Herbert Lippschitz (1904–1972) was a German

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. He rose to prominence during the

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in the early

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. The

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Lippschitz was forced to leave Germany following the rise of the

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to power in 1933. This largely halted his career although he was sporadically involved in films in a variety of different countries. He is sometimes credited as Herbert O. Phillips.

Selected filmography

* '' The Citadel of Warsaw'' (1930) * ''

Express 13 ''Express 13'' () is a 1931 German thriller film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Charlotte Susa, Heinz Könecke and Fee Malten.Paech & Paech p. 223 It was shot at UFA's Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1931) * '' I Go Out and You Stay Here'' (1931) * '' The Secret of the Red Cat'' (1931) * '' A Crafty Youth'' (1931) * '' You Will Be My Wife'' (1932) * '' At Your Orders, Sergeant'' (1932) * ''

Spoiling the Game ''Spoiling the Game'' (German: ''Strich durch die Rechnung'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Heinz Rühmann, Toni van Eyck, and Hermann Speelmans.Wadlman p.46 Its hero is a young cyclist who enters a race. ...

'' (1932) * ''

Crime Reporter Holm ''Crime Reporter Holm'' () is a 1932 German mystery film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Elga Brink and Julius Falkenstein.Parish & Canham p. 103 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1932) * '' Two Heavenly Blue Eyes'' (1932) * ''

And the Plains Are Gleaming ''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' () is a 1933 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Károly Sugar and Wolf Albach-Retty.Salwolke p. 322 It was shot at the Hunnia Film Studios, Hunnia Studios in Budapest. Th ...

'' (1933) * '' Wild Cattle'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1957)

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* 1904 births 1972 deaths German art directors Film people from Berlin Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany {{Germany-film-bio-stub