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The Way Ahead (1944) -- A group of conscripts are called up into the infantry during WWII. At first they appear a hopeless bunch but their sergeant and Lieutenant have faith in them and mould them into a good team...

Overview

Date of Birth:
28 June 1909, London, England, UK more
Date of Death:
22 October 1998, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
Author of 21 books, including "Epitaph for a Spy" (1938), "The Mask of... more
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Down 17% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more

Filmography

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  1. The Thomas Crown Affair 2 (details only on IMDb Pro)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Care of Time (1990) (TV) (book) 1990 - 7.1 (18)
- 2. "A Quiet Conspiracy" (1989) (story) 1989 - -
- 3. Eine Art von Zorn (1984) (TV) (novel) 1984 - -
- 4. "Ricatto internazionale" (1978) (novel "The Intercom Conspiracy") 1978 - -
- 5. Journey Into Fear (1975)   (novel) 1975 - 5.1 (57)
AKAs:
  • Burn Out
- 6. Love Hate Love (1971) (TV) (screenplay) (story) 1971 - 5.5 (27)
- 7. "Journey Into Fear" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - -
1 TV episode:
- 8. Topkapi (1964) (novel "The Light of Day") 1964 - 7.1 (3,065)
- 9. "Epitaph for a Spy" (1963)   (3 episodes, 1963) 1963 - -
- 10. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) (uncredited) 1962 - 7.1 (4,198)
- 11. "Checkmate" (1960)   (70 episodes, 1960-1962) 1962 - 8.3 (58)
- 12. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.8 (1,223)
- 13. The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) (screenplay) 1959 - 6.6 (835)
- 14. A Night to Remember (1958) (screenplay) 1958 - 8.0 (5,451)
- 15. "Suspicion" (1957)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.3 (101)
- 16. "The Schirmer Inheritance" (1957)   (6 episodes, 1957) 1957 - -
- 17. Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)   (screenplay) 1957 - 6.5 (165)
AKAs:
  • Battle Hell (USA)
  • Escape of the Amethyst
  • Their Greatest Glory
  • Yangtze Incident
- 18. "Climax!" (1954)   (2 episodes, 1954-1956) 1956 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- 19. "Casablanca" (1955)   (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 5.3 (21)
1 TV episode:
- 20. Lease of Life (1954) (writer) 1954 - 6.3 (41)
- 21. The Purple Plain (1954) (screenplay) 1954 - 6.6 (446)
- 22. Rough Shoot (1953)   (screenplay) 1953 - 5.3 (48)
AKAs:
  • Shoot First (USA)
- 23. "Epitaph for a Spy" (1953)   (6 episodes, 1953) 1953 - -
- 24. The Cruel Sea (1953) (screenplay) 1953 - 7.8 (1,416)
- 25. The Card (1952)   (screenplay) 1952 - 7.0 (377)
AKAs:
  • The Promoter (USA)
- 26. The Magic Box (1952) (writer) 1952 - 7.5 (355)
- 27. Encore (1951) (screenplay) (segment "Gigolo and Gigolette") 1951 - 7.1 (125)
- 28. Highly Dangerous (1950) (written by) 1950 - 5.7 (125)
- 29. The Passionate Friends (1949)   (writer) 1949 - 7.8 (640)
AKAs:
  • One Woman's Story (USA)
- 30. Oliver Twist (1948) (contributor to screenplay) (uncredited) 1948 - 7.9 (4,366)
- 31. The October Man (1947) (novel) (screenplay) 1947 - 7.0 (269)
- 32. The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) (novel "A Coffin for Dimitrios") 1944 - 7.3 (893)
- 33. The Way Ahead (1944)   (screenplay) (story) 1944 - 7.2 (492)
AKAs:
  • The Immortal Battalion (USA: cut version)
- 34. Hotel Reserve (1944)   (novel "Epitaph for a Spy") 1944 - 6.5 (194)
AKAs:
  • Epitaph for a Spy
- 35. Background to Danger (1943) (novel "Background to Danger") 1943 - 6.5 (275)
- 36. Journey Into Fear (1943) (novel) 1943 - 6.7 (1,200)
- 37. The New Lot (1943) (writer) 1943 - 8.5 (15)
Producer
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- 1. "Alcoa Premiere" (1961)   producer (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 7.0 (33)
- 2. The Passionate Friends (1949)   (producer) (uncredited) 1949 - 7.8 (640)
AKAs:
  • One Woman's Story (USA)
- 3. The October Man (1947) (producer) 1947 - 7.0 (269)
Actor
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- 1. The New Lot (1943) (uncredited) Bren gun instructor 1943 - 8.5 (15)

Additional Details

Other Works:
Novel: "The Siege of the Villa Lipp" (aka: Send No More Roses) (1977) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 1 Article more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Thriller | War more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Murder | WWII more

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