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He had his own company at First National, Frank Lloyd Productions. They made The Sea Hawk (1924), a swashbuckler with Milton Sills, then The Silent Watcher (1924), Her Husband's Secret (1925), Winds of Chance (1925), The Splendid Road (1926), and The Wise Guy (1926).
A winner of 2 Oscars for Best Director, his his films include the 1934 Mutiny on the Bounty, Cavalcade, and If I Were King. Frank worked on more than 180 films, mainly as director but also as actor, writer, and producer. Frank Lloyd, began his acting career on the London vaudeville stage.
You can watch many of the films of Frank Lloyd on YouTube for free including "Under Two Flags", "Black Oxen", and more.
Lloyd’s notable films of the ’20s include “Oliver Twist” (1922) with Lon Chaney as Fagin, the Milton Sills swashbuckler “The Sea Hawk” (1924), and his Academy Award-winning historical drama “The Divine Lady” (1929).
Frank Lloyd (born February 2, 1888, Glasgow, Scotland—died August 10, 1960, Santa Monica, California, U.S.) was a Scottish-born American film director who had success in both the silent and sound eras and was best known for his 1935 version of the classic adventure story Mutiny on the Bounty.
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Frank Lloyd was an unpretentious, technically skilled director, who crafted several enduring Hollywood classics during the 1930's. He started out as a stage actor and singer in early 1900's London and was well-known as an imitator of Harry Lauder .
