Ian Dalrymple

Ian Dalrymple (26 August 1903 – 28 March 1989) was a British screenwriter, film director, film editor and film producer.

Biography

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was educated at Trinity College, 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.

He died in London on 28 March 1989.

Selected filmography

• Balaclava (1928) – as editor
• Taxi for Two (1929) – as co-writer
• Symphony in Two Flats (1930) as editor
• The Ringer (1931) as editor
• Third Time Lucky (1931) as editor
• The Man They Couldn't Arrest (1931) as editor
• Sunshine Susie (1931) as editor
• Love on Wheels (1932) as editor
• The Faithful Heart (1932)
• Marry Me (1932)
• After the Ball (1932) as editor
• Channel Crossing (1933)
• A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933) - as producer
• Soldiers of the King (1933) - as editor
• The Good Companions (1933) – as co-writer
• Jury's Evidence (1935) – as co-writer
• Turn of the Tide (1935) – as editor
• 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
• Cheer Boys Cheer (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
• The 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 Streets (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
• Chronicle of the Cinema published by D & K – ISBN 0-7894-2249-2

External links

• Ian Dalrymple biography and credits at the BFI's Screenonline
• Ian Dalrymple on IMDb