Arnold Lippschitz (1901–1952) was a German screenwriter. Born the son of the playwright Arthur Lippschitz, his young brother was the

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Herbert Lippschitz Herbert Lippschitz (1904–1972) was a German art director. He rose to prominence during the Weimar Republic in the early sound era. The Jewish Lippschitz was forced to leave Germany following the rise of the Nazi Party to power in 1933. This la ...

. He began his film career in 1918 at the end of the

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. Of Jewish background, he fled

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going on to work in the French film industry where he was credited as ''Arnold Lipp'', working among other films on ''

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'' (1937) by

Max Ophüls Maximillian Oppenheimer (; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (; ), was a German-French film director who worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made near ...

.White p.368 Following the

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he emigrated to America, working in

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where he was credited as Arnold Phillips.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Woman in Doctor's Garb ''The Woman in Doctor's Garb'' (German: ''Die Frau im Doktorhut'') is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Lotte Neumann and Felix Basch.Grange p.68 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Soh ...

'' (1920) * ''

Dance into Happiness ''Dance Into Happiness'' (german: Der Tanz ins Glück) is a 1930 German musical film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Ilse Stobrawa, Fred Doederlein and Lotte Hané.Horak, p. 123 Cast * Ilse Stobrawa as Lotte Hübner * Fred Doederlein * Lo ...

'' (1930) * '' The Secret of the Red Cat'' (1931) * ''

Crime Reporter Holm ''Crime Reporter Holm'' (german: Kriminalreporter Holm) is a 1932 German mystery film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Elga Brink and Julius Falkenstein.Parish & Canham p. 103 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Ber ...

'' (1932) * ''Das Millionentestament'' (1932) * ''

At Your Orders, Sergeant ''At Your Orders, Sergeant'' (german: Zu Befehl, Herr Unteroffizier) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Ida Wüst and Margot Landa. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The ...

'' (1932) * ''

Secret of the Blue Room ''The Secret of the Blue Room'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Lionel Atwill, Gloria Stuart, Paul Lukas and Edward Arnold. The film's plot concerns a group of wealthy people who stay at a Europe ...

'' (1932) * '' The Mystery of the Blue Room'' (1933) * ''

The Roberts Case ''The Roberts Case'' (german: Der Fall Roberts or ) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Speelmans, Camilla Spira and Eduard von Winterstein.Moeller p. 65 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin ...

'' (1933) * ''

Beauty of the Night ''Beauty of the Night'' (French: ''La belle de nuit'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by Louis Valray and starring Véra Korène, Aimé Clariond and Paul Bernard (actor), Paul Bernard.Bessy & Chirat p.409 It is based on a 1932 play of the sa ...

'' (1934) * ''

Le Roi des Champs-Élysées ''Le Roi des Champs-Élysées'' is a 1934 French comedy starring Buster Keaton. This French-made film has Keaton playing two roles, as an aspiring actor, and as an American gangster. A closing gag has the typically deadpan Keaton breaking out in ...

'' (1934) * '' Three Sailors'' (1934) * '' Wild Cattle'' (1934) * ''

De Big van het Regiment '' De Big van het Regiment '' is a 1935 Dutch film directed by Max Nosseck. Cast *Philip Dorn ... Berkhage (as Frits van Dongen) * Fien de la Mar ... Fietje * Heintje Davids ... Annemie * Jopie Koopman ... Nora *Sylvain Poons ... Maupie * ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Brighton Strangler ''The Brighton Strangler'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by Max Nosseck and starring John Loder, June Duprez and Michael St. Angel. During the blitz in wartime London, an actor suffers concussion and believes himself to be the characte ...

'' (1936) * '' Port Arthur'' (1936) * ''

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 inc ...

'' (1936) * '' The Great Refrain'' (1936) * ''

'' (1937) * ''

Boulot the Aviator ''Boulot the Aviator'' (French: ''Boulot aviateur'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Robert Arnoux, Michel Simon and Marguerite Moreno. It was based on the 1932 novel ''Aventures cocasses de Boulot, aviateu ...

'' (1937) * '' Storm over Asia'' (1938) * ''

The Lafarge Case ''The Lafarge Case'' (French: ''L'Affaire Lafarge'') is a 1938 French historical crime film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Raymond Rouleau. It recalls a famous nineteenth century case, and is mostly por ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Missing Guest ''The Missing Guest'' is a 1938 American mystery-comedy film directed by John Rawlins. It is a remake of the 1933 film ''Secret of the Blue Room''. Synopsis A newspaper reporter is sent by his editor to spend a night in a country house where a ...

'' (1938) * '' The Patriot'' (1938) * ''

Gambling Daughters ''Gambling Daughters'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Cecilia Parker, Roger Pryor and Robert Baldwin.Langman p.235 Plot Summary Lillian and Katherine discover a gambling spot while following their French teac ...

'' (1941) * ''

One Dangerous Night ''One Dangerous Night'' (1943) (also known as ''The Lone Wolf Goes to a Party'') is the tenth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Warren William in his seventh and second-to-last performance as the protagonist jewel thief tu ...

'' (1943) * ''

Bluebeard "Bluebeard" (french: Barbe bleue, ) is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in ''Histoires ou contes du temps passé''. The tale tells the st ...

'' (1944) * ''

'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

I Am a Fugitive ''I Am a Fugitive'' (Spanish: ''Soy un prófugo'') is a 1946 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Emilia Guiú and Daniel "Chino" Herrera.Pilcher p.132 The film's sets were designed by Manuel Fontanals. Plot ...

'' (1946) * ''

Murder in the Music Hall ''Murder in the Music Hall'' is a 1946 American musical mystery film directed by John English and starring Vera Ralston, William Marshall and Helen Walker.McCarty p.464 The film involves a murder in Radio City Music Hall with The Rockettes as ...

'' (1946) * ''

The Return of Monte Cristo ''The Return of Monte Cristo'' may refer to: * ''The Return of Monte Cristo'' (1946 film), an American film * ''The Return of Monte Cristo'' (1968 film), a French film {{SIA, films, Return of Monte Cristo, The ...

'' (1946) * '' Time Out of Mind'' (1947) * '' Kill or Be Killed'' (1950) * '' Pickup'' (1951) * '' The Girl on the Bridge'' (1951) * ''

The Story of Three Loves ''The Story of Three Loves'' (also known as ''Equilibrium'') is a 1953 American Technicolor romantic anthology film made by MGM. It consists of three stories, "The Jealous Lover", "Mademoiselle", and "Equilibrium". The film was produced by Sid ...

'' (1953)

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942''. McFarland, 2008. *White, Susan M. ''The Cinema of Max Ophuls: Magisterial Vision and the Figure of Woman''. Columbia University Press, 1995.

External links

* 1901 births 1952 deaths German screenwriters CAtegory:People from Berlin People who emigrated to escape Nazism German Jews German emigrants to France German emigrants to the United States {{Germany-film-bio-stub