Frank Launder

Writing·Jan 28, 1906·Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
The Wildcats of St Trinian's1980 · Director	Director
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery1966 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Joey Boy1965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Ring of Spies1964 · Writer	Writer
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's1960 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Bridal Path1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Left Right and Centre1959 · Producer	Producer
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's1957 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Fortune Is a Woman1957 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
The Green Man1956 · Producer, Screenplay	Producer, Screenplay
Geordie1955 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Constant Husband1955 · Producer	Producer
The Belles of St Trinian's1954 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Folly to Be Wise1952 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Lady Godiva Rides Again1951 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
State Secret1950 · Producer	Producer
The Happiest Days of Your Life1950 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Blue Lagoon1949 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
London Belongs to Me1948 · Producer	Producer
Captain Boycott1947 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Green for Danger1946 · Producer	Producer
I See a Dark Stranger1946 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Rake's Progress1945 · Screenplay, Producer	Screenplay, Producer
Two Thousand Women1944 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Soldier, Sailor1944 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Millions Like Us1943 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
We Dive at Dawn1943 · Writer	Writer
The Young Mr. Pitt1942 · Screenplay	Screenplay
PPartners in Crime1942 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Kipps1941 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It1941 · Writer	Writer
Night Train to Munich1940 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday1939 · Writer	Writer
A Girl Must Live1939 · Writer	Writer
The Lady Vanishes1938 · Screenplay	Screenplay
EEducated Evans1936 · Writer	Writer
Seven Sinners1936 · Writer	Writer
TTwelve Good Men1936 · Writer	Writer
RRolling Home1935 · Writer	Writer
TThe Black Mask1935 · Writer	Writer
GGet Off My Foot1935 · Writer	Writer
So You Won't Talk1935 · Screenplay	Screenplay
A Southern Maid1934 · Writer	Writer
Facing the Music1933 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Happy1933 · Writer	Writer
You Made Me Love You1933 · Writer	Writer
Hawleys of High Street1933 · Writer	Writer
For the Love of Mike1932 · Writer	Writer