Writing

A.R. Rawlinson

Born — Died

1894-08-09 — 1984-04-20

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Known for

Writing

Credits

36 titles

Known for

Gaslight poster
7.1

Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired detective B.G. Rough, who worked on the Barlow case, is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a striking resemblance to one of Barlow's relatives. Rough must find the truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty.

Gaslight

1940

Scarlet Thread poster
5.2

Tale of Cambridge college exploits of two smash-and-grab thieves on the run.

Scarlet Thread

1951

This England poster
6.9

Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.

This England

1941

King Solomon's Mines poster
5.4

White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.

King Solomon's Mines

1937

Lancashire Luck poster
7.0

Working class family win £5oo and move to the country. They quickly run into the snooty upper class establishment who resent the newcomers.

Lancashire Luck

1938

Jew Süss poster
5.7

A historical satire critical of the rising tide of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Based on the novel by Lionel Feuchtwanger, Jew Süss is the story of life in the 18th-century Jewish ghetto of Württemberg. Süss works himself out of the ghetto and into a position of power with the help of an evil duke.

Jew Süss

1934

Behind the camera

Gaslight poster
7.1

Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired detective B.G. Rough, who worked on the Barlow case, is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a striking resemblance to one of Barlow's relatives. Rough must find the truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty.

Gaslight

1940

Scarlet Thread poster
5.2

Tale of Cambridge college exploits of two smash-and-grab thieves on the run.

Scarlet Thread

1951

This England poster
6.9

Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.

This England

1941

King Solomon's Mines poster
5.4

White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.

King Solomon's Mines

1937

Lancashire Luck poster
7.0

Working class family win £5oo and move to the country. They quickly run into the snooty upper class establishment who resent the newcomers.

Lancashire Luck

1938

Jew Süss poster
5.7

A historical satire critical of the rising tide of Anti-Semitism in Germany. Based on the novel by Lionel Feuchtwanger, Jew Süss is the story of life in the 18th-century Jewish ghetto of Württemberg. Süss works himself out of the ghetto and into a position of power with the help of an evil duke.

Jew Süss

1934

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora poster
7.0

An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman. The woman's new young husband claims she's ill and refuses entry, raising suspicions about her whereabouts.

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

1949

Paul Temple's Triumph poster
9.0

A husband-and-wife detective team look into the murder of one of her friends, whose father--a prominent scientist--has been kidnapped. They find themselves up against a sinister crime organization headed by a mysterious figure known only as "Z".

Paul Temple's Triumph

1950

My Sister and I poster
7.0

A family is in need of a new house help so they employ a mysterious young woman. They soon realise all is not as it seems as the past comes back to haunt the woman of the house.

My Sister and I

1948

Man of the Moment poster
7.5

Love blossoms after a young man rescues a pretty girl who attempted to drown herself.

Man of the Moment

1935

The White Unicorn poster
8.8

In a home for delinquent girls, the worst offender exchanges reminiscences with the warden.

The White Unicorn

1947

Operation Diplomat poster
6.1

A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.

Operation Diplomat

1953

The Broken Horseshoe poster
7.5

When a hit and run patient is murdered an attending doctor is placed under suspicion.

The Broken Horseshoe

1953

What the Butler Saw poster
5.6

An Earl returns from a tropical island and discovers the daughter of the tribal King has stowed away in his luggage.

What the Butler Saw

1950

Fast and Loose poster
6.6

An unmarried couple are forced to adopt a series of pretexts when they stay at a country inn together with only one spare room.

Fast and Loose

1954

No artwork available
6.3

A man and his sister live in a country home, not knowing that there is stolen loot hidden there. A gang of criminals attempts to get them to move so they can get the loot for themselves.

Someone at the Door

1950

The Black Rider poster
6.4

When young reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh investigates a mysterious hooded figure on a motorbike, he discovers crooks hiding out in a ruined castle with atomic sabotage on their minds...

The Black Rider

1954

The Black Rider poster
6.4

When young reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh investigates a mysterious hooded figure on a motorbike, he discovers crooks hiding out in a ruined castle with atomic sabotage on their minds...

The Black Rider

1954

Spies of the Air poster
6.7

Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released in 1940, war had been declared.

Spies of the Air

1939

Stock Car poster
7.3

Katie attempts to save her father's failing garage, after he is killed during a stock car race. She is assisted by an American driver, Larry Duke, but unfortunately one of the creditors is determined to take the garage.

Stock Car

1955

No artwork available
6.7

An insurance investigator tracks a series of robberies to a gang who are hiding the stolen jewels in the produce of a bakery.

The Last Curtain

1937

A Cuckoo in the Nest poster
6.2

A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The other problem is that they used to be engaged to each other.

A Cuckoo in the Nest

1933

Cloak Without Dagger poster
7.6

A woman reporter discovers a former lover and intelligence officer during WWII apparently working as a waiter in a hotel; and, believing something she impulsively did while he was on a mission is responsible for his current situation, sets out to make things better by finding a foreign agent known only as Kupchek, with the help of the hotel's detective.

Cloak Without Dagger

1956

Cloak Without Dagger poster
7.6

A woman reporter discovers a former lover and intelligence officer during WWII apparently working as a waiter in a hotel; and, believing something she impulsively did while he was on a mission is responsible for his current situation, sets out to make things better by finding a foreign agent known only as Kupchek, with the help of the hotel's detective.

Cloak Without Dagger

1956

Gaolbreak poster
5.1

An honest news agent realizes that his 2 sons are corrupt. When one criminal son is in jail, the other breaks him out to help with a job.

Gaolbreak

1962

Meet Simon Cherry poster
6.5

Meet Simon Cherry was based on a popular BBC radio program of the 1940s titled Meet the Rev. Hugh Moxey plays the title role, a Father Brown-style clergyman who solves crimes when he isn't saving souls

Meet Simon Cherry

1949

Strange Boarders poster
8.0

Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of vital Air Ministry blueprints on a woman killed in a London road accident. The trail leads to a boarding house in Notting Hill and its varied tenants.

Strange Boarders

1938

Dark Secret poster
8.0

A young couple move into a charming rural cottage. They become fixated upon the mysterious death of the earlier female occupant.

Dark Secret

1949

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror poster
6.0

Sexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by "famous stamp collector" and millionaire.

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

1938

Calling Paul Temple poster
6.7

Paul Temple is called in to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer who has murdered several wealthy women.

Calling Paul Temple

1948

The Third String poster
7.0

A man poses as a boxer to impress a woman, but then is forced to fight a real champion.

The Third String

1932

The Ticket of Leave Man poster
5.6

A man is accused of a series of murders that were actually committed by a crazed killer called "The Tiger." He must prove his innocence and catch the murderer.

The Ticket of Leave Man

1937

Crackerjack poster
6.1

London has become enthralled by the antics of the contemporary Robin Hood, but when a band of bad guys start framing him for their misdeeds, the hero has to catch the criminals and clear his name.

Crackerjack

1938

The Chinese Bungalow poster
4.7

All but a prisoner in the exotic Malayan retreat she shares with her Chinese financier husband, Yuan Sing, British singer Sadie Merivale begins a dangerous affair with nearby plantation owner Harold Marquess. But when Sing discovers his wife’s betrayal, he plots to regain his honor by slowly torturing her lover to death.

The Chinese Bungalow

1940

No artwork available
9.0

A penniless Irishman becomes the business partner of an English aristocrat with a penchant for high-stakes gambling.

The Blarney Stone

1933

Flame of Africa poster
NR

A dramatization of the life of the Zulu leader, Shaka.

Flame of Africa

1956