Directing

Robert B. Sinclair

Born — Died

1905-05-24 — 1970-01-04

Place of birth

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

13 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

That Wonderful Urge poster
6.8

When an heiress finds out that the friendly young man she's met at Sun Valley is really an investigative reporter, she ruins his career by falsely claiming they're married.

That Wonderful Urge

1948

The Captain is a Lady poster
7.5

Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody finds lodging at a retirement home, but as only single women are allowed, the Captain has to make other arrangements. However, after witnessing their tearful goodbye, the home's residents vote to allow the couple to move in together. The Captain is a reluctant lodger, uncomfortable at being surrounded by so much femininity, and bristles when his pals start referring to him as "Old Lady". The time has come for Captain Peabody to reassert his manhood!

The Captain is a Lady

1940

And One Was Beautiful poster
6.7

A teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy.

And One Was Beautiful

1940

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President poster
5.0

Joe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get satisfaction on a municipal level, Joe and Ethel plead their mailman's case to the President himself.

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939

Mr. District Attorney poster
6.5

An assistant district attorney gets mixed-up with a woman who is working for the group that he is investigating.

Mr. District Attorney

1947

Down in San Diego poster
6.7

A group of neighborhood teenagers discover some suspicious goings-on near a naval base in San Diego, and suspect that a foreign espionage ring is at work trying to find out military secrets.

Down in San Diego

1941

Mr. and Mrs. North poster
4.4

Married sleuths (Gracie Allen, William Post Jr.) find a corpse in their closet and round up suspects.

Mr. and Mrs. North

1942

I'll Wait for You poster
6.8

A gangster hides out on a farm and falls for the farmer's daughter.

I'll Wait for You

1941

Dramatic School poster
6.5

Aspiring actress Louise Muban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and works at a dreary factory assembling gas meters at night. She daydreams and "acts" her way through life, and her fellow students at school begin to suspect her stories are just that - fabrications. After Louise begins to weave an actual meeting with a debonair playboy into a fantasy of club dates and romance, her classmate Nana discovers the lie when she too meets the playboy. Nana sets a trap for Louise, and the result is an end to one fantasy and the realization of another.

Dramatic School

1938

The Alphabet Conspiracy poster
7.1

Dr. Frank Baxter, with the help of The Mad Hatter and Jabberwock, takes young Judy exploring the world of language, in which she finds out that language is for doing more than just talking.

The Alphabet Conspiracy

1959

The Wild Man of Borneo poster
6.7

A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941

Woman Against Woman poster
7.0

A newlywed unhappily discovers that her husband's scheming ex-wife still has a controlling influence in his life and home.

Woman Against Woman

1938

No artwork available
NR

A family must flee Hungary to escape capture by Soviet soldiers.

A Picture of the Magi

1957