Mutz Greenbaum (3 February 1896 – 5 July 1968), sometimes credited as Max Greene or Max Greenbaum, was a German film

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

. He was the son of the pioneering film producer Jules Greenbaum who had founded Deutsche Bioscope. He began as a cameraman in 1915 working on German silent movies, especially in association with directors Urban Gad, Max Mack, and Franz Hofer. Most of the time he worked for his father's company Greenbaum-Film GmbH in Berlin, even directing some detective films around 1920. His career continued into the sound era and he moved to England working on such films as '' The Stars Look Down'' (1940), ''

Hatter's Castle ''Hatter's Castle'' (1931) is the first novel of author A. J. Cronin. The story is set in 1879, in the fictional town of Levenford, on the Firth of Clyde. The plot revolves around many characters and has many subplots, all of which relate to t ...

'' (1942), '' Thunder Rock'' (1942), '' So Evil My Love'' (1948), '' Night and the City'' (1950) and '' I'm All Right Jack'' (1959), usually credited as Max Greene. Mutz Greenbaum left Germany in the early 30's, signing with Gaumont-British as director of photography. During the succeeding decades, he worked on many classic films by leading producers Michael Balcon, Alexander Korda and the Boulting Brothers. He was one of the pioneers in British film industry in the use of low-key lighting, and was one of the most sought-after cinematographers of the 1930s. His first solo credit for a British film was Hindle Wakes (1931 directed by Victor Saville).

Selected filmography

* '' Hampels Abenteuer'' (1915) * '' The Confessions of the Green Mask'' (1916) * '' The Dancer Barberina'' (1920) * '' The Voice'' (1920) * '' Professor Larousse'' (1920) * ''

The Man in the Fog ''The Man in the Fog'' (German: ''Der Mann im Nebel'') is a 1920 German silent film of the crime genre directed by Mutz Greenbaum and starring Victor Colani, Rolf Loer and Hans Mierendorff.Bock & Bergfelder p.167 Cast * Victor Colani as Mann im ...

'' (1920) * ''

Blackmailed Blackmail is an act of coercion using the threat of revealing or publicizing either substantially true or false information about a person or people unless certain demands are met. It is often damaging information, and it may be revealed to fa ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Double Face ''The Double Face'' (german: Das Doppelgesicht) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Mutz Greenbaum Mutz Greenbaum (3 February 1896 – 5 July 1968), sometimes credited as Max Greene or Max Greenbaum, was a German film cinematographer. ...

'' (1920) * ''

Dolls of Death ''Dolls of Death'' (german: Puppen des Todes) is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by Reinhard Bruck and starring Albert Bassermann, Elsa Bassermann, and Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke (5 June 1884 – 7 October 1964) was a German ...

'' (1920) * '' Masks'' (1920) * ''

Die Beichte einer Gefallenen Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life. Die may also refer to: Games * Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers Manufacturing * Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicondu ...

'' (1921) * '' The Poisoned Stream'' (1921) * ''

The Raft of the Dead ''The Raft of the Dead'' (german: Das Floss der Toten) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Otto Gebühr, and Frida Richard. It premiered in Munich on 4 March 1921. Cast References Bibliog ...

'' (1921) * '' The Last Witness'' (1921) * '' Hashish, the Paradise of Hell'' (1921) * '' Wildnis'' (1922) * ''

Alone in the Jungle ''Alone in the Jungle'' (german: Allein im Urwald) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Ernst Wendt. It was re-released in a shorted version under the title of ''Die Rache der Afrikanerin'' (''Revenge of the African Woman''). A copy of the s ...

'' (1922) * '' The White Desert'' (1922) * '' Count Cohn'' (1923) * '' Wettlauf ums Glück'' (1923) * ''

The Vice of Gambling ''The Vice of Gambling'' (german: Das Laster des Spiels) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Alfred Abel, Willy Kaiser-Heyl, and Theodor Loos. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. ...

'' (1923) * '' Christopher Columbus'' (1923) * '' The Girl from Capri'' (1924) * '' Prater'' (1924) * '' Spring Awakening'' (1924) * ''

The Blonde Hannele ''The Blonde Hannele'' (german: Die blonde Hannele) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Maria Mindzenty, Carl de Vogt, and Helena Makowska.Bock & Bergfelder p. 168 It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich ...

'' (1924) * '' The Creature'' (1924) * '' Düstere Schatten, strahlendes Glück'' (1924) * ''

The Mistress of Monbijou ''The Mistress of Monbijou'' (German: ''Die Herrin von Monbijou'') is a 1924 German silent romance film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara and Hermann Böttcher. Cast *Ulrich Bettac *Hermann Böttcher *Lya Mara *Albert Patry *Jul ...

'' (1924) * '' Den of Iniquity'' (1925) * ''

The Marriage Swindler ''The Marriage Swindler'' (german: Heiratsschwindler) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Eduard von Winterstein, Viktoria von Ballasko and Kurt Waitzmann. It is sometimes known by the alternative title ''Die rote ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Golden Calf According to the Bible, the golden calf (עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב '' ‘ēgel hazzāhāv'') was an idol (a cult image) made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as ''ḥēṭə’ hā‘ēgel ...

'' (1925) * ''

Rags and Silk ''Rags and Silk'' (German: ''Lumpen und Seide'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Mary Parker and Johannes Riemann.Grange p.189 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ku ...

'' (1925) * '' The Bohemian Dancer'' (1926) * '' The Girl on a Swing'' (1926) * '' Our Daily Bread'' (1926) * '' The Circus of Life'' (1926) * '' The Spinning Ball'' (1927) * '' Tragedy of a Marriage'' (1927) * '' Potsdam'' (1927) * ''

Orient The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the c ...

'' (1928) * '' Vienna, City of My Dreams'' (1928) * '' The Republic of Flappers'' (1928) * '' Pawns of Passion'' (1928) * ''

Who Invented Divorce? ''Who Invented Divorce?'' (German: ''Wer das Scheiden hat erfunden'') is a 1928 German 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 E ...

'' (1928) * '' The President'' (1928) * '' Their Son'' (1929) * ''

The Night of Terror ''The Night of Terror'' (German: ''Die Nacht des Schreckens'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Fritz Kortner, Renée Héribel and Alma Taylor.Volker p.117 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The fi ...

'' (1929) * '' Only on the Rhine'' (1930) * ''

Love and Champagne ''Love and Champagne'' (german: Liebe und Champagner) is a 1930 German film directed by Robert Land and starring Camilla von Hollay, Iván Petrovich, and Brita Appelgren.Bock & Bergfelder p. 168 The film's art direction was by Ludwig Reiber Lu ...

'' (1930) * '' Two People'' (1930) * '' The Great Longing'' (1930) * '' There Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You'' (1930) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1931) * '' A Gentleman of Paris'' (1931) * ''

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

'' (1931) * '' The Forester's Daughter'' (1931) * '' 77 Rue Chalgrin'' (1931) * '' Sunshine Susie'' (1931) * '' Love on Wheels'' (1932) * '' The Faithful Heart'' (1932) * '' It's a Boy'' (1933) * '' The Constant Nymph'' (1933) * '' Evensong'' (1934) * ''

The Untouched Woman ''The Untouched Woman'' (German: ''Die unberührte Frau'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Mary Nolan, Tamara Geva, and Alf Blütecher.Bock & Bergfelder p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'' (1934) * '' Princess Charming'' (1934) * ''

Emil and the Detectives ''Emil and the Detectives'' () is a 1929 novel set mainly in Berlin, by the German writer Erich Kästner and illustrated by Walter Trier. It was Kästner's first major success and the only one of his pre-1945 works to escape Nazi censorship. The ...

'' (1935) * ''

Bulldog Jack ''Bulldog Jack'' (released as ''Alias Bulldog Drummond'' in the USA) is a 1935 British film produced by Gaumont British, directed by Walter Forde, and starring Jack Hulbert, Fay Wray, Ralph Richardson and Atholl Fleming. The film was followed b ...

'' (1935) * ''

Oh, Daddy! ''Oh, Daddy!'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and Austin Melford and starring Leslie Henson, Frances Day, Robertson Hare, and Barry MacKay. It was made at Islington Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'' (1935) * '' Tudor Rose'' (1936) * ''

Non-Stop New York ''Non-Stop New York'' (also known as ''Lisbon Clipper Mystery'') is a 1937 British science fiction crime film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring John Loder, Anna Lee and Francis L. Sullivan. It is based on the 1936 novel ''Sky Stewar ...

'' (1937) * '' Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1937) * '' The Green Cockatoo'' (1937) * ''

Old Iron ''Old Iron'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by Tom Walls and starring Richard Ainley, Henry Hewitt, Eva Moore and Cecil Parker. It was made at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.99 Cast * Tom Walls as Sir Henry Woodstock * Eva Moore as Lady ...

'' (1938) * ''

We're Going to Be Rich ''We're Going to Be Rich'' is a 1938 British historical musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Victor McLaglen and Brian Donlevy. Plot During the 1880s Kit Dobson, an English music hall singer performing in Austr ...

'' (1938) * '' Keep Smiling'' (1938) * '' The Stars Look Down'' (1939) * '' Under Your Hat'' (1940) * '' This England'' (1941) * '' Pimpernel Smith'' (1941) * ''

They Flew Alone ''They Flew Alone'' (released in the US as ''Wings and the Woman'') is a 1942 British biopic about aviator Amy Johnson directed and produced by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Robert Newton and Edward Chapman. It was distributed in the ...

'' (1942) * ''

'' (1942) * '' Thunder Rock'' (1942) * ''

Squadron Leader X ''Squadron Leader X'' is a 1943 British World War II spy drama directed by Lance Comfort and starring Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak. The screenplay was adapted by Miles Malleson and Wolfgang Wilhelm from a short story by Emeric Pressburger. Plo ...

'' (1943) * '' The Man from Morocco'' (1945) * '' The Courtneys of Curzon Street'' (1947) * '' Elizabeth of Ladymead'' (1948) * '' So Evil My Love'' (1948) * '' Spring in Park Lane'' (1948) * '' Maytime in Mayfair'' (1949) * '' Night and the City'' (1950) * '' Odette'' (1950) * '' Into the Blue'' (1950) * '' The Lady with a Lamp'' (1951) * '' Derby Day'' (1952) * '' My Teenage Daughter'' (1956) * '' Lucky Jim'' (1957) * '' Brothers in Law'' (1957) * '' The Moonraker'' (1958) * '' I'm All Right Jack'' (1959) * '' Carlton-Browne of the F.O.'' (1959) * ''

A French Mistress ''A French Mistress'' is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Cecil Parker, James Robertson Justice, Agnès Laurent, Ian Bannen, Raymond Huntley, Irene Handl and Thorley Walters. It is based on a stage play, ''The F ...

'' (1960) * ''

Suspect In law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters in the United States often use the word suspect as a jargon when referring to the perpetrator of the offense (perp in dated U ...

'' (1960) * '' The Secret Ways'' (1961) * '' Sparrows Can't Sing'' (1963) * '' Heavens Above!'' (1963)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenbaum, Mutz 1896 births 1968 deaths Film people from Berlin People from the Province of Brandenburg Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom