Melvin Frank

Melvin Frank

August 13, 1913 · 113 years old

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Jest…

Known For

12 titles
1
White Christmas

White Christmas

1954 · 2h 0m · Movie

A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.

7.5
2
The Court Jester

The Court Jester

1955 · 1h 41m · Movie

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King.

7.8
3
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948 · 1h 34m · Movie

A man and his wife decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.

7.2
4
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966 · 1h 39m · Movie

A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.

6.8
5
The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1975 · 1h 38m · Movie

A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.

6.7
6
Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946 · 1h 30m · Movie

Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.

7.1
7
A Touch of Class

A Touch of Class

1973 · 1h 46m · Movie

An insurance man and a recently divorced female fashion designer become clandestine lovers in a London-Spain tryst.

6.5
8
The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong

1962 · 1h 31m · Movie

Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination.

6.1
9
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968 · 1h 48m · Movie

Carla Campbell receives maintenance payment from three former soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.

6.8
10
Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

1965 · 1h 38m · Movie

Carter meets Toni and impulsively marries her. They disagree on everything and finally separate. Seven years later, on the eve of their divorce, they meet again and spend the night together.

6.2
11
Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946 · 1h 33m · Movie

A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he masquerades as a dashing nobleman engaged to the princess of Spain.

6.7
12
The Trap

The Trap

1959 · 1h 24m · Movie

In a remote Californian desert town, a lawyer arranges for a wanted mobster to skip the country via a small airstrip but the local sheriff and his deputy could pose a problem.

6.6