Where to watch David MacDonald in the UK
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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 …
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- Interpol Calling (1959) Director
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) Director
- Mark Saber (1954) Director
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1956) Director
- Ivanhoe (1958) Director
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957) Director
- Cleopatra (1934) Assistant Director
- Big Brown Eyes (1936) Assistant Director
- Rulers of the Sea (1939) as Clerk (Uncredited)
- The Moonraker (1958) Director
- Devil Girl from Mars (1954) Director
- The Bad Lord Byron (1949) Director
- Good-Time Girl (1948) Director
- Our Mother's House (1967) Assistant Camera
- Christopher Columbus (1949) Director
- Cairo Road (1950) Director
- The Big Frame (1952) Director
- This England (1941) Director
- The Brothers (1947) Director
- Tread Softly (1952) Director
- Petticoat Pirates (1961) Director
- Diamond City (1949) Director
- Snowbound (1948) Director
- This Man Is News (1938) Director
- Law and Disorder (1940) Director
- Alias John Preston (1955) Director
- Jack the Ripper (1958) Director
- Fortune in Diamonds (1951) Director
- Special Agent K-7 (1936) as Goodwin
- This Man in Paris (1939) Director
- Spies of the Air (1939) Director
- Riding High (1939) Director
- The Rocking Horse Winner (1982) Director of Photography
- Small Hotel (1957) Director
- The Last Curtain (1937) Director
- The Midas Touch (1940) Director
- Dead Men Tell No Tales (1938) Director
- It's Never Too Late to Mend (1937) Director
- The Golden Rabbit (1962) Director
- Operation Malaya (1953) Director
- Desert Victory (1943) Director
- A Spot of Bother (1938) Director
- A Lady Mislaid (1958) Director
- Death Croons the Blues (1937) Director
- Men of the Lightship (1940) Director
- The Yellow Robe Director
- Final Column Director
- Man in Demand Director
- Three Cornered Fate (1955) Director
- Meet Mr. Penny Director
- One Just Man Director
- Make It Three Director
- Triple Blackmail Director
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Most-watched David MacDonald films currently: Cleopatra (1934), Big Brown Eyes (1936), Rulers of the Sea (1939), The Moonraker (1958), Devil Girl from Mars (1954).
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Selected TV credits: Interpol Calling (1959), The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955), Mark Saber (1954), The Count of Monte Cristo (1956), Ivanhoe (1958).
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