Herbert Lippschitz (1904–1972) was a German art director. He rose to prominence during the

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. The

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Lippschitz was forced to leave Germany following the rise of the

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to power in 1933. This largely halted his career although he was sporadically involved in films in a variety of different countries. He is sometimes credited as Herbert O. Phillips.

Selected filmography

* '' The Citadel of Warsaw'' (1930) * '' Express 13'' (1931) * '' I Go Out and You Stay Here'' (1931) * '' A Crafty Youth'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' At Your Orders, Sergeant'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' Crime Reporter Holm'' (1932) * '' Two Heavenly Blue Eyes'' (1932) * '' And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (1933) * '' Wild Cattle'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1957)

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* 1904 births 1972 deaths German art directors Film people from Berlin Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany {{Germany-film-bio-stub