Mary Cathcart Borer filmography
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This article is a list of films and television shows written or adapted by Mary Cathcart Borer.
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Old Mother Riley in Society | Screenwriter | Fiction | Co-written with Austin Melford and Barbara Emary. Original story by Kitty McShane | [1] |
| 1944 | Surgery in Chest Disease | Scenario | Non-fiction | G.B. Instructional and the British Council | [2] |
| Accident Service | Scenario | Non-fiction | G.B. Instructional and the British Council | [3] | |
| Tom's Ride | Story | Fiction | G.B. Instructional | [4][5] | |
| 1945 | Sports Day | Screenwriter | Fiction | G.B. Instructional. Co-written with Francis Searle | [6] |
| 1946 | Two Thousand Years Ago | Screenwriter | Non Fiction | G.B. Instructional and the Religious Films Society. 5 part serial. | [7][8][9][10][11] |
| Tales of the Woodland | Screenwriter | Fiction | 6 part serial. Original story by Enid Blyton | [12][13][14] | |
| 1947 | Castle Sinister | Screenwriter | Fiction | Adapted from the play Mark of Judas by Vance Youden. | [15] |
| Circus Boy | Screenwriter | Fiction | Children’s Entertainment Films (CEF). Co-written with Cecil Musk. Original story by Patita Nicholson | [16] | |
| The Little Ballerina | Original story | Fiction | CEF. Co-written with Lewis Gilbert. Screenplay by Michael Barringer | [17] | |
| Fortune Lane | Screenwriter | Fiction | CEF. Original story by Gunby Hadath. Co-written with Geoffrey Orme | [18] | |
| Squirrel War | Screenwriter | Fiction | CEF. 3 part serial. Original story by Helen Williams | [19][20][21] | |
| 1948 | The Last Load | Screenwriter | Fiction | CEF. Co-written with Geoffrey Orme | [22] |
| Under the Frozen Falls | Adaptation | Fiction | CEF. Original story by J.H. Martin Cross | [23] | |
| 1949 | The Dragon of Pendragon Castle | Screenwriter | Fiction | CEF. Based on the idea by Janet M. Smith | [24] |
| Trapped by the Terror | Screenwriter | Fiction | CEF. Co-written with Sherard Powell. Based on the story by Ion Grundy | [25] | |
| Three Bags Full | Screenwriter | Fiction | Co-written with Sybil Clarke and Geoffrey Orme | [26] | |
| Mr. Marionette | Screenwriter | Fiction | CEF | [27] | |
| 1950 | The Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt | Screenwriter | Fiction | CEF. Story by Lewis Jackson. | [28] |
| "Sussex Fortnight" | Screenwriter | Non-fiction | Credited as Egan Storm. Co-written with Norman Hemsley. | [29][30] | |
| 1951 | Trek to Mashomba | Screenwriter | Fiction | CEF | [31][32] |
| 1953 | The Dog and the Diamonds | Original story | Fiction | Children's Film Foundation (CFF). Screenplay by Patricia Latham. | [33] |
| 1954 | Mystery on Bird Island | Original story | Fiction | CFF. Screenplay by John Haggarty. Screen story by Mary Dunn | [34] |
| 1955 | Tim Driscoll's Donkey | Original story | Fiction | CFF. Script by Patricia Latham and Terry Bishop. | [35] |
| 1956 | One Wish Too Many | Adaptation | Fiction | CFF. Script by John Eldridge. Original story by Norah Pulling. | [36] |
| 1957 | Treasure at the Mill | Adaptation and screenwriter | Fiction | CFF. Original story by Malcolm Saville | [37] |
| Second Fiddle | Original story | Non-fiction | Co-written with Arnold Ridley. Screenplay by Robert Dunbar and Allan MacKinnon | [38] | |
| 1958 | Blow Your Own Trumpet | Screenwriter | Fiction | CFF | [39] |
| The Salvage Gang | Original story | Fiction | CFF. Screenplay by John Krish | [40] | |
| 1961 | The Missing Note | Screenwriter | Fiction | CFF | [41] |
| The Monster of Highgate Ponds | Screenwriter | Fiction | CFF | [42] | |
| 1962 | Masters of Venus | Adaptation | Fiction | CFF. Screenplay by Michael Barnes. Original story by H.B. Gregory. | [43] |
| 1963 | The Rescue Squad | Adaptation | Fiction | CFF. Screenplay by Anne Barrett. Original story by David Scott Daniell | [44] |
| Treasure in Malta | Adaptation | Fiction | CFF. Screenplay by Malcolm Stewart. Original story by Frank Wells. | [45] | |
| 1965 | Eagle Rock | Original story | Fiction | CFF. Screenplay by Henry Geddes | [46] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | The Reluctant Dragon | Adaptation | Fiction | Original story by Kenneth Grahame. | [47] |
| 1955 | Hand in Glove | Screenwriter | Fiction | TV movie | [48][49] |
| 1959 | Four Feather Falls | Screenwriter | Fiction | How It Began (Pilot) | [50] |
| 1960 | Screenwriter | Fiction | Kidnapped | [51] | |
| 1961 | The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's | Adaptation | Fiction | 4 part BBC children's serial. Co-adapted with C. E. Webber | [52] |
| The Secret of the Nubian Tomb | Screenwriter | Fiction | The Unexpected Visitors | [53] |
References
- ↑ "Old Mother Riley in Society". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Surgery in Chest Disease". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Accident Service". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Tom's Ride". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ McGown, Alistair (2014). "Children's Film Foundation (1951-87): Production Company Sponsor Distributor". BFI Screenonline. London: BFI. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Sports Day". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Two Thousand Years Ago:The Synagogue and Passover". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Two Thousand Years Ago: The Home". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Two Thousand Years Ago: The Day's Work". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Two Thousand Years Ago: The Travellers". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Two Thousand Years Ago: The School". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "All Kinds of Houses". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "A Home in the Stream". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "A Tadpole Tale". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Castle Sinister". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Circus Boy". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Little Ballerina". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Fortune Lane". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Doll's House". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Storm". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Springtime". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Last Load". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Under the Frozen Falls". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Dragon of Pendragon Castle". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Trapped by the Terror". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Three Bags Full". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Mr. Marionette". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Sussex Fortnight". Screen Archive South East. Brighton: University of Brighton.
- ↑ "Sussex Fortnight". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ "Trek to Mashomba". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ Rice, Tom (2008). "TREK TO MASHOMBA". Colonial Film: Moving Images of the British Empire. Arts and Humanities Research Council. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Dog and the Diamonds". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Mystery on Bird Island". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Tim Driscoll's Donkey". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "One Wish Too Many". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Treasure at the Mill". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Second Fiddle". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Blow Your Own Trumpet". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Salvage Gang". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Missing Note". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Monster of Highgate Ponds". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Masters of Venus". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Rescue Squad". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Treasure in Malta". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Eagle Rock". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Reluctant Dragon". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Hand in Glove". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Hand in Glove". BFI Player. London: BFI. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "How It Began". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Kidnapped". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ↑ "Secret of the Nubian Tomb Episode 1 The Unexpected Visitors". BFI Collections Search. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2025.