Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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), Th...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Filmmakers in Action
2006
as Self (archive footage)
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in...

Rita
2003
as Self
Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.

The Republic Pictures Story
1991
as Self
A history of Republic Pictures studios, featuring hundreds of clips plus on-camera interviews with stars, director, stuntman, etc.

Half a Sixpence
1967
Director, Producer
"If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll inherit enough to buy a whole bloomin' orchestra. But c...

The Swinger
1966
Director, Producer
An authoress writes a steaming sex-novel and proceeds to live out her heroine's adventures.

Viva Las Vegas
1964
Producer, Director
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets...

A Ticklish Affair
1963
Director
A young widow Amy Martin with three young boys is investigated by the Navy after one of her children inadvertently sends out a distress signal in Mors...

Bye Bye Birdie
1963
Director, Producer
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

Pepe
1960
Director, Producer
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. ...

Who Was That Lady?
1960
Director
In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story tha...

Pal Joey
1957
Director
An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.

Jeanne Eagels
1957
Director, Producer
Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.

The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
Director
The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

Jupiter's Darling
1955
Director
Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius' fiancée, A...

Kiss Me Kate
1953
Director
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a gre...

Young Bess
1953
Director
The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Je...

Scaramouche
1952
Director
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

Show Boat
1951
Director
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.

Annie Get Your Gun
1950
Director
Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Key to the City
1950
Director
At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is pro...

The Red Danube
1949
Director
A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.

The Three Musketeers
1948
Director
Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.

Cass Timberlane
1947
Director
Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby is stillborn and she turns more and more to attorne...

Holiday in Mexico
1946
Director
Christine Evans, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the widowed American ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Evans, believes that she is no longer a young girl...

The Harvey Girls
1946
Director
On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaur...

Ziegfeld Follies
1945
Director
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

Anchors Aweigh
1945
Director
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew...

Bathing Beauty
1944
Director
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her student...

Thousands Cheer
1943
Director
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a fe...

Pilot #5
1943
Director
A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five p...

Pacific Rendezvous
1942
Director
A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.

Flicker Memories
1941
Director
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, clips from several unidentified silent films are woven into a story, with humorous commentary by Smith.

Of Pups and Puzzles
1941
Director
This short film shows how the war department utilizes a Ph.D., a chimp, and three dogs to help design aptitude tests for men applying for work.

Willie and the Mouse
1941
Director
John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" purports to show how the behavior of mice can be studied in relation to the interaction of school children.
Third Dimensional Murder
1941
Director
A 3-D short subject in which the narrator goes to a creepy old house in search of his missing aunt. There he encounters the Frankenstein monster, a wi...

Free and Easy
1941
Director
This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian Clemington pretend to be members of the landed gentry. Max rom...

Quicker'n a Wink
1940
Director
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to s...
'What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two
1940
Director
Questions and answers on various subjects, from Lady Godiva to the Panama Canal.

Dog Daze
1939
Director
The Gang owes 37 cents to Butch, so they try to raise money by rounding up stray dogs for the reward, but nearly get busted for dognapping.

Hollywood Hobbies
1939
Director
In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars.

Cousin Wilbur
1939
Director
Alfalfa introduces his prissy, snooty cousin Wilbur to the gang. He instantly gets on everyone's bad side. Especially Alfalfa.

Clown Princes
1939
Director
The Our Gang kids put on a circus in the barn to raise money to help Porky's family pay the rent and avoid getting evicted.

Love on Tap
1939
Director
In this musical short, a man tries to woo the manager of a dance troupe.
Duel Personalities
1939
Director
While under a hypnotic spell, Alfalfa thinks he's one of the Three Musketeers and challenges Butch to a duel.

Tiny Troubles
1939
Director
Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal.
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
1939
Director
Andy Hardy and the rest of the Hardy family wake up Christmas morning to gifts and give a holiday greeting to viewers.
Alfalfa's Aunt
1939
Director
Alfalfa's weird aunt Penelope pays a visit. She's working on a murder mystery novel, but Alfalfa thinks she's trying to murder him. It's up to the S...
Practical Jokers
1938
Director
Butch has been playing practical jokes on the gang, but now they get their turn.
Football Romeo
1938
Director
Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football game against Butch's team.
Men in Fright
1938
Director
The kids go to the hospital to visit Darla, who's recovering from a tonsillectomy. Chaos soon ensues.

Party Fever
1938
Director
Alfalfa, Butch and Waldo compete for Mayor For A Day. Whoever becomes Mayor gets to take Darla to the Strawberry Festival.

Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue
1938
Director
The scene is set at Billy Rose's Casa Manana Revue, filmed at the Fort Worth Frontier Fiesta (1937), an enormous production created as part of the Tex...

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
Director
A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robert Benchley and The Brian Sisters. Not bad, more i...

Pacific Paradise
1937
Director
In this MGM Miniature Musical, Harry Owens and his orchestra perform several song numbers.

Every Sunday
1936
Producer
Edna's grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every Sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials wa...