Paul Martin (8 February 1899 – 26 January 1967) was a Hungarian
film director
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and
screenwriter
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who worked for many years in the
German film industry. He directed 60 films between 1932 and 1967. He was romantically involved with the film star
Lilian Harvey and directed her in a number of films until he left her in 1938 for the actress
Frauke Lauterbach. They made one final film ''
Woman at the Wheel'' together during the filming of which their relationship remained cold.
Selected filmography
Screenwriter
* ''
Come Back, All Is Forgiven'' (1929)
Director
Film
* ''
Happy Ever After'' (1932)
* ''
The Victor'' (1932)
* ''
A Blonde Dream'' (1932)
* ''
Orient Express'' (1934)
* ''
Black Roses'' (1935)
* ''
Lucky Kids
''Lucky Kids'' () is a 1936 German romantic comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, and Paul Kemp. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director
...
'' (1936)
* ''
Seven Slaps'' (1937)
* ''
Fanny Elssler'' (1937)
* ''
A Prussian Love Story'' (1938)
* ''
Woman at the Wheel'' (1939)
* ''
What Does Brigitte Want?'' (1941)
* ''
Beloved Darling'' (1943)
* ''
Carnival of Love'' (1943)
* ''
Mask in Blue'' (1943)
* ''
The Deadly Dreams'' (1951)
* ''
Heart's Desire'' (1951)
* ''
Don't Ask My Heart'' (1952)
* ''
When the Heath Dreams at Night'' (1952)
* ''
The Private Secretary'' (1953)
* ''
Life Begins at Seventeen'' (1953)
* ''
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine'' (1953)
* ''
The Big Star Parade'' (1954)
* ''
My Sister and I'' (1954)
* ''
Ball at the Savoy'' (1955)
* ''
Love, Dance and a Thousand Songs'' (1955)
* ''
The Bath in the Barn'' (1956)
* ''
La Paloma'' (1959)
* ''
Yes, Women are Dangerous'' (1960)
* ''
Ramona'' (1961)
* ''
Wedding Night In Paradise'' (1962)
* ''
Massacre at Marble City'' (1964)
* ''
Diamond Walkers'' (1965)
* ''
Count Bobby, The Terror of The Wild West'' (1966)
Television
* ''Bezauberndes Fräulein'' (1963) – (based on ''
Bezauberndes Fräulein'')
* ''Die lustige Witwe'' (1963) – (based on ''
The Merry Widow'')
* ''Jenny und der Herr im Frack'' (1964) – (remake of ''Jenny und der Herr im Frack'', 1941)
* ''Paris ist eine Reise wert'' (1966) – (screenplay by
Max Colpet)
* ''Das kleine Teehaus'' (co-director:
Eugen York, 1967) – (based on ''
The Teahouse of the August Moon'')
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1899 births
1967 deaths
Film people from Cluj-Napoca
German mass media people
Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I
Hungarian emigrants to Germany