Bruno Duday (14 March 1880 – 31 January 1946) was a German

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

. After military service during the

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Duday worked for many years at Germany's largest studio

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where he oversaw several films of the Swedish star

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including '' To New Shores'' (1937).Langford p.81 Duday was head of a production unit, under the overall control of studio head Ernst Hugo Correll. When the

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began he resigned from UFA and volunteered for military service. He was in charge of a

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camp. Following his later capture by Allied forces at the end of the war, he suffered from ill health and died in

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in 1946. He was married several times including to the Hungarian actress

Maria von Tasnady Maria von Tasnady (16 November 1911 – 16 March 2001) was a Hungarian singer, stage and film actress. She was born as Mária Tasnádi Fekete and used a variety of other professional names including Maria De Tasnady during her career. von Tasn ...

Selected filmography

* '' Love's Carnival'' (1930) * ''

The Stolen Face ''The Stolen Face'' (German: ''Das gestohlene Gesicht'') is a 1930 German crime film directed by Philipp Lothar Mayring and Erich Schmidt, and starring Hans Otto, Friedl Haerlin and Max Adalbert.Bock & Bergfelder p.193 The film's sets were de ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' The Scoundrel'' (1931) * '' The Wrong Husband'' (1931) * '' Narcotics'' (1932) * '' The Black Hussar'' (1932) * ''

The White Demon ''The White Demon'' (German: ''Der weiße Dämon'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Hans Albers, Gerda Maurus and Peter Lorre.Kreimeier pp. 198–199 The film is also known by the alternative title An alternat ...

'' (1932) * ''

Laughing Heirs ''Laughing Heirs'' (german: Lachende Erben) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Lien Deyers and Friedrich Ettel.Kreimeier p. 218 It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios i ...

'' (1933) * '' Inge and the Millions'' (1933) * ''

What Men Know ''What Men Know'' (German: ''Was wissen denn Männer'') is a 1933 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Hans Brausewetter, Erwin Kalser and Toni van Eyck.Kreimeier p.218 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Girlfriend of a Big Man ''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' (german: Die Freundin eines großen Mannes) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Paul Wegener and starring Käthe von Nagy, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Jessie Vihrog. The film's sets were designed by the art di ...

'' (1934) * '' Just Once a Great Lady'' (1934) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * ''

Fresh Wind from Canada ''Fresh Wind from Canada'' (german: Frischer Wind aus Kanada) is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Erich Holder and starring Max Gülstorff, Dorit Kreysler and Paul Hörbiger.Kreimeier p. 236 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Higher Command ''The Higher Command'' (german: Der höhere Befehl) is a 1935 German historical film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lil Dagover, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Heli Finkenzeller. Produced and distributed by UFA, it was shot at the company ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Gypsy Baron ''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jokai ...

'' (1935) * '' The Court Concert'' (1936) * '' To New Shores'' (1937) * ''

Men Without a Fatherland ''Men Without a Fatherland'' (german: Menschen ohne Vaterland) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Willy Fritsch, Maria von Tasnady and Willy Birgel.Richards p. 371 The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...

'' (1937) * '' The Blue Fox'' (1938) * '' A Prussian Love Story'' (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 ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938)

References

Bibliography

* Langford, Michelle. ''Germany: Directory of World Cinema''. Intellect Books, 2012.

External links

* 1880 births 1946 deaths People from Sieradz People from Kalisz Governorate German film producers German military personnel of World War I German military personnel of World War II {{Germany-film-bio-stub