Lloyd French
Directing1900San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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
Acting History
1943
Hold Your Temper
Director
1942
Private Snuffy Smith
Screenplay
Mail Trouble
Director
1941
An Ache in Every Stake
Writer
1940
1939
1938
Freddie Rich and His Orchestra
Director
The Great Library Misery
Director
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Director
Sin-copation
Director
Saturday Night Swing Club
Director
Hats and Dogs
Director
1937
Taking the Count
Director
Double Talk
Director
A Neckin' Party
Director
Kick Me Again
Director
Mal Hallett and His Orchestra
Director
1936
Rushin' Art
Director
Absorbing Junior
Director
For the Love of Pete
Director
Nut Guilty
Director
While the Cat's Away
Director
The Blonde Bomber
Director
Here's Howe
Director
Punch and Beauty
Director
The Choke's on You
Director
Shop Talk
Director
The Good Old Plumbertime
Director
Calling All Tars
Director
1935
All American Drawback
Director
The Old Grey Mayor
Director
His First Flame
Director
Double Exposure
Director
Watch the Birdie
Director
The Officer's Mess
Director
On the Wagon
Director
Two Boobs in a Balloon
Director
Serves You Right
Director
Why Pay Rent?
Director
1934
Dizzy & Daffy
Director
Oliver the Eighth
Director
Smoked Hams
Director
A Peach of a Pair
Director
So You Won't T-T-T-Talk
Director
1933
Busy Bodies
Director
Dirty Work
Director
The Midnight Patrol
Director
Me and My Pal
Director
Sons of the Desert
Assistant Director
1932
Too Many Women
Director
The Knockout
Director
Wild Babies!
Director
Scram!
Assistant Director
Towed in a Hole
Assistant Director
You're Telling Me
Director
1929
Wrong Again
Assistant Director
That's My Wife
Director
Liberty
First Assistant Director
Big Business
Assistant Director
1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
Assistant Director
Early to Bed
Assistant Director
1924
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Assistant Director