Melvin Frank

American screenwriter and director (1913-1988)

Melvin Frank was an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is known for his partnership with Norman Panama and their work on films such as Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1956). He also directed films such as Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) and A Touch of Class (1973).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 12 films (1945–1979) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 14 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1945 Duffy's tavern. Hal Walker 3300 16mm B&W sound
1946 It Had To Be You. Rudolph Maté, Don Hartman 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up. William D. Russell 9 reels B&W
1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House H. C. Potter 94 Color & B&W
1948 MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE. H. C. Potter 94 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 White Christmas. Paramount Pictures Corp. 13 reels 35mm Color sound
1956 That Certain Feeling Melvin Frank 103 min Color
1959 The Jayhawkers. Paramount Pictures Corp. & Parkwood Enterprises Inc. 100 min 35mm Color sound
1965 Strange Bedfellows Melvin Frank 98 min Color
1968 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Melvin Frank 108 min Color
1976 The Duchess And The Dirtwater Fox Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 112 min Color sound
1979 Lost and Found Melvin Frank