The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 · Movie
Director
Frank Launder
1906-01-28
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Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Writers: , , , ,
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.
Crew Credits
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972 · Movie
Executive Producer
Endless Night
1972 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
1966 · Movie
Writer, Director
Joey Boy
1965 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
Ring of Spies
1964 · Movie
Writer
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer
The Bridal Path
1959 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
Left Right and Centre
1959 · Movie
Producer
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
1957 · Movie
Director, Producer, Writer
Fortune Is a Woman
1957 · Movie
Screenplay, Producer
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957 · Movie
Presenter
The Green Man
1956 · Movie
Producer, Theatre Play, Screenplay
Geordie
1955 · Movie
Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Constant Husband
1955 · Movie
Producer
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954 · Movie
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Folly to Be Wise
1952 · Movie
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951 · Movie
Director, Writer
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950 · Movie
Screenplay, Producer, Director
State Secret
1950 · Movie
Producer
The Blue Lagoon
1949 · Movie
Director, Screenplay, Producer
London Belongs to Me
1948 · Movie
Producer
Captain Boycott
1947 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer
I See a Dark Stranger
1946 · Movie
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
Green for Danger
1946 · Movie
Producer
The Rake's Progress
1945 · Movie
Screenplay, Producer
Two Thousand Women
1944 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
Soldier, Sailor
1944 · Movie
Screenplay
Millions Like Us
1943 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
We Dive at Dawn
1943 · Movie
Writer
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 · Movie
Screenplay
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Partners in Crime
1942 · Movie
Director, Writer
Kipps
1941 · Movie
Screenplay
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941 · Movie
Writer
Night Train to Munich
1940 · Movie
Screenplay
Crook's Tour
1940 · Movie
Characters
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
1939 · Movie
Writer
A Girl Must Live
1939 · Movie
Writer
The Lady Vanishes
1938 · Movie
Screenplay
Oh, Mr. Porter!
1937 · Movie
Original Story
Seven Sinners
1936 · Movie
Writer
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Where's Sally?
1936 · Movie
Script
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Twelve Good Men
1936 · Movie
Writer
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Educated Evans
1936 · Movie
Writer
Emil and the Detectives
1935 · Movie
Scenario Writer
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Get Off My Foot
1935 · Movie
Writer
No image
The Black Mask
1935 · Movie
Writer
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Rolling Home
1935 · Movie
Writer
So You Won't Talk
1935 · Movie
Screenplay, Dialogue
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Mr. What's-His-Name?
1935 · Movie
Script
A Southern Maid
1934 · Movie
Writer
Hawleys of High Street
1933 · Movie
Writer
You Made Me Love You
1933 · Movie
Writer
Happy
1933 · Movie
Writer
Facing the Music
1933 · Movie
Screenplay
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After Office Hours
1932 · Movie
Writer
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The Last Coupon
1932 · Movie
Screenplay
For the Love of Mike
1932 · Movie
Writer
No image
Old Spanish Customers
1932 · Movie
Scenario Writer
Josser in the Army
1932 · Movie
Writer
The Woman Between
1931 · Movie
Script
How He Lied to Her Husband
1931 · Movie
Scenario Writer
No image
Lucky children
1931 · Movie
Screenplay
Hobson's Choice
1931 · Movie
Writer
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Keepers of Youth
1931 · Movie
Writer
The W Plan
1930 · Movie
Writer
The Middle Watch
1930 · Movie
Script
Children of Chance
1930 · Movie
Writer
Song of Soho
1930 · Movie
Writer
Under the Greenwood Tree
1929 · Movie
Scenario Writer, Dialogue
