Frank Launder
Writing
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.
Known for
Writing57
movieJoey Boy
1965
Screenplay
movieRing of Spies
1964
Writer
movieThe Bridal Path
1959
Screenplay
movieFortune Is a Woman
1957
Screenplay
movieThe Green Man
1956
Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieGeordie
1955
Screenplay
movieThe Belles of St Trinian's
1954
Screenplay
movieFolly to Be Wise
1952
Screenplay
movieThe Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
Screenplay
movieThe Blue Lagoon
1949
Screenplay
movieCaptain Boycott
1947
Writer
movieI See a Dark Stranger
1946
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Rake's Progress
1945
Screenplay
movieTwo Thousand Women
1944
Screenplay
movieSoldier, Sailor
1944
Screenplay
movieMillions Like Us
1943
Screenplay
movieWe Dive at Dawn
1943
Writer
movieThe Young Mr. Pitt
1942
Screenplay
movieKipps
1941
Screenplay
movieCrook's Tour
1940
Characters
movieNight Train to Munich
1940
Screenplay
movieThe Lady Vanishes
1938
Screenplay
movieOh, Mr. Porter!
1937
Original Story
movieSeven Sinners
1936
Writer
movieSo You Won't Talk
1935
Screenplay, Dialogue
movieEmil and the Detectives
1935
Scenario Writer
movieA Southern Maid
1934
Writer
movieFacing the Music
1933
Screenplay
movieHappy
1933
Writer
Old Spanish Customers
1932
Scenario Writer
The Last Coupon
1932
Screenplay
Lucky children
1931
Screenplay
movieHobson's Choice
1931
Writer
movieHow He Lied to Her Husband
1931
Scenario Writer
movieSong of Soho
1930
Writer
movieThe W Plan
1930
Writer
movieUnder the Greenwood Tree
1929
Scenario Writer, Dialogue
Production19
movieOoh...You Are Awful
1972
Executive Producer
movieEndless Night
1972
Executive Producer
movieLeft Right and Centre
1959
Producer
movieFortune Is a Woman
1957
Producer
movieThe Green Man
1956
Producer
movieGeordie
1955
Producer
movieThe Constant Husband
1955
Producer
movieFolly to Be Wise
1952
Producer
movieState Secret
1950
Producer
movieThe Blue Lagoon
1949
Producer
movieLondon Belongs to Me
1948
Producer
movieCaptain Boycott
1947
Producer
movieGreen for Danger
1946
Producer
movieI See a Dark Stranger
1946
Producer
movieThe Rake's Progress
1945
Producer
Directing17
movieJoey Boy
1965
Director
movieThe Bridal Path
1959
Director
movieGeordie
1955
Director
movieFolly to Be Wise
1952
Director
movieLady Godiva Rides Again
1951
Director
movieThe Blue Lagoon
1949
Director
movieCaptain Boycott
1947
Director
movieI See a Dark Stranger
1946
Director
movieTwo Thousand Women
1944
Director
movieMillions Like Us
1943
Director
