Ernst Laemmle (1900–1950) was a German

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and

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. He was the nephew of

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founder

Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle (; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films. Regarded as one of the most important o ...

and like many of his relatives he was brought over to America to work for the studio. Ernst directed a number of

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s during the

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. He also directed films for Universal's German subsidiary. During the 1930s he worked as Universal's foreign dialogue supervisor.Jacobs p.153 He was the brother of director

Edward Laemmle Edward Laemmle (October 25, 1887 – April 2, 1937) was an American film director of the silent era. He directed more than 60 films between 1920 and 1935. Biography Edward Laemmle was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Los Angeles. He w ...

who was also employed by Universal.

Selected filmography

Director

* '' The Sunset Trail'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925)(Uncredited) * ''

Prowlers of the Night ''Prowlers of the Night'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring Fred Humes, Barbara Kent and Slim Cole.Langman, p. 342 Cast * Fred Humes as Jack Morton * Barbara Kent as Anita Parsons * Slim Cole as A ...

'' (1926) * '' A One Man Game'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Range Courage'' (1927) *''

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'' (1927) * ''

The Grip of the Yukon ''The Grip of the Yukon'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Ernst Laemmle, the nephew of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle. The film starred Francis X. Bushman and Neil Hamilton, and is based on a story by William MacL ...

'' (1928) * ''

Phyllis of the Follies ''Phyllis of the Follies'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring Alice Day, Matt Moore and Edmund Burns.Roots p.289 Cast * Alice Day as Phyllis Sherwood * Matt Moore as Howard Decker * Edmund Burn ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Unusual Past of Thea Carter ''The Unusual Past of Thea Carter'' (German: ''Die seltsame Vergangenheit der Thea Carter'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Ernst Laemmle and Joseph Levigard and starring Olaf Fønss, June Marlowe and Inge Landgut.Goble p.88 The film' ...

'' (1929) * '' The Daredevil Reporter'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1930)

Screenwriter

* ''

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'' (1942) * '' The Great Moment'' (1944)

References

Bibliography

* Jacobs, Diane. ''Christmas in July: The Life and Art of Preston Sturges''. University of California Press, 1992.

External links

Antonia Carlotta's Official Family YouTube Channel
* 1900 births 1950 deaths Film people from Munich 20th-century German Jews German emigrants to the United States {{Germany-film-bio-stub