Muriel Box

Writing

Muriel Box

Born September 22, 1905 · Tolworth, Surrey, England

Died May 18, 1991 · aged 85

Muriel Box was an English director and writer.

Known For

The Truth About WomenThe Truth About Women · 1957
The Truth About Women
★ 6.21957
MovieComedyRomance
A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well.
Subway in the SkySubway in the Sky · 1959
Subway in the Sky
★ 5.91959
MovieCrimeDrama
Berlin provides the backdrop for this crime drama that centers on a military doctor falsely accused of dealing illegal drugs. Determined to prove his innocence, he escapes from the MPs and ends up holing up in the apartment his wife rented. He doesn't know that she has sublet the flat to a nightclub singer. When he finds out, he begs the singer to assist him. She is attracted to him and agrees. The doctor believes that his wife is behind the black-market dealings, but in the end, they find the real culprit.
To Dorothy, a SonTo Dorothy, a Son · 1954
To Dorothy, a Son
★ 5.81954
MovieComedy
Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. Should she try and woo him back or challenge the legality of the new marriage?
The Lost PeopleThe Lost People · 1949
The Lost People
★ 6.01949
MovieWarDrama
Set in a German theatre after the Second World War, two British soldiers are holding a disparate and hostile band of refugees in this theatre, prior to returning them to their homelands. The soldiers have difficulty dealing with the rivalries between Serb and Croat, resistance fighter and collaborator, Pole and Russian, etc. The threat of plague briefly unites them, but eventually even this wears off and the refugees unite in their hostility to the British.
Simon and LauraSimon and Laura · 1955
Simon and Laura
★ 5.91955
MovieComedy
A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.
Good-Time GirlGood-Time Girl · 1948
Good-Time Girl
★ 6.41948
MovieDramaCrime
Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in petty crime. Back on the outside, she falls in with the usual bad crowd, and suffers spectacularly as a result.
The Seventh VeilThe Seventh Veil · 1945
The Seventh Veil
★ 6.61945
MovieMusicDrama
A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory.
Too Young to LoveToo Young to Love · 1960
Too Young to Love
★ 7.11960
MovieDrama
A court case ensues when a 47-year old man is caught with a 15-year old girl, and he claims he never knew she was so young.

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