Lloyd French

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

Production

Crew

Directing

1933

Busy Bodies

as

1933

The Midnight Patrol

as

1933

Dirty Work

as

1934

Oliver the Eighth

as

1929

That's My Wife

as

1936

The Good Old Plumbertime

as

1938

Freddie Rich and His Orchestra

as

1939

At Home

as

1938

The Great Library Misery

as

1940

All Girl Revue

as

1936

Nut Guilty

as

1934

Dizzy & Daffy

as

1934

Smoked Hams

as

1935

His First Flame

as

1935

Double Exposure

as

1935

Watch the Birdie

as

1938

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

as

1938

Sin-copation

as

1938

Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Carol Bruce

as

1938

Saturday Night Swing Club

as

1935

On the Wagon

as

1935

The Officer's Mess

as

1936

While the Cat's Away

as

1934

A Peach of a Pair

as

1935

All American Drawback

as

1937

A Neckin' Party

as

1937

Double Talk

as

1935

Two Boobs in a Balloon

as

1942

Mail Trouble

as

1936

Shop Talk

as

1936

Calling All Tars

as

1924

Rupert of Hee-Haw

as

1932

Scram!

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1932

Towed in a Hole

as

1933

Me and My Pal

as

1936

Rushin' Art

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1932

Too Many Women

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1932

The Knockout

as

1932

You're Telling Me

as

1932

Wild Babies!

as

1929

Wrong Again

as

1933

Sons of the Desert

as

1928

Early to Bed

as

1937

Mal Hallett and His Orchestra

as

1940

Drafted in the Depot

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1936

Absorbing Junior

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1943

Hold Your Temper

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1936

Here's Howe

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1936

For the Love of Pete

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1937

Taking the Count

as

1936

The Blonde Bomber

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1937

Kick Me Again

as

1935

Serves You Right

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1936

Punch and Beauty

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1934

So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

as

1936

The Choke's on You

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1935

Why Pay Rent?

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1935

The Old Grey Mayor

as

1939

The Broadway Buckaroo

as

1940

The Dipsy Doodler

as

1939

Dave Apollon and His Club Casanova Orchestra

as

1929

Big Business

as

1928

Should Married Men Go Home?

as

1939

On the Air

as

1938

Hats and Dogs

as

1929

Liberty

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