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Margaret Turnbull is a Scriptwriter British born on 17 november 1872 at Glasgow (United-kingdom)

Margaret Turnbull

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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 17 november 1872 at Glasgow (United-kingdom)
Death 12 june 1942 (at 69 years) at Yarmouth Port (USA)

Margaret Turnbull (17 November 1872 – 12 June 1942) was a Scottish playwright and screenwriter. She wrote for 51 films between 1914 and 1939. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts. She was the sister of producer Hector Turnbull.

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Frank Reicher
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Tom Forman
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Filmography of Margaret Turnbull (43 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Bonnie Brier Bush
The Bonnie Brier Bush (1921)
, 50minutes
Directed by Donald Crisp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Donald Crisp, Mary Glynne, Dorothy Fane, Langhorn Burton
Roles Writer
Rating66% 3.3232253.3232253.3232253.3232253.323225
The Mystery Road
The Mystery Road (1921)
, 1h8
Directed by Paul Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors David Powell, Mary Glynne, Ruby Miller, Percy Standing
Roles Writer
Rating64% 3.238123.238123.238123.238123.23812
Thou Art the Man
Thou Art the Man (1920)

Directed by Thomas N. Heffron
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Robert Warwick, Lois Wilson, Clarence Burton, Clarence Geldart, Harry Carter, Lillian Leighton

Based upon a description in a film publication, Myles Calthrope (Warwick) is an English soldier of fortune who drifts into the diamond mining fields of South Africa and finds employment with some diamond smugglers who masquerade as feather merchants. When he comes to suspect their true business, Myles is dismissed. He then goes to Cape Town where he falls in love with Joan Farrant (Wilson). She helps him to get a job with her brother, who is also secretly a smuggler. The police arrest Myles in an illicit enterprise of which he has no knowledge, and he goes to prison for three years. Eventually the real criminals are arrested, and Myles finds happiness with Joan.
The Tree of Knowledge
The Tree of Knowledge (1920)

Directed by William C. de Mille
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Robert Warwick, Kathlyn Williams, Theodore Kosloff, Wanda Hawley, Tom Forman, Winter Hall
Roles Scenario Writer

After living with adventuress Belle (Williams) in Paris, Nigel (Warwick) proposes, but she rejects him for a wealthier suitor. Nigel returns to England, where his friend Brian (Forman) hires him to manage his estate. Nigel falls in love with Brian's ward Monica (Hawley). Brian travels to Paris and meets Belle. Unaware of her past, Brian marries her, and, when they return to England, Belle says nothing when they meet her ex-lover Nigel. Belle, who had only married for money, then discovers that Brian's family is bankrupt, and begins an affair with Roupelle (Cummings). After Nigel discovers that she is planning to elope, he prevents the betrayal, but their prior affair is revealed to Brian. However, Monica forgives him for his transgressions.
The Splendid Romance
The Splendid Romance (1919)
, 50minutes
Directed by Edward José
Origin USA
Actors Crauford Kent