Walter C. Hackett
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Walter C. Hackett was an English playwright, several of whose stage works (such as Freedom of the Seas
, Regeneration, Hyde Park Corner
, The Gay Adventure, 77 Rue Chalgrin, The Barton Mystery, It Pays to Advertise, 77 Park Lane, It Pays to Advertise and Other Men's Wives) were adapted for film. He was married until his death to actress Marion Lorne
.
Freedom of the Seas (play)
Freedom of the Seas is a 1934 British war film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Clifford Mollison, Wendy Barrie and Zelma O'Neal. It was adapted by Roger Burford from the English play of the same name by Walter C. Hackett. It is also notable as David Lean's first film credit, as focus puller...
, Regeneration, Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park Corner (film)
Hyde Park Corner is a 1935 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Gordon Harker, Binnie Hale, Henry Tate and Robert Holmes. Harker portrays a policeman investigating a crime in 1930s London, which proves to have its origins in the 1780s. The film takes its name from Hyde Park...
, The Gay Adventure, 77 Rue Chalgrin, The Barton Mystery, It Pays to Advertise, 77 Park Lane, It Pays to Advertise and Other Men's Wives) were adapted for film. He was married until his death to actress Marion Lorne
Marion Lorne
Marion Lorne MacDougall was an American actress. After a career in theatre in New York and London, Lorne made her first film in 1951, and for the remainder of her life, played small roles in films and television...
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External links
- Walter Hackett at Fandango
- Walter Hackett at allmovieguide