Sidney Franklin

Sidney Franklin

American filmmaker (1893–1972)

Sidney Arnold Franklin was an American film director and producer. Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 42 films (1916–1948) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 20 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1916 Going Straight Dave Bell Associates 60 min 16mm B&W sound
1916 MARTHA'S VINDICATION. Triangle Film Corp. 5 reels B&W silent
1916 The Children in the House ▶ Norma Talmadge; Roy Somerville; Alice Wilson; Sidney Franklin; Jewel Carmen; Chester M. Franklin; William Hinckley B&W
1917 THE BABES IN THE WOODS. Fox Film Corp 6 reels 16mm B&W Silent
1918 HER ONLY WAY. Norma Talmadge Film Corp. 6 reels B&W
1918 SIX SHOOTER ANDY. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 THE BRIDE OF FEAR. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1918 THE HEART OF WETONA. Select Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1918 THE SAFETY CURTAIN. Norma Talmadge Film Corp. 5 reels B&W
1918 Treasure Island Sidney Franklin Chester Franklin
1919 HEART O' THE HILLS First National. 2400 16mm B&W silent
1919 THE HOODLUM. Mary Pickford & First National Exhibitors Circuit. 6 reels B&W
1920 DOWN HOME. Willat Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1920 TWO WEEKS. First National. 6 reels B&W
1922 THE PRIMITIVE LOVER. Joseph M. Schenck 6 reels B&W
1923 DULCY. Joseph M. Schenck 7 reels B&W
1923 FASHION ROW. Tiffany Productions. 7 reels B&W
1925 HER SISTER FROM PARIS. First National. 7 reels B&W
1925 LEARNING TO LOVE. First National. 7 reels B&W
1926 Beverly of Graustark. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 7 reels 16mm B&W silent
1926 The Duchess of Buffalo Constance Talmadge Productions 1:10:00 16mm B&W silent
1927 Quality Street Cosmopolitan Productions 80 min 16mm B&W sound
1929 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Sidney Franklin 94 min B&W
1929 Wild Orchids Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp 1:40:00 16mm B&W silent
1930 DEVIL MAY CARE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1930 Puttin' on the Ritz. united artists 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1930 THE LADY OF SCANDAL. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 The Guardsman Loew's Incorporated | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1:22:00 16mm B&W sound
1933 REUNION IN VIENNA. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1933 The Kid From Spain Samuel Goldwyn Inc 1:36:00 16mm B&W sound
1933 THE KID FROM SPAIN. Samuel Goldwyn 11 reels. B&W
1934 The Barrets of Wimpole Street Sidney Franklin
1934 The Barretts of Wimpole Street Sidney Franklin 109 min B&W
1939 Ninotchka MGM/UA 110 min 16mm B&W sound
1942 MRS. MINIVER. William Wyler 14 reels B&W sound
1942 THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER R C M Productions 127 min 16mm B&W sound
1942 The White Cliffs Of Dover. Clarence Brown 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1943 Madame Curie. Mervyn LeRoy 13 reels B&W sound
1946 The Yearling. Clarence Brown 134 min 35mm Color sound
1948 Command Decision ▶ Sam Wood 112 min B&W
1948 Command Decision. Sam Wood 112 min 35mm B&W sound
1948 Homecoming. Mervyn LeRoy 112 min 35mm B&W sound