Carl Theodor Auen (16 February 1892 – 23 June 1972) was a German film actor of the

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. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1938. Auen was a member of the Militant League for German Culture and also a member of the Advisory Council (Präsidialrat) of the president of the Reichsfilmkammer.

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: ''Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, S. 21.

Selected filmography

* '' Die geheimnisvolle Villa'' (1914) * '' The Dagger of Malaya'' (1919) * '' The Panther Bride'' (1919) * '' The Swabian Maiden'' (1919) * '' The Howling Wolf'' (1919) * '' The Sins of the Mother'' (1921) * '' The Shadow of Gaby Leed'' (1921) * '' The Diadem of the Czarina'' (1922) * ''

The Cigarette Countess ''The Cigarette Countess'' () is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Esther Carena, Carl Auen and Olga Limburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Esther Carena ...

'' (1922) * '' The Unwritten Law'' (1922) * '' Lyda Ssanin'' (1923) * '' The Men of Sybill'' (1923) * '' The Girl from Hell'' (1923) * '' Set Me Free'' (1924) * '' The Game of Love'' (1924) * '' The Old Ballroom'' (1925) * '' The Fire Dancer'' (1925) * '' Golden Boy'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' The Sea Cadet'' (1926) * '' Annemarie and Her Cavalryman'' (1926) * '' The Woman from the Folies Bergères'' (1927) * '' On the Banks of the River Weser'' (1927) * '' The Girl from Abroad'' (1927) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * '' Tragedy at the Royal Circus'' (1928) * '' Master and Mistress'' (1928) * '' Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That'' (1928) * '' Because I Love You'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Death Drive for the World Record'' (1929) * '' Youth of the Big City'' (1929) * '' The Customs Judge'' (1929) * '' Lux, King of Criminals'' (1929) * '' Archduke John'' (1929) * '' Sin and Morality'' (1929) * '' Distinguishing Features'' (1929) * '' Affair at the Grand Hotel'' (1929) * '' Big City Children'' (1929) * '' The Man in the Dark'' (1930) * '' Marshal Forwards'' (1932) * '' Tannenberg'' (1932) * '' The Invisible Front'' (1932) * '' All is at Stake'' (1932) * '' A Song Goes Round the World'' (1933) * '' The Flower of Hawaii'' (1933) * '' What Women Dream'' (1933) * '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1933) * '' The Country Schoolmaster'' (1933) * '' Schlußakkord'' (1936) * ''

Hilde and the Volkswagen ''Hilde and the Volkswagen'' () is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Ludwig Manfred Lommel, Grethe Weiser and Hilde Schneider. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.97 Cast * Ludwig Manfred Lommel as B ...

'' (1936) * '' Donogoo Tonka'' (1936) * '' Orders Are Orders'' (1936) * ''

Savoy Hotel 217 ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (German: ''Savoy-Hotel 217'') is a 1936 German mystery drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were ...

'' (1936) * '' Stronger Than Regulations'' (1936) * ''

Maria the Maid ''Maria the Maid'' () is a 1936 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Hilde Körber, Hilde Hildebrand, and Alfred Abel. It is based upon ''Die Kindsmagd'', a novella by (the director's father). It was shot at the Johannistha ...

'' (1936) * ''

To New Shores ''To New Shores'' () is a 1937 Cinema of Germany, German drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk) and starring Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel and Viktor Staal. It was Leander's first film for the German studio ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Glass Ball ''The Glass Ball'' () is a 1937 German drama film directed by Peter Stanchina and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Sabine Peters, and Hilde von Stolz.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff an ...

'' (1937) * '' My Son the Minister'' (1937) * '' Togger'' (1937) * '' The Indian Tomb'' (1938) * '' The Tiger of Eschnapur'' (1938)

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* 1892 births 1972 deaths Male actors from Düsseldorf Actors from the Rhine Province German male film actors German male silent film actors Militant League for German Culture members 20th-century German male actors {{Germany-film-actor-1890s-stub