Lloyd French

Directing

Lloyd French

Born January 11, 1900 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died May 24, 1950 · aged 50

Lloyd French (January 11, 1900 – May 24, 1950) was an American director of short films, most of them comedies. His best remembered films are several Laurel and Hardy comedies in the 1930s. He also made several musical short films featuring many bandleaders of the day; in the 1940s he also directed several shorts starring Edgar Kennedy and Leon Errol; he made his last film in 1946. French was born…

Known For

Sons of the DesertSons of the Desert · 1933
Sons of the Desert
★ 7.11933
MovieComedy
Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.
Oliver the EighthOliver the Eighth · 1934
Oliver the Eighth
★ 7.11934
MovieComedy
Barbershop owners Stan and Ollie answer an ad in the newspaper from a wealthy widow looking for a husband. Ollie only mails in his response and is invited to the widow's mansion. Stan discovers his unmailed letter and insists on tagging along. At the mansion, the widow's creepy butler informs them that the woman is crazy. She was once jilted by an Oliver and now her hobby is marrying Olivers and then slitting their throats. Now the boys must figure out how to escape.
Towed in a HoleTowed in a Hole · 1932
Towed in a Hole
★ 7.01932
MovieComedy
Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy isn't an easy task.
Shop TalkShop Talk · 1936
Shop Talk
★ 7.01936
MovieComedy
A former art student returns from Europe to run the department store he inherited from his father and finds his employees behaving very bizarrely.
The Old Grey MayorThe Old Grey Mayor · 1935
The Old Grey Mayor
★ 7.01935
MovieComedy
Bob Hope wants to marry the mayor's daughter, but the mayor doesn't want his daughter to marry Bob Hope.
Should Married Men Go Home?Should Married Men Go Home? · 1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
★ 6.51928
MovieComedy
Mrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a golf course and end up fighting with other golfers.
Big BusinessBig Business · 1929
Big Business
★ 6.71929
MovieComedy
Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being destroyed in the melee.
Scram!Scram! · 1932
Scram!
★ 7.11932
MovieComedy
Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The drunk can't find his key, but the boys find a way in, sending the surprised woman inside into a faint.

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