Biography: life and films
Frank Launder was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England on 28th January 1906 and died in Monaco on 23rd February 1997, aged 91.His best films as a screenwriter include Monty Banks's comedy You Made Me Love You (1933), Marcel Varnel's Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937), Alfred Hitchcock's comedy-thriller The Lady Vanishes (1938), Sidney Gilliat's Millions Like Us (1943) and Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957), and whose best work as a film director include Millions Like Us (1943), The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) and Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957).
Frank Launder scripted 64 films and directed 17 films.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Thomas Bentley (5 films), Sidney Gilliat (4), Ralph Ince (4), Carol Reed (4), William Beaudine (3), Harry Lachman (3), Walter Forde (2), Monty Banks (2), Marcel Varnel (2), Harry Hughes (2) and Anthony Asquith (2).
His most frequent genres include: comedy (28 films), drama (18), War (9), comedy-drama (8), romance (6), Thriller (5), comedy-thriller (4) and comedy-romance (4).
Our average rating for Frank Launder over all films is: 3.0
Filmography
Key: d = director; w = writer
Under the Greenwood Tree (1929) [w]
Children of Chance (1930) [w]
Harmony Heaven (1930) [w]
Song of Soho (1930) [w]
The Middle Watch (1930) [w]
The W Plan (1930) [w]
Hobson's Choice (1931) [w]
Keepers of Youth (1931) [w]
The Woman Between (1931) [w]
For the Love of Mike (1932) [w]
Josser in the Army (1932) [w]
Old Spanish Customers (1932) [w]
The Last Coupon (1932) [d,w]
A Southern Maid (1933) [w]
Facing the Music (1933) [w]
Happy (1933) [w]
Hawley's of High Street (1933) [w]
You Made Me Love You (1933) [w]
Those Were the Days (1934) [w]
Emil and the Detectives (1935) [w]
Get Off My Foot (1935) [w]
I Give My Heart (1935) [w]
Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935) [w]
Rolling Home (1935) [w]
So You Won't Talk (1935) [w]
The Black Mask (1935) [w]
Educated Evans (1936) [w]
Seven Sinners (1936) [w]
Twelve Good Men (1936) [w]
Where's Sally? (1936) [w]
Don't Get Me Wrong (1937) [w]
A Girl Must Live (1939) [w]
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) [w]
Night Train to Munich (1940) [w]
They Came by Night (1940) [w]
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) [w]
Kipps (1941) [w]
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) [w]
Uncensored (1942) [w]
Millions Like Us (1943) [d,w]
Soldier, Sailor (1944) [w]
Two Thousand Women (1944) [d,w]
The Rake's Progress (1945) [w]
I See a Dark Stranger (1946) [d,w]
Captain Boycott (1947) [d,w]
The Blue Lagoon (1949) [d,w]
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) [d,w]
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) [d,w]
Folly to Be Wise (1953) [d,w]
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) [d,w]
Geordie (1955) [d,w]
The Green Man (1956) [w]
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) [d,w]
Fortune Is a Woman (1957) [w]
The Bridal Path (1959) [d,w]
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) [d,w]
Ring of Spies (1964) [w]
Joey Boy (1965) [d,w]
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) [d,w]
The Lady Vanishes (1979) [w]
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980) [d,w]
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