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Jack Whittingham
Writer 1910 - 1972

Jack Whittingham

Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

11 titles
Thunderball

Thunderball

Terence Young 1965 2h 10m 7.1

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.

The Birthday Present

The Birthday Present

Pat Jackson 1957 1h 40m 6.0

A top salesman with a U.K. toy firm foolishly brings an expensive watch back from a German trip for his wife's birthday. This is illegal in 1950's Britain and after Customs discover the watch, he is charged and, unusually, given a prison sentence.

West of Zanzibar

West of Zanzibar

Harry Watt 1954 1h 34m 6.0

The story of native tribesmen who move towards Mombasa, getting drawn info the world of ivory smuggling.

The Divided Heart

The Divided Heart

Charles Crichton 1954 1h 29m 6.0

During World War II, a German woman, Inga, goes missing and is presumed dead. Her infant son is placed in an orphanage where, years later, he's adopted by a childless couple. The adoptive parents' happiness is shattered when Inga reappears and insists on custody of her son.

Mandy

Mandy

Alexander Mackendrick 1952 1h 33m 9.0

Mandy Garland was born deaf and has been mute for all of her life. Her parents believe she is able to speak if she can only be taught, and they enroll her with a special teacher.

I Believe in You

I Believe in You

Basil Dearden, Michael Relph 1952 1h 35m 6.0

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges.

Hunted

Hunted

Charles Crichton 1952 1h 24m 7.0

A violent fugitive and a mistreated small boy team up to flee from authority.

Pool of London

Pool of London

Basil Dearden 1951 1h 25m 7.0

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.

The Dancing Years

The Dancing Years

Harold French 1950 1h 38m 5.0

Rudi Kleiber's story in old Vienna revolves around two women: Maria Zeitler, his sweetheart-turned-mistress and secret mother of his unknown son, and Greta, his first love who returned in his later years.

Cage of Gold

Cage of Gold

Basil Dearden 1950 1h 20m 5.0

The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falters when Bill, an old friend, suddenly appears.

Q Planes

Q Planes

Tim Whelan, Arthur B. Woods 1939 1h 22m 6.0

A quirky British Secret Service Agent named Major Hammond tries to discover who is using a secret weapon to steal experimental planes.

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