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Michael McCarthy is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Unit Manager born on 27 february 1917

Michael McCarthy

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Birth 27 february 1917
Death 7 may 1959 (at 42 years)

Michael McCarthy est un réalisateur, scénariste et acteur britannique, né le 27 février 1917 à Birmingham (Angleterre) et mort le 7 mai 1959 à St. Leonard's, (Angleterre).

Usually with

Karel Štěpánek
Karel Štěpánek
(3 films)
Ewen Solon
Ewen Solon
(4 films)
Carl Jaffe
Carl Jaffe
(2 films)
Frederick Schiller
Frederick Schiller
(2 films)
Martin Benson
Martin Benson
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Michael McCarthy (13 films)

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Actor

No Highway
No Highway (1951)
, 1h38
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Children's films, Disaster films
Actors James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins, Bessie Love, Elizabeth Allan
Roles Le chauffeur de bus
Rating70% 3.5468753.5468753.5468753.5468753.546875
Theodore Honey (James Stewart), an eccentric "boffin" with the Royal Aircraft Establishment, is working on solving a difficult aviation crash problem. A widower with a 12 year old daughter, Elspeth (Janette Scott), Honey is sent from Farnborough to investigate the crash of a Rutland Reindeer airliner in Labrador, Canada. He theorizes the accident happened because of the tailplane's structural failure, caused by sudden metal fatigue after 1440 flight hours. To test the theory in his laboratory, a rear airframe is being vibrated at a very high rate in daily eight-hour cycles.

Director

Operation Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
, 1h44
Directed by Michael McCarthy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Peter Finch, Eva Bartok, Tony Britton, Alexander Knox, Alfred Burke, Tim Turner
Rating63% 3.1943153.1943153.1943153.1943153.194315
In May 1940, as the German invasion of the Netherlands is under way, the British government decides to send a team to the Netherlands on board HMS Walpole to secure stocks of industrial diamonds before the invaders can get to them. Accordingly, two Dutch diamond experts, Jan Smit (Peter Finch) and Walter Keyser (Alexander Knox) with a British Army Intelligence officer, Major Dillon (Tony Britton), are dropped by ship off the Dutch coast. Dodging German bombs and suspicious Dutch police and soldiers, they commandeer a car driven by Anna (Eva Bartok), whom they have just saved from trying to commit suicide. The four of them drive to Amsterdam.
It's Never Too Late
It's Never Too Late (1956)
, 1h36
Directed by Michael McCarthy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Phyllis Calvert, Patrick Barr, Susan Stephen, Guy Rolfe, Sarah Lawson, Delphi Lawrence
Rating60% 3.0059753.0059753.0059753.0059753.005975
Feeling her combative family has long taken her for granted, genteel British housewife Laura Hammond somehow finds time to write a film script amidst the chaos of her home life. Her work catches the attention of a Hollywood producer, and Laura unexpectedly finds herself the author of a hit film. She also finds she can only write when she's surrounded by her dysfunctional family. Eventually, Laura must choose between being a highly paid writer and celebrity, or a housewife.
Crow Hollow
Crow Hollow (1952)
, 1h10
Directed by Michael McCarthy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Donald Houston, Natasha Parry, Patricia Owens, Esma Cannon, Melissa Stribling, Ewen Solon
Rating60% 3.0477253.0477253.0477253.0477253.047725
Ann, a young woman, falls in love with and marries Robert, a doctor. She goes to live with him on his family estate, Crow Hollow, and starts to believe someone is intent on killing her.
Assassin for Hire
Assassin for Hire (1951)
, 1h7
Directed by Michael McCarthy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Sydney Tafler, Ronald Howard, John Hewer, Samuel John Kydd, Martin Benson, Ewen Solon
Rating58% 2.910492.910492.910492.910492.91049
Antonio Riccardi, a young British criminal of Italian heritage, works as a professional contract killer in order to pay for his gifted younger brother's violin lessons so that he can escape from a life of poverty and crime. A series of mistakes lead him to wrongly believe he has killed his brother, and he confesses his crimes to the police.
Mystery Junction
Mystery Junction (1951)

Directed by Michael McCarthy
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Sydney Tafler, Barbara Murray, Patricia Owens, Martin Benson, Charles Irwin, Ewen Solon
Rating57% 2.855222.855222.855222.855222.85522
A middle-aged woman recognizes her fellow train passenger, mystery writer Larry Gordon, from a photograph. Suddenly they hear a scream. The train door has been opened and snow gets in. Gordon and the lady visit all the passengers in the train wagon. One of them is Steve Harding, handcuffed to police officer Peterson. Harding is to appear in court the next day, charged with the murder of a young woman. The other passengers are a broker, an engineer, a woman and a young man. All of them, in one way or another, have a connection with Harding.

Scriptwriter

Operation Amsterdam
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
, 1h44
Directed by Michael McCarthy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Peter Finch, Eva Bartok, Tony Britton, Alexander Knox, Alfred Burke, Tim Turner
Rating63% 3.1943153.1943153.1943153.1943153.194315
In May 1940, as the German invasion of the Netherlands is under way, the British government decides to send a team to the Netherlands on board HMS Walpole to secure stocks of industrial diamonds before the invaders can get to them. Accordingly, two Dutch diamond experts, Jan Smit (Peter Finch) and Walter Keyser (Alexander Knox) with a British Army Intelligence officer, Major Dillon (Tony Britton), are dropped by ship off the Dutch coast. Dodging German bombs and suspicious Dutch police and soldiers, they commandeer a car driven by Anna (Eva Bartok), whom they have just saved from trying to commit suicide. The four of them drive to Amsterdam.
Hunted
Hunted (1952)
, 1h24
Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Elizabeth Sellars, Kay Walsh, Geoffrey Keen, Frederick Piper, Samuel John Kydd
Roles Idea
Rating72% 3.636313.636313.636313.636313.63631
Robbie (Jon Whiteley), an orphaned 6-year-old boy, has been placed with uncaring and harsh adoptive parents in London. Having accidentally set a small fire in the house, and fearing he will receive severe punishment as he has in the past for misdemeanours, he flees into the London streets. He finally takes shelter in a derelict bombed-out building, where he stumbles across Chris Lloyd (Dirk Bogarde) and the body of the man Lloyd has just killed – his employer, who Lloyd had discovered was having an affair with his wife. Now on the run, and aware that Robbie is the only witness to his crime, Lloyd realises that he will have to get out of London and that he has no option but to take the boy with him. The film follows the pair as they travel northwards towards Scotland with the police in somewhat baffled pursuit, and charts the developing relationship between the two. Initially Lloyd regards Robbie dismissively, as an unwanted inconvenience, while Robbie is wary and suspicious of Lloyd. As their journey progresses however, the pair gradually develop a strong bond of friendship, trust and common cause, with both feeling they have burned their bridges and now have nothing to lose. They finally reach a small Scottish fishing port, where Lloyd steals a boat and sets sail for Ireland. During the voyage Robbie falls seriously ill, and Lloyd turns the boat back towards Scotland, where he knows the police are waiting for him.
Mystery Junction
Mystery Junction (1951)

Directed by Michael McCarthy
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Sydney Tafler, Barbara Murray, Patricia Owens, Martin Benson, Charles Irwin, Ewen Solon
Rating57% 2.855222.855222.855222.855222.85522
A middle-aged woman recognizes her fellow train passenger, mystery writer Larry Gordon, from a photograph. Suddenly they hear a scream. The train door has been opened and snow gets in. Gordon and the lady visit all the passengers in the train wagon. One of them is Steve Harding, handcuffed to police officer Peterson. Harding is to appear in court the next day, charged with the murder of a young woman. The other passengers are a broker, an engineer, a woman and a young man. All of them, in one way or another, have a connection with Harding.
Painted Boats
Painted Boats (1945)
, 1h3
Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Jenny Laird, Harry Fowler, Madoline Thomas, Grace Arnold, Megs Jenkins
Roles Writer
Rating66% 3.3329153.3329153.3329153.3329153.332915
Painted Boats focuses on two families living and working on cargo-carrying canal boats: the "traditional" Smiths on their horse-drawn boat and the "modern" Stoners on their motorised vessel. Despite some differences of opinion (Mr. Smith disapproves of motorised boats as he claims they churn up mud and damage canal banks) relations between the families are generally harmonious.