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Sidney Lanfield

Sidney Lanfield

Director, Writer, Other Crew

Born April 20, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died June 20, 1972

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Biography

Sidney Lanfield began his career as a jazz musician and vaudeville performer before joining Fox Film Corp. in 1926 as a gag writer, which brought him to Hollywood. He made his directorial debut in 1930, focusing on romances and light comedies, and directed many of Bob Hope's films during the 1930s and 1940s. One of his most notable works, though somewhat unusual for him, was The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939), a dark, atmospheric thriller that introduced Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Lanfield spent the remainder of his career working with 20th Century-Fox and Paramount; while his films were not particularly standout, they were consistently well-made and entertaining. In the early 1950s, he became one of the first prominent directors to transition to television series, concluding his career in the mid-1960s by directing episodes of shows such as McHale's Navy (1962) and The Addams Family (1964).

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Filmography

Actor

1

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1971Self

Director

71

Type

Year

Rango TV Series1967

Pistols 'n' Petticoats Poster

Pistols 'n' Petticoats TV Series1966

Harris Against the World Poster

Harris Against the World TV Series1964

No Time for Sergeants Poster

No Time for Sergeants TV Series1964

The Addams Family Poster

The Addams Family TV Series1964

Burke's Law Poster

Burke's Law TV Series1963

Little Amy Poster

Little Amy TV Movie1962

McHale's Navy Poster

McHale's Navy TV Series1962

87th Precinct Poster

87th Precinct TV Series1961

Ichabod and Me Poster

Ichabod and Me TV Series1961

My Darling Judge TV Movie1961

Whispering Smith Poster

Whispering Smith TV Series1961

Bringing Up Buddy Poster

Bringing Up Buddy TV Series1960

Checkmate Poster

Checkmate TV Series1960

Pete and Gladys Poster

Pete and Gladys TV Series1960

The Tall Man Poster

The Tall Man TV Series1960

Johnny Staccato Poster

Johnny Staccato TV Series1959

Riverboat Poster

Riverboat TV Series1959

The Deputy Poster

The Deputy TV Series1959

Cimarron City Poster

Cimarron City TV Series1958

Bachelor Father Poster

Bachelor Father TV Series1957

Goodyear Theatre Poster

Goodyear Theatre TV Series1957

M Squad TV Series1957

Tales of Wells Fargo Poster

Tales of Wells Fargo TV Series1957

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre Poster

Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre TV Series1955

Star Stage Poster

Star Stage TV Series1955

Studio 57 Poster

Studio 57 TV Series1954

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

Where's Raymond? Poster

Where's Raymond? TV Series1953

Skirts Ahoy! Poster

Skirts Ahoy! Feature Film1952

Follow the Sun Poster

Follow the Sun Feature Film1951

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

The Lemon Drop Kid Poster

The Lemon Drop Kid Feature Film1951

Sorrowful Jones Poster

Sorrowful Jones Feature Film1949

Station West Poster

Station West Feature Film1948

The Trouble with Women Poster

The Trouble with Women Feature Film1947

Where There's Life Poster

Where There's Life Feature Film1947

The Well Groomed Bride Poster

The Well Groomed Bride Feature Film1946

Bring on the Girls Poster

Bring on the Girls Feature Film1945

Standing Room Only Poster

Standing Room Only Feature Film1944

The Princess and the Pirate Poster

The Princess and the Pirate Feature Film1944

Let's Face It Poster

Let's Face It Feature Film1943

The Meanest Man in the World Poster

The Meanest Man in the World Feature Film1943

My Favorite Blonde Poster

My Favorite Blonde Feature Film1942

The Lady Has Plans Poster

The Lady Has Plans Feature Film1942

You'll Never Get Rich Poster

You'll Never Get Rich Feature Film1941

Second Fiddle Poster

Second Fiddle Feature Film1939

Swanee River Poster

Swanee River Feature Film1939

The Hound of the Baskervilles Poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles Feature Film1939

Always Goodbye Poster

Always Goodbye Feature Film1938

Love and Hisses Poster

Love and Hisses Feature Film1937

Thin Ice Poster

Thin Ice Feature Film1937

Wake Up and Live Poster

Wake Up and Live Feature Film1937

Half Angel Poster

Half Angel Feature Film1936

King of Burlesque Poster

King of Burlesque Feature Film1936

One in a Million Poster

One in a Million Feature Film1936

Sing, Baby, Sing Poster

Sing, Baby, Sing Feature Film1936

Hold 'Em Yale Poster

Hold 'Em Yale Feature Film1935

Red Salute Poster

Red Salute Feature Film1935

Moulin Rouge Poster

Moulin Rouge Feature Film1934

The House of Rothschild Poster

The House of Rothschild Feature Film1934

The Last Gentleman Poster

The Last Gentleman Feature Film1934

Broadway Bad Poster

Broadway Bad Feature Film1933

Dance Team Poster

Dance Team Feature Film1932

Hat Check Girl Poster

Hat Check Girl Feature Film1932

Society Girl Poster

Society Girl Feature Film1932

Hush Money Poster

Hush Money Feature Film1931

Three Girls Lost Poster

Three Girls Lost Feature Film1931

Cheer Up and Smile Poster

Cheer Up and Smile Feature Film1930

El barbero de Napoleón Feature Film1930

Writer

12

Type

Year

Dos más uno dos Poster

Dos más uno dos Feature Film1934

Hush Money Poster

Hush Money Feature Film1931

Big Time Poster

Big Time Feature Film1929

Happy Days Poster

Happy Days Feature Film1929

Hired and Fired Poster

Hired and Fired Short Film1929

Knights Out Poster

Knights Out Short Film1929

A Girl in Every Port Poster

A Girl in Every Port Feature Film1928

Don't Marry Poster

Don't Marry Feature Film1928

Mind Your Business Short Film1928

Romance of the Underworld Poster

Romance of the Underworld Feature Film1928

The Bath Between Poster

The Bath Between Short Film1928

Golf Widows Short Film1926

Other Crew

2

Born to Be Bad Poster

Born to Be Bad Feature Film1934

The House of Rothschild Poster

The House of Rothschild Feature Film1934

Producer

1

My Darling Judge TV Movie1961

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