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Frederick Stephani (June 13, 1903 – October 31, 1962) was a screenwriter and film director. He is best known for co-writing and directing the 13-chapter
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'' in 1936. The serial became Universal's second highest-grossing productions that year. Despite its success, this was the first and only serial Stephani directed over the course of his career, possibly due to its shortcomings in special effects and overall production values, even by contemporary standards. Stephani continued to write, produce and direct feature films and television episodes into the 1960s.


Selected filmography

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'' (1936) - writer and director *''
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'' (1938) - producer *''
Tarzan's New York Adventure ''Tarzan's New York Adventure'' (also known as ''Tarzan Against the World'') is a 1942 American adventure film from Metro Goldwyn Mayer, produced by Frederick Stephani, directed by Richard Thorpe, that stars Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'S ...
'' (1942) - producer *''
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'' (1952, TV series) - writer and director *'' Passport to Danger'' (1954, TV series) - writer and director *'' Bombs on Monte Carlo'' (1960) - writer *''
The Deputy ''The Deputy, a Christian tragedy'' (German language, German: ''Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel''), also published in English as ''The Representative'', is a controversial 1963 play by Rolf Hochhuth which portrayed Pope Pius XII ...
'' (1961, TV series) - director


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephani, Frederick 1903 births 1962 deaths Film directors from Los Angeles American male screenwriters American television directors American male television writers American television writers Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia German emigrants to the United States Mass media people from Bonn Television people from North Rhine-Westphalia