Arnold Frank(1895-1962)
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
He was a composer and editor of Flemish songs. He was also the head of
two magazines 'Schlager-Editie' and 'Schlager-Revue'. Arnold Frank was
also the owner of a recordshop in Antwerp, and he was known in Flanders
because he had written several songs for movies directed by Jan
Vanderheyden. He wrote the words for compositons used in the movies
'Met de helm geboren' (1939) and 'Veel geluk, Monika' (1941). The man
wrote also two stage-plays : 'Slachtoffers der samenleving' and 'Is hij
schuldig?'(both in 1941). From 1946 till 1947 he was head of 'the
production company 'Arnold Frank Film'. In 1948 he became head of
'v.z.w. Lex Mundi Films' and started to direct the movie 'Leve de
jeugd'. Unfortunately the movie was never finished. It became 'The film
that never was!!'