Sidney Franklin (director)

For other people of the same name, see Sidney Franklin (disambiguation).

Sidney Franklin
Born	Sidney Arnold Franklin March 21, 1893(1893-03-21) San Francisco, California
Died	May 18, 1972(1972-05-18) (aged 79) Santa Monica, California
Spouse	Ann Denitz (one son Sidney Jr), Enid Bennett

Sidney Franklin (March 21, 1893 — May 18, 1972) was an American film director and producer. Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays. His brother Chester Franklin(1890–1954) also became a director during the silent film era best known for helming the early Technicolor film Toll of the Sea.

His credits as director include:

• The Forbidden City (1918)
• Treasure Island (1918)
• Smilin' Through (1922)
• Beverly of Graustark (1926)
• The Actress (1928)
• The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
• A Lady's Morals (1930)
• Private Lives (1931)
• Smilin' Through (1932)
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957; a scene-for-scene remake of the 1934 version)
• The Dark Angel (1935)
• The Good Earth (1937)
• Duel in the Sun (1946).

He also produced:

• Ninotchka (1939) (associate producer)
• Waterloo Bridge (1940)
• Mrs. Miniver (1942)
• Random Harvest (1942)
• Madame Curie (1943)
• The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
• The Yearling (1946)
• Homecoming (1948)
• Command Decision (1948)
• The Miniver Story (1950)
• Fearless Fagan (1952) (associate producer)
• Sky Full of Moon (1952)
• The Story of Three Loves (1953)
• Gypsy Colt (1953)
• Young Bess (1953)
• Torch Song (1953)

External links

• Sidney Franklin at the Internet Movie Database