Lloyd French

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Lloyd French

Directing January 11, 1900

San Francisco, California, USA

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 t…

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Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

7.1 1933 Movie
Big Business

Big Business

6.7 1929 Movie
Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

7.3 1933 Movie
Towed in a Hole

Towed in a Hole

7.0 1932 Movie
Liberty

Liberty

6.9 1929 Movie
Dirty Work

Dirty Work

6.9 1933 Movie
Scram!

Scram!

7.1 1932 Movie
The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

6.6 1933 Movie
Oliver the Eighth

Oliver the Eighth

7.1 1934 Movie
Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

6.5 1933 Movie
Wrong Again

Wrong Again

6.8 1929 Movie
Should Married Men Go Home?

Should Married Men Go Home?

6.5 1928 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1943
    Hold Your Temper

    Movie Director

  2. 1942
    Mail Trouble

    Movie Director

  3. 1942
    Private Snuffy Smith

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1941
    An Ache in Every Stake

    Movie Writer

  5. 1940
    Drafted in the Depot

    Movie Director

  6. 1940
    All Girl Revue

    Movie Director

  7. 1940
    The Dipsy Doodler

    Movie Director

  8. 1939
    On the Air

    Movie Director

  9. 1939
    The Broadway Buckaroo

    Movie Director

  10. 1939
    Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra

    Movie Director

  11. 1939
    At Home

    Movie Director

  12. 1938
    Hats and Dogs

    Movie Director

  13. 1938
    Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

    Movie Director

  14. 1938
    The Great Library Misery

    Movie Director

  15. 1938
    Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Carol Bruce

    Movie Director

  16. 1938
    Saturday Night Swing Club

    Movie Director

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  1. 1938
    Freddie Rich and His Orchestra

    Movie Director

  2. 1938
    Sin-copation

    Movie Director

  3. 1937
    Mal Hallett and His Orchestra

    Movie Director

  4. 1937
    A Neckin' Party

    Movie Director

  5. 1937
    Double Talk

    Movie Director

  6. 1937
    Taking the Count

    Movie Director

  7. 1937
    Kick Me Again

    Movie Director

  8. 1936
    The Blonde Bomber

    Movie Director

  9. 1936
    Nut Guilty

    Movie Director

  10. 1936
    The Choke's on You

    Movie Director

  11. 1936
    Punch and Beauty

    Movie Director

  12. 1936
    The Good Old Plumbertime

    Movie Director

  13. 1936
    Here's Howe

    Movie Director

  14. 1936
    Absorbing Junior

    Movie Director

  15. 1936
    Calling All Tars

    Movie Director

  16. 1936
    For the Love of Pete

    Movie Director

  17. 1936
    Shop Talk

    Movie Director

  18. 1936
    While the Cat's Away

    Movie Director

  19. 1936
    Rushin' Art

    Movie Director

  20. 1935
    Double Exposure

    Movie Director

  21. 1935
    The Officer's Mess

    Movie Director

  22. 1935
    All American Drawback

    Movie Director

  23. 1935
    On the Wagon

    Movie Director

  24. 1935
    Watch the Birdie

    Movie Director