Sydney Box

Known for
Production
Born
April 29, 1907
Died
May 25, 1983 (aged 76)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

Filmography

1967
Deadlier Than the Male poster

Deadlier Than the Male

Movie · Executive Producer

1960
Too Young to Love poster

Too Young to Love

Movie · Producer

1960
Piccadilly Third Stop poster

Piccadilly Third Stop

Movie · Producer

1959
Subway in the Sky poster

Subway in the Sky

Movie · Producer

1959
The Treasure of San Teresa poster

The Treasure of San Teresa

Movie · Producer

1959
The Night We Dropped a Clanger poster

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

Movie · Executive Producer

1958
Floods of Fear poster

Floods of Fear

Movie · Producer

1957
The Passionate Stranger poster

The Passionate Stranger

Movie · Producer

1957
The Truth About Women poster

The Truth About Women

Movie · Producer

1956
Eyewitness poster

Eyewitness

Movie · Producer

1955
The Prisoner poster

The Prisoner

Movie · Executive Producer

1954
To Dorothy, a Son poster

To Dorothy, a Son

Movie · Producer

1954
The Beachcomber poster

The Beachcomber

Movie · Producer

1954
Forbidden Cargo poster

Forbidden Cargo

Movie · Producer

1953
Street Corner poster

Street Corner

Movie · Producer

1952
The Happy Family poster

The Happy Family

Movie · Producer

1950
So Long at the Fair poster

So Long at the Fair

Movie · Producer

1949
Once Upon a Dream poster

Once Upon a Dream

Movie · Producer

1949
Christopher Columbus poster

Christopher Columbus

Movie · Executive Producer

1948
My Brother's Keeper poster

My Brother's Keeper

Movie · Production Manager

1948
Daybreak poster

Daybreak

Movie · Producer

1948
Good-Time Girl poster

Good-Time Girl

Movie · Producer

1948
Broken Journey poster

Broken Journey

Movie · Producer

1948
Easy Money poster

Easy Money

Movie · Executive Producer

1947
The Brothers poster

The Brothers

Movie · Producer

1947
Jassy poster

Jassy

Movie · Producer

1947
Holiday Camp poster

Holiday Camp

Movie · Producer

1947
The Upturned Glass poster

The Upturned Glass

Movie · Producer

1947
The Man Within poster

The Man Within

Movie · Producer

1947
Dear Murderer poster

Dear Murderer

Movie · Executive Producer

1946
The Years Between poster

The Years Between

Movie · Producer

1946
A Girl in a Million poster

A Girl in a Million

Movie · Producer

1945
29 Acacia Avenue poster

29 Acacia Avenue

Movie · Producer

1945
The Seventh Veil poster

The Seventh Veil

Movie · Producer

1945
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

Movie · Producer

1944
Don't Take It to Heart poster

Don't Take It to Heart

Movie · Producer

1944
On Approval poster

On Approval

Movie · Executive Producer

1944
Out of Chaos poster

Out of Chaos

Movie · Producer

1943
The Flemish Farm poster

The Flemish Farm

Movie · Producer

1943
Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives poster

Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives

Movie · Executive In Charge Of Production

1942
Men of Tomorrow

Men of Tomorrow

Movie · Producer

1942
We Serve

We Serve

Movie · Producer

1941
W.V.S.

W.V.S.

Movie · Producer

1937
O.H.M.S. poster

O.H.M.S.

Movie · Producer