Erwin Scharf (1901–1972) was an Austrian

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. He worked in the

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during the Weimar Era, often collaborating with

Robert Neppach Robert Neppach (2 March 1890 – 18 August 1939) was an Austrian architect, film producer and art director. Neppach worked from 1919 in the German film industry. He oversaw the art direction of over 80 films during his career, including F.W. Mur ...

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designs. Because of his Jewish heritage he left Germany following the Nazi takeover in 1933, and spent the next five years working in a variety of European countries. This included the 1937

Carol Reed Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director and producer, best known for '' Odd Man Out'' (1947), '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948), '' The Third Man'' (1949), and '' Oliver!'' (1968), for which he was awarded th ...

-directed film '' Who's Your Lady Friend?'' in Britain.Evans p.173 In 1938 he settled in the United States. His final cinematic work was on the 1950 film '' Kill or Be Killed''.

Selected filmography

* '' Father and Son'' (1929) * '' Katharina Knie'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Him or Me'' (1930) * '' The Song Is Ended'' (1930) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1931) * '' Panic in Chicago'' (1931) * ''

The Bartered Bride ''The Bartered Bride'' (, ''The Sold Bride'') is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music. It ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

The Company's in Love ''The Company's in Love'' () is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Anny Ahlers and Lien Deyers. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Switzerland. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Pride of Company Three ''The Pride of Company Three'' (German: ''Der Stolz der 3. Kompanie'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Heinz Rühmann, Anton Walbrook and Eugen Burg. It premiered on 4 January 1932.Grange p.379 It was shot at th ...

'' (1932) * ''

Haunted People ''Haunted People'' () is a 1932 German-Czech drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Hans Feher, and Eugen Klöpfer.Goble p. 775 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and location shooting, on location in Marseill ...

'' (1932) * '' Invisible Opponent'' (1933) * '' The Oil Sharks'' (1933) * '' De Big van het Regiment'' (1935) * '' Catherine the Last'' (1936) * '' Who's Your Lady Friend?'' (1937) * '' The Street Singer'' (1937) * '' Witches' Night'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Follies Girl'' (1943) * '' Kill or Be Killed'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

* Evans, Peter William. ''Carol Reed''. Manchester University Press, 2019.

External links

* 1901 births 1972 deaths Austrian art directors Film people from Vienna Austrian Jews People who emigrated to escape Nazism Austrian emigrants to Germany Austrian emigrants to the United States {{Austria-bio-stub