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Writer 1915 - 1973

Ranald MacDougall

Schenectady, New York, USA

Ranald MacDougall (March 10, 1915 – December 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter who scripted such films as Mildred Pierce (1945), The Unsuspected (1947), June Bride (1948), and The Naked Jungle (1954), and shared screenwriting credit for 1963's Cleopatra. He also directed... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

17 titles
That Man Bolt

That Man Bolt

Henry Levin, David Lowell Rich 1973 1h 43m 5.0

Fred Williamson chop-sockeys his way through this popular blaxploitation adventure as Jefferson Bolt, a Kung Fu expert assigned to deliver a cool $1 million to Mexico City from Hong Kong with a stop in Los Angeles. When Bolt discovers the cash is dirty mob money and his gal has been killed, he heads back to the Far East to get even.

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

Ranald MacDougall, Anton Leader 1970 1h 39m 6.0

When the town's sole blacksmith vows to leave because he was stood up by his mail-order bride from the East, the panicked townsfolk scramble to find him a surrogate wife.

The Mercenaries

The Mercenaries

Jack Cardiff 1968 1h 41m 6.7

A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to rescue $25 million in uncut diamonds.

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1963 4h 11m 6.7
The World, the Flesh and the Devil

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

Ranald MacDougall 1959 1h 35m 7.8

Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted.

The Mountain

The Mountain

Edward Dmytryk 1956 1h 45m 6.0

Due fratelli vivono diversamente il rapporto con la montagna: l'uno, Zaccaria, è un'esperta guida alpina che, in seguito alla morte di uno scalatore, ha deciso di allevare pecore; Cristoforo è un giovane ambizioso che intende trarre profitto dal turismo alpino. Un incidente aereo e la relativa spedizione di salvataggio sarà per loro fondamentale.

We're No Angels

We're No Angels

Michael Curtiz 1955 1h 46m 6.8

Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially intend to take advantage of them but have a change of heart after they find the family is in financial troubles.

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

Ranald MacDougall 1955 1h 35m 5.0

When a young woman arrives at the home of her socialite cousin, she soon gets sucked into the woman's complex web of deceit.

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

Byron Haskin 1954 1h 35m 6.7

The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.

Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas

Jerry Hopper 1954 1h 40m 6.0

Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

Henry Koster 1951 1h 27m

Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a state of mind.

The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point

Michael Curtiz 1950 1h 37m 7.0

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.

The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

Vincent Sherman 1949 1h 42m 7.0

In the final days of World War II, in a MASH unit in Burma, a severely wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.

The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected

Michael Curtiz 1947 1h 43m 9.0

The producer of a radio crime series commits the perfect crime, then has to put the case on the air.

Possessed

Possessed

Curtis Bernhardt 1947 1h 48m 7.9

A dazed woman walks the streets of Los Angeles looking for a man named David. After collapsing in a diner, she's taken to the psychiatric ward of a nearby hospital. Flashbacks reveal her obsession for David as a result of borderline personality disorder which ultimately leads to murder.

Objective, Burma!

Objective, Burma!

Raoul Walsh 1945 2h 22m 7.8

A platoon of special ops are tasked to parachute into the remote Burmese jungle and destroy a strategic Japanese radar station, but getting out isn't as easy.

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

Michael Curtiz 1945 1h 51m 8.3

After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but can't win the approval of her spoiled daughter.

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