Adolf Lantz (30 November 1882 – 19 August 1949) was an

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. Lantz went into exile following the

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takeover of power in Germany, and died in

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1921) * ''

The Inheritance of Tordis ''The Inheritance of Tordis'' (German: ''Die Erbin von Tordis'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Ica von Lenkeffy, Paul Hartmann and Adolf Klein.Grange p.95 The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1921) * ''

Tabitha, Stand Up ''Tabitha, Stand Up'' or ''Tabitha, Arise!'' (German: ''Tabea, stehe auf!'') is a 1922 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Lotte Neumann, Maria Forescu and Guido Herzfeld.Grange p.132 The film's sets wer ...

'' (1922) * '' One Glass of Water'' (1923) * '' The Countess of Paris'' (1923) * '' Dangerous Clues'' (1924) * '' Spring Awakening'' (1924) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * '' Dancing Mad'' (1925) * ''

The Morals of the Alley ''The Morals of the Alley'' () is a 1925 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Werner Krauss, Ernst Hofmann, and Mary Odette. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 – ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Elegant Bunch ''The Elegant Bunch'' () is a 1925 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Mary Odette, and Ralph Arthur Roberts. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 ...

'' (1925) * '' Rags and Silk'' (1925) * ''

The Director General ''The Director General'' (German: ''Der Herr Generaldirektor'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Albert Bassermann, Hanna Ralph and Alexandra Sorina.Bock & Bergfelder p.28 The film's sets were desig ...

'' (1925) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1925) * ''

The Golden Butterfly ''The Golden Butterfly'' () is a 1926 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Hermann Leffler, Lili Damita, and Nils Asther. It was based on the 1915 short story " The Making of Mac's" by British author P. G. ...

'' (1926) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1926) * ''

The Queen of the Baths ''The Queen of the Baths'' () is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mary Nolan, Walter Rilla and Livio Pavanelli.Grange p. 242 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast * Mary N ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Divorcée ''The Divorcée'' () is a 1953 German musical film directed by George Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and Hans Nielsen (actor), Hans Nielsen. It was based on the operetta ''Die geschiedene Frau'' by Leo Fall and Victor Léon. ...

'' (1926) * ''

Unmarried Daughters ''Unmarried Daughters'' (German: ''Ledige Töchter'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Jenny Jugo, Charlotte Ander and Ida Wüst.Parish p.297 The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff. ...

'' (1926) * '' Sword and Shield'' (1926) * '' Madame Wants No Children'' (1926) * ''

The Prince's Child ''The Prince's Child'' (German: ''Das Fürstenkind'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck, starring Harry Liedtke, Vivian Gibson and Evi Eva.Bock & Bergfelder p.285 It is based on Franz Lehár's 1909 opere ...

'' (1927) * '' The Ghost Train'' (1927) * '' Number 17'' (1928) * ''

The Devious Path ''The Devious Path'' (), also titled ''Crisis'', is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Gustav Diessl and Brigitte Helm. Plot Irene is frustrated by the inattentiveness of her lawyer husband Thomas, who ref ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

Tragedy of Youth ''Tragedy of Youth'' (German: ''Jugendtragödie'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Roland Varno, Eva Speyer and Jaro Fürth. The son of a washerwoman is sent to a reform school for a minor crime, his mate ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Flame of Love ''The Flame of Love'' (US title), also known as ''The Road to Dishonour'' (UK title) and ''Hai-Tang'', is a 1930 British drama film, a love story between an Imperial Russian army officer and a Chinese actress. Directed by Richard Eichberg and ...

'' (1930) * '' Elisabeth of Austria'' (1931) * ''

Her Majesty the Barmaid ''Her Majesty the Barmaid'' or ''Her Majesty Love'' () is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Käthe von Nagy, Francis Lederer and Otto Wallburg. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. It premiered on 9 Ja ...

'' (1931) * '' His Highness Love'' (1931) * '' That's All That Matters'' (1931) * '' A Night in Paradise'' (1932) * ''

Rasputin, Demon with Women ''Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (German: ''Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Conrad Veidt, Paul Otto and Hermine Sterler. It was shot at the Halensee Studios and Terra Studios in Berl ...

'' (1932) * '' Kochaj tylko mnie'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1938)

Bibliography

* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2007.

External links

* 1882 births 1949 deaths Austrian male screenwriters Jewish Austrian writers Film people from Vienna Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to the United Kingdom 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-film-bio-stub