Frank Launder (1906–1997)

Writer | Producer | Director

Frank Launder started as a scriptwriter in the 1930s on such classics as The Lady Vanishes (1938) ...

Born: January 28, 1906
Died: February 23, 1997 (age 91)

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Filmography

Known For

The Blue Lagoon Writer (1949)
The Lady Vanishes Writer (1938)
I See a Dark Stranger Writer (1946)
Known For

The Green Man Writer (1956)
Writer

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
Au théâtre ce soir (1971)
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt (1965)
Joey Boy (1965)
Shadow of Treason (1964)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
The Bridal Path (1959)
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
She Played with Fire (1957)
The Green Man (1956)
Wee Geordie (1955)
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
Folly to Be Wise (1952)
Bikini Baby (1951)
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
Captain Boycott (1947)
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
Notorious Gentleman (1945)
Soldier, Sailor (1944)
Two Thousand Women (1944)
Millions Like Us (1943)
We Dive at Dawn (1943)
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
Uncensored (1942)
Partners in Crime (1942)
Mail Train (1941)
The Remarkable Mr. Kipps (1941)
Crook's Tour (1940)
Night Train to Munich (1940)
They Came by Night (1940)
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
A Girl Must Live (1939)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937)
Don't Get Me Wrong (1937)
Educated Evans (1936)
Doomed Cargo (1936)
Where's Sally? (1936)
Twelve Good Men (1936)
The Black Mask (1935)
Get Off My Foot (1935)
The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935)
Rolling Home (1935)
Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935)
So You Won't Talk (1935)
Emil and the Detectives (1935)
Those Were the Days (1934)
A Southern Maid (1934)
Facing the Music (1933)
Happy (1933)
Hawley's of High Street (1933)
You Made Me Love You (1933)
For the Love of Mike (1932)
Josser in the Army (1932)
Old Spanish Customers (1932)
The Last Coupon (1932)
After Office Hours (1932)
Keepers of Youth (1931)
Kinder des Glücks (1931)
Hobson's Choice (1931)
The Woman Decides (1931)
How He Lied to Her Husband (1931)
Children of Chance (1930)
The Middle Watch (1930)
Song of Soho (1930)
Harmony Heaven (1930)
The W Plan (1930)
Writer

The Greenwood Tree (1929)
Producer

Get Charlie Tully (1972)
Endless Night (1972)
Joey Boy (1965)
Only Two Can Play (1962)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
The Bridal Path (1959)
Left Right and Centre (1959)
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
Big Time Operators (1957)
She Played with Fire (1957)
The Green Man (1956)
Wee Geordie (1955)
Marriage a la Mode (1955)
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
Folly to Be Wise (1952)
The Moment of Truth (1952)
The Great Manhunt (1950)
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
Dulcimer Street (1948)
Captain Boycott (1947)
Green for Danger (1946)
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
Producer

Notorious Gentleman (1945)
Director

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Joey Boy (1965)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
The Bridal Path (1959)
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
Wee Geordie (1955)
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
Folly to Be Wise (1952)
Bikini Baby (1951)
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
Captain Boycott (1947)
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
Two Thousand Women (1944)
Millions Like Us (1943)
Partners in Crime (1942)
Director

The Last Coupon (1932)
Actor

Big Time Operators Man in Grand Cinema (1957)
Soundtrack

Facing the Music (1933)
Additional Crew

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Only Two Can Play (1962)
The Bridal Path (1959)
Left Right and Centre (1959)
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
Big Time Operators (1957)
The Green Man (1956)
Wee Geordie (1955)
Additional Crew

Notorious Gentleman (1945)
Convict 99 (1938)

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.

Another 1 nomination.

Did You Know

Had a penchant for comedy, highlighting the talents of Britain's best female stars and character players like Margaret Rutherford, Joyce Grenfell and Alastair Sim. Moreover, he is perhaps best remembered for the anarchic St. Trinian's films of the ...

Quotes

[on directing Margaret Rutherford in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)] We could never put marks down for her, we just had to keep the camera rolling wherever she was likely to be. She can always make any line sound funnier than it really is. ...