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Frank Launder
Director 1906 - 1997

Frank Launder

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England and... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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9 titles
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

Frank Launder 1980 1h 31m

The girls of St. Trinian's decide they are being asked to do too much work so they go on strike.

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder 1966 1h 33m 6.0

The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.

Joey Boy

Joey Boy

Frank Launder 1965 1h 28m 4.0

While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. In a cellar beneath his East London fish shop, a gambling club thrives – and austerity provides a nice black-market sideline.

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

Frank Launder 1960 1h 34m 3.0

A dubious child psychiatrist is put in charge of the St. Trinian's school after it burns down. The sixth form are sent to Arabia to become harem girls. The Ministry of Education, Police and army go to rescue them, but it is the notorious St. Trinian's forth form who are going to make the real difference.

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

Frank Launder 1957 1h 26m 5.0

St. Trinian's contrives to win a competition which has a European trip as the prize, in order for the Girls of the Flash Harry St Trinian's Marriage Bureau to meet a rich Roman royal.

The Belles of St. Trinian's

The Belles of St. Trinian's

Frank Launder 1954 1h 31m 5.5

Story of manic schoolgirls who are more interested in racing form than books as they try to get-rich-quick, aided by the head-mistress' brother, played by Alastair Sim, who also plays the head-mistress.

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Frank Launder 1951 1h 30m 6.0

An unsophisticated and impressionable young girl finds herself in trouble after winning a beauty pageant.

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

Frank Launder 1944 1h 37m 6.0

During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women's internment camp in France.

Millions Like Us

Millions Like Us

Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder 1943 1h 43m

When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the services, but as a single girl, she is directed into a factory making aircraft parts. Here she meets other girls from all different walks of life and begins a relationship with a young airman.

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