Writing

Gordon Wellesley

Known for

Writing

Credits

23 titles

Known for

Atlantic Ferry poster
6.6

The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic by steam power alone.

Atlantic Ferry

1941

Shanghai Madness poster
8.0

In the 1920s Pat Jackson destroys a Chinese post and is discharged from the Navy. Li Po Chang hires him to run a gunboat up the river. He drops Wildeth off at a mission for safety, but when his boat returns the mission is being attacked by communists.

Shanghai Madness

1933

The Lost People poster
6.0

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.

The Lost People

1949

The Silver Fleet poster
6.4

The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.

The Silver Fleet

1943

Love, Life and Laughter poster
7.0

Gracie plays a London publican's daughter named after Nell Gwynn, who much like the original, becomes romantically involved with a King(John Loder).

Love, Life and Laughter

1934

Visa to Canton poster
5.0

A former World War II pilot, now the owner of a travel agency in Hong Kong, gets involved in espionage trying to help a Chinese woman locate her son.

Visa to Canton

1960

Behind the camera

Atlantic Ferry poster
6.6

The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic by steam power alone.

Atlantic Ferry

1941

Shanghai Madness poster
8.0

In the 1920s Pat Jackson destroys a Chinese post and is discharged from the Navy. Li Po Chang hires him to run a gunboat up the river. He drops Wildeth off at a mission for safety, but when his boat returns the mission is being attacked by communists.

Shanghai Madness

1933

The Lost People poster
6.0

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.

The Lost People

1949

The Silver Fleet poster
6.4

The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.

The Silver Fleet

1943

The Silver Fleet poster
6.4

The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.

The Silver Fleet

1943

Love, Life and Laughter poster
7.0

Gracie plays a London publican's daughter named after Nell Gwynn, who much like the original, becomes romantically involved with a King(John Loder).

Love, Life and Laughter

1934

Visa to Canton poster
5.0

A former World War II pilot, now the owner of a travel agency in Hong Kong, gets involved in espionage trying to help a Chinese woman locate her son.

Visa to Canton

1960

Java Head poster
6.8

The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer, is in love with a local girl, but cannot marry her due to a long-running feud between their fathers. After a lengthy voyage, he returns with a very exotic, noble Chinese wife, which scandalizes the conservative town. His other son, a "landlubber", seeks to convert to steamships, to the disgust of his father. Even worse, he is secretly dealing in contraband.

Java Head

1934

Over the Garden Wall poster
8.0

An aunt objects to the romance between her niece and a neighbour's nephew, and steps in to put an end to the love affair.

Over the Garden Wall

1934

Mr. Emmanuel poster
7.5

An elderly Jewish man from Manchester, travels to Nazi Germany to seek the mother of a young German refugee that has attempted suicide. In Germany, Mr. Emmanuel’s efforts to seek out Hertha Rosenhein are greeted by a wall of silence from the scared Jewish community and anti-Semitic hatred from many Germans.

Mr. Emmanuel

1944

The Malpas Mystery poster
7.0

After Audrey leaves prison after being framed for jewel theft, she gets a job offer from the mysterious Mr. Malpas, triggering a plot involving a missing heir, diamonds and kidnapping.

The Malpas Mystery

1960

Death Drives Through poster
5.7

A race car driver must deal with the fallout from being indicated in the death of a fellow driver.

Death Drives Through

1935

The Young Jacobites poster
NR

The story of Highland children who help Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape to France after the battle of Culloden. Serial in 8 episodes: 1. Journey into the past (15mins; 1367 feet) 2. The traitor (16mins; 1423 feet) 3. The league in action (14mins; 1290 feet) 4. The ambush (15mins; 1385 feet) 5. The prince must be warned (14mins; 1292 feet) 6. The rescue (17mins; 1542 feet) 7. The enemy closes in (15mins; 1322 feet) 8. Over the threshold (20 mins; 1782 feet)

The Young Jacobites

1960

The Peterville Diamond poster
5.8

Frantic farce involving a neglected wife, a stolen diamond and four identical briefcases.

The Peterville Diamond

1943

The Green Scarf poster
6.2

A deaf, dumb and blind man, Jacques Vauthier, confesses to committing a murder, apparently without motive. He depends on his defense attorney, Delfot , to unravel the mystery behind his actions.

The Green Scarf

1954

Flying Fortress poster
6.3

Drama written in flames and told with the staccato of canon-fire!

Flying Fortress

1942

The Right to Live poster
8.0

A shady financier tries to acquire a new chemical

The Right to Live

1933

The High Command poster
6.0

A general must come to terms with a crime he commited years earlier.

The High Command

1937

The Shipbuilders poster
6.5

A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the British fleet. War is good for business, but what will happen once the war is won? It was based on a novel by George Blake.

The Shipbuilders

1943

The March Hare poster
6.3

Sir Charles Hare, a young Irish baronet, gambles his all on one of his horses at Ascot. But the horse is 'pulled', and Sir Charles is forced to sell his Irish estate. His aunt, however, has some surprises in store for him.

The March Hare

1956

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6.7

A young governess becomes embroiled in French spy intrigue, in this adaptation of a Georgette Heyer novel.

The Reluctant Widow

1950

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6.7

A young governess becomes embroiled in French spy intrigue, in this adaptation of a Georgette Heyer novel.

The Reluctant Widow

1950

Rhythm Serenade poster
7.7

Patriotic musical romance. After her school is closed, teacher Ann tries to join up. However, she is persuaded to organise a nursery for a munitions factory.

Rhythm Serenade

1943