Frank Lloyd (I) (1886–1960)

Director | Actor | Writer

Frank Lloyd was an unpretentious, technically skilled director, who crafted several enduring ...

Born: February 2, 1886
Died: August 10, 1960 (age 74)

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Filmography

Known For

Cavalcade Director (1933)
Mutiny on the Bounty Director (1935)
The Divine Lady Director (1928)
Known For

Black Oxen Director (1923)
Director

The Last Command (1955)
The Shanghai Story (1954)
The Last Bomb (1945)
Blood on the Sun (1945)
Air Pattern - Pacific (1944)
Forever and a Day (1943)
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
If I Were King (1938)
Wells Fargo (1937)
Maid of Salem (1937)
Under Two Flags (1936)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Servants' Entrance (1934)
Hoopla (1933)
Berkeley Square (1933)
Cavalcade (1933)
A Passport to Hell (1932)
The Age for Love (1931)
East Lynne (1931)
The Right of Way (1931)
The Lash (1930)
The Way of All Men (1930)
Son of the Gods (1930)
Young Nowheres (1929)
Dark Streets (1929)
Drag (1929)
Weary River (1929)
The Divine Lady (1928)
Adoration (1928)
Lilac Time (1928)
Children of Divorce (1927)
The Eagle of the Sea (1926)
The Wise Guy (1926)
The Splendid Road (1925)
Winds of Chance (1925)
Her Husband's Secret (1925)
The Silent Watcher (1924)
The Sea Hawk (1924)
Black Oxen (1923)
Ashes of Vengeance (1923)
Within the Law (1923)
The Voice from the Minaret (1923)
Oliver Twist (1922)
The Sin Flood (1922)
The Eternal Flame (1922)
The Man from Lost River (1921)
The Grim Comedian (1921)
The Invisible Power (1921)
A Voice in the Dark (1921)
Roads of Destiny (1921)
A Tale of Two Worlds (1921)
The Great Lover (1920)
Madame X (1920)
The Silver Horde (1920)
The Woman in Room 13 (1920)
The Loves of Letty (1919)
The World and Its Woman (1919)
Pitfalls of a Big City (1919)
The Man Hunter (1919)
For Freedom (1918)
United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive (1918)
William Farnum in a Liberty Loan Appeal (1918)
The Rainbow Trail (1918)
His Extra Bit (1918)
Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)
True Blue (1918)
The Blindness of Divorce (1918)
The Kingdom of Love (1917)
The Heart of a Lion (1917)
Les Misérables (1917)
When a Man Sees Red (1917)
American Methods (1917)
A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
The Price of Silence (1917)
The World and the Woman (1916)
Sins of Her Parent (1916)
The Intrigue (1916)
The Stronger Love (1916)
An International Marriage (1916)
The Making of Maddalena (1916)
David Garrick (1916)
The Code of Marcia Gray (1916)
Madame la Presidente (1916)
The Call of the Cumberlands (1916)
The Tongues of Men (1916)
To Redeem a Value (1915)
10,000 Dollars (1915)
The Reform Candidate (1915)
Jane (1915)
The Gentleman from Indiana (1915)
Dr. Mason's Temptation (1915)
A Double Deal in Pork (1915)
In the Grasp of the Law (1915)
The Source of Happiness (1915)
Paternal Love (1915)
According to Value (1915)
For His Superior's Honor (1915)
Martin Lowe, Fixer (1915)
Billie's Baby (1915)
Eleven to One (1915)
Little Mr. Fixer (1915)
From the Shadows (1915)
Their Golden Wedding (1915)
Trickery (1915)
Fate's Alibi (1915)
The Toll of Youth (1915)
The Little Girl of the Attic (1915)
$100,000 (1915)
The Prophet of the Hills (1915)
Nature's Triumph (1915)
When the Spider Tore Loose (1915)
Life's Furrow (1915)
His Captive (1915)
The Pinch (1915)
His Last Trick (1915)
The Bay of Seven Isles (1915)
To Redeem an Oath (1915)
An Arrangement with Fate (1915)
Martin Lowe, Financier (1915)
His Last Serenade (1915)
Wolves of Society (1915)
The Temptation of Edwin Swayne (1915)
Pawns of Fate (1915)
A Page from Life (1914)
Traffic in Babies (1914)
The Chorus Girl's Thanksgiving (1914)
The Link That Binds (1914)
The Vagabond (1914)
As the Wind Blows (1914)
A Prince of Bavaria (1914)
The Mexican's Last Raid (1914)
Director

The Law of His Kind (1914)
Actor

The Stronger Love Tom Serviss (1916)
According to Value James Graham - Edmund's Brother (1915)
Martin Lowe, Fixer Martin Lowe (1915)
Eleven to One William Crane (1915)
From the Shadows Spider Davis (1915)
Trickery Dr. Granice (1915)
The Toll of Youth Undetermined Secondary Role (1915)
$100,000 Frank Edmonton (1915)
The Prophet of the Hills Jim Blake - Son of the Mountaineer (1915)
Nature's Triumph William Conway (1915)
When the Spider Tore Loose The Spider - a Jailbird (1915)
His Captive Carl Thornton (1915)
The Pinch Spider Dale - a Crook (1915)
The Bay of Seven Isles The Skipper (1915)
To Redeem an Oath Frank Standish - the Elder Brother (1915)
An Arrangement with Fate Frank Conway (1915)
Martin Lowe, Financier Martin Lowe (1915)
The Black Box Ian MacDougal (1915)
His Last Serenade Beppo - the Violinist (1915)
Wolves of Society Gilbert Carstairs (1915)
The Temptation of Edwin Swayne Edwin Swayne (1915)
Pawns of Fate Frank Marston - the Success (1915)
A Page from Life Charles Breen (1914)
Damon and Pythias Dionysius (1914)
Traffic in Babies The Valet (1914)
The Opened Shutters Judge Calvin Trent (1914)
The Chorus Girl's Thanksgiving The Detective (1914)
The Link That Binds Angus Guthrie - Jessie's Father (1914)
The Vagabond (1914)
Kid Regan's Hands J. Felton Whitney (1914)
As the Wind Blows (1914)
A Prince of Bavaria Prince John's Valet (1914)
Through the Flames Frank Carter - the Landlord (1914)
Circle 17 Giuseppe Draga (1914)
The Sob Sister Frank Bradley (1914)
Prowlers of the Wild Landers, the Foreman (1914)
On the Rio Grande Pedro (1914)
The Spy Jake Parsons (1914)
The Woman in Black Cranley - Byrd's Confederate (1914)
On the Verge of War Pedro Villard - Mexican Spy (1914)
The Feud (1914)
Stolen Glory Richard Storm (1914)
On Suspicion (1914)
The Test The Rich Man (1914)
Dangers of the Veldt Hans Breitmann (1914)
Won in the Clouds Portuguese Jack (1914)
The Mexican's Last Raid Jones, the Shopkeeper (1914)
By Radium's Rays Tom Franklyn (1914)
Captain Jenny, S.A. Tom Davis (1914)
Unjustly Accused Thomas Bonner - John's Older Son (1914)
The Law of His Kind Pvt. Ian McGregor (1914)
One of the Bravest Jim Mack (1914)
For the Freedom of Cuba Juan (1914)
The Dead End (1914)
The Deadline William Jones - the Sheepman (1914)
The Buccaneers John Archer (1913)
Under the Black Flag Jack Teach (1913)
The Madonna of the Slums The Apache Leader (1913)
Captain Kidd William Moore (1913)
The She Wolf The Gambler (1913)
Shadows of Life The Groom (1913)
The Firebugs Fireman (1913)
Actor

The Foreman of the Jury Member of the Jury (1913)
Writer

The Age for Love (1931)
Her Husband's Secret (1925)
Black Oxen (1923)
Ashes of Vengeance (1923)
Oliver Twist (1922)
Madame X (1920)
The Man Hunter (1919)
The Rainbow Trail (1918)
Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)
True Blue (1918)
The Blindness of Divorce (1918)
The Kingdom of Love (1917)
The Heart of a Lion (1917)
Les Misérables (1917)
When a Man Sees Red (1917)
American Methods (1917)
A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
The Price of Silence (1917)
Sins of Her Parent (1916)
The Code of Marcia Gray (1916)
10,000 Dollars (1915)
Jane (1915)
The Gentleman from Indiana (1915)
Dr. Mason's Temptation (1915)
In the Grasp of the Law (1915)
Paternal Love (1915)
According to Value (1915)
For His Superior's Honor (1915)
Little Mr. Fixer (1915)
From the Shadows (1915)
Trickery (1915)
Fate's Alibi (1915)
$100,000 (1915)
When the Spider Tore Loose (1915)
The Pinch (1915)
His Last Trick (1915)
To Redeem an Oath (1915)
Wolves of Society (1915)
A Page from Life (1914)
The Link That Binds (1914)
Unjustly Accused (1914)
Writer

The Buccaneers (1913)
Producer

The Last Command (1955)
The Shanghai Story (1954)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Invisible Agent (1942)
The Spoilers (1942)
Saboteur (1942)
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
If I Were King (1938)
Wells Fargo (1937)
Maid of Salem (1937)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Cavalcade (1933)
The Age for Love (1931)
East Lynne (1931)
The Right of Way (1931)
The Lash (1930)
The Way of All Men (1930)
Weary River (1929)
The Divine Lady (1928)
Adoration (1928)
The Wise Guy (1926)
The Splendid Road (1925)
Winds of Chance (1925)
Her Husband's Secret (1925)
Black Oxen (1923)
The Invisible Power (1921)
The Great Lover (1920)
Producer

The Rainbow Trail (1918)
Additional Crew

The Wise Guy (1926)
Additional Crew

The Splendid Road (1925)
The Sea Hawk (1924)
Archive footage

Film Time (1955)

Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

Purchased the rights to "Mutiny on the Bounty" himself for $12,500 and in turn resold them to MGM with the proviso that he direct. Fox, Lloyd's home studio, agreed to lend him out for the assignment.

[on his film A Tale of Two Cities (1917)] I met a neighbor of ours, a school teacher. I told him of my assignment to make the Dickens picture. He was very much impressed. 'What a marvelous opportunity,' he said. 'I think it a privilege to bring the ...