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John Macleod John Macleod i(A44475 works by) (a.k.a. John McLeod; John P. McLeod; Jack McLeod; Jock Macleod)
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Where Old Friends Meet John Macleod , Sydney : Currawong , 1964 Z1231673 1964 selected work poetry prose From the ABC radio programme by the same name (1950-1964).
1 y separately published work icon Jester Digest John Macleod , Sydney : N.S.W. Bookstall Company , 1945 Z1231932 1945 selected work prose poetry short story humour

A selection of articles, stories, sketches, pars and poems, base do material originally written for radio.
1 y separately published work icon Quipster Digest John Macleod , Sydney : N.S.W. Bookstall Company , 1944 Z1231884 1944 selected work prose short story poetry humour
2 y separately published work icon The Progress of Pete John Macleod , 1943 single work novel humour
1 form y separately published work icon The Case of Cupid The Case of Cupid : From the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Cecil Fraser (composer), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1943 19605724 1943 single work radio play detective humour
1 form y separately published work icon A Diamond in the Rough A Diamond in the Rough : Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Cecil Fraser (composer), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1943 19605684 1943 single work radio play detective humour
1 form y separately published work icon Island Magic Island Magic : Being the One Hundred and Ninth Case from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Cecil Fraser (composer), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1943 19605640 1943 single work radio play detective humour
1 form y separately published work icon Escape Escape : Case from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Cecil Fraser (composer), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1943 19605596 1943 single work radio play detective humour
1 form y separately published work icon Hot on the Trail Hot on the Trail : One Hundred and Eleventh Case from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Cecil Fraser (composer), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1943 19602648 1943 single work radio play detective humour
1 form y separately published work icon An Icy Quest The Icy Quest : One Hundred and Tenth Case from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Cecil Fraser (composer), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1943 19602537 1943 single work radio play detective humour
1 y separately published work icon Frolics in Politics John Macleod , Sydney : Currawong , 1941 Z1231682 1941 single work novel humour
1 form y separately published work icon Way Down South Way Down South : Being the One Hundred and Sixth Case from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised; John Macleod , Cecil Fraser (composer), 1940 Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1940 Z1813401 1940 single work radio play detective humour

'When consignments of gold keep disappearing in the South Seas, Clipper and Brown are called upon to do something about it. As the famous sleuths pit their dumb wits against the brains of a pirate gang, they find that the congenial Pacific Islands hold more than strumming guitars and Polynesian beauties. Indeed, they almost get inside information on the cannibal question. However, all's well that ends in victory.'

Source: [Radio guide], Wireless Weekly, 22 June 1940, p.26.
1 y separately published work icon Funtasia Digest John Macleod , Sydney : John Macleod , 1940-1949 Z1232828 1940-1949 selected work prose short story poetry humour 'Humour, quizzes, stories, history, facts, poetry' -- at foot of title page.
1 form y separately published work icon Mum Is the Word Mum Is the Word : Case from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown John Macleod , Cecil Fraser (composer), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1940 19602873 1940 single work radio play detective humour

'The dumb detectives, Clipper and Brown, accept an assignment in Egypt, to guard a mummy during transportation from the Valley of the Kings to a foreign destination. Their employer, one Zapara, has heavily insured the mummy, and schemes to get it both ways. Clipper and Brown arrive hard, on a soft spot by aeroplane. Their first impressions of Egypt are obtained in a harem, which they are persuaded to leave only when the desert men return from a tribal skirmish. They meet Shirma, an eastern beauty who causes Clipper to reflect, and almost stray from the path of duty. Brown has perforce to guard Clipper as well as the mummy.'

Source: [Radio guide], Wireless Weekly, 1 June 1940, p.26.
1 form y separately published work icon In the Lap of the Gods In the Lap of the Gods : One Hundred and Fourth Case from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Cecil Fraser (composer), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1939 19603001 1939 single work radio play detective humour
2 form y separately published work icon Typhoon Treasure John Macleod , ( dir. Noel Monkman ) 1938 Sydney : Commonwealth Film Laboratories , 1938 Z1583829 1938 single work film/TV adventure The narrative concerns Alan Richards, the sole survivor of a pearling lugger wrecked during a typhoon. He sets out to recover the pearls, travelling across the island. His adventures as he treks through the thick jungle include trying to avoid being killed by the island's head-hunting inhabitants.
1 form y separately published work icon Madame XYZ Madame XYZ : Case 103 from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Fred Whaite (composer), Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1936 19602760 1936 single work radio play detective humour

'A big figure in the War Office has been so misguided as to enlist the aid of that genial but dumb duo, Clipper and Brown, to assist him in clearing up the mystery of a missing document, a document so tremendously important that on it may depend the peace (or the pieces) of Europe! The hollow-headed sleuths meet the charming female spy with the pronounced foreign accent and go from one breathless adventure to another in an effort to achieve greatness, only to find greatness thrust upon them—from a very unexpected quarter.'

Source: [Radio guide], Wireless Weekly, 27 December 1935, p.43.
1 form y separately published work icon The Nawab's Necklace The Nawab's Necklace; Being Case 102 from the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Fred Whaite (composer), 1935 Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1935 Z1813396 1935 single work radio play detective humour
1 form y separately published work icon The Leech ; Or, Detectives Don't Care The Leech : From the Chronicles of Clipper and Brown; The Leech ; Or, Detectives Don't Care, Being the Hundred and Oneth Case of Clipper and Brown, the Dumbest Detectives Ever Devised John Macleod , Fred Whaite (composer), 1935 Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1935 Z1813390 1935 single work radio play detective humour A musical comedy featuring the not too smart detectives Clipper and Brown.
1 form y separately published work icon A Ticket in Tatts George Wallace , John Macleod , ( dir. F. W. Thring ) Melbourne : Efftee Film Productions , 1934 Z1583337 1934 single work film/TV George is a disaster-prone stablehand with a whistle that can make Hotspur, the cup favourite, run even faster. When a couple of crooks discover his secret, they attempt to drug the horse, but George manages to accidentally foil them. In the end, he helps Hotspur win the big race. A secondary storyline involves a young girl who agrees to marry an aging suitor if his horse defeats Hotspur. George's timely whistle also saves her from the awful fate she inexplicably tempted.
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