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Frank Lloyd

Director, writer and producer · Died August 10, 1960, aged 74 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Frank Lloyd was a film director, scriptwriter and producer. Lloyd was among the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and its president from 1934 to 1935. Frank Lloyd was Scotland's first Academy Award winner and is unique in film history having received three Oscar nominations in 1929 for his work on a silent film (The Divine Lady), a part-talkie (Weary River) and a full talkie (Drag). He won for The Divine Lady. He was nominated and won again in 1933 for his adaptation of Noel Coward's Cavalcade and received a further Best Director nomination in 1935 for perhaps his most successful film, Mutiny on the Bounty.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 2, 1886
Died
August 10, 1960 (aged 74)
From
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 101 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Frank Lloyd's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Power
24%
Bonds
19%
Society
13%
Self
8%
Ideas
6%
Survival
1%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
6
Hopeful
6
Warm
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Rousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Frank Lloyd's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank Lloyd's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

101 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last Command(1955)

    Director · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Shanghai Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Associate Producer

  • The Last Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Blood on the Sun(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Invisible Agent(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Spoilers(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Saboteur(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • This Woman Is Mine(1941)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Lady from Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Howards of Virginia(1940)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rulers of the Sea(1939)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • If I Were King(1938)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Wells Fargo(1937)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Maid of Salem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director · Producer

  • Under Two Flags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Servants' Entrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Hoopla(1933)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Berkeley Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Cavalcade(1933)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Passport to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Director

  • The Age for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director · Adaptation · Producer

  • East Lynne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Lash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Producer

  • The Right of Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • The Way of All Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Son of the Gods(1930)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Young Nowheres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Dark Streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Drag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director

  • Weary River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Director · Producer

  • The Divine Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Adoration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Children of Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • The Eagle of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Wise Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Splendid Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Winds of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • Her Husband's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Silent Watcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • The Sea Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Director

  • Black Oxen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Writer

  • Ashes of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Within the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • The Voice from the Minaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director

  • The Sin Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • Oliver Twist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • The Eternal Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • Sherlock Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • The Grim Comedian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • A Voice in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • A Tale of Two Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • The Great Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • Madame X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Writer

  • The Silver Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • The Woman in Room 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • West Is Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Actor

  • The Loves of Letty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director

  • The World and Its Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director

  • Pitfalls of a Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director

  • The Man Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Story

  • For Freedom(1918)

    Director

  • The Rainbow Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • His Extra Bit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director

  • Riders of the Purple Sage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director · Writer

  • True Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Blindness of Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director · Writer

  • The Kingdom of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer

  • The Heart of a Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • When a Man Sees Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • American Methods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer

  • A Tale of Two Cities(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Price of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • The World and the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • Sins of Her Parent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Stronger Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · as Tom Serviss

  • An International Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Making of Maddalena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Tongues of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • David Garrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Code of Marcia Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Writer

  • Madame la Presidente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Call of the Cumberlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Reform Candidate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • The Gentleman from Indiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • The Source of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • Their Golden Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • The Black Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Ian MacDougal

  • The Opened Shutters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Judge Calvin Trent

  • The Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Jake Parsons

  • The Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Rich Man

  • One of the Bravest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Jim Mack

  • 10,000 Dollars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Jane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Roads of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Invisible Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Man from Lost River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • To Redeem a Value (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 101 titles, 95 of them dated from 1914 to 1955.

Biggest box office

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

$4.9K worldwide

Highest rated

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Saboteur (1942)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 101: 6 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting92 of 101: 59 only directing, 33 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting20 of 101: 0 only writing, 20 with another roleProducing17 of 101: 3 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

101 titles, 33 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 20 of them.

By decade

1910s37 · 6 acting · 32 crew1920s30 · 1 acting · 29 crew1930s17 · crew1940s9 · crew1950s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Frank Lloyd's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of the 16 of 17 with a score; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most loved · director, producer

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 64/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Frank Lloyd work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank Lloyd's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Theodor Sparkuhl shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers