Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American

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er, and

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. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the

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before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work ''John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer'' by Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay. In 1911, he emigrated to

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where he earned a substantial reputation as a post impressionist painter and was awarded the

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by the French government. Lachman's interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in

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, leading to work on '' Mare Nostrum'' in 1925. He worked as a director in France and

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before settling in Hollywood in 1933. His credits include '' Down Our Street'', '' Baby Take a Bow'', '' Dante's Inferno'', ''

Our Relations ''Our Relations'' is a 1936 feature film starring Laurel and Hardy, produced by Stan Laurel for Hal Roach Studios. This is the third of three films in which they play a dual role: the first was '' Brats'' and the second was ''Twice Two''. The sto ...

'', and '' Dr. Renault's Secret''. In 1928 he married Jue Quon Tai."Director Proves Kiplings Wrong" The Newark Advocate, Newark, Ohio, 05 Nov 1932, Sat • Page 5 Lachman returned to painting in the 1940s. He died on March 19, 1975.

Filmography

* '' Weekend Wives'' (1928) * '' Under the Greenwood Tree'' (1929) * '' Song of Soho'' (1930) * ''

The Compulsory Husband ''The Compulsory Husband'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and Harry Lachman and starring Banks, Lillian Manton and Clifford Heatherley. It was based on a novel by John Glyder. Cast * Monty Banks as Monty * Lillian Manton ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Yellow Mask ''The Yellow Mask'' is a 1930 British musical crime film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Lupino Lane, Dorothy Seacombe and Warwick Ward. A criminal plans to rob the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. It was based on the 1927 Edgar W ...

'' (1930) * '' The Love Habit'' (1931) * '' The Outsider'' (1931) * ''

The Man at Midnight ''The Man at Midnight'' (French: ''Le monsieur de minuit'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Jean Weber, Josseline Gaël and Marcel Simon.Cook p.514 It was the French-language version of the British film '' A ...

'' (1931) * '' Mistigri'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' The Dressmaker of Luneville'' (1932) * '' The Beautiful Sailor'' (1932) * '' Down Our Street'' (1932) * '' Aren't We All?'' (1932) * '' Paddy the Next Best Thing'' (1933) * '' Face in the Sky'' (1933) * '' Baby Take a Bow'' (1934) * ''

George White's Scandals ''George White's Scandals'' were a long-running string of Broadway revues produced by George White that ran from 1919–1939, modeled after the ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including W. C. F ...

'' (1934) * ''

I Like It That Way ''I Like It That Way'' is a 1934 American pre-Code musical film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Gloria Stuart, Roger Pryor and Marian Marsh. The film depicts the story of a telephone operator who quits her job to become a singer at a ...

'' (1934) * '' Nothing More Than a Woman'' (1934) * ''

George White's 1935 Scandals ''George White's 1935 Scandals'' is an American musical film, written by Jack Yellen and produced in 1935 by Fox Film Corporation. It was a follow-up to (but not a sequel to) the 1934 release, ''George White's Scandals''. Plot The film centers ...

'' (1935) * '' Dante's Inferno'' (1935) * '' Dressed to Thrill'' (1935) * ''

'' (1936) * ''

Charlie Chan at the Circus ''Charlie Chan at the Circus'' is the 11th film produced by Fox starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. A seemingly harmless family outing drags a vacationing Chan into a murder investigation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dunc ...

'' (1936) * '' The Man Who Lived Twice'' (1936) * '' When You're in Love'' (1937) * '' The Devil Is Driving'' (1937) * '' It Happened in Hollywood'' (1937) * ''

No Time to Marry ''No Time to Marry'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Richard Arlen, Mary Astor and Lionel Stander.Goble p.888 Partial cast * Richard Arlen as Perry Brown * Mary Astor as Kay McGowan * Lionel Stander as A ...

'' (1938) * '' They Came by Night'' (1940) * ''

Murder Over New York ''Murder Over New York'' is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. The cast also features Marjorie Weaver, Robert Lowery and Ricardo Cortez.Backer p.128-29 Chan must solve a murder myst ...

'' (1940) * '' Dead Men Tell'' (1941) * ''

Charlie Chan in Rio ''Charlie Chan in Rio'' is a 1941 film featuring the Asian detective Charlie Chan. It was the tenth film to feature Sidney Toler as the title character, who is called upon to investigate the death of a suspected murderer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...

'' (1941) * '' The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'' (1942) * ''

Castle in the Desert ''Castle in the Desert'' is a 1942 film featuring the Chinese detective Charlie Chan. It was the eleventh film to feature Sidney Toler as the title character, and the last made by 20th Century Fox. The series continued with Toler, though under m ...

'' (1942) * '' Dr. Renault's Secret'' (1942)

References

External links

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Paintings by Lachman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lachman, Harry 1886 births 1975 deaths 20th-century American painters American male painters Post-impressionist painters University of Michigan alumni People from LaSalle, Illinois Painters from Illinois Recipients of the Legion of Honour 20th-century American male artists