Portrait of Sidney Franklin

Directing

Sidney Franklin

Career

Active from 1915 to 1957, with a break from 1938 to 1951, busiest in 1915 with 14 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Good Earth
The Good Earth
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sidney Franklin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.8, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melodrama 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Lost Film 2
  • Interracial Romance 2
  • Silent Era Melodrama 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

90
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 58
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

Young Bess
Young Bess (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

Torch Song
Torch Song (1953)
GoodWatch score 52

Producer

Fearless Fagan
Fearless Fagan (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

Associate Producer, Story

Sky Full of Moon
Sky Full of Moon (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 76
Command Decision
Command Decision (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer

Homecoming
Homecoming (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Co-Director

The Yearling
The Yearling (1946)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer

The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer

Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)
GoodWatch score 74

Producer

Bambi
Bambi (1942)
GoodWatch score 81

Thanks

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

as Man at Flower Show (uncredited)

Random Harvest
Random Harvest (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

Producer

1930s

12 titles ยท average score 72
Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

Associate Producer

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

Thanks

On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (1939)
GoodWatch score 76

Producer

The Good Earth
The Good Earth (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1935)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Reunion in Vienna
Reunion in Vienna (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Private Lives
Private Lives (1931)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The Guardsman
The Guardsman (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Lady of Scandal
The Lady of Scandal (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

A Lady's Morals
A Lady's Morals (1930)

Director

1920s

23 titles ยท average score 66
Wild Orchids
Wild Orchids (1929)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Devil-May-Care
Devil-May-Care (1929)

Director

Quality Street
Quality Street (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Beverly of Graustark
Beverly of Graustark (1926)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Duchess of Buffalo
The Duchess of Buffalo (1926)

Director

Her Sister from Paris
Her Sister from Paris (1925)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Her Night of Romance
Her Night of Romance (1924)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through (1922)

Adaptation, Director

The Primitive Lover
The Primitive Lover (1922)

Director

The Beautiful and Damned
The Beautiful and Damned (1922)

Director

East Is West
East Is West (1922)

Director

1910s

38 titles ยท average score 60
The Hoodlum
The Hoodlum (1919)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Heart o' the Hills
Heart o' the Hills (1919)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City (1918)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Babes in the Woods
The Babes in the Woods (1917)

Director

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917)

Director

Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk (1917)

Scenario Writer, Director

The Children in the House
The Children in the House (1916)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Going Straight
Going Straight (1916)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Gretchen the Greenhorn
Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

A Sister of Six
A Sister of Six (1916)

Director

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

Second Unit

The Doll-House Mystery
The Doll-House Mystery (1915)

Director