Sydney Box

Sydney Box

  • Birthday: 1907-04-29
  • Deathday: 1983-05-25
  • Place of birth: Beckenham, Kent, England, UK

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.

Production

Subway in the Sky

1959

As Producer

Dear Murderer

1947

As Screenplay

The Seventh Veil

1945

As Writer

Daybreak

1948

As Writer

Floods of Fear

1958

As Producer

The Years Between

1946

As Producer

Street Corner

1953

As Screenplay

O.H.M.S.

1937

As Producer

To Dorothy, a Son

1954

As Producer

Forbidden Cargo

1954

As Screenplay

Don't Take It to Heart

1944

As Producer

Here Come the Huggetts

1948

As Writer

Jassy

1947

As Producer

The Blind Goddess

1948

As Writer

Holiday Camp

1947

As Producer

Holiday Camp

1947

As Screenplay

Portrait from Life

1948

As Writer

A Girl in a Million

1946

As Writer

The Truth About Women

1957

As Writer

The Brothers

1947

As Writer

Daybreak

1948

As Producer

Once Upon a Dream

1949

As Producer

Christopher Columbus

1949

As Writer

The Flemish Farm

1943

As Producer

The Passionate Stranger

1957

As Producer

Too Young to Love

1960

As Writer

So Long at the Fair

1950

As Producer

The Happy Family

1952

As Writer

29 Acacia Avenue

1945

As Screenplay

29 Acacia Avenue

1945

As Producer

On Approval

1944

As Executive Producer

Good-Time Girl

1948

As Writer

Alibi Inn

1935

As Writer

Good-Time Girl

1948

As Producer

The Upturned Glass

1947

As Producer

Easy Money

1948

As Executive Producer

The Truth About Women

1957

As Producer

The Man Within

1947

As Producer

Dear Murderer

1947

As Executive Producer

A Girl in a Million

1946

As Producer

The Happy Family

1952

As Producer

Street Corner

1953

As Producer

Christopher Columbus

1949

As Executive Producer

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959

As Executive Producer

The Beachcomber

1954

As Producer

Too Young to Love

1960

As Producer

Broken Journey

1948

As Producer

The Prisoner

1955

As Executive Producer

Eyewitness

1956

As Producer

The Seventh Veil

1945

As Producer

Forbidden Cargo

1954

As Producer

Piccadilly Third Stop

1960

As Producer

We Serve

1942

As Producer

Out of Chaos

1944

As Producer

The Years Between

1946

As Screenplay

Easy Money

1948

As Screenplay

The Brothers

1947

As Producer

The Man Within

1947

As Screenplay

Let's Ask the Ladies

1936

As Screenplay

My Brother's Keeper

1948

As Production Manager

Men of Tomorrow

1942

As Producer

Sweet Success

1936

As Scenario Writer

Deadlier Than the Male

1967

As Executive Producer

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