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The Speckled Band (1931) -- The legendary Baker Street sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, follows a case based on a dying girl's last words.
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932) -- A young woman turns to Sherlock Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the city's criminal underworld to find her.
The Speckled Band (1931) -- After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.

Overview

Date of Death:
25 July 1958, London, England, UK more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
Alternate Names:
William P. Lipscomb | William Lipscomb

Filmography

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Writer:
  1. L'ambitieuse (1959) (writer)
    ... aka Le passager clandestin (France)
    ... aka The Ambitious One (USA)
    ... aka The Climbers (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Dispossessed (UK)
    ... aka The Restless and the Damned (USA)
  2. Dunkirk (1958) (screenplay)
  3. Dust in the Sun (1958) (writer)
  4. Robbery Under Arms (1957) (writer)
  5. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (3 episodes, 1954-1957)
        - The Lass of Richmond Hill (1957) TV episode (writer)
        - Clive of India (1956) TV episode (original screenplay)
        - Ninety Sail (1954) TV episode (writer)
  6. Seven Wonders of the World (1956) (writer) (as William Lipscomb)
  7. A Town Like Alice (1956) (screenplay)
    ... aka Rape of Malaya
  8. Make Me an Offer (1954) (writer)
  9. His Excellency (1952) (writer)
  10. Where No Vultures Fly (1951) (writer)
    ... aka Ivory Hunter (USA)
  11. Bitter Springs (1950) (writer)

  12. The Man with the Cloak Full of Holes (1946) (TV) (play)
  13. Beware of Pity (1946) (writer)
  14. Forever and a Day (1943) (writer)
    ... aka The Changing World (USA: alternative title)
  15. Pacific Blackout (1941) (screenplay)
  16. Moon Over Burma (1940) (writer)

  17. The Sun Never Sets (1939) (writer)
  18. Pygmalion (1938) (scenario)
    ... aka Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (UK: complete title)
  19. Clive of India (1938) (TV) (writer)
  20. Thank You, Mr. Pepys (1938) (TV) (television adaptation)
  21. Lloyd's of London (1936) (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
  22. The Garden of Allah (1936) (screenplay)
  23. Under Two Flags (1936) (screenplay)
  24. A Message to Garcia (1936) (writer)
  25. Troubled Waters (1936) (story)
  26. A Tale of Two Cities (1935) (writer)
    ... aka Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' (USA: complete title)
  27. Me and Marlborough (1935) (writer)
  28. Cardinal Richelieu (1935) (dialogue)
  29. Les misérables (1935) (writer)
  30. Clive of India (1935) (play) (uncredited) (screenplay)
  31. The Camels Are Coming (1934) (writer)
  32. Soldiers of the King (1934) (writer)
    ... aka The Woman in Command (USA)
  33. The King of Paris (1934) (writer)
  34. Colonel Blood (1934) (writer)
  35. Channel Crossing (1933) (story)
  36. I Was a Spy (1933) (writer)
  37. Loyalties (1933) (writer)
  38. The Good Companions (1933) (scenario and additional dialogue)
  39. The Man from Toronto (1933) (writer)
  40. Skipper of the Osprey (1933) (writer)
  41. There Goes the Bride (1932) (writer)
  42. The Safe (1932) (writer)
  43. Jack's the Boy (1932) (writer)
    ... aka Night and Day (USA)
  44. The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932) (screenplay)
    ... aka The Sign of Four (UK: short title)
  45. Mischief (1931) (writer)
  46. The Chance of a Night Time (1931) (writer)
  47. Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931) (writer)
  48. The Speckled Band (1931) (adaptation)
  49. Plunder (1931) (writer)
  50. A Night Like This (1931) (writer)
  51. Canaries Sometimes Sing (1930) (writer)
  52. The Great Game (1930) (writer)
  53. On Approval (1930) (writer)
  54. French Leave (1930/I) (writer)
  55. Rookery Nook (1930) (writer)
    ... aka One Embarrassing Night (USA)
  56. French Leave (1930/II) (writer)
  57. The Safe (1930) (play)

  58. Splinters (1929) (writer)
  59. Balaclava (1928) (story)
    ... aka Jaws of Hell
Producer:
  1. Make Me an Offer (1954) (producer)

  2. The Mark of Cain (1947) (producer)
  3. Beware of Pity (1946) (producer)
Thanks:
  1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)

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