Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American

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er, and

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. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the

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before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work ''John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer'' by Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay. In 1911, he emigrated to

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where he earned a substantial reputation as a Post-Impressionist

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and was awarded the

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by the French government. Lachman's interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in

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'' in 1925. He worked as a director in France and

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before settling in

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in 1933. His credits include '' Down Our Street'', '' Baby Take a Bow'', ''

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'', '' Our Relations'', and '' Dr. Renault's Secret''. In 1928 he married Jue Quon Tai."Director Proves Kiplings Wrong" The Newark Advocate, Newark, Ohio, 05 Nov 1932, Sat • Page 5 Lachman returned to painting in the 1940s. He died on March 19, 1975.

Filmography

* '' Weekend Wives'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Song of Soho'' (1930) * '' The Compulsory Husband'' (1930) * '' The Yellow Mask'' (1930) * '' The Love Habit'' (1931) * '' The Outsider'' (1931) * '' The Man at Midnight'' (1931) * '' Mistigri'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' The Dressmaker of Luneville'' (1932) * '' The Beautiful Sailor'' (1932) * '' Down Our Street'' (1932) * '' Aren't We All?'' (1932) * '' Paddy the Next Best Thing'' (1933) * '' Face in the Sky'' (1933) * '' Baby Take a Bow'' (1934) * ''

George White's Scandals ''George White's Scandals'' were a long-running string of Broadway revues produced by George White that ran from 1919–1939, modeled after the ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including W. C. ...

'' (1934) * '' I Like It That Way'' (1934) * '' Nothing More Than a Woman'' (1934) * ''

George White's 1935 Scandals ''George White's 1935 Scandals'' is an American musical film, written by Jack Yellen, directed by George White and Harry Lachman, and produced in 1935 by Fox Film Corporation. It was a follow-up to (but not a sequel to) the 1934 release, ' ...

'' (1935) * ''

'' (1935) * '' Dressed to Thrill'' (1935) * '' Our Relations'' (1936) * '' Charlie Chan at the Circus'' (1936) * '' The Man Who Lived Twice'' (1936) * '' When You're in Love'' (1937) * '' The Devil Is Driving'' (1937) * '' It Happened in Hollywood'' (1937) * '' No Time to Marry'' (1938) * '' They Came by Night'' (1940) * '' Murder Over New York'' (1940) * ''

Dead Men Tell ''Dead Men Tell'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Sidney Toler, Sheila Ryan and Victor Sen Yung. Toler played Charlie Chan in 22 feature films, beginning with '' Charlie Chan in Honolulu'' (1938), and ...

'' (1941) * '' Charlie Chan in Rio'' (1941) * '' The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'' (1942) * ''

Castle in the Desert ''Castle in the Desert'' is a 1942 film featuring the Chinese detective Charlie Chan. It was the eleventh film to feature Sidney Toler as the title character, and the last made by 20th Century Fox. The series continued with Toler, though under ...

'' (1942) * '' Dr. Renault's Secret'' (1942)

References

External links

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Paintings by Lachman

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