Sidney Franklin

Birthday: March 21, 1893 in San Francisco, California, USA

Birth Name: Sidney Arnold Franklin

Height: 168 cm

Sidney Franklin was involved in amateur filmmaking while still at school. With his brother Chester M. Franklin, he wrote, directed and edited a short film, The Baby (1915), at a cost of $400. Somehow ...Show More

I never felt I was a great director. I never felt I was quite good enough. I was not unique enough-- Show more I never felt I was a great director. I never felt I was quite good enough. I was not unique enough--I was too straightforward. I never felt brilliant like [Ernst Lubitsch]. I was always wishing I could do things more cleverly, more subtly. Hide

[William C. de Mille] did a great deal for me. He gave me a sense of peace. My panic disappeared wit Show more [William C. de Mille] did a great deal for me. He gave me a sense of peace. My panic disappeared with his confident attitude. Hide

[about Norma Talmadge's popularity with audiences] You could take 1000 feet of Norma Talmadge in a c Show more [about Norma Talmadge's popularity with audiences] You could take 1000 feet of Norma Talmadge in a chair, and her fans would flock to see it. Hide

I went to school on The Guardsman (1931). What I learned from this experience--by being with the Lun Show more I went to school on The Guardsman (1931). What I learned from this experience--by being with the Lunts for several weeks--I couldn't have picked up in a lifetime. Hide

[1970, on the bulldozing of the sets on the back lot of bankrupt MGM, including the huge gateway fro Show more [1970, on the bulldozing of the sets on the back lot of bankrupt MGM, including the huge gateway from La terre chinoise (1937)] Now this could make you cry. Hide

Sidney Franklin's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (2) as Director (2)

Mrs. Miniver

Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ

The Good Earth

Goodbye, Mr. Chips