Arthur Robison (June 25, 1883 – October 20, 1935) was a German film director and screenwriter of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. He directed 20 films between 1916 and 1935.

Selected filmography

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A Night of Horror ''A Night of Horror'' (german: Nächte des Grauens) is a 1916 silent German horror film directed by Richard Oswald, Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss. It is the earliest known feature-length film to portray vampires, with vampire-like ...

'' (1916) * ''

What Belongs to Darkness ''What Belongs to Darkness'' (german: Die Finsternis und ihr Eigentum) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Martin Hartwig and starring Karl Etlinger, Erra Bognar, and Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn; 12 May ...

'' (1922) * '' Between Evening and Morning'' (1923) * ''

Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination ''Schatten – Eine nächtliche Halluzination'' ("Shadows - a Nocturnal Hallucination", known in English as ''Warning Shadows'') is a 1923 German silent film directed and co-written by Arthur Robison, and starring Fritz Kortner and Ruth Weyher ...

'' (1923) * '' Peter the Pirate'' (1925) * ''

Manon Lescaut ''The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut'' ( ) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of ''Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité'' (''Memoirs and Adventures of a Ma ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Last Waltz ''The Last Waltz'' was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. ''The Last Waltz'' was advertised as The Band's "farewell concert a ...

'' (1927) * ''

Looping the Loop ''Looping the Loop'' (German: ''Die Todesschleife'') is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo and Warwick Ward.Bock & Bergfelder p.228 The film was produced by UFA. It was shot at t ...

'' (1928) * '' The Informer'' (1929) * '' Count Woronzeff'' (1934) * ''

Make Me Happy ''Make Me Happy'' (german: Mach' mich glücklich) is a 1935 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Julia Serda, Albert Lieven and Richard Romanowsky.Kreimeier p. 234 It was made by Germany's largest film company UFA. A ...

'' (1935) * '' The Student of Prague'' (1935)

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* 1883 births 1935 deaths German film people Writers from Chicago American male screenwriters Screenwriters from Illinois Silent film screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{Germany-film-director-stub