About
Lloyd French
Overview
Lloyd French (January 11, 1900 – May 24, 1950) was an American director of short films, most of them comedies. His best remembered films are several Laurel and Hardy comedies in the 1930s. He also made several musical short films featuring many bandleaders of the day; in the 1940s he also directed several shorts starring Edgar Kennedy and Leon Errol; he made his last film in 1946.
French was born in San Francisco, California and died in Beverly Hills, California of heart disease.
Known for
Directing |
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1943 | Hold Your Temper | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1942 | Mail Trouble | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1940 | Drafted in the Depot | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1940 | All Girl Revue | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1940 | The Dipsy Doodler | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1939 | On the Air | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1939 | The Broadway Buckaroo | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1939 | Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1939 | At Home | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1938 | Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1938 | The Great Library Misery | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1938 | Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Carol Bruce | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1938 | Saturday Night Swing Club | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1938 | Freddie Rich and His Orchestra | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1938 | Sin-copation | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1937 | Mal Hallett and His Orchestra | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1937 | A Neckin' Party | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1937 | Double Talk | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1937 | Taking the Count | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1937 | Kick Me Again | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | The Blonde Bomber | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | Nut Guilty | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | The Choke's on You | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | Punch and Beauty | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | The Good Old Plumbertime | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | Here's Howe | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | Absorbing Junior | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | Calling All Tars | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | For the Love of Pete | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | Shop Talk | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | While the Cat's Away | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1936 | Rushin' Art | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1935 | Double Exposure | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1935 | The Officer's Mess | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1935 | All American Drawback | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1935 | On the Wagon | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1935 | Watch the Birdie | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1935 | Serves You Right | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1935 | Two Boobs in a Balloon | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1935 | Why Pay Rent? | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1935 | The Old Grey Mayor | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1935 | His First Flame | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1934 | A Peach of a Pair | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1934 | Dizzy & Daffy | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1934 | So You Won't T-T-T-Talk | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1934 | Smoked Hams | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1934 | Oliver the Eighth | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1933 | Sons of the Desert | Directing | Assistant Director | 62 Fair |
1933 | Dirty Work | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1933 | Busy Bodies | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
1933 | The Midnight Patrol | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1933 | Me and My Pal | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1932 | Towed in a Hole | Directing | Assistant Director | 60 Fair |
1932 | Scram! | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
1932 | Wild Babies! | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1932 | Too Many Women | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1932 | You're Telling Me | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1932 | The Knockout | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1929 | Big Business | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
1929 | That's My Wife | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1929 | Wrong Again | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
1928 | Early to Bed | Directing | Assistant Director | 58 Average |
1928 | Should Married Men Go Home? | Directing | Assistant Director | 59 Average |
1924 | Rupert of Hee-Haw | Directing | Assistant Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
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1942 | Private Snuffy Smith | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1941 | An Ache in Every Stake | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |