Person · Director and actor
Frank Borzage
1894–1962, Salt Lake City
American director and actor, born in Salt Lake City. Won the Academy Award for Best Director. Directed 48 films on this site, including Seventh Heaven (1927), A Farewell to Arms (1932) and Street Angel (1928). Of the actors and directors on this site, Frank Borzage shares the most films with Spencer Tracy (5 films), Joan Crawford (4) and Janet Gaynor (4) (85 in all).
He was the first person to win the Academy Award for Best Director for his film 7th Heaven (1927) at the 1st Academy Awards.
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His work took a spiritual turn in films such as Green Light (1937), Strange Cargo (1940) and The Big Fisherman (1959).
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Partners by shared films
Who Frank Borzage made films with
Cast
- 5Spencer Tracy actorYoung America, Man's Castle, Big City and 2 more
- 4Joan Crawford actressThe Circle, Mannequin, The Shining Hour and 1 more
- 4Janet Gaynor actressSeventh Heaven, Street Angel, Lucky Star and 1 more
- 4Margaret Sullavan actressLittle Man, What Now?, The Shining Hour, Three Comrades and 1 more
- 3Robert Taylor actorThree Comrades, Flight Command, Billy the Kid
- 3Akim Tamiroff actorDesire, Disputed Passage, His Butler's Sister
11 more partners with two or more films
- 3Dick Powell actorFlirtation Walk, Shipmates Forever, Hearts Divided
- 3Walter Pidgeon actorMarriage License?, Flight Command, I Take This Woman
- 2Gary Cooper actorA Farewell to Arms, Desire
- 2Helen Hayes actressA Farewell to Arms, Stage Door Canteen
- 2Marsha Hunt actressFlight Command, Seven Sweethearts
- 2Will Rogers actorThey Had to See Paris, Young as You Feel
- 2Jane Darwell actressYoung America, Stage Door Canteen
- 2Frank Morgan actorThe Mortal Storm, The Vanishing Virginian
- 2Kathryn Grayson actressSeven Sweethearts, The Vanishing Virginian
- 2Beulah Bondi actressHearts Divided, The Big Fisherman
- 2Franchot Tone actorThree Comrades, His Butler's Sister
One film together
- Society for Sale 1918Gloria Swanson
- Lazybones 1925Chuck Jones
- Song o' My Heart 1930Maureen O'Sullivan
- Bad Girl 1931James Dunn
- Doctors' Wives 1931Warner Baxter, Joan Bennett
- A Farewell to Arms 1932Adolphe Menjou
- After Tomorrow 1932Josephine Hull
- Young America 1932Ralph Bellamy
- Man's Castle 1933Loretta Young
- Secrets 1933Mary Pickford, Leslie Howard, Florence Lawrence
- Flirtation Walk 1934Tyrone Power
- Desire 1936Marlene Dietrich
- Hearts Divided 1936Claude Rains, Marion Davies
- Big City 1937Luise Rainer
- Green Light 1937Errol Flynn
- History Is Made at Night 1937Jean Arthur, Charles Boyer
- The Shining Hour 1938Hattie McDaniel, Melvyn Douglas, Fay Bainter
- Disputed Passage 1939Dorothy Lamour
- I Take This Woman 1940Hedy Lamarr
- Strange Cargo 1940Clark Gable, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas
- The Mortal Storm 1940James Stewart, Robert Stack, Bonita Granville
- Billy the Kid 1941Lon Chaney Jr.
- Smilin' Through 1941Jeanette MacDonald
- Seven Sweethearts 1942Van Heflin
- His Butler's Sister 1943Deanna Durbin
- Stage Door Canteen 1943Katharine Hepburn, Johnny Weissmuller, Paul Muni, Count Basie, Ethel Merman, Tallulah Bankhead, Merle Oberon, Harpo Marx, Judith Anderson, George Raft
- Till We Meet Again 1944Ray Milland
- The Spanish Main 1945Maureen O'Hara
- Magnificent Doll 1946Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Burgess Meredith
- That's My Man 1947Don Ameche
- Moonrise 1948Ethel Barrymore, Lloyd Bridges
- China Doll 1958Victor Mature, Stuart Whitman
- The Big Fisherman 1959Herbert Lom, John Saxon, Howard Keel
- Journey Beneath the Desert 1961Jean-Louis Trintignant, Gian Maria Volonte
Co-directors
One film together
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- Seventh Heaven 1927director
- A Farewell to Arms 1932director
- Street Angel 1928director
- Bad Girl 1931director
- Desire 1936director
- Flirtation Walk 1934director
1910s
1920s
- Lazybones (1925)director, producer
- The Circle (1925)director
- Marriage License? (1926)director
- Seventh Heaven (1927)director
- Street Angel (1928)director
- Lucky Star (1929)director
- They Had to See Paris (1929)director
1930s
- Song o' My Heart (1930)director
- Bad Girl (1931)director
- Doctors' Wives (1931)director
- Young as You Feel (1931)director
- A Farewell to Arms (1932)director
- After Tomorrow (1932)director
- The First Year (1932)director
- Young America (1932)director
- Man's Castle (1933)director
- Secrets (1933)director
- Flirtation Walk (1934)director
- Little Man, What Now? (1934)director
- Shipmates Forever (1935)director, producer
- Desire (1936)director
- Hearts Divided (1936)director
- Big City (1937)director, producer
- Green Light (1937)director, producer
- History Is Made at Night (1937)director
- Mannequin (1937)director
- The Shining Hour (1938)director
- Three Comrades (1938)director
- Disputed Passage (1939)director
1940s
- Flight Command (1940)director
- I Take This Woman (1940)director
- Strange Cargo (1940)director
- The Mortal Storm (1940)director, producer
- Billy the Kid (1941)director
- Smilin' Through (1941)director, producer
- Seven Sweethearts (1942)director, producer
- The Vanishing Virginian (1942)director, producer
- His Butler's Sister (1943)director
- Stage Door Canteen (1943)director
- Till We Meet Again (1944)director
- The Spanish Main (1945)director, producer
- Magnificent Doll (1946)director
- That's My Man (1947)director, producer
- Moonrise (1948)director
1950s
- Jeanne Eagels (1957)actor
- China Doll (1958)director, producer
- The Big Fisherman (1959)director