James Bauer (1884–1940) was a German film director. Following the

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takeover of power in 1933, he emigrated first to

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and later to

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, where he directed several films until his death in 1940.

Selected filmography

* '' The Black Star'' (1922) * '' The Sleeping Volcano'' (1922) * '' Der Mitternachtszug'' (1923) * ''

Op Hoop van Zegen '' The Good Hope (''from Dutch: ''Op Hoop van Zegen''; more literally: ''Hoping for the best)'' is a Dutch play written by Herman Heijermans in 1900/1901. It takes place in a fishing village, with the conflict between the fishermen and their em ...

'' (1924) * ''

Anne-Liese of Dessau ''Anne-Liese of Dessau'' (german: Die Anne-Liese von Dessau) is a 1925 German silent historical film directed by James Bauer and starring Maly Delschaft, Werner Pittschau and Julia Serda.Grange p. 205 It portrays the life of Anna Louise Föhse ...

'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1927) * '' Did You Fall in Love Along the Beautiful Rhine?'' (1927) * '' The Foreign Legionnaire'' (1928) * ''

The Girl from the Provinces ''The Girl from the Provinces'' (German:''Das Mädel aus der Provinz'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by James Bauer.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 9'' p.585 The art direction was by Robert A. Dietrich. Cast In alphabe ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' The Third Confession'' (1929) * ''

Night Convoy ''Night Convoy'' (german: Nachtkolonne) is a 1932 German drama film directed by James Bauer and starring Vladimir Gajdarov, Olga Tschechowa and Oskar Homolka. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg. The film's ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Escape to Nice ''The Escape to Nice'' (german: Flucht nach Nizza) is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by James Bauer and starring Fritz Fischer, Georg Alexander and Else Elster. The film is based on the novel ''Orje Lehmann wird Detektiv'' by Dolly Bruc ...

'' (1932) * '' Paraguay, tierra de promisión'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''

Explosivo 008 ''Explosivo 008'' is a 1940 Argentine crime film directed by German exiled filmmaker James Bauer. Cast * María Antinea * Lea Conti * Pablo Cumo * María de la Fuente * Fausto Etchegoin * Vicente Padula Vicente Padula (July 14, 1898 – Janua ...

'' (1940)

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009. * Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2007.

External links

* 1884 births 1940 deaths Film directors from Hamburg Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to Argentina {{Germany-film-director-stub