Ian Dalrymple

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Ian Dalrymple (born 26 August 1903, Johannesburg, South Africa, died 28 March 1989, London, England) was a British screenwriter, film director and producer.

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[edit] Biography

He was educated at Cambridge University. Initially, he worked as an editor at Gaumont-British pictures and the Gainsborough studios, later turning to screenwriting. During World War II, he was a producer for the Crown Film Unit, the government run agency for information and propaganda films. Later, Dalrymple worked for MGM-Korda as a producer. He formed Wessex Productions as his own company, making his films at Pinewood Studios.

[edit] Filmography

  • Good Conpanions (1933) - as co-writer
  • Jury's Evidence (1935) - as co-writer
  • South Riding (1937) - as co-writer
  • Storm in a Teacup (1937) - as writer-director
  • Action for Slander (1937) - as co-writer
  • Pygmalion (1938) - as co-writer
  • The Citadel (1938) - as co-writer
  • The Divorce of Lady X (1938) - as co-writer
  • A Window in London (1939) - as co-writer
  • Q-Planes (1939) - as co-writer
  • French Without Tears (1939) - as co-writer
  • London can take it (1940)
  • Old Bill & Son (1941) - as co-writer and director
  • Pimpernel Smith (1941) - as co-writer
  • Target for Tonight (1941) - as Producer
  • Coastal Command (1942) - as Producer
  • Woman in the Hall (1947) - as producer and co-writer
  • Esther Waters (1947) - as Producer and director
  • Once a Jolly Swagman (1948) - as Producer
  • Dear Mr Prohack (1949) - as producer and co-writer
  • All Over Town (1949) - as Producer
  • Family Portrait (1950) - as Producer
  • The Wooden Horse (1950) - as Producer
  • The Heart of the Matter (1953) - as producer and co-writer
  • Three Cases of Murder (1954) - as producer and co-writer
  • Raising a Riot (1955) - as producer and co-writer
  • A Hill in Korea (1956) - as co-writer
  • The Admirable Crichton (1957) - as producer
  • A Cry from the Street (1958) - as Producer
  • Mix Me a Person (1961) - as co-writer

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