Leo Leux (7 March 1893 – 8 September 1951) 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 ...

of film scores. He began working on films during the Weimar Republic, following the introduction of sound films. During the

Nazi era Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

, Leux worked largely on entertainment films such as ''

Truxa ''Truxa'' is a 1937 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring La Jana, Hannes Stelzer, and Ernst Fritz Fürbringer. It is a Circus film, based on a novel by Heinrich Seiler. The film was released in the United States and was ...

'' (1937) as well more ideogically-oriented films such as '' Venus on Trial'' (1941).Waldman p.153 He continued to work in cinema following World War II , right up to his death in 1951.

Selected filmography

* '' Susanne Cleans Up'' (1930) * ''

A Woman Branded ''A Woman Branded'' or ''Dangers of Love'' (German: ''Gefahren der Liebe'') is a 1931 German drama film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Toni van Eyck, Elsa Bassermann and Hans Stüwe. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.93 Th ...

'' (1931) * ''

Durand Versus Durand ''Durand Versus Durand'' (French: ''Durand contre Durand'') is a 1931 French-German comedy film directed by Eugen Thiele and Léo Joannon and starring Roger Tréville, Paul Asselin and Jeanne Helbling.Rège p.537 The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1931) * '' My Heart Longs for Love'' (1931) * '' The Love Hotel'' (1933) * '' Little Dorrit'' (1934) * ''

The Double A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Switched Bride ''The Switched Bride'' (German: ''Die vertauschte Braut'') is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Anton Walbrook and Fritz Odemar.Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.19 It was shot at the Bav ...

'' (1934) * '' The Young Count'' (1935) * '' His Late Excellency'' (1935) * ''

Knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...

'' (1935) * '' Maria the Maid'' (1936) * ''

The Unsuspecting Angel ''The Unsuspecting Angel'' (German: ''Der ahnungslose Engel'') is a 1936 German comedy crime film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Joe Stöckel, Lucie Englisch and Franz Nicklisch.Bock & Bergfelder p.187 It was shot at the Munich Studios of ...

'' (1936) * ''

'' (1937) * '' My Son the Minister'' (1937) * '' The Beaver Coat'' (1937) * ''

Star of the Circus ''Star of the Circus'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Otto Kruger, Gertrude Michael and John Clements. It is a remake of the 1937 German circus film ''Truxa'', itself based on a novel by Heinrich Seil ...

'' (1938) * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1939) * '' My Daughter Doesn't Do That'' (1940) * '' Venus on Trial'' (1941) * '' The Little Residence'' (1942) * '' Love Letters'' (1944) * ''

Ghost in the Castle ''Ghost in the Castle'' (german: Spuk im Schloß) is a 1945/1947 German comedy horror film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Margot Hielscher, Fritz Odemar, and Albert Matterstock.Bock & Bergfelder p. 240 The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1947) * '' In the Temple of Venus'' (1948) * ''

Torreani ''Torreani'' is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Gustav Fröhlich and starring Fröhlich, René Deltgen and Inge Landgut.Bock & Bergfelder p. 82 The plot revolves around a Variety show. The film's sets were designed by the art director E ...

'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films In America, 1933-1942''. McFarland & Company, 2008.

External links

* 1893 births 1951 deaths Musicians from Munich 20th-century German composers {{Germany-composer-stub