Robert Adolf Stemmle (10 June 1903 – 24 February 1974) was a German

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

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. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1932 and 1967. He also directed 46 films between 1934 and 1970. His 1959 film ''

Die unvollkommene Ehe ''Die unvollkommene Ehe'' is a 1959 Austrian comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Paula Wessely as Frau Dr. Winifred Lert * Johanna Matz as Susi - ihre Tochter * Joh ...

'' was entered into the

1st Moscow International Film Festival The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August 1959. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Soviet film ''Destiny of a Man'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. Jury * Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury) * Antonin Br ...

. He was born in

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebu ...

, Germany and died in

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the border with Fra ...

, Germany.

Selected filmography

* '' The Rebel'', German-language version (dir.

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, 1932) ** ''The Rebel'', English-language version (dir.

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, 1932) * '' The Invisible Front'' (dir.

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, 1932) * '' Ripening Youth'' (dir.

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, 1933) * ''

Happy Days in Aranjuez ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (german: Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Brigitte Helm, Gustaf Gründgens and Wolfgang Liebeneiner. The film focus on a notorious jewel thief operat ...

'', German-language version (dir. Johannes Meyer, 1933) ** ', French-language version (dir. Johannes Meyer, André Beucler, 1933) * ''

Girls of Today ''Girls of Today'' ( it, Ragazze d'oggi) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Marisa Allasio. Cast * Marisa Allasio as Anna Bardellotti * Lili Cerasoli as Sofia Bardellotti *Paolo Stoppa as Giuseppe Bardellott ...

'' (dir.

Herbert Selpin Herbert Selpin (29 May 1904 – 1 August 1942) was a German film director and screenwriter of light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s. He is best known for his final film, the partly suppressed ''Titanic'', during the production of which h ...

, 1933) * ''

The Lucky Diamond ''The Lucky Diamond'' ( it, Lisetta) is a 1933 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Vittorio De Sica. Cast * Elsa Merlini - Lisetta * Renato Cialente * Vittorio De Sica * Memo Benassi * Gianfranco Giac ...

'', Italian-language version (dir.

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia'' (1918) * ...

, 1933) ** ''

The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel ''The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel'' (German: ''Das Blumenmädchen vom Grand-Hotel'') is a 1934 German drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Elsa Merlini, Georg Alexander and Hans Brausewetter.Cardullo p.268 The film's sets were de ...

'', German-language version (dir.

, 1934) * ''

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'' (dir. Hans Steinhoff, 1934) * '' Such a Rascal'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1934) * ''Es tut sich was um Mitternacht'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1934) * '' Charley's Aunt'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1934) * '' Trouble with Jolanthe'' (dir.

, 1934) * '' Heinz in the Moon'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1934) * ' (dir.

Arthur Maria Rabenalt Arthur Maria Rabenalt (25 June 1905 – 26 February 1993) was an Austrian film director, writer, and author. He directed more than 90 films between 1934 and 1978. His 1958 film '' That Won't Keep a Sailor Down'' was entered into the 1st Moscow ...

, 1934) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1935) * '' Sergeant Schwenke'' (dir.

, 1935) * '' I Was Jack Mortimer'' (dir.

, 1935) * '' Victoria'' (dir. Carl Hoffmann, 1935) * '' Carnival in Flanders'', French-language version (dir. Jacques Feyder, 1935) ** ''Die klugen Frauen'', German-language version (dir. Jacques Feyder, 1936) * ''

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'' (dir.

, 1936) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1936) * ''

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'' (dir.

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, 1936) — (remake of ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'') * ''

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'', German-language version (dir.

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, 1936) ** ''Les Gais Lurons'', French-language version (dir.

Jacques Natanson French writer Jacques Natanson (15 May 1901 – 19 May 1975) first became involved in the movies in 1929 when one of his plays was adapted for the screen. He enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Max Ophüls, on such films as "La Ronde" (1951, ...

, 1936) * ''

Dangerous Crossing ''Dangerous Crossing'' is a 1953 American film noir mystery film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie, based on the 1943 play ''Cabin B-13'' by John Dickson Carr. The plot of the film centers on the gaslig ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1937) * ''

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes ''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (German: ''Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war'') is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (dir.

Karl Hartl Karl Hartl (10 May 1899 – 29 August 1978) was an Austrian film director. Life Born in Vienna, Hartl began his film career at the Austrian Sascha-Film company of Alexander Kolowrat and from 1919 was assistant to the Hungarian director Alexand ...

, 1937) * ''

Daphne and the Diplomat ''Daphne and the Diplomat'' (german: Daphne und der Diplomat) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Karin Hardt, Gerda Maurus and Hans Nielsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 79 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1937) * ''

The Mystery of Betty Bonn ''The Mystery of Betty Bonn'' (german: Das Geheimnis um Betty Bonn) is a 1938 German adventure film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Maria Andergast, Theodor Loos and Hans Nielsen.Kreimeier p. 286 The film was shot at the Babelsberg S ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1938) * ''Kleiner Mann – ganz groß!'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1938) * ''

By a Silken Thread ''By a Silken Thread'' (german: Am seidenen Faden) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Willy Fritsch, Carl Kuhlmann and Käthe von Nagy. The film was intended to be an exposure of "crooked Jewish capitalists ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1938) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1939) * ''Donauschiffer'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1940) * ''Golowin geht durch die Stadt'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1940) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1941) * '' Quax the Crash Pilot'' (dir. Kurt Hoffmann, 1941) * '' The Big Game'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1942) * ''

Johann Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning " Yahweh is Gracio ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1943) * ''Herr Sanders lebt gefährlich'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1944) * ''Meine Herren Söhne'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1945) * '' The Millionaire'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1947) * '' Paths in Twilight'' (dir.

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, 1948) * ''

Blum Affair ''Blum Affair'' (german: Affaire Blum) is a 1948 German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Hans Christian Blech, Ernst Waldow and Karin Evans. It is based on a real 1926 case in Magdeburg in which a German Jewish industrialist is ...

'' (dir. Erich Engel, 1948) * '' The Berliner'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1948) * '' The Cuckoos'' (dir.

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, 1949) * '' The Beaver Coat'' (dir. Erich Engel, 1949) * '' The Orplid Mystery'' (dir. Helmut Käutner, 1950) * ''

Abbiamo vinto! ''Abbiamo vinto!'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle starring Paolo Stoppa. Cast *Paolo Stoppa as Augusto Fabriano *Camillo Pilotto as Pasquale Nardecchi *Walter Chiari as Giorgio Silvestri *Antonella Lualdi A ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1951) * '' The Sinful Border'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1951) * ''

Under the Thousand Lanterns ''Under the Thousand Lanterns'' (german: Unter den tausend Laternen) is a 1952 French-West German crime film directed by Erich Engel and starring Michel Auclair, Gisela Trowe, and Hanna Rucker. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival ...

'' (dir. Erich Engel, 1952) * '' Toxi'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1952) * ''

Homesick for You ''Homesick for You'' (german: Heimweh nach dir) is a 1952 West German musical film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Margot Hielscher, Peter Pasetti and Josefin Kipper.Parish p.260 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. T ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1952) * '' Southern Nights'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1953) * '' The Perfect Couple'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1954) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1954) * '' Emil and the Detectives'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1954) * '' A Heart Full of Music'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1955) * ''

You Can No Longer Remain Silent ''You Can No Longer Remain Silent'' (German: ''Du darfst nicht länger schweigen'') is a 1955 West German romantic drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Heidemarie Hatheyer, Wilhelm Borchert and Werner Hinz.Bock & Bergfelder p. ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1955) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1955) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1956) * ''Uns gefällt die Welt'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1956) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1957) * ' (dir.

Géza von Bolváry Géza von Bolváry (born Géza Gyula Mária Bolváry Zahn, german: Géza Maria von Bolváry-Zahn; 26 December 1897 – 10 August 1961) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director, who worked principally in Germany and Austria. Biog ...

, 1957) * ' (dir. Erik Ode, 1958) * ''

Confess, Doctor Corda ''Confess, Doctor Corda'' (german: Gestehen Sie, Dr. Corda) is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hardy Krüger, Elisabeth Müller and Lucie Mannheim. It is considered to be a film noir, one of a number made in ...

'' (dir. Josef von Báky, 1958) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1958) * ''

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1959) * '' Jons und Erdme'' (dir.

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, 1959) * '' The High Life'' (dir.

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, 1960) * ''

My Schoolfriend ''My Schoolfriend'' (german: Mein Schulfreund) is a 1960 German comedy drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Heinz Rühmann, Loni von Friedl, and Hertha Feiler. It is based on the play ''Der Schulfreund'' by Johannes Mario Simmel. ...

'' (dir. Robert Siodmak, 1960) * '' The Last Witness'' (dir.

Wolfgang Staudte Wolfgang Staudte (9 October 1906 – 19 January 1984), born Georg Friedrich Staudte, was a German film director, script writer and acting, actor. He was born in Saarbrücken. After 1945, Staudte also looked at German guilt in the cinema. Alon ...

, 1960) * ''

The Strange Countess ''The Strange Countess'' (german: Die seltsame Gräfin) is a 1961 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Lil Dagover, Joachim Fuchsberger and Marianne Hoppe. It is based on Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel of the same title, ...

'' (dir. Josef von Báky, 1961) * ''

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1962, TV film) * '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' (dir. Falk Harnack, 1962, TV film) * '' Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse'' (dir.

Werner Klingler Karl Adolf Kurt Werner Klingler (23 October 1903 – 23 June 1972) was a German film director and actor. He directed 29 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Stuttgart and died in Berlin, Germany. Early life Klingler acquired his f ...

, 1962) * ''

Almost Angels ''Almost Angels'' (also known in some foreign markets as ''Born to Sing'') is a 1962 American comedy-drama film about a group of boys in the Vienna Boys' Choir. The film centers around the chorister's recruitment process, the rehearsals and the ...

'' (dir.

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, 1962) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1963, TV miniseries) * ' (dir.

Edwin Zbonek Edwin Zbonek (28 March 1928 – 29 May 2006) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1960 and 1982. His film '' Man and Beast'' was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival The 13th an ...

, 1963) * ''

The Curse of the Hidden Vault ''The Curse of the Hidden Vault'' (german: Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloß) is a 1964 black and white West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Harald Leipnitz, Eddi Arent, Siegfried Schürenberg and Klaus Kinski. I ...

'' (dir.

Franz Josef Gottlieb Franz Josef Gottlieb (1 November 1930 – 23 July 2006) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 60 films between 1959 and 2005. He also directed the children's series '' Ravioli'' in 1983; it aired on ZDF in 1984. He was ...

, 1964) * ''

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'' (dir.

Hugo Fregonese Hugo Geronimo Fregonese (April 8, 1908 in Mendoza – January 11, 1987 in Tigre) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter who worked both in Hollywood and his home country.''Cine Nacional''Hugo Fregonese filmography Cinenacional.com ...

, 1964) * ''

The Monster of London City ''The Monster of London City'' (german: Das Ungeheuer von London-City) is a 1964 West German ''krimi'' crime film directed by Edwin Zbonek and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Marianne Koch, and Dietmar Schönherr.Reimer & Zachau p.160 The film's set ...

'' (dir.

, 1964) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1964, TV film) * ''

The Treasure of the Aztecs ''The Treasure of the Aztecs'' (German: ''Der Schatz der Azteken'') is a 1965 western adventure film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lex Barker, Gérard Barray and Michèle Girardon. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy a ...

'' (dir. Robert Siodmak, 1965) *''

The Pyramid of the Sun God ''The Pyramid of the Sun God'' (German: ''Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes'' is a 1965 West German and Italian western film adventure directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lex Barker, Gérard Barray and Michèle Girardon. It is based on a book by ...

'' (dir. Robert Siodmak, 1965) * ''Kubinke'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1966, TV film) * ''Der Fall Kaspar Hauser'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1966, TV miniseries) * ''Rasputin'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1966, TV film) * ''Der Zündholzkönig – Der Fall Ivar Kreuger'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Der rasende Reporter – Egon Erwin Kisch'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Anastasia'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Postlagernd Opernball – Die Affäre Redl'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Frühling in Baden-Baden'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Anna Böckler'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1968, TV film) * ''Neu-Böseckendorf'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1969, TV film) * ' (1970–1971, TV series) * ''Brautwerbung'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1971, TV film) * ' (1974, TV series)

Publications

;as author * ''Affäre Blum''. Herbig, München 1979, . * ''Aus heiterm Himmel. Theater- und Filmanektoden''. Herbig, Berlin 1942. * ''Herzeleid auf Leinewand. 7 Moritaten''. Bruckmann, München 1962. * ''Hier hat der Spass ein Ende''. Verlag der Sternbücher, Hamburg 1957. * ''Ich war ein kleiner PG. Ein Roman''. Goverts, Stuttgart 1958. * ''Ja, ja, ja, ach ja, s'ist traurig, aber wahr. Ergreifende Balladen und tragische Moritaten''. Verlag Weiß, Berlin 1964. * ''

Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war ''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (German: ''Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war'') is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius. The film's sets were designed by ...

. Ein heiterer Kriminalroman''. Eulenspiegel-Verlag, Berlin 1996, . * ''Onkel Jodokus und seine Erben. Ein heiterer Roman''. Herbig, Berlin 1953. * ''Reise ohne Wiederkehr. Der Fall Petiot''. Verlag das neue Berlin, Berlin 1968. * ''Die Geburt der Komödie. 7 Bilder nach Franz Pocci''. Deutscher Laienspiel-Verlag, Rotenburg/Fulda 1950. ;as editor * Marta Adler: ''Mein Schicksal waren die Zigeuner''. Schünemann, Bremen 1957. * Paul Johann Anselm von Feuerbach: ''Merkwürdige Verbrechen in aktenmässiger Darstellung''. Bruckmann, München 1963. * Herrmann Mostar: ''Der neue Pitaval. Sammlung berühmter und merkwürdiger Kriminalfälle''. 15 vols. Desch, München 1963-69

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stemmle, Robert A. 1903 births 1974 deaths Mass media people from Saxony-Anhalt Writers from Magdeburg