Gustav Althoff (1885–1948) was a German film producer.Prawer p.126 He was a leading

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producer during the

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and

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s, establishing his own

Althoff Studios The Althoff Studios () were film studios located in Potsdam outside the German capital Berlin. The studios were constructed in 1939 by the film producer Gustav Althoff who controlled the independent company Aco-Film. The original building was a f ...

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in 1939. Originally a

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-owner in

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before expanding into

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, he moved to Berlin in 1920. He founded both his own Aco-Film company, and also co-founded

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. He continued producing until the Nazi Party centralised all film production in the early 1940s.

Selected filmography

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'' (1925) * ''

The Old Ballroom ''The Old Ballroom'' () is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Carl Auen, Olga Chekhova, and Sybill Morel. It was released in two parts, both of which premiered on the same day in Berlin. The film sets were de ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

The Lorelei ''The Lorelei'' () is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Renate Brausewetter, Trude Hesterberg, and Lotte Lorring. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German ...

'' (1927) * '' Autumn on the Rhine'' (1928) * '' Today I Was With Frieda'' (1928) * ''

The Lady from Argentina ''The Lady from Argentina'' (German: ''Das Fräulein aus Argentinien'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Hans Albers.Parish p.4 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Willy ...

'' (1928) * '' I Once Had a Beautiful Homeland'' (1928) * ''

Beware of Loose Women ''Beware of Loose Women'' () is a 1929 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Rudolf Lettinger, André Mattoni, and Margarete Schön.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 9'' p. 748 The film's art direction wa ...

'' (1929) * '' The Customs Judge'' (1929) * ''

The Lord of the Tax Office ''The Lord of the Tax Office'' (German: ''Der Herr vom Finanzamt'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Siegfried Philippi.Krautz p.123 The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer. Cast In alphabetical order * Corry Bell as ...

'' (1929) * '' Distinguishing Features'' (1929) * '' Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness'' (1929) * '' Youthful Indiscretion'' (1929) * '' Lux, King of Criminals'' (1929) * '' The Youths'' (1929) * ''

The Gypsy Chief ''The Gypsy Chief'' (German: ''Der Zigeunerprimas'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Paul Heidemann, Margarete Schlegel and Fritz Schulz. It is an adaptation of the 1912 operetta '' Der Zigeunerprimas ...

'' (1929) * '' Crucified Girl'' (1929) * ''

Busy Girls ''Busy Girls'' () is a 1930 German silent drama film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Lien Deyers, Ivan Koval-Samborsky and Elza Temary.Lamprecht, Gerhard. ''Deutsche Stummfilme: 1927–1931''. p. 680. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Man in the Dark ''The Man in the Dark'' () is a 1930 German thriller film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Carl Auen, Edith Meinhard, and Siegfried Berisch. It was made as the sequel to the 1929 film '' Lux, King of Criminals''. The film's sets were d ...

'' (1930) * '' The Rhineland Girl'' (1930) * ''

'' (1931) * ''

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) * ''

Duty is Duty ''Duty Is Duty'' () is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Fritz Spira, Ralph Arthur Roberts, and Maly Delschaft.Parish & Canham p.26 Cast * Fritz Spira as General von Hessendorf * Ralph Arthur Roberts as Major von Kopp ...

'' (1931) * '' Annemarie, the Bride of the Company'' (1932) * ''

Gretel Wins First Prize ''Gretel Wins First Prize'' () is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lucie Englisch, Leopold von Ledebur and Jakob Tiedtke. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Sandwich Girl ''The Sandwich Girl'' () is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lucie Englisch, Jakob Tiedtke, and Else Reval. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Gunther and Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893 ...

'' (1933) * '' Back in the Country'' (1936) * '' The Vagabonds'' (1937) * '' Monika'' (1938) * '' Clarissa'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1941) * ''

With the Eyes of a Woman ''With the Eyes of a Woman'' (German: ''Mit den Augen einer Frau'') is a 1942 German drama film directed by Karl Georg Külb and starring Ada Tschechowa, Olga Chekhova and Gustav Fröhlich.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1942)

References

Bibliography

* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2007.

External links

* 1885 births 1948 deaths German film producers People from Minden Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia {{Germany-film-bio-stub