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Sidney Lanfield (1898–1972)

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After a stint as a jazz musician and a vaudeville entertainer, Sidney Lanfield was hired by Fox Film Corp. in 1926 as a gag writer and brought to Hollywood. Making his debut as a director in 1930, he specialized in romances and light comedies, directing many of Bob Hope's films in the 1930s and 1940s... See full bio »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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(age 74) in Marina del Rey, California, USA
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1967 Rango (TV series)
– It Ain't the Principle, It's the Money (1967)
– Diamonds Look Better Around Your Neck Than a Rope (1967)
 
1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV series)
– Bitter Blossom O'Brian (1966)
 
1964-1966 The Addams Family (TV series)
– Ophelia's Career (1966)
– Lurch's Grand Romance (1966)
– The Addams Policy (1966)
– Lurch's Little Helper (1966)
– Addams Cum Laude (1966)
See all 48 episodes »
 
1964 No Time for Sergeants (TV series)
– Do Me a Favor and Don't Do Me Any (1964)
– The Spirit of 75 (1964)
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
– Who Killed 711? (1964)
 
1962-1964 McHale's Navy (TV series)
– Marryin' Chuck (1964)
– Ensign Parker, E.S.P. (1964)
– The Rage of Taratupa (1964)
– Alias PT 73 (1964)
– The Return of Big Frenchy (1964)
See all 54 episodes »
 
1961-1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
– The Four Queens (1962)
– Quarantine (1962)
– St. Louis Woman (1962)
– A Tombstone for Billy (1961)
– Trial by Hanging (1961)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
– Hometown Doctor (1962)
 
1962 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
– Follow That Skeleton (1962)
 
1962 Little Amy (TV movie)
 
1961 87th Precinct (TV series)
– Empty Hours (1961)
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
– Death at Even Money (1961)
– The Deadliest Weapon (1961)
 
1961 My Darling Judge (TV movie)
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
– Don't Believe a Word She Says (1961)
 
1961 Bringing Up Buddy (TV series)
– The Singer (1961)
 
1960-1961 Riverboat (TV series)
– Listen to the Nightingale (1961)
– Zigzag (1960)
– Forbidden Island (1960)
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
– Three Brothers (1960)
– Trail of Darkness (1960)
– Palace of Chance (1960)
– The Lucifer Urge (1960)
– The Chain of Action (1960)
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1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
– The Man in the Pit (1960)
 
1958-1959 Bachelor Father (TV series)
– Bentley Plays Cupid (1959)
– Bentley and the Brainy Beauty (1959)
– Bentley's Double Play (1959)
– A Key for Kelly (1959)
– The Rescue of Rufus (1959)
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1955-1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Platinum on the Rocks (1959)
– I Was a Bloodhound (1959)
– The Seeds of Hate (1955)
– Prosper's Old Mother (1955)
 
1958-1959 M Squad (TV series)
– Another Face, Another Life (1959)
– Decoy in White (1959)
– Robber's Roost (1959)
– The Terror on Dark Street (1959)
– The Vanishing Lady (1959)
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1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
– Hello, Charlie (1959)
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
– Have Sword - Will Duel (1959)
 
1956-1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Bravado Touch (1958)
– Swindler's Inn (1958)
– The Man in the Car (1957)
– The Pendulum (1957)
– Small Talk (1957)
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1957-1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
– A Man Called Horse (1958)
– The Jesse Cowan Story (1958)
– The Julie Gage Story (1957)
– The Emily Rossiter Story (1957)
– The Jean LeBec Story (1957)
 
1954 Where's Raymond? (TV series)
– The Enlisted Reserves (1954)
– Will You Be My Cook? (1954)
– Redecorate the Coffeshop (1954)
– Find the Dog (1954)
 
1952 Skirts Ahoy!
 
1951 Follow the Sun
 
1951 The Lemon Drop Kid
 
1949 Sorrowful Jones
 
1948 Station West
 
1947 Where There's Life
 
1947 The Trouble with Women
 
1946 The Well-Groomed Bride
 
1945 Bring on the Girls
 
1944 The Princess and the Pirate (uncredited)
 
1944 Standing Room Only
 
1943 Let's Face It
 
1943 The Meanest Man in the World
 
1942 My Favorite Blonde
 
1942 The Lady Has Plans
 
1941 You'll Never Get Rich
 
1939 Swanee River
 
1939 Second Fiddle
 
1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles
 
1938 Always Goodbye
 
1937 Love and Hisses
 
1937 Thin Ice
 
1937 Wake Up and Live
 
1936 One in a Million
 
1936 Sing, Baby, Sing
 
1936 Half Angel
 
1936 King of Burlesque
 
1935 Red Salute
 
1935 Hold 'Em Yale
 
1934 The Last Gentleman
 
1934 The House of Rothschild (uncredited)
 
1934 Moulin Rouge
 
1933 Broadway Bad
 
1932 Hat Check Girl
 
1932 Society Girl
 
1932 Dance Team
 
1931 Hush Money
 
1931 Three Girls Lost
 
1930 Cheer Up and Smile
 
1930 El barbero de Napoleón
 
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1934 Dos más uno dos (story)
 
1931 Hush Money (screenplay / story)
 
1929 Happy Days (story and scenario)
 
1929 Big Time (writer)
 
1929 Hired and Fired (short) (story)
 
1929 Knights Out (short) (scenario)
 
1928 The Bath Between (short) (adaptation / story)
 
1928 Romance of the Underworld (story)
 
1928 Don't Marry (story)
 
1928 Mind Your Business (short) (writer)
 
1926 Golf Widows (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1939 Swanee River (writer: "Curry a Mule")
 
1929 Big Time (music: "Nobody Knows You Like I Do" / lyrics: "Nobody Knows You Like I Do")
 
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1934 Born to Be Bad (director: re-takes - uncredited)
 
1934 The House of Rothschild (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
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1961 My Darling Judge (TV movie) (producer)
 
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1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Jackie Coogan (1972) … Himself
 

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(1962) Unsold pilot: Directed a pilot for a proposed CBS sitcom called "Little Amy". It concerned the adventures of a mischievous nine-year-old girl (played by Debbie Megowan) who always seemed to get in trouble. See more »

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