Georg C. Klaren (1900–1962) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He worked on a number of screenplays with Herbert Juttke during the silent and early

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s including Alfred Hitchcock's 1931 film ''

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''.McGilligan p.135 After the Second World War, Klaren became the head

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at the

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state-owned studio

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Selected filmography

Screenwriter

* '' Nanette Makes Everything'' (1926) * ''

Department Store Princess ''Department Store Princess'' (German: ''Die Warenhausprinzessin'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hella Moja, Hans Albers and Paul Heidemann. No copies of the film are known to survive. The film's sets were ...

'' (1926) * '' I Liked Kissing Women'' (1926) * '' Assassination'' (1927) * ''

The Transformation of Dr. Bessel ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (German: ''Dr. Bessels Verwandlung '') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Sophie Pagay and Hans Stüwe. The film was based on a novel by . It premiered at the U ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Casanova's Legacy'' (1928) *''

Sex in Chains ''Sex in Chains'' (german: Geschlecht in Fesseln – Die Sexualnot der Strafgefangenen) is a 1928 silent film directed by William Dieterle. Plot The film opens with Franz Sommer (Dieterle) and his newlywed wife, Helene ( Mary Johnson). They are ...

'' (1928) * '' Fair Game'' (1928) * '' The Lady and the Chauffeur'' (1928) * '' Odette'' (1928) *'' A Knight in London'' (1929) *''

Kolonne X ''Column X'' (german: Kolonne X) is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Grete Reinwald. The film attempted to imitate the style of American crime films, switched to ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Lord of the Tax Office ''The Lord of the Tax Office'' (German: ''Der Herr vom Finanzamt'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Siegfried Philippi.Krautz p.123 The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer. Cast In alphabetical order * Corry Bell a ...

'' (1929) * '' Somnambul'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Marriage in Trouble'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Peter the Mariner'' (1929) * '' The Right of the Unborn'' (1929) *''

The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is se ...

'' (1929) * '' Busy Girls'' (1930) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1930) * '' Elisabeth of Austria'' (1931) *''

The Lovers of Midnight ''Lovers of Midnight'' (French: ''Les Amants de minuit'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Dany Robin, Jean Marais and Louis Seigner.Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

'' (1931) * '' Madame Bluebeard '' (1931) * '' Gloria'' (1931) * ''

Chauffeur Antoinette ''Chauffeur Antoinette'' is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Charlotte Ander, Hans Adalbert Schlettow and Walter Steinbeck. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) *''

The Love Contract ''The Love Contract'' is a 1932 British musical film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Winifred Shotter, Owen Nares and Sunday Wilshin. The screenplay concerns a young woman who becomes the driver of a wealthy stockbroker who lost her f ...

'' (1932) * '' The Secret of Johann Orth'' (1932) * ''

Three from the Unemployment Office ''Three from the Unemployment Office'' (German: ''Drei von der Stempelstelle'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Fritz Kampers, Paul Kemp and Anton Walbrook. The film was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. ...

'' (1932) * '' A Woman Like You'' (1933) * '' There Is Only One Love'' (1933) * ''

Frasquita ''Frasquita'' is a 1934 Austrian musical film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Jarmila Novotná, Charlott Daudert, and Heinz Rühmann.Ball and Spiess p. 51 An operetta film, it is an adaptation of Franz Lehár's 1922 stage work of the sa ...

'' (1934) * ''

Pillars of Society ''The Pillars of Society'' (or "Pillars of the Community"; original Norwegian title: ''Samfundets støtter'') is an 1877 play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen had great trouble with the writing of this play. The ending is ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Cossack and the Nightingale ''The Cossack and the Nightingale'' (German: ''Der Kosak und die Nachtigall'') is a 1935 Austrian romantic thriller film directed by Phil Jutzi and starring Jarmila Novotna, Iván Petrovich and Gerda Maurus.Bock & Bergfelder p.233 The film's ar ...

'' (1935) *''

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'' (1936) * ''

A Woman Between Two Worlds ''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' (Italian: ''Una donna tra due mondi'') is a 1936 Italian white telephone drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Miranda, Assia Noris and Giulio Donadio. The film's sets were designed by art d ...

'' (1936) * '' Shadows of the Past'' (1936) * ''

The Love of the Maharaja ''The Love of the Maharaja'' (german: Die Liebe des Maharadscha) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Gustav Diessl, Attila Hörbiger and Hilde von Stolz. It was made as a co-production between the Italian A ...

'' (1936) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) *'' Heimweh'' (1937) * '' The Beaver Coat'' (1937) * ''

The False Step ''The False Step'' or ''The Step off the Path'' (german: Der Schritt vom Wege) is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring Marianne Hoppe, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Paul Hartmann. It is an adaptation of The ...

'' (1939) *''

Clarissa ''Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. And Particularly Shewing, the Distresses that May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, In Relation to Marriage'' is an epist ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) *''

Voyage Without Hope ''Voyage Without Hope'' (French: ''Voyage sans espoir'') is a French 1943 French crime drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Simone Renant, Jean Marais and Paul Bernard. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's ...

'' (1943) * '' Love's Carnival'' (1955)

Director

* ''

Manolescu, Prince of Thieves ''Manolescu, Prince of Thieves'' (German: ''Manolescu, der Fürst der Diebe'') is a 1933 German comedy crime film directed by Georg C. Klaren and Willi Wolff and starring Iván Petrovich, Alfred Abel, Ellen Richter and Mady Christians.Giesen p.1 ...

'' (1933) *''

Wozzeck ''Wozzeck'' () is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg. It was composed between 1914 and 1922 and first performed in 1925. The opera is based on the drama '' Woyzeck'', which the German playwright Georg Büchner left incomplete at ...

'' (1947) *'' Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter'' (1950) *'' Die Sonnenbrucks'' (1951) *''

Call Over the Air Call Over the Air (German: ''Ruf aus dem Äther'') is a 1951 Austrian drama film directed by Georg C. Klaren and Georg Wilhelm Pabst and starring Oskar Werner, Lucia Scharf and Fritz Imhoff. It was made at the Sievering Studios in Vienna with loc ...

'' (1951) *'' Karriere in Paris'' (1952) *'' Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953)

References

Bibliography

* McGilligan, Patrick. ''Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light''. HarperCollins, 2004.

External links

* 1900 births 1962 deaths Austrian male screenwriters Austrian film directors Dramaturges Film people from Vienna 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Austrian male writers 20th-century Austrian screenwriters {{Austria-film-bio-stub