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Sidney Franklin (I) (1893–1972)

Director | Producer | Writer

Sidney Franklin was involved in amateur filmmaking while still at school. With his brother Chester M. Franklin, he wrote, directed and edited a short film, The Baby, at a cost of $400. Somehow it attracted the interest of D.W. Griffith, who decided to put the brothers to work making children's films for the Triangle Film Corporation... See full bio »

Born:

Sidney Arnold Franklin
in San Francisco, California, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1957 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
 
1946 Duel in the Sun (uncredited)
 
1939 Goodbye, Mr. Chips (uncredited)
 
1937 The Good Earth
 
1935 The Dark Angel (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1934 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
 
1933 Reunion in Vienna
 
1932 Smilin' Through
 
1931 Private Lives
 
1931 The Guardsman
 
1930 A Lady's Morals
 
1930 The Lady of Scandal
 
1929 Devil-May-Care
 
1929 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
 
1929 Wild Orchids
 
1928 The Actress
 
1927 Quality Street
 
1926 The Duchess of Buffalo
 
1926 Beverly of Graustark
 
1925 Her Sister from Paris
 
1925 Learning to Love (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1924 Her Night of Romance
 
1923 Tiger Rose (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1923 Dulcy (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1923 Brass
 
1922 East Is West
 
1922 The Primitive Lover
 
1922 Smilin' Through (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1921 Courage (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1921 Not Guilty
 
1920 Unseen Forces
 
1920 Two Weeks (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1919 Heart o' the Hills (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1919 The Hoodlum (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1919 The Probation Wife
 
1919 The Heart of Wetona
 
1918 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1918 Fan Fan (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1918 The Forbidden City
 
1918 Her Only Way (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1918 The Safety Curtain (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1918 Confession (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1918 The Bride of Fear (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1918 Six Shooter Andy
 
1918 Treasure Island
 
1917 The Babes in the Woods (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1917 Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1917 Jack and the Beanstalk (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1916 A Sister of Six (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1916 Gretchen the Greenhorn (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1916 The Little School Ma'am (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1916 Going Straight (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1916 The Children in the House (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1916 Martha's Vindication (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1916 Let Katie Do It (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1915 The Doll-House Mystery (short) (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1915 The Little Life Guard (short)
 
1915 For Love of Mary Ellen (short)
 
1915 The Little Cupids (short)
 
1915 Billie's Goat (short)
 
1915 The Straw Man (short) (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1915 The Runaways (short)
 
1915 A Ten-Cent Adventure (short) (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1915 The Kid Magicians (short)
 
1915 The Ashcan, or Little Dick's First Adventure (short)
 
1915 Pirates Bold (short)
 
1915 Dirty Face Dan (short)
 
1915 Her Filmland Hero (short) (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1915 Little Dick's First Case (short)
 
1915 The Rivals (short)
 
1915 The Baby (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (18 titles)
1954 Gypsy Colt (producer - as Sidney Franklin Jr.)
 
1953 Torch Song (producer - as Sidney Franklin Jr.)
 
1953 Young Bess (producer)
 
1953 The Story of Three Loves (producer)
 
1952 Sky Full of Moon (producer)
 
1952 Fearless Fagan (associate producer)
 
1950 The Miniver Story (producer)
 
1948 Command Decision (producer)
 
1948 Homecoming (producer)
 
1946 The Yearling (producer)
 
1944 The White Cliffs of Dover (producer)
 
1943 Madame Curie (producer)
 
1942 Random Harvest (producer)
 
1942 Mrs. Miniver (producer)
 
1940 Waterloo Bridge (producer)
 
1939 Ninotchka (associate producer - uncredited)
 
1939 On Borrowed Time (producer)
 
1920 Unseen Forces (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (10 titles)
1952 Fearless Fagan (story / as Sidney A. Franklin Jr.)
 
1922 Smilin' Through (as Sidney A. Franklin / adaptation)
 
1918 The Safety Curtain (scenario / as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1918 Confession (screenplay / as S.A. Franklin / story / as S.A. Franklin)
 
1918 The Bride of Fear (as S.A. Franklin)
 
1917 Jack and the Beanstalk (scenario / as S.A. Franklin)
 
1912 Let Willie Do It (short) (story)
 
1912 The Chef's Downfall (short) (story)
 
1912 Percy Learns to Waltz (short) (story)
 
1912 The Broken Lease (short) (story / as Sidney Frankland)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
1942 Mrs. Miniver
Man at Flower Show (uncredited)
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
 
1920 The Blue Moon
Louie Solomon
 
1920 Down Home
Cash Bailey (as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1919 The Man in the Moonlight
Pierre Delorme (as Sydney Franklin)
 
1919 A Rogue's Romance
Burgomaster
 
1913 The Hoyden's Awakening (short)
 
1919 A Virtuous Vamp (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (second unit director: Babylon sequence - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
1942 Bambi (our sincere appreciation: for his inspiring collaboration - as Sidney A. Franklin)
 
1939 Goodbye, Mr. Chips (grateful acknowledgment: for his contribution in the preparation of the production)
 
1938 Marie Antoinette (grateful acknowledgment: for his contribution of the production preparation)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (documentary)
(archive sound)
 
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Sidney Frankland | Sidney A. Franklin Jr. | Sidney Franklin Jr. | S.A. Franklin | Sidney A. Franklin | Sydney A. Franklin | Sydney Franklin

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Personal Quote:

[About Norma Talmadge's popularity with audiences] You could take 1000 feet of Norma Talmadge in a chair, and her fans would flock to see it. See more »

Trivia:

Directed 5 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Norma Shearer, Merle Oberon and Luise Rainer. Rainer won for her performance in The Good Earth. See more »

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