Curt Johannes Braun (11 September 1903 – 5 June 1961) was a German

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Tower of Silence'' (1924) * '' The Woman without Money'' (1925) * ''

The Wooing of Eve ''The Wooing of Eve'' or ''Journey into Adventure'' () is a 1926 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Ossi Oswalda, Willy Fritsch and Agnes Esterhazy. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rudi Feld. It was shot ...

'' (1926) * '' Hunted People'' (1926) * ''

The Man in the Fire ''The Man in the Fire'' (German: ''Der Mann im Feuer'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Helga Thomas, Olga Chekhova and Henry Stuart.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berli ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

Lives in Danger ''Lives in Danger'' () is a 1926 German silent adventure film directed by Karl Gerhardt and starring Luciano Albertini, Ruth Weyher, and Raimondo Van Riel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Luciano ...

'' (1926) * '' The Armoured Vault'' (1926) * ''

Chance the Idol ''Chance the Idol'' (German: ''Die Spielerin'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jack Trevor, Agnes Esterhazy and Harry Liedtke. It was based on a play by Henry Arthur Jones. Cutts was working in Germany at t ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Prisoners of Shanghai ''The Prisoners of Shanghai'' () is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and Augusto Genina and starring Carmen Boni, Jack Trevor, and Bernhard Goetzke.Trumpbour p.144 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1927) * ''

Alpine Tragedy ''Alpine Tragedy'' () is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Robert Land and starring Lucy Doraine, Arnold Korff and Vladimir Gajdarov.Grange p. 265 The film was based on the 1909 novel of the same title by Richard Voß. It was shot at ...

'' (1927) * ''

Miss Chauffeur ''Miss Chauffeur'' () is a 1928 German comedy film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Mady Christians, Johannes Riemann, and Lotte Lorring. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed and part directed by the art ...

'' (1928) * ''

Life's Circus ''Life's Circus'' (German: ''Manege'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Raimondo Van Riel, Ernst Van Duren and Kurt Gerron.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Last Fort ''The Last Fort'' () is a 1928 German silent war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associa ...

'' (1928) * ''

The House Without Men ''The House Without Men'' (German: ''Das Haus ohne Männer'') is a 1928 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Ossi Oswalda, Iwa Wanja and Ida Renard.Krautz p.139 The film's art direction was by Heinrich Ric ...

'' (1928) * '' Der Ladenprinz'' (1928) * '' The Secret Courier'' (1928) * '' Der Herzensphotograph'' (1928) * ''

Ariadne in Hoppegarten ''Ariadne in Hoppegarten'' is a 1928 German silent sports film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Alfred Abel, Maria Jacobini and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 It takes place in Hoppegarten, a traditional centre of horseracing in ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Saint and Her Fool ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (German: ''Die Heilige und ihr Narr'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

My Heart is a Jazz Band ''My Heart is a Jazz Band'' (German: ''Mein Herz ist eine Jazzband'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Raimondo Van Riel and Heinrich Gotho. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew. ...

'' (1929) * '' The Call of the North'' (1929) * '' The Three Kings'' (1929) * ''

The Green Monocle ''The Green Monocle'' (German: ''Das grüne Monokel'') is a 1929 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent crime film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Ralph Clancy, Betty Bird and Suzy Vernon. The film was based on a novel by Guido Kre ...

'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) * ''

Never Trust a Woman ''Never Trust a Woman'' () is a 1930 German musical film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Richard Tauber, Paul Hörbiger and Werner Fuetterer. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It premiered on 3 February 1930.Grange p. 328 Five ...

'' (1930) * '' Helene Willfüer, Student of Chemistry'' (1930) * '' The Copper'' (1930) * '' The King of Paris'' (1930, French) * '' The King of Paris'' (1930, German) * ''

The Land of Smiles ''The Land of Smiles'' (German: ') is a 1929 romantic operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German language libretto was by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner-Beda. The performance duration is about 100 minutes. This was one of Lehár's late ...

'' (1930) * ''

Without Meyer, No Celebration is Complete ''Without Meyer, No Celebration is Complete'' (German: ''Keine Feier ohne Meyer'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Sig Arno, Ralph Arthur Roberts and Dina Gralla. Boese made a number of films featuring Jewish com ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Big Attraction ''The Big Attraction'' () is a 1931 German musical film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Richard Tauber, Margo Lion, and Marianne Winkelstern.Waldman p. 31 It was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios near Munich. The film's sets were ...

'' (1931) * '' The Unknown Guest'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Marriage with Limited Liability ''Marriage with Limited Liability'' () is a 1931 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Franz Wenzler, and starring Charlotte Susa, Georg Alexander, and Paul Morgan.Klaus p. 44 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art directi ...

'' (1931) * '' No More Love'' (1931) * '' The Black Hussar'' (1932) * '' The Ladies Diplomat'' (1932) * '' The Heath Is Green'' (1932) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1932) * ''

The Fugitive from Chicago The Fugitive from Chicago () is a German crime and adventure movie produced in 1933 by director Johannes Meyer. The screenplay was written by Max W. Kimmich, Hermann Oberländer and Hans Martin Cremer after the 1932 novel of the same title by C ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Peak Scaler ''The Peak Scaler'' () is a 1933 German drama film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Franz Schmid, Walter Krieger and Mizzl Bardorf.Waldman p. 151 The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann (art director), Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Ca ...

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

Financial Opportunists ''Financial Opportunists'' (German: ''Konjunkturritter'') is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kampers and starring Weiss Ferdl, Sabine Peters and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Kna ...

'' (1934) * ''

Love and the First Railway ''Love and the First Railway'' () is a 1934 German historical comedy film directed by Hasso Preiss, produced by Robert Neppach and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Ida Wüst, and Karin Hardt. The plot revolves around the construction of the railway line ...

'' (1934) * ''

Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published in Serial (literature), serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea pris ...

'' (1934) * '' The Double'' (1934) * ''

Between Two Hearts ''Between Two Hearts'' (German: ''Zwischen zwei Herzen'') is a 1934 German drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Harry Liedtke, Luise Ullrich and Olga Chekhova. It is based on the novel ''Ulla die Tochter'' by Werner Scheff.Goble p ...

'' (1934) * '' Black Roses'' (1935) * ''

Romance Romance may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings ** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ...

'' (1936) * ''

Stronger Than Regulations ''Stronger Than Regulations'' (German: ''Stärker als Paragraphen'') is a 1936 German mystery film directed by Jürgen von Alten and starring Paul Hartmann, Karl Hellmer and Manja Behrens. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film' ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Castle in Flanders ''The Castle in Flanders'' () is a 1936 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Mártha Eggerth, Paul Hartmann, and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1936) * '' Winter in the Woods'' (1936) * ''

Serenade In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honour of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Ital ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Ruler ''The Ruler'' (German: ''Der Herrscher'') is a 1937 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan. It was adapted from the play of the same name by Gerhart Hauptmann. Erwin Leiser calls it a propagandistic demonstration of the Führerprinzip of Nazi ...

'' (1937) * '' You and I'' (1938) * '' The Merciful Lie'' (1939) * '' My Daughter Lives in Vienna'' (1940) * '' Goodbye, Franziska'' (1941) * ''

Bismarck's Dismissal ''The Dismissal'' () is a 1942 German film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner about the dismissal of Otto von Bismarck. It was one of only five films to receive the honorary distinction "Film of the Nation" by the Reich Propaganda Ministry Censor ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Thing About Styx ''The Thing About Styx'' () is a 1942 German comedy crime film directed by Karl Anton and starring Laura Solari, Viktor de Kowa and Margit Symo. It was based on the novel '' Rittmeister Styx'' by Georg Mühlen-Schulte. Cast *Laura Solari as Juli ...

'' (1942) * '' Das Mädchen Juanita'' (1945) * ''

Arlberg Express ''Arlberg Express'' (German: ''Arlberg-Express'') is a 1948 Austrian thriller film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Paul Hubschmid, Elfe Gerhart and Iván Petrovich.Fritsche p.232 The film's sets were designed by the art director Juliu ...

'' (1948) * '' Dear Friend'' (1949) * ''

Torreani ''Torreani'' is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Gustav Fröhlich and starring Fröhlich, René Deltgen and Inge Landgut.Bock & Bergfelder p. 82 The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. Synopsis The plot revolv ...

'' (1951) * '' The Bird Seller'' (1953) * ''

The Last Waltz ''The Last Waltz'' was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group the Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. ''The Last Waltz'' was advertised as the Band's "farewell concert a ...

'' (1953) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1953) * '' Baron Tzigane'' (1954) * '' On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight'' (1954) * '' Son of St. Moritz'' (1954) * ''

The Angel with the Flaming Sword ''The Angel with the Flaming Sword'' () is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Gertrud Kückelmann, Martin Benrath and Petra Peters.Goble p.672 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wolf Engle ...

'' (1954) * ''

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 ...

'' (1954) * '' Secrets of the City'' (1955) * ''

Stresemann Stresemann is a German family name which may refer to: * Christina Stresemann (born 1957), German judge; daughter of Wolfgang Stresemann * Erwin Stresemann (1889 – 1972), German ornithologist * Gustav Stresemann Gustav Ernst Stresemann (; 10 ...

'' (1957) * ''

At the Green Cockatoo by Night ''At the Green Cockatoo by Night'' () is a 1957 West German musical film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Dieter Borsche and Renate Ewert. It was made by Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Cast *Marika Rökk as ...

'' (1957) * ''

Spring in Berlin ''Spring in Berlin'' () is a 1957 West German romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Sonja Ziemann, Gerhard Riedmann, and Gardy Granass. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location across th ...

'' (1957) * '' Victor and Victoria'' (1957) * '' The Copper'' (1958) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1958) * '' Peter Voss, Hero of the Day'' (1959) * ''

Paradise for Sailors ''Paradise for Sailors'' () is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Margit Saad, Boy Gobert and Mara Lane.Goble p. 901 The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. The film was shot at Tempelh ...

'' (1959)

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* 1903 births 1961 deaths German male screenwriters People from Dobre Miasto Writers from East Prussia 20th-century German screenwriters {{screen-writer-stub