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Melvin Frank

Screenwriter / Film Director | * 08/13/1913 († 75, 10/13/1988) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Melvin Frank (13 August 1913 – 13 October 1988) 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). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Music

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An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems. ...

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

NR

1948 | 3.5/5 | 1h 34min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship reaches the point when it is time to discuss marriage, his two dolls become mean and jealous. Morgan's ...

Knock On Wood

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1954 | 3.4/5 | 1h 43min
Action, Comedy
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After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia. ...

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

PG

1968 | 3.0/5 | 1h 48min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Steve, a happily married American man living in London meets Vicki, an English divorcée and run off to Marbella for a rollicking week of sex. They then return to London to set up a cozy menage, despi ...

A Touch of Class

PG

1973 | 3.2/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Melvin Frank

4x Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture
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Movies with Melvin Frank as Crew(65)

Directing/Director1987 Walk Like a Man
Directing/Director1979 Lost and Found
Production/Producer1979 Lost and Found
Writing/Writer1979 Lost and Found
Directing/Director1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Production/Producer1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Writing/Writer1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Directing/Director1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Production/Producer1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Directing/Director1973 A Touch of Class
Production/Producer1973 A Touch of Class
Writing/Writer1973 A Touch of Class
Directing/Director1968 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Production/Producer1968 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Writing/Screenplay1968 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Production/Producer1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Writing/Screenplay1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Directing/Director1965 Strange Bedfellows
Production/Producer1965 Strange Bedfellows
Writing/Story1965 Strange Bedfellows
Writing/Screenplay1965 Strange Bedfellows
Production/Producer1962 The Road to Hong Kong
Writing/Writer1962 The Road to Hong Kong
Directing/Director1960 The Facts of Life
Writing/Screenplay1960 The Facts of Life
Production/Producer1959 The Trap
Directing/Director1959 The Jayhawkers!
Production/Producer1959 The Jayhawkers!
Writing/Screenplay1959 The Jayhawkers!
Directing/Director1959 Li'l Abner
Writing/Writer1959 Li'l Abner
Directing/Director1956 That Certain Feeling
Production/Producer1956 That Certain Feeling
Writing/Writer1956 That Certain Feeling
Directing/Director1955 The Court Jester
Production/Producer1955 The Court Jester
Writing/Screenplay1955 The Court Jester
Directing/Director1954 Knock On Wood
Production/Producer1954 Knock On Wood
Writing/Writer1954 Knock On Wood
Writing/Writer1954 White Christmas
Directing/Director1953 Above and Beyond
Writing/Writer1953 Above and Beyond
Directing/Director1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Production/Producer1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Writing/Writer1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Directing/Director1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Production/Producer1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Writing/Writer1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Directing/Director1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Production/Producer1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Writing/Screenplay1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Writing/Writer1948 The Return of October
Production/Producer1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Writing/Screenplay1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Writing/Screenplay1947 It Had to Be You
Writing/Screenplay1946 Monsieur Beaucaire
Writing/Writer1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up
Writing/Screenplay1945 Road to Utopia
Writing/Screenplay1945 Duffy's Tavern
Writing/Screenplay1944 And the Angels Sing
Writing/Screenplay1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Writing/Screenplay1943 Happy Go Lucky
Writing/Story1942 My Favorite Blonde
Writing/Screenplay1942 Star Spangled Rhythm

Full Name: Melvin Frank
Born: Wednesday, 08/13 1913 (August) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 10/13 1988 (October) in Los Angeles (aged: 75)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Chicago
Children: Elizabeth Frank
Melvin Frank frequently works together with these people:
Norman Panama (46x, Crew)
Wally Westmore (11x, Crew)
Edith Head (10x, Crew)
Bob Hope (7x, Actor)
Hal Pereira (7x, Crew)
Sam Comer (7x, Crew)
Bing Crosby (6x, Actor)
Hans Dreier (6x, Crew)
Dorothy Lamour (5x, Actress)
Hal C. Kern (5x, Crew)
Joseph J. Lilley (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:679847, Added: 10/29/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024