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Frank Launder
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England and worked briefly as a clerk before becoming an actor and then a playwright. He began working as a screenwriter on British films in the 1930s, contributing the original story for the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr Porter! (1937). After writing a number of screenplays with Gilliat, including The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and Night Train to Munich for Carol Reed; the two men wrote and directed the wartime drama Millions Like Us (1943). After founding their own production company Individual Pictures, they produced a number of memorable dramas and thrillers including I See a Dark Stranger (1945) and Green for Danger (1946), but were best known for their comedies including The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) and most famously, the St Trinians series, based on Ronald Searle's cartoons set in an anarchic girls school. He was married to actress Bernadette O'Farrell from 1950 until his death in Monaco. The couple had two children.
Release Date | Title | Job | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 11th, 1966 | The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery | Writer | 6.2 | |
January 1st, 1965 | Joey Boy | Screenplay | 6.2 | |
March 23rd, 1964 | Ring of Spies | Writer | 7 | |
December 22nd, 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian's | Writer | 6.5 | |
August 5th, 1959 | The Bridal Path | Screenplay | 6 | |
December 10th, 1957 | Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | Writer | 6.8 | |
March 13th, 1957 | Fortune Is a Woman | Screenplay | 6.8 | |
December 21st, 1956 | The Green Man | Theatre Play | 7 | |
December 21st, 1956 | The Green Man | Screenplay | 7 | |
September 2nd, 1955 | Geordie | Screenplay | 6.9 | |
September 28th, 1954 | The Belles of St Trinian's | Screenplay | 6.4 | |
December 4th, 1952 | Folly to Be Wise | Screenplay | 6.7 | |
October 25th, 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Again | Writer | 5.9 | |
March 8th, 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Screenplay | 6.7 | |
March 1st, 1949 | The Blue Lagoon | Screenplay | 5.8 | |
August 26th, 1947 | Captain Boycott | Writer | 7.2 | |
July 4th, 1946 | I See a Dark Stranger | Story | 6.5 | |
July 4th, 1946 | I See a Dark Stranger | Screenplay | 6.5 | |
December 6th, 1945 | The Rake's Progress | Screenplay | 6.8 | |
November 6th, 1944 | Two Thousand Women | Screenplay | 6.9 | |
June 1st, 1944 | Soldier, Sailor | Screenplay | 7 | |
June 1st, 1943 | Millions Like Us | Screenplay | 5.6 | |
April 15th, 1943 | We Dive at Dawn | Writer | 6.4 | |
September 21st, 1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt | Screenplay | 6.2 | |
June 2nd, 1942 | Partners in Crime | Writer | 10 | |
June 28th, 1941 | Kipps | Screenplay | 6.1 | |
May 17th, 1941 | Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It | Writer | 7.4 | |
September 3rd, 1940 | Crook's Tour | Characters | 6 | |
August 31st, 1940 | Night Train to Munich | Screenplay | 7.3 | |
December 1st, 1939 | Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday | Writer | 7.9 | |
September 24th, 1939 | A Girl Must Live | Writer | 4.8 | |
October 7th, 1938 | The Lady Vanishes | Screenplay | 7.4 | |
October 5th, 1937 | Oh, Mr. Porter! | Original Story | 7 | |
September 1st, 1936 | Educated Evans | Writer | 9 | |
June 1st, 1936 | Seven Sinners | Writer | 6.2 | |
March 1st, 1936 | Twelve Good Men | Writer | 7 | |
December 9th, 1935 | Rolling Home | Writer | 9 | |
December 1st, 1935 | The Black Mask | Writer | 9 | |
October 28th, 1935 | Get Off My Foot | Writer | 7 | |
March 1st, 1935 | So You Won't Talk | Screenplay | 8 | |
March 1st, 1935 | So You Won't Talk | Dialogue | 8 | |
February 5th, 1935 | Emil and the Detectives | Scenario Writer | 5.5 | |
March 1st, 1934 | A Southern Maid | Writer | TBD | |
December 23rd, 1933 | Facing the Music | Screenplay | 10 | |
December 11th, 1933 | Happy | Writer | 6 | |
October 1st, 1933 | You Made Me Love You | Writer | 7.1 | |
June 7th, 1933 | Hawleys of High Street | Writer | 9 | |
December 1st, 1932 | For the Love of Mike | Writer | 7 | |
October 11th, 1932 | Josser in the Army | Writer | 10 | |
September 15th, 1932 | Old Spanish Customers | Scenario Writer | 7 | |
July 21st, 1932 | The Last Coupon | Screenplay | 7 | |
June 30th, 1932 | After Office Hours | Writer | 8 | |
December 31st, 1931 | Keepers of Youth | Writer | 10 | |
December 6th, 1931 | Lucky children | Screenplay | 8 | |
October 2nd, 1931 | Hobson's Choice | Writer | 5.5 | |
January 12th, 1931 | How He Lied to Her Husband | Scenario Writer | 9 | |
November 20th, 1930 | Children of Chance | Writer | 9 | |
March 14th, 1930 | Song of Soho | Writer | 10 | |
February 25th, 1930 | The W Plan | Writer | 8 | |
September 5th, 1929 | Under the Greenwood Tree | Scenario Writer | 7 | |
September 5th, 1929 | Under the Greenwood Tree | Dialogue | 7 |