Writing

Maurice J. Wilson

Born September 10, 1892 · London, England, UK

Died April 21, 1978 · aged 85

No biography available.

Known For

A Tale of Five CitiesA Tale of Five Cities · 1951
A Tale of Five Cities
★ 5.01951
MovieDramaMystery
An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory
Clash by NightClash by Night · 1964
Clash by Night
★ 7.21964
MovieCrimeDrama
A gangster is caught and arrested by police. When he's being transported by bus -- filled with innocent civilians -- it's hi-jacked by his gang in attempt to free their boss. They hide out. As the authorities close in they threaten to torch the barn the escapee and his men are hiding in -- with their hostage inside.
The House in Marsh RoadThe House in Marsh Road · 1960
The House in Marsh Road
★ 5.51960
MovieThrillerHorror
When a woman inherits a valuable house, her nasty husband and his mistress plot murder. But the house has a protective poltergeist who thwarts the wicked pair.
InfatuationInfatuation · 1930
Infatuation
★ 7.01930
MovieRomance
A youth falls for an ageing actress and discovers she is his mother.
Who Killed the Cat?Who Killed the Cat? · 1966
Who Killed the Cat?
★ 8.01966
MovieMystery
A scheming widow tries to persecute three old ladies, but fate takes its revenge on her.
She Knows Y'KnowShe Knows Y'Know · 1962
She Knows Y'Know
★ 6.51962
MovieComedy
Comedy about a protective mother whose dull son seems to have become wayward with the local bottle blonde.
The Third AlibiThe Third Alibi · 1961
The Third Alibi
★ 6.61961
MovieThrillerDrama
A composer (Laurence Payne) is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair with his wife's half-sister (Jane Griffiths) has resulted in a pregnancy. When his wife refuses to give him a divorce he hatches a murder scheme that is too clever by half.
Guilty?Guilty? · 1956
Guilty?
★ 5.51956
MovieDrama
Convinced that a wartime resistance heroine is innocent of a murder charge, Nap Rumbold, a solicitor / private detective travels to France searching for evidence to clear her name.

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