Director Sidney Franklin
Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972) was an American film director and producer.
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Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays.
Sidney Franklin | |
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 Franklin in 1920 | |
| Born | Sidney Arnold Franklin March 21, 1893 |
| Died | May 18, 1972 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Spouses | Ann Denitz (m. 1916; div. 1933)Ruth Helms (m. 1937; died 1960) |
| Children | 1 |
His brother Chester Franklin (1889–1954) also became a director during the silent film era, best known for directing the early Technicolor film The Toll of the Sea.
Partial filmography
Director
- Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916) co-directed with brother Chester
- A Sister of Six (1916) co-directed with brother Chester
- The Little School Ma'am (1916)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (1917) co-directed with brother Chester
- The Babes in the Woods (1917) co-directed with brother Chester
- Treasure Island (1918) co-directed with Chester
- The Safety Curtain (1918)
- Her Only Way (1918)
- The Forbidden City (1918)
- The Hoodlum (1919)
- A Virtuous Vamp (1919) assistant director with David Kirkland
- Courage (1921)
- Not Guilty (1921)
- Smilin' Through (1922)
- The Primitive Lover (1922)
- Dulcy (1923)
- Her Sister from Paris (1925)
- Learning to Love (1925)
- Beverly of Graustark (1926)
- The Actress (1928)
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
- Wild Orchids (1929)
- Devil-May-Care (1929)
- A Lady's Morals (1930)
- Private Lives (1931)
- Smilin' Through (1932)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957; a scene-for-scene remake of the 1934 version)
- The Dark Angel (1935)
- The Good Earth (1937) - nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
- Duel in the Sun (1946), uncredited
Producer
- Ninotchka (1939) (associate producer)
- Waterloo Bridge (1940)
- Mrs. Miniver (1942)
- Random Harvest (1942)
- Bambi (1942; animated by Walt Disney Productions while Franklin served as creative consultant)
- Madame Curie (1943)
- The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
- The Yearling (1946)
- Homecoming (1948)
- Command Decision (1948)
- The Miniver Story (1950)
- Fearless Fagan (1952) (associate producer)
- Sky Full of Moon (1952)
- The Story of Three Loves (1953)
- Gypsy Colt (1953)
- Young Bess (1953)
- Torch Song (1953)
Actor
- A Rogue's Romance (1919) - Burgomaster
- The Man in the Moonlight (1919) - Pierre Delorme
- Down Home (1920) - Cash Bailey
- The Blue Moon (1920) - Louie Solomon
- Fashion Row (1923)
- Ben-Hur (1925) - Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
- Mrs. Miniver (1942) - Man at Flower Show (uncredited) (final film role)
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