Frank Atwood Richardson (1898–1962) was an American
film director and
screenwriter. In the 1920s and 1930s he worked in Britain, directing several
quota quickies
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including ''
Don't Be a Dummy'' (1932).
[Low p.311]
Selected filmography
* ''
The White Hen'' (1921)
* ''
King of the Pack'' (1926)
* ''
Racing Blood'' (1926)
* ''
The River House Ghost'' (1932)
* ''
Don't Be a Dummy'' (1932)
* ''
Above Rubies
''Above Rubies'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Zoe Palmer, Robin Irvine and Tom Helmore. It is set in Monte Carlo.Chibnall p.266
It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie for release by United ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Double Wedding
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'' (1933)
* ''
The Avenging Hand
''The Avenging Hand'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Victor Hanbury and Frank Richardson and starring Noah Beery, Louis Borel and Kathleen Kelly.Wood p.93
It was made at Welwyn Studios as a quota quickie. Duncan Sutherland worked ...
'' (1937)
* ''
That's the Ticket
''That's the Ticket'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Sid Field, Hal Walters and Betty Lynne.Murphy p.166
It was shot at Teddington Studios. The sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold.
Synopsi ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Bait'' (1950)
References
Bibliography
*Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
External links
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1898 births
1962 deaths
American male screenwriters
American film directors
British male screenwriters
British film directors
British film producers
American expatriates in the United Kingdom
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American screenwriters
20th-century British screenwriters
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