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David MacDonald

David MacDonald

CinematographerDirectorProducerWriterActor May 9 (died age 79) Helensburgh, Scotland, UK 1934–1982 (48 year career)
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Biography

David MacDonald (9 May 1904 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire – 22 June 1983 in London) was a Scottish film director, writer and producer. MacDonald was the son of a wealthy landowner. His intention was to become a doctor but changed his mind and aged 17 went to Malaya to work on a rubber plantation for seven and a half years. When he had leave to return to Scotland, he travelled via Hollywood and became interested in filmmaking. He returned to Malaya and worked at a plantation in Kedah. According…

Known For

Cleopatra
Film

Cleopatra

Assistant Director
Our Mother's House
Film

Our Mother's House

Assistant Camera
Devil Girl from Mars
Film

Devil Girl from Mars

Director
Big Brown Eyes
Film

Big Brown Eyes

Assistant Director
Good-Time Girl
Film

Good-Time Girl

Director
Christopher Columbus
Film

Christopher Columbus

Director
The Moonraker
Film

The Moonraker

Director
Desert Victory
Film

Desert Victory

Director

Filmography

Crew (55)

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Movies (48)

The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

1982

Director of Photography

Our Mother's House

Our Mother's House

1967

Assistant Camera

7.1
The Golden Rabbit

The Golden Rabbit

1962

Director

Petticoat Pirates

Petticoat Pirates

1961

Director

6.2
The Moonraker

The Moonraker

1958

Director

6.8
A Lady Mislaid

A Lady Mislaid

1958

Director

5.0
Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1958

Director

6.0
Small Hotel

Small Hotel

1957

Director

6.5
Alias John Preston

Alias John Preston

1955

Director

5.3
Three Cornered Fate

Three Cornered Fate

1955

Director

Devil Girl from Mars

Devil Girl from Mars

1954

Director

5.2
Operation Malaya

Operation Malaya

1953

Director

Operation Malaya

Operation Malaya

1953

Writer

The Big Frame

The Big Frame

1952

Director

3.8
Tread Softly

Tread Softly

1952

Director

5.0
Fortune in Diamonds

Fortune in Diamonds

1951

Director

7.5
Cairo Road

Cairo Road

1950

Director

5.8
The Bad Lord Byron

The Bad Lord Byron

1949

Director

6.0
Diamond City

Diamond City

1949

Director

5.2
Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

1949

Director

5.7
Snowbound

Snowbound

1948

Director

5.9
Good-Time Girl

Good-Time Girl

1948

Director

6.1
The Brothers

The Brothers

1947

Director

5.2
The Brothers

The Brothers

1947

Writer

5.2
Desert Victory

Desert Victory

1943

Director

6.0
Desert Victory

Desert Victory

1943

Producer

6.0
This England

This England

1941

Director

6.2
Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

1940

Director

5.5
The Midas Touch

The Midas Touch

1940

Director

Men of the Lightship

Men of the Lightship

1940

Director

6.0
This Man in Paris

This Man in Paris

1939

Director

Riding High

Riding High

1939

Director

Spies of the Air

Spies of the Air

1939

Director

6.5
A Spot of Bother

A Spot of Bother

1938

Director

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Dead Men Tell No Tales

1938

Director

This Man Is News

This Man Is News

1938

Director

4.8
It's Never Too Late to Mend

It's Never Too Late to Mend

1937

Director

5.8
The Last Curtain

The Last Curtain

1937

Director

5.0
Death Croons the Blues

Death Croons the Blues

1937

Director

Big Brown Eyes

Big Brown Eyes

1936

Assistant Director

6.3
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1934

Assistant Director

6.0
Final Column

Final Column

Director

Man in Demand

Man in Demand

Director

Make It Three

Make It Three

Director

Triple Blackmail

Triple Blackmail

Director

One Just Man

One Just Man

Director

Meet Mr. Penny

Meet Mr. Penny

Director

The Yellow Robe

The Yellow Robe

Director