Emil-Edwin Reinert, or Emile-Edwin Reinert, (16 March 1903 – 17 October 1953) was a French film director, screenwriter,

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and producer. Born in Rava-Ruska,

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in 1903, Reinert directed films in France, Great Britain,

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and

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as well he directed in co productions, associating different countries :

, France, Italy,

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, Great Britain and the United States. He died in Paris in 1953.

Filmography

As director

Short films

*1932 ''La machine à sous'' *1932 ''La Seine'' *1932 ''Les porcelaines de Limoges'' *1933 ''La tête de veau'' *1933 ''On déjeune à midi'' *1934 ''Une affaire garantie'' *1935 ''Nous serons toujours heureux'' *1935 ''Le siège arrière''

Feature films

*1930 ''Caïn, aventures des mers exotiques'' (as assistant director) *1936 ''

Treachery on the High Seas ''Treachery on the High Seas'', also known as ''Not Wanted on Voyage'', is a 1936 British comedy crime film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Charles Farrell. It is based on the play ''Murder in the Stalls'' b ...

'' *1939 '' The Blue Danube'', ''Amore ribelle'' *1941 ''Der doppelte Matthias und seine Töchter'',''Das Fünfmäderlhaus'' *1946 ''

Dropped from Heaven ''Dropped from Heaven'' (French: ''Tombé du ciel'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Jacqueline Gauthier, Claude Dauphin and Giselle Pascal.Rège p.620 A singer jokingly tells one of her bandmates that he i ...

'' *1947 ''

Naughty Martine ''Naughty Martine'' or ''The Fan'' (French: ''L'éventail'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Dany Robin, Claude Dauphin and Lucien Baroux.Krautz p.54 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy d ...

'' *1947 ''

Destiny Has Fun ''Destiny Has Fun'' (French: ''Le destin s'amuse'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring André Claveau, Dany Robin and Robert Murzeau.Goble p.735 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. ...

'' *1947 ''

The Sharks of Gibraltar ''The Sharks of Gibraltar'' (French: ''Les requins de Gibraltar'') is a 1947 French spy film, spy thriller film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Annie Ducaux, Louis Salou and Yves Vincent.Alberca p.154 Cast See also *''Gibraltar (1938 f ...

'' *1949 '' Thus Finishes the Night'' *1949 '' Fandango'' *1950 ''

Quay of Grenelle ''Quay of Grenelle'' (French: ''Quai de Grenelle'') is a 1950 French crime drama film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Henri Vidal, Maria Mauban and Françoise Arnoul.Goble p.275 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The f ...

'' ''The Strollers'', ''Vipere'', ''Dein Weg is dir bestimmt'', ''Danger is a woman'', ''Министерство труда'' *1950 '' Bed for Two; Rendezvous with Luck'' *1951 '' A Tale of Five Cities'' *1951 ''

The Red Needle ''The Red Needle'' (French: ''L'aiguille rouge'', German: ''Verträumte Tage'') is a 1951 French-West German drama film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Michel Auclair, Michèle Philippe and Jean Marchat.Krautz p.39 It was shot at the ...

'' *1951 ''

Dreaming Days ''Dreaming Days'' (german: Verträumte Tage) is a 1951 French-West German drama film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Aglaja Schmid, O.W. Fischer and Axel von Ambesser.Bock & Bergfelder p.127 The film is based on a short story by Vicki ...

'' *1951 ''

Vienna Waltzes ''Vienna Waltzes'' is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehár and Richard Strauss, made as a tribute to Austria. It premiered on June 23, 1977 at the New York State Theater, performed by the New Y ...

'' *1951 ''

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'' *1952 ''

Adventure in Vienna ''Adventure in Vienna'' (German: ''Abenteuer in Wien'') is a 1952 Austrian crime thriller film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers and Adrienne Gessner.Fritsche p.243 It is an adaptation of the 1933 novel '' ...

''

Filmarchiv Austria: ''Abenteuer in Wien'', ''Stolen Identity'' Emil-Edwin Reinert

As screen writer

*1939 ''Le Danube bleu'' *1950 ''Rendez-vous avec la chance'' *1950 ''Les mémoires de la vache Yolande'', *1951 ''

'' *1951 ''

As producer and supervisor

*1936 ''

Gypsy Melody ''Gypsy Melody'' is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Lupe Vélez, Alfred Rode and Jerry Verno. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.90 The sets were designed by art director John Mead. The film wa ...

Actors and actresses

He directed among others the following actors and

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: * In Great Britain :

Eva Bartok Éva Márta Szőke Ivanovics (18 June 19271 August 1998), known professionally as Eva Bartok, was a Hungarian-British actress. She began acting in films in 1950 and her last credited appearance was in 1966. She acted in more than 40 American, ...

, Bebe Daniels,

Bonar Colleano Bonar Sullivan (14 March 192417 August 1958), also known by the stage name Bonar Colleano, was an American stage and film actor based in the United Kingdom. Biography Early life Colleano was born Bonar Sullivan in New York City. He had childhood ...

, Charles Farrell, Tom Helmore,

Barbara Kelly Barbara Kelly (5 October 1923 – 15 January 2007) was a Canadian-British actress, best known for her television roles in the United Kingdom opposite her husband Bernard Braden in the 1950s and 1960s, and for many appearances as a panelist ...

, Gina Lollobrigida, Lana Morris and Lupe Vélez. * In

Rosa Albach-Retty Rosa Albach-Retty (born Rosa Clara Franziska Helene Retty; 26 December 1874 – 26 August 1980) was an Austrian film and stage actress. Life Born into a well-known family of Austrian actors, she was the daughter of actor and director Rudolf Ret ...

Axel von Ambesser Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 6 September 1988), better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German playwright, actor and film director. Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hambur ...

Cornell Borchers Gerlind Cornell Borchers (16 March 1925 – 12 May 2014) was a Lithuanian-German actress and singer, active in the late 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for her roles opposite Montgomery Clift in ''The Big Lift'' (1950) and Errol Flynn and ...

, Otto Wilhelm Fischer,

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 ''Metropoli ...

Attila Hörbiger Attila Hörbiger (21 April 1896 – 27 April 1987) was an Austrian stage and movie actor. Life Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger and the young ...

, Hans Gustl Kernmayr, Franz Lederer,

Marianne Schönauer Marianne Schönauer (1920–1997) was an Austrian stage, television and film actress. During her career she made over fifty appearances in film and television series and also enjoyed success as a singer. She was born in Vienna as Marianne Schiff ...

Anton Walbrook Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 18969 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left in 1936 out of concerns for his o ...

and

Paula Wessely Paula Anna Maria Wessely (20 January 1907 – 11 May 2000) was an Austrian theatre and film actress. ''Die Wessely'' (literally "The Wessely"), as she was affectionately called by her admirers and fans, was Austria's foremost popular postwar actr ...

. * In France : Michel Auclair,

Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the ac ...

André Claveau André Claveau (, 17 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep, My Love), with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and l ...

, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Claude Dauphin,

Danièle Delorme Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard (9 October 1926 – 17 October 2015), known by her stage name Danièle Delorme, was a French actress and film producer, famous for her roles in films directed by Marc Allégret, Julien Duvivier or Y ...

Arthur Devère Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913) * ''Flup chasseur'' (1920) * ''L ...

, Dora Doll,

Marcel Duhamel Marcel Duhamel (16 July 1900 in Paris – 6 March 1977 in Saint-Laurent-du-Var) was a French actor and screenwriter, founder of the Série noire publishing imprint. He played The Foreman in Jean Renoir's 1936 ''The Crime of Monsieur Lange''. In ...

Pierre Etchepare Pierre Paul Lucien Salvat Etchepare (2 October 1891 – 20 April 1943) was a French actor. Pierre Etchepare was born in Paris and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. Selected filmography * ''Happy Couple'' (1923) * '' My Aunt from H ...

, Suzanne Flon, Louis de Funès, Margo Lion,

Luis Mariano Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by ...

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...

Georges Pitoëff Georges Pitoëff (4 September 1884 – 17 September 1939) was a Russian émigré with an Armenian background who became one of the leading actors and directors in France. Early life and education Pitoëff was born on 4 September 1884 in Tiflis, R ...

Dany Robin Dany Robin (; 14 April, 1927 – 25 May, 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s. Career Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with Peter Sellers in ''The Waltz of the Toreadors'', and co-starred opposite Kirk Do ...

Noël Roquevert Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married ...

Louis Salou Louis Vincent Goulven Salou (23 April 1902 – 12 October 1948) was a French stage and film actor. Louis was born in Oissel and died in Fontenay-aux-Roses. Selected filmography * ''First Ball'' (1941) * '' The Benefactor'' (1942) * ''Bolero' ...

, Anne Vernon,

Henri Vidal Henri Vidal (26 November 1919 – 10 December 1959) was a French film actor. Film career Henri Lucien Raymond VidalSource Les Gens du cinéma/ref> was first noticed after he won the "Apollo of 1939" contest in Paris. He was spotted by Éd ...

and

Jean Vilar Jean Vilar (25 March 1912– 28 May 1971) was a French actor and theatre director. Vilar trained under actor and theatre director Charles Dullin, then toured with an acting company throughout France. His directorial career began in 1943 in a sma ...

References

Alternate names

Emil E. Reinert, Emile E. Reinert, Émile E Reinert, E. E. Reinert, E.E. Reinert

External links

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Emil Edwin Reinert – BIFI, UK

BIfi – Bibliothèque du film, Paris > Emile-Edwin Reinert
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reinert, Emil-Edwin French film directors French film producers French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters English-language film directors French-language film directors German-language film directors 1903 births 1953 deaths 20th-century French male writers

Filmography

As director

Short films

Feature films

As screen writer

As producer and supervisor

Actors and actresses

References

Alternate names

Further reading

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