcher Screenwriter - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Action in Arabia Screenwriter - 1944
98% 92% Rebecca Writer - 1940
No Score Yet 64% The Princess Comes Across Writer - 1936

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Virginian Writer 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thriller Writer 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Writer 1958
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Writer 1957