Frank Richardson (director)
Frank Richardson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 September 1898 |
| Died | 30 January 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States |
| Other names | Frankland Atwood Richardson |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1918-1950 (film) |
Frank Atwood Richardson (1898–1962) was an American film director and screenwriter. In the 1920s and 1930s he worked in Britain,[1] directing several quota quickies including Don't Be a Dummy (1932).[2][3] Commenting on his work on The Avenging Hand, (1936) Steve Chibnall noted that he was "an American director of such incompetence that some believed he was an Englishman faking the accent, needed considerable rescuing."[4]
Selected filmography
- Kitty Tailleur (1921)
- Sheer Bluff (1921)
- The White Hen (1921)
- King of the Pack (1926)
- Racing Blood (1926)
- The River House Ghost (1932)
- Don't Be a Dummy (1932)
- Above Rubies (1932)
- Double Wedding (1933)
- The Howard Case (1936)
- The Avenging Hand (1937)
- That's the Ticket (1940)
- Bait (1950)
References
- ^ Gifford, Denis (1978). The Illustrated Who's who in British Films. Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-1434-9.
- ^ Low p.311
- ^ Low, Rachael (26 March 2020). The History of British Film (Volume 7): Film Making in 1930's Britain. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-20689-4.
- ^ Chibnall, Steve (25 July 2019). Quota Quickies. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-770-4.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
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