Sidney Lanfield (April 20, 1898-June 20, 1972) was a film director known for directing comedy films and later television programs. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

The one time musician's first directing job was for the Fox Film Corporation in 1930 and he went on to direct a number of films for 20th Century Fox afterward. In 1941, he directed the Fred Astaire film You'll Never Get Rich for Columbia Pictures then moved to Paramount Pictures. There Lanfield worked on a number of film comedies. He's probably best remembered for directing actor Bob Hope in a number of films including My Favorite Blonde (1942), Let's Face It (1943), Where There's Life (1947), and The Lemon Drop Kid (1951). Lanfield's most profitable film, however, was the first teaming of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson in 1939's The Hound of the Baskervilles. Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Youll Never Get Rich (Columbia Pictures) is a 1941 Hollywood musical comedy film with a wartime theme starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, Cliff Nazarro, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. ... The Columbia Pictures logo, used from 1993 to current. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used since 2003. ... Bob Hope receiving an (honorary) Oscar Leslie Townes Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), otherwise known as Bob Hope, was a famous entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies and in U.S. Army concerts. ... Lets Face It is an album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. ... The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 comedy film based on the short story by writer Damon Runyon. ... Basil Rathbone Basil Rathbone (June 13, 1892 – July 21, 1967) was an English actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and swashbuckler film villain roles. ... William Nigel Bruce (September 4, 1895 – October 8, 1953), usually credited as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor, best known as Dr. Watson in a series of films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. ... The Hound of the Baskervilles is a crime novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originally serialised in the Strand Magazine in 1901 and 1902, which is set largely on Dartmoor 1889. ...

In the early 1950s the reputed strict-taskmaster director moved to television where his vaudville and comic background in films were put to use in television comedies including McHale's Navy and The Addams Family. McHales Navy was an American television sitcom series. ... The Addams Family, as illustratred by Charles Addams in the New Yorker magazine. ...

Lanfield was married to film actress Shirley Mason from 1927 until his death in 1972. See also: 1971 in film 1972 1973 in film 1970s in film years in film film Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring...

External links

• Sidney Lanfield at the Internet Movie Database
• Find-A-Grave profile for Sidney Lanfield