Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers (1871–1938) was a German

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and producer. He worked on a number of films during the

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. Towards the end of his film career he directed comedies for

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such as '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' and '' The Second Mother''.Kreimeier p.101

Selected filmography

Director

* '' My Leopold'' (1914) * '' My Leopold'' (1919) * '' King Krause'' (1919) * '' The Love of Marion Bach'' (1919) * '' Doctor Klaus'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' My Leopold'' (1924) * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1925) * '' The Second Mother'' (1925)

References

Bibliography

* Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The UFA Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company''. University of California Press, 1999.

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* 1871 births 1938 deaths Film people from Saxony People from Chemnitz German male writers {{Germany-film-bio-stub