Ranald MacDougall

Ranald MacDougall

1915-03-10 Schenectady, New York, USA 29 Credits

Biography

Ranald MacDougall (March 10, 1915 – December 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter who scripted such films as Mildred Pierce (1945), The Unsuspected (1947), June Bride (1948), and The Naked Jungle (1954), and shared screenwriting credit for 1963's Cleopatra. He also directed a number of films, including 1957's Man on Fire with Bing Crosby and 1959's The World, the Flesh and the Devil, both of which featured actress Inger Stevens. Born in Schenectady, New York, MacDougall came from an impoveris...

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We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1989

Original Film Writer

6.1
Writing

Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.

That Man Bolt

That Man Bolt

1973

Screenplay

4.8
Writing

Fred Williamson chop-sockeys his way through this popular blaxploitation adventure as Jefferson Bolt, a Kung Fu expert assigned to deliver a cool $1 m...

Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

1972

Writer, Producer

Writing Producing

A young student living in Rome gets a job as a tour guide and falls in love with a young stowaway who is being sought by the police.

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

Writer, Director, Producer

6.3
Writing Directing Producing

A simple-minded blacksmith named Charley, well loved by the townsfolk, saves for a year to send off for a mail-order bride.

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1968

Producer

6.0
Producing

After inadvertently ingesting some sugar laced with LSD, a man wakes up with amnesia and in the middle of a murder plot.

Dark of the Sun

Dark of the Sun

1968

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut d...

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966

Teleplay, Producer

4.5
Producing

A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her diary and tries to find her killer among the names conta...

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his g...

Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World

1961

Director, Screenplay

5.0
Directing Writing

A domineering San Francisco businessman is determined to put an end to his son's romance with a high-priced hooker.

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960

Director

4.8
Directing

A disillusioned writer explores the subterranean depths of San Francisco's North Beach district.

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

1959

Director, Screenplay

6.3
Directing Writing

Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of ...

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

1957

Director, Screenplay

5.8
Directing Writing

Bitter over their divorce, a wealthy businessman prevents his ex-wife from seeing their child. She then takes him to custody court and a judge tries t...

The Mountain

The Mountain

1956

Screenplay

6.9
Writing

Selfish Chris Teller pressures his older brother, a retired climber, to accompany him on a treacherous Alpine climb to loot the bodies of plane crash ...

Queen Bee

Queen Bee

1955

Director, Screenplay

6.5
Directing Writing

A devilish Southern woman, married to a man who despises her, manages to manipulate those around her under the guise of being kind. But, when her sist...

We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1955

Screenplay

7.2
Writing

Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Duc...

Secret of the Incas

Secret of the Incas

1954

Screenplay

5.8
Writing

Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

1954

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

The Leiningen South American cocoa plantation is threatened by a 2-mile-wide, 20-mile-long column of army ants.

The House in the Square

The House in the Square

1951

Writer

6.7
Writing

Atomic scientist Peter Standish travels back in time to 1784, an era he has read about in his forefather's diaries. He falls in love with his forefath...

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

1951

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a state of mind.

The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point

1950

Writer

7.1
Writing

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.

Bright Leaf

Bright Leaf

1950

Screenplay

5.9
Writing

Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.

Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1950

Additional Writing

6.8

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

1949

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

In the final days of World War II, in a MASH unit in Burma, a severely wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home bu...

The Decision of Christopher Blake

The Decision of Christopher Blake

1948

Screenplay, Producer

3.5
Writing Producing

A young boy begins to have fantasies when he learns his parents are planning to divorce. Director Peter Godfrey's 1948 drama stars Ted Donaldson, Alex...

June Bride

June Bride

1948

Screenplay

7.2
Writing

A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong.

The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected

1947

Screenplay

6.7
Writing

The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.

Possessed

Possessed

1947

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

Screenplay

7.6
Writing

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Objective, Burma!

Objective, Burma!

1945

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish t...