Eberhard Frowein (1881–1964) was a German

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and

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. He was also a director of the Comedia-Film production company.Hailey p.290 As a screenwriter he is noted for his work on the controversial 1941 Nazi film ''

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''. He later retired to

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Selected filmography

Director

* '' The Pearl Maker of Madrid'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929)

Screenwriter

* '' The Wig'' (1925) * ''

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 d ...

'' (1934) * '' Demon of the Himalayas'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Target in the Clouds'' (1939) * ''

'' (1941)

References

Bibliography

* Hailey, Christopher. ''Franz Schreker: 1878-1934: A Cultural Biography''. CUP Archive, 1993. * Welch, David. ''Propaganda and the German Cinema, 1933-1945''. I.B.Tauris, 2001.

External links

* * 1881 births 1964 deaths Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia Mass media people from Wuppertal {{Germany-film-director-stub