Lloyd French

Lloyd French

Directing

January 11, 1900 — May 24, 1950San Francisco, California, USA

Lloyd French (January 11, 1900 – May 24, 1950) was an American director of short films, most of them comedies. His best remembered films are several Laurel and Hardy comedies in the 1930s. He also made several musical short films featuring many bandleaders of the day; in the 1940s he also directed several shorts starring Edgar Kennedy and Leon Errol; he made his last film in 1946. French was born in San Francisco, California and died in Beverly Hills, California of heart disease.

Known for

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933

Big Business

Big Business

1929

Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

1933

Towed in a Hole

Towed in a Hole

1932

Dirty Work

Dirty Work

1933

Liberty

Liberty

1929

Scram!

Scram!

1932

The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

1933

Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

1933

Oliver the Eighth

Oliver the Eighth

1934

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Hold Your Temper

Hold Your Temper

1943

Director

Mail Trouble

Mail Trouble

1942

Director

Drafted in the Depot

Drafted in the Depot

1940

Director

All Girl Revue

All Girl Revue

1940

Director

The Dipsy Doodler

The Dipsy Doodler

1940

Director

On the Air

On the Air

1939

Director

The Broadway Buckaroo

The Broadway Buckaroo

1939

Director

Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra

Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra

1939

Director

At Home

1939

Director

Hats and Dogs

Hats and Dogs

1938

Director

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

1938

Director

The Great Library Misery

The Great Library Misery

1938

Director

Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Carol Bruce

Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Carol Bruce

1938

Director

Saturday Night Swing Club

Saturday Night Swing Club

1938

Director

Freddie Rich and His Orchestra

Freddie Rich and His Orchestra

1938

Director

Sin-copation

1938

Director

Mal Hallett and His Orchestra

Mal Hallett and His Orchestra

1937

Director

A Neckin' Party

A Neckin' Party

1937

Director

Double Talk

Double Talk

1937

Director

Taking the Count

Taking the Count

1937

Director

Kick Me Again

Kick Me Again

1937

Director

The Blonde Bomber

The Blonde Bomber

1936

Director

Nut Guilty

Nut Guilty

1936

Director

The Choke's on You

The Choke's on You

1936

Director

Punch and Beauty

Punch and Beauty

1936

Director

The Good Old Plumbertime

The Good Old Plumbertime

1936

Director

Here's Howe

Here's Howe

1936

Director

Absorbing Junior

Absorbing Junior

1936

Director

Calling All Tars

Calling All Tars

1936

Director

For the Love of Pete

For the Love of Pete

1936

Director

Shop Talk

Shop Talk

1936

Director

While the Cat's Away

While the Cat's Away

1936

Director

Rushin' Art

Rushin' Art

1936

Director

Double Exposure

Double Exposure

1935

Director

The Officer's Mess

The Officer's Mess

1935

Director

All American Drawback

All American Drawback

1935

Director

On the Wagon

On the Wagon

1935

Director

Watch the Birdie

Watch the Birdie

1935

Director

Serves You Right

Serves You Right

1935

Director

Two Boobs in a Balloon

Two Boobs in a Balloon

1935

Director

Why Pay Rent?

Why Pay Rent?

1935

Director

The Old Grey Mayor

The Old Grey Mayor

1935

Director

His First Flame

His First Flame

1935

Director

A Peach of a Pair

A Peach of a Pair

1934

Director

Dizzy & Daffy

Dizzy & Daffy

1934

Director

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

1934

Director

Smoked Hams

Smoked Hams

1934

Director

Oliver the Eighth

Oliver the Eighth

1934

Director

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933

Assistant Director

Dirty Work

Dirty Work

1933

Director

Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

1933

Director

The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

1933

Director

Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

1933

Director

Towed in a Hole

Towed in a Hole

1932

Assistant Director

Scram!

Scram!

1932

Assistant Director

Wild Babies!

Wild Babies!

1932

Director

Too Many Women

Too Many Women

1932

Director

You're Telling Me

You're Telling Me

1932

Director

The Knockout

The Knockout

1932

Director

Big Business

Big Business

1929

Assistant Director

That's My Wife

That's My Wife

1929

Director

Wrong Again

Wrong Again

1929

Assistant Director

Liberty

Liberty

1929

First Assistant Director

Early to Bed

Early to Bed

1928

Assistant Director

Should Married Men Go Home?

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

Assistant Director

Rupert of Hee-Haw

Rupert of Hee-Haw

1924

Assistant Director

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Private Snuffy Smith

Private Snuffy Smith

1942

Screenplay

An Ache in Every Stake

An Ache in Every Stake

1941

Writer