George Sidney

Known for: Directing
Born: October 4, 1916, Long Island City, New York, USA
Died: May 5, 2002
Movies: 54

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George Sidney (October 4, 1916 – May 5, 2002) was an American film director and film producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Sidney was assigned to direct the Our Gang comedies in 1938. After a year of working on these shorts, he moved on to the Crime Does Not Pay series and popular Pete Smith specialties. He graduated to directing features in 1941. He then worked his way into directing large scale musicals such as The Harvey Girls (1946), The Three Musketeers (1948), Annie Get Your Gun (1950), and Kiss Me Kate (1953).

Best-Known Movies

6.8

Anchors Aweigh

1945

6.1

Viva Las Vegas

1964

6.8

The Three Musketeers

1948

5.9

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

7.0

Scaramouche

1952

6.6

Kiss Me Kate

1953

6.7

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

6.3

Pal Joey

1957

6.2

Show Boat

1951

6.0

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

Filmography

2006	Filmmakers in Action	Self (archive footage)
2003	Rita	Self
1991	The Republic Pictures Story	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

1967	Half a Sixpence	Director, Producer
1966	The Swinger	Director, Producer
1964	Viva Las Vegas	Director, Producer
1963	A Ticklish Affair	Director
1963	Bye Bye Birdie	Director, Producer
1960	Pepe	Director, Producer
1960	Who Was That Lady?	Director
1957	Pal Joey	Director
1957	Jeanne Eagels	Director, Producer
1956	The Eddy Duchin Story	Director
1955	Jupiter's Darling	Director
1953	Kiss Me Kate	Director
1953	Young Bess	Director
1952	Scaramouche	Director
1951	Show Boat	Director
1950	Annie Get Your Gun	Director
1950	Key to the City	Director
1949	The Red Danube	Director
1948	The Three Musketeers	Director
1947	Cass Timberlane	Director
1946	Holiday in Mexico	Director
1946	The Harvey Girls	Director
1945	Ziegfeld Follies	Director
1945	Anchors Aweigh	Director
1944	Bathing Beauty	Director
1943	Thousands Cheer	Director
1943	Pilot #5	Director
1942	Pacific Rendezvous	Director
1941	Flicker Memories	Director
1941	Of Pups and Puzzles	Director
1941	Willie and the Mouse	Director
1941	Third Dimensional Murder	Director
1941	Free and Easy	Director
1940	Quicker'n a Wink	Director
1940	'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two	Director
1939	Dog Daze	Director
1939	Hollywood Hobbies	Director
1939	Cousin Wilbur	Director
1939	Clown Princes	Director
1939	Love on Tap	Director
1939	Duel Personalities	Director
1939	Tiny Troubles	Director
1939	Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)	Director
1939	Alfalfa's Aunt	Director
1938	Practical Jokers	Director
1938	Football Romeo	Director
1938	Men in Fright	Director
1938	Party Fever	Director
1938	Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue	Director
1937	Sunday Night at the Trocadero	Director
1937	Pacific Paradise	Director

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