Ian Dalrymple

Ian Dalrymple (26 August 1903, Johannesburg, South Africa – 28 March 1989, London, England) was a British screenwriter, film director and producer.

1 Biography
2 Filmography
3 References
4 External links

Biography

He was educated at Cambridge University. Initially, he worked as an editor at Gaumont-British pictures and Gainsborough Pictures, later turning to screenwriting. During World War II, he was a producer for the Crown Film Unit, the government run agency for information and propaganda films, in particular working, and forming a close friendship, with Humphrey Jennings. Later, Dalrymple worked for MGM-Korda as a producer. He formed Wessex Productions as his own company, making his films at Pinewood Studios.

Filmography

The Good Companions (1933) - as co-writer
Jury's Evidence (1935) - as co-writer
South Riding (1937) - as co-writer
Storm in a Teacup (1937) - as writer-director
Action for Slander (1937) - as co-writer
Pygmalion (1938) - as co-writer
The Citadel (1938) - as co-writer
The Divorce of Lady X (1938) - as co-writer
A Window in London (1939) - as co-writer
Q Planes (1939) - as co-writer
French Without Tears (1939) - as co-writer
London Can Take It! (1940)
Old Bill & Son (1941) - as co-writer and director
Pimpernel Smith (1941) - as co-writer
Target for Tonight (1941) - as producer
Listen to Britain (1942) - as producer
Coastal Command (1942) - as producer
Woman in the Hall (1947) - as producer and co-writer
Esther Waters (1947) - as producer and director
Once a Jolly Swagman (1948) - as producer
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) - as producer and co-writer
All Over Town (1949) - as producer
Family Portrait (1950) - as producer
The Wooden Horse (1950) - as producer
The Heart of the Matter (1953) - as producer and co-writer
Three Cases of Murder (1954) - as producer and co-writer
Raising a Riot (1955) - as producer and co-writer
A Hill in Korea (1956) - as co-writer
The Admirable Crichton (1957) - as producer
A Cry from the Street (1958) - as Producer
Mix Me a Person (1961) - as co-writer

References

Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies - published by Harper-Collins ISBN 0-06-093507-3
Chronical of the Cinema published by D & K - ISBN 0-7894-2249-2