Jacob Geis (30 November 1890 – 22 July 1972) was a German
theatre director
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,
screenwriter
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and
film producer
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.
He wrote for 35 films between 1935 and 1959.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Model Husband'' (1937)
* ''
Five Million Look for an Heir'' (1938)
* ''
The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (1938)
* ''
Drei Unteroffiziere'' (1939)
* ''
Uproar in Damascus'' (1939)
* ''
Between Heaven and Earth'' (1942)
* ''
Nora'' (1944)
* ''
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow'' (1947)
* ''
Keepers of the Night'' (1949)
* ''
The Appeal to Conscience'' (1949)
* ''
The Falling Star
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'' (1950)
* ''
The Exchange'' (1952)
* ''
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine'' (1953)
* ''
A Girl Without Boundaries
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'' (1955)
* ''
Beloved Enemy'' (1955)
* ''
Regine'' (1956)
* ''
The Model Husband'' (1956)
* ''
All Roads Lead Home
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'' (1957)
* ''
The Buddenbrooks'' (1959)
References
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1890 births
1972 deaths
Film people from Munich
20th-century screenwriters
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