Helmuth M. Backhaus (1920–1989) was a German
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
,
screenwriter and
film director.
[Flowers & Frizler p.43]
Selected filmography
Screenwriter
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Love on Ice
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'' (1950)
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Czardas of Hearts'' (1951)
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The Model Husband'' (1956)
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At Green Cockatoo by Night'' (1957)
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The Schimeck Family'' (1957)
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The Star of Santa Clara
''The Star of Santa Clara'' (german: Der Stern von Santa Clara) is a 1958 West German musical comedy film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Vico Torriani, Gerlinde Locker and Ruth Stephan.Koepnick p. 66 It was shot at the Spandau Studios i ...
'' (1958)
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The Csardas King
''The Csardas King'' (German: ''Der Czardas-König'') is a 1958 West German musical film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Rudolf Schock and Elma Karlowa.Bock & Bergfelder p.61 It is a biopic of the life of the Hungarian o ...
'' (1958)
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The Night Before the Premiere'' (1959)
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Yes, Women are Dangerous'' (1960)
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The White Horse Inn
''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl''
)
is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...
'' (1960)
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The Adventures of Count Bobby
''The Adventures of Count Bobby'' (German: ''Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby'') is a 1961 Austrian comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Vivi Bach and Gunther Philipp. It was the first in a trilogy of films featu ...
'' (1961)
Director
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Apartmentzauber
''Apartmentzauber'' is a 1963 West German film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus.
The film is also known as ''Apartment-Zauber'' (alternative spelling).
Plot
According to his parents' wishes, Karl Fischer should marry the young Almut Behring ...
'' (1963)
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If You Go Swimming in Tenerife
''If You Go Swimming in Tenerife'' (german: Wenn man baden geht auf Teneriffa) is a 1964 West German comedy film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Geneviève Cluny, Peter Kraus and Gunnar Möller.Reimer & Zachau p.160
The film's sets ...
'' (1964)
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The Bandits of the Rio Grande
''The Bandits of the Rio Grande'' (German: ''Die Banditen vom Rio Grande'') is a 1965 West German western film directed by Helmuth M. Backhaus and starring Harald Leipnitz, Maria Perschy and Wolfgang Kieling.Crossing Frontiers: Intercultural Pers ...
'' (1965)
Actor
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Weekend in Paradise'' (1952)
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That Can Happen to Anyone
''That Can Happen to Anyone'' (german: Das kann jedem passieren) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Heinz Rühmann, , and Gustav Knuth. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were desi ...
'' (1952)
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Scandal at the Girls' School
''Scandal at the Girls' School'' (german: Skandal im Mädchenpensionat) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Erich Kobler and starring Walter Giller, Günther Lüders and Joachim Brennecke.Bock & Bergfelder p. 157
It was made at the Bav ...
'' (1953)
References
Bibliography
* Flowers, John & Frizler, Paul. ''Psychotherapists on Film, 1899-1999''. McFarland & Company, 2004.
External links
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1920 births
1989 deaths
Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia
German male film actors
Mass media people from Bonn
20th-century German male actors
German male writers
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