Fred Sauer (14 December 1886 – 17 September 1952) was an Austrian actor,
film director
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and
screenwriter
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Selected filmography
Director
* 1920:
The Apache Chief
''The Apache Chief'' (german: Der Apachenlord) is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Friedrich Zelnik, Wilhelm Diegelmann and Lya Mara.Nelmes & Selbo
Cast
In alphabetical order
* Harry Berber
* Wilhelm D ...
''(Der Apachenlord)''
* 1920: ''
The Law of the Desert
''The Law of the Desert'' (German: ''Das Gesetz der Wüste'') is a 1920 German silent adventure film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Bernhard Goetzke and Heinrich Peer.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer.
Cas ...
''
* 1920: ''
Demon Blood''
* 1921:
Monte Carlo
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* 1922: ''
Youth
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''
* 1922: ''
The Shadows of That Night''
* 1922: ''
The Men of Frau Clarissa''
* 1923: ''
Time Is Money''
* 1923:
The Comedian's Child ''(Das Komödiantenkind)''
* 1924:
Heart of Stone ''(Das kalte Herz)''
* 1925: ''
Frisian Blood''
* 1925: ''
The Company Worth Millions''
* 1925:
The Ascent of Little Lilian ''(Aufstieg der kleinen Lilian)''
* 1926:
German Hearts on the German Rhine ''(Deutsche Herzen am deutschen Rhein)''
* 1926:
Professor Imhof ''(Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht)''
* 1927:
The Woman Who Couldn't Say No ''(Die Frau, die nicht "Nein" sagen kann)''
* 1927:
The Awakening of Woman ''(Das Erwachen des Weibes)''
* 1928:
Single Mother
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''(Ledige Mütter)''
* 1928:
In Werder the Trees are in Bloom ''(In Werder blühen die Bäume ...)''
* 1929:
Sweet Pepper
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''(Lockendes Gift)''
* 1929:
The Secret Adversary
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''(Die Abenteurer G.m.b.H.)''
* 1929:
Miss Midshipman ''(Fräulein Fähnrich)''
* 1929:
Furnished Room ''(Möblierte Zimmer)''
* 1930: ''
Dangers of the Engagement Period''
* 1931:
The Stranger ''(Die Fremde)''
* 1932:
The Pride of Company Three
''The Pride of Company Three'' (German: ''Der Stolz der 3. Kompanie'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Heinz Rühmann, Anton Walbrook and Eugen Burg. It premiered on 4 January 1932.Grange p.379 It was shot at th ...
''(Der Stolz der 3. Kompanie)''
* 1934:
Hen Pecked Husbands ''(Der Meisterboxer)''
* 1934:
The Two Seals
''The Two Seals'' (german: Die beiden Seehunde) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Harry Gondi, and Walter Steinbeck.
The film's art direction was by Kurt Dürnhöfer
Kurt Dürnhöfer (1886–1958) ...
''(Die beiden Seehunde)''
* 1935:
All Because of the Dog
''All Because of the Dog'' (german: Alles weg'n dem Hund) is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Julia Serda and Edith Oß.Hake p. 145
Location shooting took place around Munich and Tegernsee. The f ...
''(Alles weg’n dem Hund)''
* 1937: ''
Gordian the Tyrant
''Gordian the Tyrant'' (German: ''Gordian, der Tyrann'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Paul Richter and Michael von Newlinsky.Waldman p.150 The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl B ...
''
* 1937:
The Laugh Doctor
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''(Der Lachdoktor)''
Writer
* 1923:
The Comedian's Child ''(Das Komödiantenkind)''
* 1925: ''
Tragedy
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''
* 1926:
The Woman in Gold ''(Die Frau in Gold)''
* 1927:
The Awakening of Woman ''(Das Erwachen des Weibes)''
* 1928:
Love and Thieves
''Love and Thieves'' (German: ''Liebe und Diebe'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and Henny Porten, Anton Pointner and Adolphe Engers.Grange p.279 The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. It premiered at t ...
''(Liebe und Diebe)''
* 1928:
Single Mother
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''(Ledige Mütter)''
* 1929:
Sweet Pepper
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''(Lockendes Gift)''
* 1937:
The Laugh Doctor
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''(Der Lachdoktor)''
External links
*
Fred Sauerat
filmportal.de
filmportal.de is an online database of information related to German film. It includes extensive information on films and filmmakers as well as articles on film issues. The website was released on occasion of the 54th Berlin International Film Fe ...
Fred Sauerat cyranos.ch
1886 births
1952 deaths
Austrian film directors
German-language film directors
20th-century Austrian screenwriters
20th-century Austrian male writers
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