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Writer 1909 - 1968

Robert Westerby

Hackney, London, England, UK

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

12 titles
The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina

Don Chaffey 1963 1h 37m 6.0

Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

James Neilson 1963 1h 38m 6.0

In eighteenth century England, the mysterious masked rider known as the Scarecrow (Patrick McGoohan) leads a rebel band to save the town of Romney Marsh from King George III's (Eric Pohlmann's) oppression and Naval press gangs.

The Devil's Agent

The Devil's Agent

John Paddy Carstairs 1962 1h 17m 5.0

In East Germany, a double agent falls for a beautiful young escapee from Hungary.

Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog

Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog

Don Chaffey 1961 1h 27m 6.0

The remarkable veritable story of a terrier named Bobby and the enduring friendship he forges with a tenderhearted shepherd known simply as Old Jock---unbroken even by the kindly old man's death.

Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

Charles Frend 1960 1h 28m 6.0

In Britain, at the dawn of jet-powered commercial aviation, an aircraft manufacturer tries to shift the blame from mechanical failure to pilot error when its newest jet airliner has a series of accidents.

Sea of Sand

Sea of Sand

Guy Green 1958 1h 37m 6.0

A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.

Town on Trial

Town on Trial

John Guillermin 1957 1h 35m 7.0

When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local tennis club. It falls to Police Inspector Halloran to sort out all the red herrings, and finally after a confrontation at the top of the local church spire, arrest the culprit. Another fascinating look at what life was like in Britain during the 50's.

War and Peace

War and Peace

King Vidor 1956 3h 28m 6.1

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia, including his disastrous 1812 invasion, serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

Beautiful Stranger

Beautiful Stranger

David Miller 1954 1h 29m 6.0

An ex-chorus girl lives on the Riviera, supported by a married man she doesn't know is a crook.

The Square Ring

The Square Ring

Basil Dearden 1953 1h 23m 6.0

Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

South of Algiers

South of Algiers

Jack Lee 1953 1h 28m 6.0

A British Museum archaeologist is searching for an ancient golden mask buried in a Roman tomb in Algeria but tomb robbers follow the academic in the hope of stealing the precious relic.

Cairo Road

Cairo Road

David MacDonald 1950 1h 23m 5.0

An Egyptian drug unit investigates a wealthy Arab's murder, finding hashish on a ship. After one suspect kills another and flees, Colonel Yussef Bey plans to catch the drug trafficking brothers.

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