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- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 9, 1904
- Place of Birth
- Helensburgh, Scotland, UK
- Died
- June 22, 1983
David MacDonald
David MacDonald (9 May 1904 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire – 22 June 1983 in London) was a Scottish film director, writer and producer. MacDonald was the son of a wealthy landowner. His intention was to become a doctor but changed his mind and aged 17 went to Malaya to work on a rubber plantation for seven and a half years. When he had leave to return to Scotland, he travelled via Hollywood and became interested in filmmaking. He returned to Malaya and worked at a plantation in Kedah. According to one story, while in Malaya he met Douglas Fairbanks who encouraged MacDonald to try his luck in Hollywood. MacDonald broke into Hollywood by getting a job as technical adviser on a film Prestige. After that he was out of work for nine months. He eventually gained a job working for Cecil B. DeMille. MacDonald worked as DeMille's assistant on The Sign of the Cross (1932), Four Frightened Peopl…
Filmography
movieThe Rocking Horse Winner
1982 · Director of Photography
movieOur Mother's House
1967 · Assistant Camera
The Golden Rabbit
movieThe Golden Rabbit
1962 · Director
moviePetticoat Pirates
1961 · Director
tvInterpol Calling
1959 · Director
movieThe Moonraker
1958 · Director
Jack the Ripper
movieJack the Ripper
1958 · Director
tvIvanhoe
1958 · Director
movieA Lady Mislaid
1958 · Director
movieSmall Hotel
1957 · Director
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tvOverseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957 · Director
tvThe Count of Monte Cristo
1956 · Director
movieAlias John Preston
1955 · Director
tvThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955 · Director, Producer
Triple Blackmail
movieTriple Blackmail
1955 · Director
Man in Demand
movieMan in Demand
1955 · Director
Final Column
movieFinal Column
1955 · Director
Three Cornered Fate
movieThree Cornered Fate
1955 · Director
The Yellow Robe
movieThe Yellow Robe
1954 · Director
One Just Man
movieOne Just Man
1954 · Director
tvMark Saber
1954 · Director
movieDevil Girl from Mars
1954 · Director
movieOperation Malaya
1953 · Director, Writer
movieTread Softly
1952 · Director
movieThe Big Frame
1952 · Director
movieFortune in Diamonds
1951 · Director
movieCairo Road
1950 · Director
movieChristopher Columbus
1949 · Director
movieDiamond City
1949 · Director
The Bad Lord Byron
movieThe Bad Lord Byron
1949 · Director
movieGood-Time Girl
1948 · Director
movieSnowbound
1948 · Director
movieThe Brothers
1947 · Director, Writer
movieDesert Victory
1943 · Director, Producer
movieThis England
1941 · Director
movieLaw and Disorder
1940 · Director
The Midas Touch
movieThe Midas Touch
1940 · Director
Men of the Lightship
movieMen of the Lightship
1940 · Director
Riding High
movieRiding High
1939 · Director
movieRulers of the Sea
1939 · Clerk (Uncredited)
movieThis Man in Paris
1939 · Director
movieSpies of the Air
1939 · Director
movieThis Man Is News
1938 · Director
Meet Mr. Penny
movieMeet Mr. Penny
1938 · Director
movieDead Men Tell No Tales
1938 · Director
Make It Three
movieMake It Three
1938 · Director
A Spot of Bother
movieA Spot of Bother
1938 · Director
Death Croons the Blues
movieDeath Croons the Blues
1937 · Director
The Last Curtain
movieThe Last Curtain
1937 · Director
movieIt's Never Too Late to Mend
1937 · Director
movieSpecial Agent K-7
1936 · Goodwin
movieBig Brown Eyes
1936 · Assistant Director
movieCleopatra
1934 · Assistant Director