Fritz Wenneis (1889–1969) was a German

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

.Giesen p.200 He worked on more than fifty

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

Selected filmography

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A Storm Over Zakopane ''A Storm Over Zakopane'' (german: Sturm über Zakopane or ) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Domenico Gambino and Adolf Trotz and starring Gambino, Alfons Fryland, and Lilian Ellis. The film was made as a co-production with Poland, with ...

'' (1931) * ''

Bobby Gets Going ''Bobby Gets Going'' (German: ''Bobby geht los'') is a 1931 German comedy action film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Annie Markart, Hilde Hildebrand and Kurt Lilien. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Halensee and on locat ...

'' (1931) * ''

Shadows of the Underworld ''Shadows of the Underworld'' (German: ''Schatten der Unterwelt'') is a 1931 German action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Dary Holm, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Hans Junkermann.Bock & Bergfelder p.363 It was made at the Ter ...

'' (1931) * ''

Johnny Steals Europe ''Johnny Steals Europe'' (german: Jonny stiehlt Europa) is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by Harry Piel and Andrew Marton and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Alfred Abel. The film was based on a novel by Werner Scheff. It was shot at the S ...

'' (1932) * ''

Ship Without a Harbour ''Ship Without a Harbour'' () is a 1932 German thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Trude Berliner and Charly Berger.Grange p.400 The film was made at the Staaken Studios and at the Berlin Wintergarten theatre, Berlin Wintergar ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

Rasputin, Demon with Women ''Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (German: ''Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Conrad Veidt, Paul Otto and Hermine Sterler. It portrays the influence wielded by Grigori Rasputin over th ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Master of the World'' (1934) * ''

Artisten Artisten (aka ''Harry Piel's 100. film'' or ''Prince of the arena'') is a German circus movie from 1934 to 1935 starring Susi Lanner, Hans Junkermann, Hilde Hildebrand and Harry Piel, who also acted as director. The screenplay was written by Max ...

'' (1934) * ''

The World Without a Mask ''The World Without a Mask'' ( ger, Die Welt ohne Maske) is a 1934 German science fiction film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Olga Tschechowa and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. Cast * Harry Piel as Harry Palmer * Kurt Vespermann as D ...

'' (1934) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1934) * ''

The Red Rider ''The Red Rider'' is a 1934 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures and starring Buck Jones. It has 15 chapters based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle, and is a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film '' ...

'' (1935) * '' The Bird Seller'' (1935) * ''

The Schimeck Family ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Call of the Jungle ''The Call of the Jungle'' (German: ''Der Dschungel ruft'') is a 1936 German adventure film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Paul Henckels, Ursula Grabley and Gerda Maurus.Reimer & Reimer p.227 It was shot at the Johannisth ...

'' (1936) * '' Orders Are Orders'' (1936) * '' His Best Friend'' (1937) * ''

Men, Animals and Sensations ''Men, Animals and Sensations'' (German: ''Menschen, Tiere, Sensationen'') is a 1938 German drama film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Ruth Eweler and Elisabeth Wendt. It is a circus film. It was shot at the Terra Studios i ...

'' (1938) * '' The Right to Love'' (1939) * ''

The Tiger Akbar ''The Tiger Akbar'' (german: Der Tiger Akbar) is a 1951 West German thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Friedl Hardt and Hilde Hildebrand Emma Minna Hilde Hildebrand (10 September 1897 – 12 May 1976) was a German actress ...

'' (1951) * ''

Border Post 58 ''Border Post 58'' (german: Grenzstation 58) is a 1951 West German crime film directed by Harry Hasso and starring Hansi Knoteck, Mady Rahl and Elise Aulinger.Höfig p.144 Cast * Hansi Knoteck as Anna Leitner * Mady Rahl as Retta Schwaiger * El ...

'' (1951) * ''

Elephant Fury ''Elephant Fury'' (german: Gesprengte Gitter) is a 1953 West German drama war film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Rentschler p.283 It also features Herbert A.E. Bohme, Hans Zesch-Ballot and Dorothea Wieck. The film had a troubled production ...

'' (1953) * ''

A Woman of Today ''A Woman of Today'' (german: Eine Frau von heute) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Luise Ullrich, Curd Jürgens and Carsta Löck.Berghahn p. 177 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with location ...

'' (1954)

References

Bibliography

* Giesen, Rolf. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland & Company, 2003.

External links

* Musicians from Mannheim 1889 births 1969 deaths German composers {{Germany-composer-stub