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Allan MacKinnon is a Scriptwriter born on 1 january 1912

Allan MacKinnon

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Birth 1 january 1912
Death 1 january 1955 (at 43 years)

Allan MacKinnon, né en 1912 et mort en 1955, est un scénariste et un écrivain britannique, auteur de roman policier.

Usually with

Anthony Havelock-Allan
Anthony Havelock-Allan
(3 films)
Roger MacDougall
Roger MacDougall
(4 films)
Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
(3 films)
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
(2 films)
Walter J. Harvey
Walter J. Harvey
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Allan MacKinnon (20 films)

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Scriptwriter

Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle (1957)
, 1h18
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Lisa Gastoni, Richard Wattis, Bill Fraser, Madoline Thomas
Rating54% 2.7157852.7157852.7157852.7157852.715785
Deborah and Charles, very much in love, are young executives at the successful Pontifex Advertising Agency. Deborah is highly sought after as a brilliant TV executive, while Charles is regarded as thoroughly efficient. The Pontifex board of directors however, will not allow any married women on their staff. Charles’ fiancée Deborah worries about her future with the company. Eventually the company reverses their policy, enabling newly-wed Deborah to continue working. When Deborah wins a lucrative advertising campaign in New York, and Charles seems to be overlooked for a promotion he was confident would be his, Charles feels his masculinity threatened. Whilst Deb is away in New York, Charles becomes involved in a flirtatious relationship with his attractive secretary Pauline.
Behind the Headlines
Behind the Headlines (1956)
, 1h5
Directed by Charles Saunders
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Paul Carpenter, Adrienne Corri, Hazel Court, Alfie Bass, Ewen Solon, Melissa Stribling
Roles Writer
Rating56% 2.814692.814692.814692.814692.81469
Paul Banner used to be an US reporter working in London. Recently he has gone freelance, leaving his paper so that he can focus more on chasing down facts and selling his stories once he gets them, no more deadlines or misguided editors to divert his attention. When showgirl Nina Duke is murdered the press are all harrying the police for statements and facts but Banner hangs back and does a little work of his own to uncover the story. Nina, it transpires, was in jail for blackmail previously so it is possible that this was why she was killed, however can Banner get the story that the police cannot?
The Men of Sherwood Forest
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
, 1h17
Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Actors Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, David King-Wood, Douglas Wilmer, Ballard Berkeley, Patrick Holt
Roles Ecrivain
Rating56% 2.813472.813472.813472.813472.81347
In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. Disguised as a troubadour, Robin Hood builds a plan to take out it of this tight spot. Unfortunately, he is captured. The Merry Men then have to fulfil a double mission: find Robin Hood and save the King.
The Blue Parrot
The Blue Parrot (1953)
, 1h9
Directed by John Harlow
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Dermot Walsh, Jacqueline Hill, Ballard Berkeley, Richard Pearson, Ferdy Mayne, Edwin Richfield
Roles Ecrivain
Rating54% 2.7207052.7207052.7207052.7207052.720705
A murder is committed in Soho night club The Blue Parrot, and the British nightclub owner and her boyfriend are chased by police for a crime they did not commit.
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence (1952)

Directed by Daniel Birt
Genres Crime
Actors Rona Anderson, Patrick Holt, John Arnatt, Frederick Leister, Ronald Adam, Peter Swanwick
Rating58% 2.9122452.9122452.9122452.9122452.912245
A woman seeks evidence that will give her grounds for divorce from her husband, so she can marry another man.
The Black Widow
The Black Widow (1951)
, 1h2
Directed by Vernon Sewell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Christine Norden, Robert Ayres, Jennifer Jayne, Anthony Forwood, John Longden, John Harvey
Rating60% 3.0011853.0011853.0011853.0011853.001185
Mark Sherwin (Ayres) is driving in the country when he notices a man lying at the side of the road. Assuming the man is the victim of a hit-and-run, he stops to offer assistance, only to be coshed and left stunned while his wallet and car are stolen. On recovering his senses, he staggers towards a nearby farmhouse where he collapses. He is found by the farm owner, who summons a doctor. Meanwhile the car thief comes to grief while speeding round a corner on a clifftop road, the car plunges over the edge and explodes in flames.
Traveller's Joy
Traveller's Joy (1950)
, 1h18
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Googie Withers, John McCallum, Maurice Denham, Yolande Donlan, Colin Gordon, Peter Illing
Rating58% 2.9128652.9128652.9128652.9128652.912865
With extensive restrictions on how much foreign exchange British travellers can take outside the realm (then £5), a variety of English men and women are trapped in expensive Sweden.
She Shall Have Murder
She Shall Have Murder (1950)
, 1h30
Directed by Daniel Birt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Rosamund John, Derrick De Marney, Mary Jerrold, Felix Aylmer, Elizabeth Joyce Heron, Jack Allen
Roles Writer

A law office clerk who aspires to be a crime writer, turns into a detective when someone at her work is murdered.
Vote for Huggett
Vote for Huggett (1949)
, 1h24
Directed by Ken Annakin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw, Petula Clark, David Tomlinson, Diana Dors
Rating61% 3.0979753.0979753.0979753.0979753.097975
After writing a letter to the local newspaper, calling for the construction of a pleasure garden for a new war memorial, Joe Huggett is overwhelmed by the response of the public. However, his call is awkward for a corrupt local counciller who has plans of his own for the space.
Sleeping Car to Trieste
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
, 1h35
Directed by John Paddy Carstairs
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Jean Kent, Bonar Colleano, Albert Lieven, Derrick De Marney, Finlay Currie, Paul Dupuis
Roles Ecrivain
Rating65% 3.2940853.2940853.2940853.2940853.294085
The film takes place almost entirely on a train travelling between Paris and Trieste in post-war Europe. Albert Lieven and Jean Kent play two somewhat mysterious people, at ease in sophisticated society. On Valya's behalf, Zurta steals a diary from an unnamed embassy in Paris, but in doing so, is forced to kill an embassy guard. Poole, an accomplice of theirs, is passed the diary, but he double-crosses the other two and attempts to escape with it on the Orient Express. Just in time, Valya and Zurta also board the train.