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Melvin Frank

WRITER · FROM CHICAGO, USA

Melvin Frank

1913–198834 credits since 1942

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In the pictureThe Court Jester

ABOUT MELVIN

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Melvin Frank (13 August 1913 in Chicago, Illinois – 13 October 1988 in Los Angeles, California) was an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is known for his work on films such as Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Court Jester (1956), and A Touch of Class (1973).

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Born13 August 1913

Died13 October 1988

BirthplaceChicago, USA

Known forWriting

On Cineora25 of 34 titles

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Known for

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The Court Jester poster

Movie

The Court Jester

1955IMDb7.8

The Prisoner of Second Avenue poster

Movie

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975IMDb6.7

A Touch of Class poster

Movie

A Touch of Class

1973IMDb6.5

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell poster

Movie

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968IMDb6.8

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox poster

Movie

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

1976IMDb5.8

The Facts of Life poster

Movie

The Facts of Life

1960IMDb6.3

Walk Like a Man poster

Movie

Walk Like a Man

1987IMDb4.8

Li'l Abner poster

Movie

1959IMDb6.7

Above and Beyond poster

Movie

Above and Beyond

1953IMDb6.9

Strange Bedfellows poster

Movie

Strange Bedfellows

1965IMDb6.2

Knock on Wood poster

Movie

1954IMDb6.7

Callaway Went Thataway poster

Movie

Callaway Went Thataway

1951IMDb6.6

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 25
Average IMDb: 6.5
Highest rated: The Court JesterIMDb 7.8
Working since: 1942

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

34 credits

The 1980s

1 title · IMDb 4.8 on average

Walk Like a Man poster

Movie

Walk Like a Man

1987IMDb4.8

Director

The 1970s

4 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average

Lost and Found poster

Movie

1979IMDb4.9

Director · Writer · Producer

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox poster

Movie

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

1976IMDb5.8

Director · Writer · Producer

The Prisoner of Second Avenue poster

Movie

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975IMDb6.7

Director · Producer

A Touch of Class poster

Movie

A Touch of Class

1973IMDb6.5

Director · Writer · Producer

The 1960s

6 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell poster

Movie

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968IMDb6.8

Director · Writer · Producer

Not With My Wife, You Don't! poster

Movie

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

1966IMDb5.7

Story

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum poster

Movie

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966IMDb6.8

Screenplay · Producer

Strange Bedfellows poster

Movie

Strange Bedfellows

1965IMDb6.2

Director · Screenplay · Story · Producer

The Road to Hong Kong poster

Movie

The Road to Hong Kong

1962IMDb6.1

Writer · Producer

The Facts of Life poster

Movie

The Facts of Life

1960IMDb6.3

Director · Writer

The 1950s

11 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Li'l Abner poster

Movie

1959IMDb6.7

Director · Writer

The Jayhawkers! poster

Movie

The Jayhawkers!

1959IMDb6.3

Director · Screenplay · Producer

The Trap poster

Movie

1959IMDb6.6

Producer

Not on Cineora

That Certain Feeling

1956

Director · Writer · Producer

The Court Jester poster

Movie

The Court Jester

1955IMDb7.8

Director · Screenplay · Producer

White Christmas poster

Movie

White Christmas

1954IMDb7.6

Writer

Knock on Wood poster

Movie

1954IMDb6.7

Director · Writer · Producer

Above and Beyond poster

Movie

Above and Beyond

1953IMDb6.9

Director · Writer

The 1940s

12 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Not on Cineora

The Return of October

1948

Writer

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House poster

Movie

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948IMDb7.2

Screenplay · Producer

Not on Cineora

It Had to Be You

1947

Screenplay

Monsieur Beaucaire poster

Movie

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946IMDb6.7

Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946

Writer

Road to Utopia poster

Movie

1946IMDb7.1

Screenplay

Not on Cineora

Duffy's Tavern

1945

Screenplay

Not on Cineora

And the Angels Sing

1944

Screenplay

Often works with

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Norman PanamaWriter · White Christmas, The Court Jester and 15 more

Bob HopeRoad to Utopia, The Road to Hong Kong and 4 more

Bing CrosbyWhite Christmas, Road to Utopia and 2 more

Leigh HarlineComposer · Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Road to Utopia and 2 more

George SegalA Touch of Class, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox and 1 more

Danny KayeWhite Christmas, The Court Jester and 1 more

Jack RoseWriter · A Touch of Class, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox and 1 more

Ray JuneCinematographer · The Court Jester, Above and Beyond and 1 more

Daniel L. FappCinematographer · Li'l Abner, Knock on Wood and 1 more

Paul SorvinoA Touch of Class and Lost and Found