Wolfgang Neff (8 September 1875 – disappeared 1945) was an Austrian

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. He directed 50 films between 1920 and 1930. He was born in

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(now Czech Republic).

Selected filmography

* '' Nat Pinkerton im Kampf'' (1920) * '' Die verschwundene Million'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

The Cigarette Countess ''The Cigarette Countess'' () is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Esther Carena, Carl Auen and Olga Limburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Esther Carena ...

'' (1922) * '' Yellow Star'' (1922) * ''

The Woman from the Orient ''The Woman from the Orient'' () is a 1923 German silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Oskar Marion, Fritz Greiner and Hedda Vernon.Krautz p. 112 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Oskar ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Heart of Lilian Thorland ''The Heart of Lilian Thorland'' () is a 1924 German silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Esther Carena, Evi Eva and Hermann Picha.Krautz p. 273 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Esther Car ...

'' (1924) * ''

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) * ''

The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store ''The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store'' () is a 1925 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Lilly Flohr and Evi Eva.A New History of German Cinema p. 61 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1925) * ''

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The Harbour Bride ''The Harbour Bride'' (German: ''Die Hafenbraut'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring John Mylong, Olga Engl and Robert Leffler.Krautz p.408 The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Girl from Frisco ''The Girl from Frisco'' (German: ''Das Mädchen aus Frisco'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Henry Bender, Rudolf Klein-Rogge and Erna Morena.Bock & Bergfelder p.284 The film's art direction was by Artur Gu ...

'' (1927) * ''

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) * ''

Circus Renz Circus Renz was a German circus company. It was established in 1842 in Berlin by Ernst Jakob Renz (1815–1892) as ''Circus Olympic'' and existed until 1897. The company had several stationary buildings in Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Breslau and V ...

'' (1927) * ''

Who Invented Divorce? ''Who Invented Divorce?'' (American: ''William Moreno'') is a 1928 American silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Alfred Abel, Hans Albers and Caleb Glenn.Bock & Bergfelder p.168 The film's sets were designed by Otto Erdmann and ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929)

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* 1875 births Austrian film directors Year of death unknown Film directors from Prague {{Austria-film-director-stub