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Frank Launder

Frank Launder

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born January 28, 1906 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Died February 23, 1997

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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.

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Filmography

Actor

1

Big Time Operators Poster

Big Time Operators Feature Film1957Man in Grand Cinema

Writer

71

Type

Year

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's Poster

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's Feature Film1980

The Lady Vanishes Poster

The Lady Vanishes Feature Film1979

Au théâtre ce soir Poster

Au théâtre ce soir TV Series1966

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery Poster

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery Feature Film1966

Joey Boy Poster

Joey Boy Feature Film1965

Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt TV Movie1965

Shadow of Treason Poster

Shadow of Treason Feature Film1964

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's Poster

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's Feature Film1960

The Bridal Path Poster

The Bridal Path Feature Film1959

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Poster

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Feature Film1957

She Played with Fire Poster

She Played with Fire Feature Film1957

The Green Man Poster

The Green Man Feature Film1956

Wee Geordie Poster

Wee Geordie Feature Film1955

The Belles of St. Trinian's Poster

The Belles of St. Trinian's Feature Film1954

Folly to Be Wise Poster

Folly to Be Wise Feature Film1952

Bikini Baby Poster

Bikini Baby Feature Film1951

The Happiest Days of Your Life Poster

The Happiest Days of Your Life Feature Film1950

The Blue Lagoon Poster

The Blue Lagoon Feature Film1949

Captain Boycott Poster

Captain Boycott Feature Film1947

I See a Dark Stranger Poster

I See a Dark Stranger Feature Film1946

Notorious Gentleman Poster

Notorious Gentleman Feature Film1945

Soldier, Sailor Poster

Soldier, Sailor Documentary1944

Two Thousand Women Poster

Two Thousand Women Feature Film1944

Millions Like Us Poster

Millions Like Us Feature Film1943

We Dive at Dawn Poster

We Dive at Dawn Feature Film1943

Partners in Crime Poster

Partners in Crime Short Film1942

The Young Mr. Pitt Poster

The Young Mr. Pitt Feature Film1942

Uncensored Poster

Uncensored Feature Film1942

Mail Train Poster

Mail Train Feature Film1941

The Remarkable Mr. Kipps Poster

The Remarkable Mr. Kipps Feature Film1941

Crook's Tour Poster

Crook's Tour Feature Film1940

Night Train to Munich Poster

Night Train to Munich Feature Film1940

They Came by Night Poster

They Came by Night Feature Film1940

A Girl Must Live Poster

A Girl Must Live Feature Film1939

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday Poster

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday Feature Film1939

The Lady Vanishes Poster

The Lady Vanishes Feature Film1938

Don't Get Me Wrong Poster

Don't Get Me Wrong Feature Film1937

Oh, Mr. Porter! Poster

Oh, Mr. Porter! Feature Film1937

Doomed Cargo Poster

Doomed Cargo Feature Film1936

Educated Evans Poster

Educated Evans Feature Film1936

Twelve Good Men Feature Film1936

Where's Sally? Feature Film1936

Emil and the Detectives Poster

Emil and the Detectives Feature Film1935

Get Off My Foot Feature Film1935

Mr. What's-His-Name? Feature Film1935

Rolling Home Poster

Rolling Home Feature Film1935

So You Won't Talk Poster

So You Won't Talk Feature Film1935

The Black Mask Poster

The Black Mask Feature Film1935

The Loves of Madame Dubarry Poster

The Loves of Madame Dubarry Feature Film1935

A Southern Maid Poster

A Southern Maid Feature Film1934

Those Were the Days Poster

Those Were the Days Feature Film1934

Facing the Music Poster

Facing the Music Feature Film1933

Happy Feature Film1933

Hawley's of High Street Poster

Hawley's of High Street Feature Film1933

You Made Me Love You Poster

You Made Me Love You Feature Film1933

After Office Hours Poster

After Office Hours Feature Film1932

For the Love of Mike Poster

For the Love of Mike Feature Film1932

Josser in the Army Poster

Josser in the Army Feature Film1932

Old Spanish Customers Feature Film1932

The Last Coupon Feature Film1932

Hobson's Choice Poster

Hobson's Choice Feature Film1931

How He Lied to Her Husband Poster

How He Lied to Her Husband Short Film1931

Keepers of Youth Feature Film1931

Kinder des Glücks Feature Film1931

The Woman Decides Poster

The Woman Decides Feature Film1931

Children of Chance Poster

Children of Chance Feature Film1930

Harmony Heaven Poster

Harmony Heaven Feature Film1930

Song of Soho Poster

Song of Soho Feature Film1930

The Middle Watch Poster

The Middle Watch Feature Film1930

The W Plan Poster

The W Plan Feature Film1930

The Greenwood Tree Poster

The Greenwood Tree Feature Film1929

Producer

25

Endless Night Poster

Endless Night Feature Film1972

Get Charlie Tully Poster

Get Charlie Tully Feature Film1972

Joey Boy Poster

Joey Boy Feature Film1965

Only Two Can Play Poster

Only Two Can Play Feature Film1962

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's Poster

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's Feature Film1960

Left Right and Centre Poster

Left Right and Centre Feature Film1959

The Bridal Path Poster

The Bridal Path Feature Film1959

Big Time Operators Poster

Big Time Operators Feature Film1957

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Poster

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Feature Film1957

She Played with Fire Poster

She Played with Fire Feature Film1957

The Green Man Poster

The Green Man Feature Film1956

Marriage a la Mode Poster

Marriage a la Mode Feature Film1955

Wee Geordie Poster

Wee Geordie Feature Film1955

The Belles of St. Trinian's Poster

The Belles of St. Trinian's Feature Film1954

Gilbert and Sullivan Poster

Gilbert and Sullivan Feature Film1953

Folly to Be Wise Poster

Folly to Be Wise Feature Film1952

The Moment of Truth Poster

The Moment of Truth Feature Film1952

The Great Manhunt Poster

The Great Manhunt Feature Film1950

The Happiest Days of Your Life Poster

The Happiest Days of Your Life Feature Film1950

The Blue Lagoon Poster

The Blue Lagoon Feature Film1949

Dulcimer Street Poster

Dulcimer Street Feature Film1948

Captain Boycott Poster

Captain Boycott Feature Film1947

Green for Danger Poster

Green for Danger Feature Film1946

I See a Dark Stranger Poster

I See a Dark Stranger Feature Film1946

Notorious Gentleman Poster

Notorious Gentleman Feature Film1945

Director

18

Type

Year

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's Poster

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's Feature Film1980

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery Poster

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery Feature Film1966

Joey Boy Poster

Joey Boy Feature Film1965

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's Poster

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's Feature Film1960

The Bridal Path Poster

The Bridal Path Feature Film1959

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Poster

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Feature Film1957

Wee Geordie Poster

Wee Geordie Feature Film1955

The Belles of St. Trinian's Poster

The Belles of St. Trinian's Feature Film1954

Folly to Be Wise Poster

Folly to Be Wise Feature Film1952

Bikini Baby Poster

Bikini Baby Feature Film1951

The Happiest Days of Your Life Poster

The Happiest Days of Your Life Feature Film1950

The Blue Lagoon Poster

The Blue Lagoon Feature Film1949

Captain Boycott Poster

Captain Boycott Feature Film1947

I See a Dark Stranger Poster

I See a Dark Stranger Feature Film1946

Two Thousand Women Poster

Two Thousand Women Feature Film1944

Millions Like Us Poster

Millions Like Us Feature Film1943

Partners in Crime Poster

Partners in Crime Short Film1942

The Last Coupon Feature Film1932

Other Crew

9

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery Poster

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery Feature Film1966

Left Right and Centre Poster

Left Right and Centre Feature Film1959

The Bridal Path Poster

The Bridal Path Feature Film1959

Big Time Operators Poster

Big Time Operators Feature Film1957

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Poster

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Feature Film1957

The Green Man Poster

The Green Man Feature Film1956

Wee Geordie Poster

Wee Geordie Feature Film1955

Notorious Gentleman Poster

Notorious Gentleman Feature Film1945

Convict 99 Poster

Convict 99 Feature Film1938

Script and Continuity Department

1

Hey! Hey! U.S.A! Poster

Hey! Hey! U.S.A! Feature Film1938

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