Lloyd French
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 11, 1900
- Died
- May 24, 1950
- Birthplace
- 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 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
- Hold Your Temper
Hold Your Temper 1943
Director
Mail Trouble 1942
Director
Private Snuffy Smith 1942
Screenplay
An Ache in Every Stake 1941
Writer
- Drafted in the Depot
Drafted in the Depot 1940
Director
All Girl Revue 1940
Director
The Dipsy Doodler 1940
Director
On the Air 1939
Director
- The Broadway Buckaroo
The Broadway Buckaroo 1939
Director
- Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra
Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra 1939
Director
At Home 1939
Director
Hats and Dogs 1938
Director
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1938
Director
The Great Library Misery 1938
Director
- Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Carol Bruce
Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Carol Bruce 1938
Director
- Saturday Night Swing Club
Saturday Night Swing Club 1938
Director
Freddie Rich and His Orchestra 1938
Director
- Sin-copation
Sin-copation 1938
Director
- Mal Hallett and His Orchestra
Mal Hallett and His Orchestra 1937
Director
A Neckin' Party 1937
Director
Double Talk 1937
Director
Taking the Count 1937
Director
Kick Me Again 1937
Director
The Blonde Bomber 1936
Director
Nut Guilty 1936
Director
The Choke's on You 1936
Director
Punch and Beauty 1936
Director
- The Good Old Plumbertime
The Good Old Plumbertime 1936
Director
Here's Howe 1936
Director
Absorbing Junior 1936
Director
Calling All Tars 1936
Director
For the Love of Pete 1936
Director
Shop Talk 1936
Director
While the Cat's Away 1936
Director
Rushin' Art 1936
Director
Double Exposure 1935
Director
The Officer's Mess 1935
Director
All American Drawback 1935
Director
On the Wagon 1935
Director
- Watch the Birdie
Watch the Birdie 1935
Director
Serves You Right 1935
Director
Two Boobs in a Balloon 1935
Director
Why Pay Rent? 1935
Director
The Old Grey Mayor 1935
Director
His First Flame 1935
Director
A Peach of a Pair 1934
Director
Dizzy & Daffy 1934
Director
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk 1934
Director
Smoked Hams 1934
Director
Oliver the Eighth 1934
Director
Sons of the Desert 1933
Assistant Director
Dirty Work 1933
Director
Busy Bodies 1933
Director
The Midnight Patrol 1933
Director
Me and My Pal 1933
Director
Towed in a Hole 1932
Assistant Director
Scram! 1932
Assistant Director
Wild Babies! 1932
Director
Too Many Women 1932
Director
- You're Telling Me
You're Telling Me 1932
Director
The Knockout 1932
Director
Big Business 1929
Assistant Director
That's My Wife 1929
Director
Wrong Again 1929
Assistant Director
Liberty 1929
First Assistant Director
Early to Bed 1928
Assistant Director
Should Married Men Go Home? 1928
Assistant Director
Rupert of Hee-Haw 1924
Assistant Director
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