Portrait of Frank Launder

Writing

Frank Launder

Career

Active from 1930 to 1980, with a break from 1967 to 1979, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frank Launder Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • British Comedy 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Classic Comedy 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Bureaucratic Absurdity 2
  • Social Observation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 41
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 53
Endless Night
Endless Night (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

Executive Producer

Ooh...You Are Awful
Ooh...You Are Awful (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

Executive Producer

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 60
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

Joey Boy
Joey Boy (1965)

Screenplay, Director

Ring of Spies
Ring of Spies (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer, Writer

1950s

13 titles ยท average score 65
The Bridal Path
The Bridal Path (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Producer

Fortune Is a Woman
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Screenplay

The Smallest Show on Earth
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
GoodWatch score 68

Presenter

The Green Man
The Green Man (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Theatre Play

Geordie
Geordie (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

The Belles of St Trinian's
The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Screenplay

Folly to Be Wise
Folly to Be Wise (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer, Screenplay

Lady Godiva Rides Again
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Producer

State Secret
State Secret (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

1940s

16 titles ยท average score 64
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Producer

Captain Boycott
Captain Boycott (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Story

The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Producer

Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Soldier, Sailor
Soldier, Sailor (1944)

Screenplay

We Dive at Dawn
We Dive at Dawn (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Millions Like Us
Millions Like Us (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

The Young Mr. Pitt
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

Kipps
Kipps (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich (1940)
GoodWatch score 80

Screenplay

1930s

33 titles ยท average score 72
A Girl Must Live
A Girl Must Live (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay

Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

The Black Mask
The Black Mask (1935)

Writer

Happy
Happy (1933)

Writer

You Made Me Love You
You Made Me Love You (1933)

Writer

Facing the Music
Facing the Music (1933)

Screenplay

For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike (1932)

Writer

Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (1931)

Writer

The W Plan
The W Plan (1930)

Writer

Children of Chance
Children of Chance (1930)

Writer

1920s

1 title
Under the Greenwood Tree
Under the Greenwood Tree (1929)

Dialogue, Scenario Writer