5.8
Movie
Production
Sydney Box
- Born
- Died
- (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
- Credits
- 51 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
5.8
Movie
6.6
Movie
The Seventh Veil
6.9
Movie
So Long at the Fair
6.8
Movie
The Upturned Glass
7.2
Movie
The Prisoner
5.9
Movie
Dear Murderer
7.1
Movie
On Approval
6.4
Movie
Good-Time Girl
5.8
Movie
Christopher Columbus
6.0
Movie
Daybreak
5.5
Movie
Street Corner
5.5
Movie
The Passionate Stranger
5.9
Movie
Subway in the Sky
5.2
Movie
Jassy
6.8
Movie
Holiday Camp
6.3
Movie
My Brother's Keeper
6.7
Movie
Piccadilly Third Stop
5.4
Movie
The Brothers
Crew credits 51
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Deadlier Than the Male Film | Executive Producer |
| 1960 | Piccadilly Third Stop Film | Producer |
| 1960 | Too Young to Love Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1959 | Subway in the Sky Film | Producer |
| 1959 | The Night We Dropped a Clanger Film | Executive Producer |
| 1959 | The Treasure of San Teresa Film | Producer |
| 1958 | Floods of Fear Film | Producer |
| 1957 | The Truth About Women Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1957 | The Passionate Stranger Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1956 | Eyewitness Film | Producer |
| 1955 | The Prisoner Film | Executive Producer |
| 1954 | To Dorothy, a Son Film | Producer |
| 1954 | The Beachcomber Film | Producer |
| 1954 | Forbidden Cargo Film | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1953 | Street Corner Film | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1952 | The Happy Family Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1950 | So Long at the Fair Film | Producer |
| 1949 | Christopher Columbus Film | Writer, Executive Producer |
| 1949 | Once Upon a Dream Film | Producer |
| 1948 | Here Come the Huggetts Film | Writer |
| 1948 | Portrait from Life Film | Writer |
| 1948 | The Blind Goddess Film | Writer |
| 1948 | My Brother's Keeper Film | Production Manager |
| 1948 | Daybreak Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1948 | Good-Time Girl Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1948 | Broken Journey Film | Producer |
| 1948 | Easy Money Film | Executive Producer, Screenplay |
| 1947 | Jassy Film | Producer |
| 1947 | Holiday Camp Film | Producer, Screenplay |
| 1947 | Dear Murderer Film | Screenplay, Executive Producer |
| 1947 | The Upturned Glass Film | Producer |
| 1947 | The Man Within Film | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1947 | The Brothers Film | Producer, Writer |
| 1946 | A Girl in a Million Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1946 | The Years Between Film | Producer, Screenplay |
| 1945 | The Seventh Veil Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1945 | 29 Acacia Avenue Film | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1945 | Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. 2: Macbeth Act II, Scene 2 and Act V, Scene I Film | Producer |
| 1944 | Don't Take It to Heart Film | Producer |
| 1944 | On Approval Film | Executive Producer |
| 1944 | Out of Chaos Film | Producer |
| 1943 | The Flemish Farm Film | Producer |
| 1943 | Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives Film | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| 1942 | We Serve Film | Producer |
| 1942 | Men of Tomorrow Film | Producer |
| 1941 | Ten Tips for Tackling Tanks Film | Director |
| 1941 | W.V.S. Film | Producer |
| 1937 | O.H.M.S. Film | Producer |
| 1936 | Let's Ask the Ladies Film | Screenplay |
| 1936 | Sweet Success Film | Scenario Writer |
| 1935 | Alibi Inn Film | Writer |