Gustav A. Knauer (1886–1950) was a German
art director.
[Gemünden p.171] He designed the sets of more than a hundred films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''
The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (1919)
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The Flight into Marriage'' (1922)
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Alone in the Jungle'' (1922)
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Felicitas Grolandin'' (1923)
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The Brigantine of New York'' (1924)
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Darling of the King
''Darling of the King'' (german: Königsliebchen) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Heinz Schall and starring Ruth Weyher, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Bruno Kastner.Bock & Bergfelder p. 514
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1924)
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The Dealer from Amsterdam
''The Dealer from Amsterdam'' (German: ''Der Trödler von Amsterdam'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Victor Janson and starring Werner Krauss, Hilde Hildebrand and Harry Hardt. It was made by the German subsidiary of the Fox Film Com ...
'' (1925)
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Old Mamsell's Secret'' (1925)
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Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand'' (1925)
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The Mill at Sanssouci'' (1926)
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Letters Which Never Reached Him
''Letters Which Never Reached Him'' (German: ''Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Albert Bassermann, Marcella Albani and Mia Pankau.
The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1925)
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The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (1926)
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The Bohemian Dancer'' (1926)
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Light Cavalry'' (1927)
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Assassination'' (1927)
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Radio Magic
''Radio Magic'' (german: Funkzauber) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Werner Krauss, Xenia Desni, and Fern Andra. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller
Willy Schill ...
'' (1927)
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A Murderous Girl'' (1927)
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Linden Lady on the Rhine'' (1927)
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Forbidden Love'' (1927)
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Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (1928)
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The Lady from Argentina
''The Lady from Argentina'' (German: ''Das Fräulein aus Argentinien'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Hans Albers.Parish p.4
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Willy ...
'' (1928)
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Love in the Cowshed'' (1928)
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Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That'' (1928)
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The Green Alley'' (1928)
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A Mother's Love'' (1929)
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From a Bachelor's Diary'' (1929)
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Beware of Loose Women'' (1929)
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The Lord of the Tax Office '' (1929)
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The Customs Judge
''The Customs Judge'' (German: ''Der Sittenrichter'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Margarete Schlegel, Gerd Briese and Margarete Kupfer.Krautz p.199
The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer.
...
'' (1929)
* ''
Secret Police
Secret police (or political police) are intelligence, security or police agencies that engage in covert operations against a government's political, religious, or social opponents and dissidents. Secret police organizations are characteristic of ...
'' (1929)
* ''
German Wine
German wine is primarily produced in the west of Germany, along the river Rhine and its tributaries, with the oldest plantations going back to the Ancient Rome, Roman era. Approximately 60 percent of German wine is produced in the state of Rhine ...
'' (1929)
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The Woman Everyone Loves Is You'' (1929)
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The Daredevil Reporter'' (1929)
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The Youths'' (1929)
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Distinguishing Features'' (1929)
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The Night of Terror'' (1929)
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Youthful Indiscretion'' (1929)
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Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness
''Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness'' (german: Ja, ja, die Frauen sind meine schwache Seite) is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Georgia Lind, , and Hans Albers.
The film's sets were designed by Gustav ...
'' (1929)
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Witnesses Wanted'' (1930)
* ''
Rag Ball
''Rag Ball'' (german: Lumpenball) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Harry Frank, Irene Ambrus, and Kurt Lilien. The title refers to a costume ball in which the guests turn up in tatters and rags.
The film's ...
'' (1930)
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The Love Market'' (1930)
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Busy Girls'' (1930)
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Of Life and Death'' (1930)
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Next, Please!'' (1930)
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The Man in the Dark
''The Man in the Dark'' (german: Der Mann im Dunkel) is a 1930 German thriller film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Carl Auen, Edith Meinhard, and Siegfried Berisch. It was made as the sequel to the 1929 film ''Lux, King of Criminals''. ...
'' (1930)
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Bobby Gets Going'' (1931)
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Secret of the Blue Room
''The Secret of the Blue Room'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Lionel Atwill, Gloria Stuart, Paul Lukas and Edward Arnold. The film's plot concerns a group of wealthy people who stay at a Europe ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Rasputin, Demon with Women
''Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (German: ''Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Conrad Veidt, Paul Otto and Hermine Sterler.
It portrays the influence wielded by Grigori Rasputin over th ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Secret Agent
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'' (1932)
* ''
Life Begins Tomorrow'' (1933)
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The Gentleman from Maxim's
''The Gentleman from Maxim's'' (german: Die Herren vom Maxim) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lee Parry, Johannes Riemann and Oskar Karlweis.
It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets we ...
'' (1933)
* ''
What Am I Without You
''What Am I Without You'' (german: Was bin ich ohne Dich) is a 1934 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Betty Bird, and Olga Chekhova.
The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...
'' (1934)
* ''
The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel
''The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel'' (German: ''Das Blumenmädchen vom Grand-Hotel'') is a 1934 German drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Elsa Merlini, Georg Alexander and Hans Brausewetter.Cardullo p.268 The film's sets were desig ...
'' (1934)
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The Brenken Case'' (1934)
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Susanne in the Bath'' (1936)
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The Mysterious Mister X
''The Mysterious Mister X'' (German: ''Der geheimnisvolle Mister X'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by J.A. Hübler-Kahla and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Annemarie Steinsieck and Herti Kirchner.Waldman p.205
The film's sets were desi ...
'' (1936)
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Stjenka Rasin'' (1936)
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The Barber of Seville
''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based ...
'' (1938)
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Women for Golden Hill
''Women for Golden Hill'' (German:'' Frauen für Golden Hill'') is a 1938 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Viktor Staal and Elfie Mayerhofer. The fim's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Kn ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Wild Bird
''Wild Bird'' is an album by American pianist Hal Galper released on the Mainstream Records, Mainstream label in 1972.[The Master Detective
''The Master Detective'' (german: Der Meisterdetektiv) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Hubert Marischka and starring Rudolf Platte who plays a private detective. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Arthur Schwarz.
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'' (1944)
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The Appeal to Conscience
''The Appeal to Conscience'' (german: Ruf an das Gewissen) is a 1949 German mystery film directed by Karl Anton and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz and Gustav Diessl.Davidson & Hake p. 61 It was originally shot in 1944, but remained unco ...
'' (1949)
References
Bibliography
* Gerd Gemünden. ''A Foreign Affair: Billy Wilder's American Films''. Berghahn Books, 2008.
External links
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1886 births
1950 deaths
German art directors
Film people from Berlin
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