Thornton Freeland

Thornton Freeland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thornton Freeland (February 10, 1898 – May 22, 1987) was an American film director who directed 26 British and American films in a career that lasted from 1924 to 1949. He was born in Hope, North Dakota in 1898 and originally worked as an assistant director during the silent era. In 1929 he directed his first film, the comedy Three Live Ghosts. He enjoyed an early success with the Eddie Cantor Technicolor musical Whoopie! (1930) and much of his subsequent work was in musicals and comedies. In 1933, he directed Flying Down to Rio which launched the screen partnership of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers although it had originally been designed as a starring vehicle for the Mexican actress Dolores del Río. The following year Freeland made a film version of the long-running Broadway revue George White's Scandals. In 1935 Freeland went to London to make the musical comedy Brewster's Millions starring Jack Buchanan. He was to work in Britain for the remainder of the decade. In 1936 he made Accused at Isleworth Studios, which was produced by and starred his fellow American Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. who had also moved to Britain at the time. A Paris-set murder mystery, the film also featured Dolores Del Rio. He directed Fairbanks again in the costume drama The Amateur Gentleman the same year. Britain was experiencing a major boom in filmmaking at the time, and many of Freeland's projects were made with an eye to the international market. However he also directed comedies with more local appeal such as Skylarks (1936) featuring Nervo and Knox and Hold My Hand (1938) with Stanley Lupino. During his time in England Freeland worked for a variety of companies, many of which were independents which had been established during the boom. Amongst these was Capitol Films for whom he made Jericho, a drama with Paul Robeson. By 1937 the boom was over and his final films in England were made by better-established studios such as London Films and Associated British. His last film to be released in the decade was a Jack Buchanan comedy-thriller The Gang's All Here. He returned to the United States during World War II, and made two films in Hollywood. In the late 1940s he returned to Britain to make a final three films. Following the release of the comedy Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) he retired from directing. He was married to the American actress June Clyde. Like her husband Clyde spent much of the 1930s working in British films.

  • Título: Thornton Freeland
  • Popularidad: 0.409
  • Conocido por: Directing
  • Cumpleaños: 1898-02-10
  • Lugar de nacimiento: Hope, North Dakota, USA
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  • También conocido como: T. Freeland
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Thornton Freeland Películas

  • 1933
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    Volando hacia Río de Janeiro

    Volando hacia Río de Janeiro

    6.194 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Love Affair

    Love Affair

    5.6 1932 HD

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  • 1932
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    They Call It Sin

    They Call It Sin

    5.8 1932 HD

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  • 1936
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    Accused

    Accused

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1930
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    Whoopee!

    Whoopee!

    6.5 1930 HD

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  • 1939
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    Over the Moon

    Over the Moon

    5.3 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Jericho

    Jericho

    5.8 1937 HD

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  • 1932
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    Week-End Marriage

    Week-End Marriage

    6 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    George White's Scandals

    George White's Scandals

    5 1934 HD

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  • 1930
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    Be Yourself!

    Be Yourself!

    5 1930 HD

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  • 1949
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    Dear Mr. Prohack

    Dear Mr. Prohack

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    Brass Monkey

    Brass Monkey

    5.5 1948 HD

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  • 1929
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    Three Live Ghosts

    Three Live Ghosts

    1 1929 HD

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  • 1931
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    Six Cylinder Love

    Six Cylinder Love

    1 1931 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's All Here

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Amateur Gentleman

    The Amateur Gentleman

    4 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Unexpected Father

    The Unexpected Father

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1941
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    Marry the Boss's Daughter

    Marry the Boss's Daughter

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1931
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    The Secret Witness

    The Secret Witness

    3 1931 HD

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  • 1939
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    So This Is London

    So This Is London

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Hold My Hand

    Hold My Hand

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1941
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    Too Many Blondes

    Too Many Blondes

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1935
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    Brewster's Millions

    Brewster's Millions

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1937
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    Paradise for Two

    Paradise for Two

    5 1937 HD

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  • 1947
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    Meet Me at Dawn

    Meet Me at Dawn

    7 1947 HD

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  • 1924
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    On the Stroke of Three

    On the Stroke of Three

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1937
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    Skylarks

    Skylarks

    1 1937 HD

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