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W.P. Lipscomb (1887–1958)

Oscar-winner W.P. Lipscomb (born William Percy Lipscomb in 1887 in Merton, England) was a British playwright and screenwriter who also produced and directed motion pictures. George Arliss, who played the title role in Cardinal Richelieu, thought his fellow British expatriate in Hollwood was able to write good dialogue quicker than any other writer he had worked with... See full bio »

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(age 70) in London, England, UK

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Filmography

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1959 The Ambitious One (writer)
 
1958 Dunkirk (screenplay)
 
1958 Dust in the Sun (writer)
 
1957 Robbery Under Arms (screenplay)
 
1954-1957 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
The Lass of Richmond Hill (1957) (writer)
Clive of India (1956) (original screenplay)
Ninety Sail (1954) (writer)
 
1956 Seven Wonders of the World (documentary) (as William Lipscomb)
 
1956 A Town Like Alice (screenplay)
 
1952 His Excellency
 
1951 Ivory Hunter
 
1950 Bitter Springs
 
1946 The Man with the Cloak Full of Holes (TV movie) (play)
 
1946 Beware of Pity
 
1943 Forever and a Day (writer)
 
1941 Pacific Blackout (screenplay)
 
1940 Moon Over Burma
 
1939 The Sun Never Sets (writer)
 
1938 Pygmalion (scenario)
 
1938 Clive of India (TV movie)
 
1938 Thank You, Mr. Pepys (TV movie) (television adaptation)
 
1936 Lloyd's of London (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 
1936 The Garden of Allah (screenplay)
 
1936 Under Two Flags (screen play)
 
1936 Troubled Waters (story)
 
1935 A Tale of Two Cities (screen play)
 
1935 Cardinal Richelieu (dialogue)
 
1935 Les Misérables
 
1935 Clive of India (play - uncredited / screenplay)
 
1934 Colonel Blood
 
1933 Channel Crossing (story)
 
1933 I Was a Spy (writer)
 
1933 Loyalties (writer)
 
1933 The Good Companions (scenario and additional dialogue)
 
1933 Skipper of the Osprey (short) (writer)
 
1933 The Man from Toronto (writer)
 
1932 There Goes the Bride (adaptation, scenario and dialogue)
 
1932 The Safe (short)
 
1932 Night and Day
 
1932 A Night Like This (screenplay)
 
1931 Mischief
 
1931 The Speckled Band (adaptation)
 
1931 Plunder
 
1930 The Great Game
 
1930 On Approval
 
1930/I French Leave
 
1930/II French Leave (short)
 
1930 The Safe (short) (play)
 
1929 Splinters (writer)
 
1928 Balaclava (story)
 
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1954 Make Me an Offer (producer)
 
1947 The Mark of Cain (producer)
 
1946 Beware of Pity (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1934 Colonel Blood
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 

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There Goes the Bride -- A businessman's daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and suspected of theft after she becomes the victim of a bag thief in the train... The Speckled Band -- After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.
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Alternate Names:

William P. Lipscomb | William Lipscomb