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Frank Launder(1906-1997)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Frank Launder
Frank Launder, initially a civil servant and repertory actor, started as a scriptwriter in the late 1920s on such classics as The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Night Train to Munich (1940). He joined forces with Sidney Gilliat and together they wrote, directed and produced over 40 films. Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat are well-known for their St. Trinian's films, among many others.
BornJanuary 28, 1906
DiedFebruary 23, 1997(91)
BornJanuary 28, 1906
DiedFebruary 23, 1997(91)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

The Blue Lagoon (1949)
The Blue Lagoon
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1949
Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1938
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
I See a Dark Stranger
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1946
The Green Man (1956)
The Green Man
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1956

Credits

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Writer

  • Lisa Vanderpump in The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
    3.7
    • original screenplay
    • 1980
  • Elliott Gould, Angela Lansbury, Cybill Shepherd, Herbert Lom, Jean Anderson, Ian Carmichael, Gerald Harper, Arthur Lowe, and Jenny Runacre in The Lady Vanishes (1979)
    The Lady Vanishes
    6.0
    • based on the screenplay by
    • 1979
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1971
  • The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
    The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
    5.8
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt
    TV Movie
    • play "Meet a Body"
    • 1965
  • Joey Boy (1965)
    Joey Boy
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Ring of Treason (1964)
    Ring of Treason
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Bill Travers in The Bridal Path (1959)
    The Bridal Path
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries, Sabrina, and Terry-Thomas in Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
    Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Arlene Dahl and Jack Hawkins in She Played with Fire (1957)
    She Played with Fire
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • The Green Man (1956)
    The Green Man
    7.1
    • from their play "Meet a Body"
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Afternoon Film Festival
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Wee Geordie (1955)
    Wee Geordie
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Theatre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1955

Producer

  • Dick Emery in Get Charlie Tully (1972)
    Get Charlie Tully
    5.7
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Britt Ekland, Hayley Mills, George Sanders, Hywel Bennett, and Patience Collier in Endless Night (1972)
    Endless Night
    6.0
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • Joey Boy (1965)
    Joey Boy
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Only Two Can Play (1962)
    Only Two Can Play
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1962
  • The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Bill Travers in The Bridal Path (1959)
    The Bridal Path
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Left Right and Centre (1959)
    Left Right and Centre
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1959
  • George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries, Sabrina, and Terry-Thomas in Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
    Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Peter Sellers, Virginia McKenna, Bernard Miles, Margaret Rutherford, and Bill Travers in Big Time Operators (1957)
    Big Time Operators
    6.9
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Arlene Dahl and Jack Hawkins in She Played with Fire (1957)
    She Played with Fire
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1957
  • The Green Man (1956)
    The Green Man
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Wee Geordie (1955)
    Wee Geordie
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Marriage a la Mode (1955)
    Marriage a la Mode
    6.3
    • A Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat Production
    • 1955
  • George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, and Alastair Sim in The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
    The Belles of St. Trinian's
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
    Gilbert and Sullivan
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1953

Director

  • Lisa Vanderpump in The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
    3.7
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1980
  • The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
    The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Joey Boy (1965)
    Joey Boy
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1965
  • The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Bill Travers in The Bridal Path (1959)
    The Bridal Path
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1959
  • George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries, Sabrina, and Terry-Thomas in Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
    Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Wee Geordie (1955)
    Wee Geordie
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1955
  • George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, and Alastair Sim in The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
    The Belles of St. Trinian's
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Janet Brown and Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise (1952)
    Folly to Be Wise
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Diana Dors in Bikini Baby (1951)
    Bikini Baby
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
    The Happiest Days of Your Life
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1950
  • The Blue Lagoon (1949)
    The Blue Lagoon
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Stewart Granger and Kathleen Ryan in Captain Boycott (1947)
    Captain Boycott
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1947
  • I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
    I See a Dark Stranger
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Phyllis Calvert in Two Thousand Women (1944)
    Two Thousand Women
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1944

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 28, 1906
    • Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 23, 1997
    • Monte Carlo, Monaco(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Bernadette O'Farrell1950 - February 23, 1997 (his death, 2 children)
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Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat worked as a team (Director/Producer/Writer) on 40+ films from 1930-1966.
  • Quotes
    [on directing Margaret Rutherford in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)] We could never put marks down for her, we just had to keep the camera rolling wherever she was likely to be. She can always make any line sound funnier than it really is. She would never do one take the same, but I like an artist like that. Margaret is an artist who has great moments, many great moments.

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