Felix Basch (1885–1944) was an American-
Austrian actor,
screenwriter
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and
film director
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.
He first acted in
Vienna, and he was a producer and director for the German film production company
U. F. A. Following the
Nazi takeover of power in Germany in 1933, the
Jewish Basch was forced out of films and went into exile, moving to the United States where he appeared in a large number of films acting in
character roles
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. He was married to the actress and singer
Grete Freund
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and was the father of
Peter Basch.
Richard Tauber was a second cousin of his .
According to U.S. immigration entry records, he gained his American citizenship through his father.
Basch died May 18, 1944, at
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood, California, after several major operations.
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Selected filmography
Actor
Director
* ''
The Rose of Stamboul'' (1919)
* ''
Patience'' (1920)
* ''
Mascotte'' (1920)
* ''
Roswolsky's Mistress'' (1921)
* ''
Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1921)
* ''
Miss Julie'' (1922)
* ''
The Stream'' (1922)
* ''
The Curse of Silence
''The Curse of Silence'' (german: Der Fluch des Schweigens) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Felix Basch and starring Hermann Thimig and Arnold Korff. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle.
Cast
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'' (1922)
* ''
Destiny'' (1925)
* ''
Love's Finale'' (1925)
* ''
Darling, Count the Cash
''Darling, Count the Cash'' (german: Schatz, mach' Kasse) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Felix Basch and starring Sig Arno, Ossi Oswalda, and Lydia Potechina.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach.
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'' (1926)
* ''
Her Husband's Wife'' (1926)
* ''
The Girl on a Swing'' (1926)
* ''
The Son of Hannibal'' (1926)
* ''
A Serious Case'' (1927)
* ''
One Plus One Equals Three'' (1927)
* ''
Mascottchen
''Mascots'' (german: Mascottchen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and starring Käthe von Nagy, Jeanne Helbling, and Muriel Angelus. It is based on an operetta by Walter Bromme and Georg Okonkowski.
The film's sets were desi ...
'' (1929)
* ' (1930)
* ''Seine Freundin Annette'' (1931)
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External links
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1880s births
1944 deaths
Austrian film directors
Austrian male film actors
Austrian male silent film actors
Austrian male screenwriters
Male actors from Vienna
Austrian Jews
Jewish emigrants from Austria to the United States after the Anschluss
20th-century Austrian male actors
20th-century Austrian screenwriters
20th-century Austrian male writers
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