David MacDonald Movies

Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released...

A bashful bank clerk who fancies himself a scientist discovers a method to make gold, which arouses the greed of unscrupulous businessmen, forcing...

A featureless land fit only for war, as the narrator, J. L. Hodson stated in the early scenes: "If war was to be fought then let it begin here". In...

Docudrama recreating events in the Malayan Emergency

An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.

In Paul's family, there is always talk about needing more money. The tension in the household over lack of funds weighs heavily on Paul's young mind....

Undistinguished British farce (in Technicolor and CinemaScope). Stoker Charlie (the diminutive Drake) helps 150 Wrens under Superintendent Maxine...

The middle aged matron at a Norwich school wins a large prize in a French lottery. She is murdered in London and the murderer's secretary...

Film directed by David MacDonald

Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre.

An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.

Esther and her sister Jennifer have just taken a remote country cottage. But there is strange gossip about the previous occupants.

Two crime drama tales of plans for a murder gone wrong.

A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.

Comprised of 4 episodes from the unsold TV series "The Veil" (1958) - "Summer Heat," "Genesis," "Food on the Table," and "Jack the Ripper."

Popular comedian Claude Dampier is seen at his best here, as he disrupts the sedate peace of Victorian England in his attempt to help a village...

Skulduggery is on the menu after a bishop hands over a cathedral’s rebuilding fund to a shady businessman. The bishop’s secretary is...

An insurance investigator tracks a series of robberies to a gang who are hiding the stolen jewels in the produce of a bakery.

The dining room of the Jolly Fiddler has long been presided over by Albert, an aged but very shrewd waiter. A past master of the gentle art of...

A Film Directed by David MacDonald ....