Sydney Box

Sydney Box

ProducerWriterProductionDirector Apr 29 (died age 76) Beckenham, Kent, England, UK 1935–1967 (32 year career)
5.9 avg rating

Biography

Frank Sydney Box (29 April 1907 – 25 May 1983) was a British film producer and screenwriter, and brother of British film producer Betty Box. In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Jay Lewis.[2] He produced and co-wrote the screenplay, with his then wife director Muriel Box, for The Seventh Veil (1945), which received the 1946 Oscar for best original screenplay.[3] Sydney and Muriel married in 1935, had a daughter Leonora the following year, and divorced in 1969.

Known For

Filmography

Crew (69)

Movies (69)

Deadlier Than the Male

Deadlier Than the Male

1967

Executive Producer

5.8
Piccadilly Third Stop

Piccadilly Third Stop

1960

Producer

6.5
Too Young to Love

Too Young to Love

1960

Producer

7.1
Too Young to Love

Too Young to Love

1960

Writer

7.1
The Night We Dropped a Clanger

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959

Executive Producer

5.2
Subway in the Sky

Subway in the Sky

1959

Producer

5.7
The Treasure of San Teresa

The Treasure of San Teresa

1959

Producer

6.2
Floods of Fear

Floods of Fear

1958

Producer

6.7
The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women

1957

Producer

5.9
The Truth About Women

The Truth About Women

1957

Writer

5.9
The Passionate Stranger

The Passionate Stranger

1957

Producer

5.3
The Passionate Stranger

The Passionate Stranger

1957

Writer

5.3
Eyewitness

Eyewitness

1956

Producer

6.7
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1955

Executive Producer

7.3
Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1954

Producer

6.4
Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1954

Screenplay

6.4
The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

1954

Producer

6.0
To Dorothy, a Son

To Dorothy, a Son

1954

Producer

5.6
Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

Producer

5.4
Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

Screenplay

5.4
The Happy Family

The Happy Family

1952

Producer

7.2
The Happy Family

The Happy Family

1952

Writer

7.2
So Long at the Fair

So Long at the Fair

1950

Producer

6.9
Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

1949

Executive Producer

5.7
Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

1949

Writer

5.7
Once Upon a Dream

Once Upon a Dream

1949

Producer

6.0
Easy Money

Easy Money

1948

Executive Producer

6.0
Easy Money

Easy Money

1948

Screenplay

6.0
Daybreak

Daybreak

1948

Producer

6.0
Daybreak

Daybreak

1948

Writer

6.0
My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper

1948

Production Manager

6.1
Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

1948

Writer

5.9
Here Come the Huggetts

Here Come the Huggetts

1948

Writer

6.5
Good-Time Girl

Good-Time Girl

1948

Producer

6.1
Good-Time Girl

Good-Time Girl

1948

Writer

6.1
The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess

1948

Writer

5.6
Broken Journey

Broken Journey

1948

Producer

6.0
Dear Murderer

Dear Murderer

1947

Executive Producer

5.7
Dear Murderer

Dear Murderer

1947

Screenplay

5.7
The Man Within

The Man Within

1947

Producer

5.7
The Man Within

The Man Within

1947

Screenplay

5.7
Jassy

Jassy

1947

Producer

5.4
Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp

1947

Producer

6.6
Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp

1947

Screenplay

6.6
The Upturned Glass

The Upturned Glass

1947

Producer

6.9
The Brothers

The Brothers

1947

Producer

5.2
The Brothers

The Brothers

1947

Writer

5.2
The Years Between

The Years Between

1946

Producer

6.2
The Years Between

The Years Between

1946

Screenplay

6.2
A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

1946

Producer

5.5
A Girl in a Million

A Girl in a Million

1946

Writer

5.5
The Seventh Veil

The Seventh Veil

1945

Producer

6.5
The Seventh Veil

The Seventh Veil

1945

Writer

6.5
29 Acacia Avenue

29 Acacia Avenue

1945

Producer

5.7
29 Acacia Avenue

29 Acacia Avenue

1945

Screenplay

5.7
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth Act II, Scene 2 and Act V, Scene I

Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth Act II, Scene 2 and Act V, Scene I

1945

Producer

Out of Chaos

Out of Chaos

1944

Producer

On Approval

On Approval

1944

Executive Producer

7.0
Don't Take It to Heart

Don't Take It to Heart

1944

Producer

5.9
Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives

Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives

1943

Executive In Charge Of Production

The Flemish Farm

The Flemish Farm

1943

Producer

5.6
We Serve

We Serve

1942

Producer

Men of Tomorrow

Men of Tomorrow

1942

Producer

Ten Tips for Tackling Tanks

Ten Tips for Tackling Tanks

1941

Director

W.V.S.

W.V.S.

1941

Producer

1.0
O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S.

1937

Producer

3.5
Let's Ask the Ladies

Let's Ask the Ladies

1936

Screenplay

Sweet Success

Sweet Success

1936

Scenario Writer

Alibi Inn

Alibi Inn

1935

Writer