Biography

Francis Martin(1900-1979)

Writer
Director
Actor

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Francis Martin was born on 1 May 1900 in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Tillie and Gus (1933), College Rhythm (1934) and Two Fisted (1935). He died on 10 November 1979 in Josephine County, Oregon, USA.

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Known for

W.C. Fields, Baby LeRoy, and Alison Skipworth in Tillie and Gus (1933)

6.9

Writer

1933

Joe Penner in College Rhythm (1934)

6.2

Writer

1934

Two Fisted (1935)

6.3

Writer

1935

W.C. Fields, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Martha Raye, and Shirley Ross in The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)

The Big Broadcast of 1938

6.1

Writer

1938

Credits

Writer

Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
5.3
- written by
- 1956
General Electric Theater
6.7
TV Series
- teleplay (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1953
Ferme ta grande gueule!
6.1
- screenplay
- 1942
Tillie the Toiler
6.6
- screenplay
- 1941
Une nuit sous les tropiques
6.3
- adaptation
- 1940
College Swing
6.0
- screenplay
- 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938
6.1
- screen play
- 1938
Artistes et modèles
6.0
- Writer
- 1937
Waikiki Wedding
5.9
- screen play
- 1937
Trompette blues
6.1
- contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
- 1937
Miousic 1937
6.0
- screenplay
- 1936
Rhythm on the Range
6.2
- screenplay
- 1936
Une princesse est à bord
6.7
- screen play
- 1936
Strike Me Pink
6.4
- adaptation and screen play
- 1936
Collegiate
7.3
- Writer
- 1935

Director

Tillie and Gus
6.9
- Director
- 1933
Contented Wives
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1929
Lucky Breaks
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1929
Rubbing It In
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1929
What a Pill
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1929
Delicious and Refreshing
Short
- Director
- 1929
Time to Expire
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1929
Pep Up
6.4
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1929
Served Hot
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1929
What a Trip
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1929
In the Morning
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1928
Playful Papas
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1928
Bumping Along
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1928
Hay Wire
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1928
All in Fun
6.0
Short
- Director (as Francis J. Martin)
- 1928

Actor

Personal details

Alternative names
- Francis J. Martin
Born
- May 1, 1900
- Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
Died
- November 10, 1979
- Josephine County, Oregon, USA

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