Robert Adolf Stemmle (10 June 1903 – 24 February 1974) was a German

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

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. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1932 and 1967. He also directed 46 films between 1934 and 1970. His 1959 film '' Die unvollkommene Ehe'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. He was born in

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, Germany and died in

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the border with France, ...

, Germany.

Selected filmography

* '' The Rebel'', German-language version (dir.

Luis Trenker Luis Trenker (born Alois Franz Trenker, 4 October 1892 – 13 April 1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor, architect, alpinist, and bobsledder. Biography Early life Alois Franz Trenker was born on 4 October 1892 in U ...

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, 1932) ** ''The Rebel'', English-language version (dir.

, Edwin H. Knopf, 1932) * '' The Invisible Front'' (dir.

Richard Eichberg Richard Eichberg (27 October 1888 – 8 May 1952) was a German film director and producer. He directed 87 films between 1915 and 1949. He also produced 77 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Munich, Germa ...

, 1932) * '' Ripening Youth'' (dir.

Carl Froelich Carl August Hugo Froelich (5 September 1875 – 12 February 1953) was a German film pioneer and film director. He was born and died in Berlin. Biography Apparatus builder and cameraman From 1903 Froelich was a colleague of Oskar Messter, one of ...

, 1933) * '' Happy Days in Aranjuez'', German-language version (dir. Johannes Meyer, 1933) ** ', French-language version (dir. Johannes Meyer, André Beucler, 1933) * '' Girls of Today'' (dir.

Herbert Selpin Herbert Selpin (29 May 1904 – 1 August 1942) was a German film director and screenwriter of light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s. He is best known for his final film, the partly suppressed ''Titanic'', during the production of which h ...

, 1933) * '' The Lucky Diamond'', Italian-language version (dir.

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia'' (1918) * ''T ...

, 1933) ** ''

The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel ''The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel'' (German: ''Das Blumenmädchen vom Grand-Hotel'') is a 1934 German drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Elsa Merlini, Georg Alexander and Hans Brausewetter.Cardullo p.268 The film's sets were desig ...

'', German-language version (dir.

, 1934) * '' Mother and Child'' (dir.

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, 1934) * ''

Such a Rascal ''Such a Rascal'' (German: ''So ein Flegel'') is a 1934 German comedy film and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ellen Frank and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Bö ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1934) * ''Es tut sich was um Mitternacht'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1934) * ''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1934) * ''

Trouble with Jolanthe ''Trouble with Jolanthe'' (German: ''Krach um Jolanthe'') is a 1934 German romantic comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Wilhelm P. Krüger, Marianne Hoppe and Olaf Bach.Williams, Alan. ''Film and Nationalism''. Rutgers University P ...

'' (dir.

, 1934) * ''

Heinz in the Moon ''Heinz in the Moon'' (german: Heinz im Mond) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Heinz Rühmann, Rudolf Platte and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were desi ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1934) * ' (dir.

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, 1934) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1935) * ''

Sergeant Schwenke ''Sergeant Schwenke'' (German: ''Oberwachtmeister Schwenke'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Hoppe and Karl Dannemann. It was made at the former National Studios in Berlin's Tempelhof ...

'' (dir.

, 1935) * ''

I Was Jack Mortimer ''I Was Jack Mortimer'' (german: Ich war Jack Mortimer) is a 1935 German thriller film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Anton Walbrook, Eugen Klöpfer, and Sybille Schmitz. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets ...

'' (dir.

, 1935) * '' Victoria'' (dir.

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, 1935) * '' Carnival in Flanders'', French-language version (dir.

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, 1935) ** ''Die klugen Frauen'', German-language version (dir.

, 1936) * ''

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'' (dir.

, 1936) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1936) * ''

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'' (dir.

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, 1936) — (remake of ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'') * '' Lucky Kids'', German-language version (dir.

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, 1936) ** ''Les Gais Lurons'', French-language version (dir.

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, 1936) * '' Dangerous Crossing'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1937) * ''

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes ''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (German: ''Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war'') is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius. The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (dir.

Karl Hartl Karl Hartl (10 May 1899 – 29 August 1978) was an Austrian film director. Life Born in Vienna, Hartl began his film career at the Austrian Sascha-Film company of Alexander Kolowrat and from 1919 was assistant to the Hungarian director Alexan ...

, 1937) * '' Daphne and the Diplomat'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1937) * '' The Mystery of Betty Bonn'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1938) * ''Kleiner Mann – ganz groß!'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1938) * ''

By a Silken Thread ''By a Silken Thread'' (german: Am seidenen Faden) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Willy Fritsch, Carl Kuhlmann and Käthe von Nagy. The film was intended to be an exposure of "crooked Jewish capitalists ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1938) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1939) * ''Donauschiffer'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1940) * ''Golowin geht durch die Stadt'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1940) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1941) * ''

Quax the Crash Pilot ''Quax the Crash Pilot'' (german: Quax, der Bruchpilot) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt and Lothar Firmans. It is also sometimes translated as ''Quax the Test Pilot''.Chapman p. 19 ...

'' (dir.

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, 1941) * '' The Big Game'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1942) * ''

Johann Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Graciou ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1943) * ''Herr Sanders lebt gefährlich'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1944) * ''Meine Herren Söhne'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1945) * '' The Millionaire'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1947) * '' Paths in Twilight'' (dir.

Gustav Fröhlich Gustav Fröhlich (21 March 1902 – 22 December 1987) was a German actor and film director. He landed secondary roles in a number of films and plays before landing his breakthrough role of Freder Fredersen in Fritz Lang's 1927 film '' Metropo ...

, 1948) * '' Blum Affair'' (dir.

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, 1948) * '' The Berliner'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1948) * '' The Cuckoos'' (dir.

Hans Deppe Hans Deppe (; 12 November 1897 – 23 September 1969) was a German actor and film director. Filmography As director As actor References External links * 1897 births 1969 deaths German male film actors German television dire ...

, 1949) * '' The Beaver Coat'' (dir.

, 1949) * '' The Orplid Mystery'' (dir.

Helmut Käutner Helmut Käutner (25 March 1908 – 20 April 1980) was a German film director active mainly in the 1940s and 1950s. He entered the film industry at the end of the Weimar Republic and released his first films as a director in Nazi Germany. Käu ...

, 1950) * '' Abbiamo vinto!'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1951) * '' The Sinful Border'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1951) * '' Under the Thousand Lanterns'' (dir.

, 1952) * ''

Toxi ''Toxi'' is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Elfie Fiegert, Paul Bildt and Johanna Hofer. The film's release came as the first wave of children born to black Allied servicemen and white German mothers enter ...

'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1952) * '' Homesick for You'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1952) * '' Southern Nights'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1953) * '' The Perfect Couple'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1954) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1954) * '' Emil and the Detectives'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1954) * '' A Heart Full of Music'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1955) * '' You Can No Longer Remain Silent'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1955) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1955) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1956) * ''Uns gefällt die Welt'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1956) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1957) * ' (dir.

Géza von Bolváry Géza von Bolváry (born Géza Gyula Mária Bolváry Zahn, german: Géza Maria von Bolváry-Zahn; 26 December 1897 – 10 August 1961) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director, who worked principally in Germany and Austria. Biog ...

, 1957) * ' (dir.

Erik Ode Erik Ode (born Fritz Erik Signy Odemar, 6 November 1910 – 19 July 1983) was a German director and actor who was most famous for playing Kommissar ''Herbert Keller'' in the German television drama '' Der Kommissar'' (The Police Inspector). He mar ...

, 1958) * ''

Confess, Doctor Corda ''Confess, Doctor Corda'' (german: Gestehen Sie, Dr. Corda) is a 1958 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hardy Krüger, Elisabeth Müller and Lucie Mannheim. It is considered to be a film noir, one of a number made ...

'' (dir.

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, 1958) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1958) * '' Die unvollkommene Ehe'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1959) * ''

Jons und Erdme ''Jons und Erdme'' is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Victor Vicas, starring Giulietta Masina and Carl Raddatz. It is based on the story "Jons and Erdma" from Hermann Sudermann Hermann Sudermann (30 September 1857 – 21 November 19 ...

'' (dir. Victor Vicas, 1959) * '' The High Life'' (dir.

Julien Duvivier Julien Duvivier (; 8 October 1896 – 29 October 1967) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are '' La Bandera'', ''Pépé le Moko' ...

, 1960) * '' My Schoolfriend'' (dir.

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of films noirs he made in the 1940s, such as '' The Killers'' (19 ...

, 1960) * '' The Last Witness'' (dir. Wolfgang Staudte, 1960) * '' The Strange Countess'' (dir.

, 1961) * '' Blum Affair'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1962, TV film) * '' Jeder stirbt für sich allein'' (dir. Falk Harnack, 1962, TV film) * '' Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse'' (dir. Werner Klingler, 1962) * ''

Almost Angels ''Almost Angels'' (also known in some foreign markets as ''Born to Sing'') is a 1962 American comedy-drama film about a group of boys in the Vienna Boys' Choir. The film centers around the chorister's recruitment process, the rehearsals and the ...

'' (dir. Steve Previn, 1962) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1963, TV miniseries) * ' (dir. Edwin Zbonek, 1963) * ''

The Curse of the Hidden Vault ''The Curse of the Hidden Vault'' (german: Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloß) is a 1964 black and white West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Harald Leipnitz, Eddi Arent, Siegfried Schürenberg and Klaus Kinski. I ...

'' (dir.

Franz Josef Gottlieb Franz Josef Gottlieb (1 November 1930 – 23 July 2006) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 60 films between 1959 and 2005. He also directed the children's series ''Ravioli'' in 1983; it aired on ZDF in 1984. He was ...

, 1964) * ''

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'' (dir.

Hugo Fregonese Hugo Geronimo Fregonese (April 8, 1908 in Mendoza – January 11, 1987 in Tigre) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter who worked both in Hollywood and his home country.''Cine Nacional''Hugo Fregonese filmography Cinenacional.com ...

, 1964) * ''

The Monster of London City ''The Monster of London City'' (german: Das Ungeheuer von London-City) is a 1964 West German '' krimi'' crime film directed by Edwin Zbonek and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Marianne Koch, and Dietmar Schönherr.Reimer & Zachau p.160 The film's ...

'' (dir. Edwin Zbonek, 1964) * ' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1964, TV film) * '' The Treasure of the Aztecs'' (dir.

, 1965) *'' The Pyramid of the Sun God'' (dir.

, 1965) * ''Kubinke'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1966, TV film) * ''Der Fall Kaspar Hauser'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1966, TV miniseries) * ''Rasputin'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1966, TV film) * ''Der Zündholzkönig – Der Fall Ivar Kreuger'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Der rasende Reporter – Egon Erwin Kisch'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Anastasia'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Postlagernd Opernball – Die Affäre Redl'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Frühling in Baden-Baden'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1967, TV film) * ''Anna Böckler'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1968, TV film) * ''Neu-Böseckendorf'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1969, TV film) * ' (1970–1971, TV series) * ''Brautwerbung'' (dir. R. A. Stemmle, 1971, TV film) * ' (1974, TV series)

Publications

;as author * ''Affäre Blum''. Herbig, München 1979, . * ''Aus heiterm Himmel. Theater- und Filmanektoden''. Herbig, Berlin 1942. * ''Herzeleid auf Leinewand. 7 Moritaten''. Bruckmann, München 1962. * ''Hier hat der Spass ein Ende''. Verlag der Sternbücher, Hamburg 1957. * ''Ich war ein kleiner PG. Ein Roman''. Goverts, Stuttgart 1958. * ''Ja, ja, ja, ach ja, s'ist traurig, aber wahr. Ergreifende Balladen und tragische Moritaten''. Verlag Weiß, Berlin 1964. * '' Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war. Ein heiterer Kriminalroman''. Eulenspiegel-Verlag, Berlin 1996, . * ''Onkel Jodokus und seine Erben. Ein heiterer Roman''. Herbig, Berlin 1953. * ''Reise ohne Wiederkehr. Der Fall Petiot''. Verlag das neue Berlin, Berlin 1968. * ''Die Geburt der Komödie. 7 Bilder nach Franz Pocci''. Deutscher Laienspiel-Verlag, Rotenburg/Fulda 1950. ;as editor * Marta Adler: ''Mein Schicksal waren die Zigeuner''. Schünemann, Bremen 1957. * Paul Johann Anselm von Feuerbach: ''Merkwürdige Verbrechen in aktenmässiger Darstellung''. Bruckmann, München 1963. * Herrmann Mostar: ''Der neue

Pitaval A Pitaval is a collection of causes célèbres. The name derived from the French advocate François Gayot de Pitaval (1673–1743), who published several volumes of ''causes célèbres et intéressantes'' between 1734 and 1743. Early works wer ...

. Sammlung berühmter und merkwürdiger Kriminalfälle''. 15 vols. Desch, München 1963-69

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stemmle, Robert A. 1903 births 1974 deaths Mass media people from Saxony-Anhalt Writers from Magdeburg