José Bohr (3 September 1901 – 29 May 1994) was a German-born Chilean
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
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producer, actor and
screenwriter
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. He directed 35 films between 1919 and 1969.
Selected filmography
Actor
* ''
Así es la vida'' (1930)
* ''
Rogue of the Rio Grande
''Rogue of the Rio Grande'' is a 1930 American musical comedy Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring José Bohr, Myrna Loy and Walter Miller.Pitts p.344
Main cast
* José Bohr as El Malo
* Myrna Loy as Carmita
* Walte ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Sombras de gloria
''Shadows of Glory'' (Spanish:''Sombras de gloria'') is a pre-Code Spanish-language Cinema of the United States, American film released in 1930. It was produced by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures to serve as an alternate-language version of their En ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Ex-Flame
''Ex-Flame'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Neil Hamilton, Marian Nixon, and Norman Kerry. The film is an adaptation of the 1861 Victorian novel ''East Lynne'', but is set in contemporary England ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Hollywood, ciudad de ensueño'' (1931)
Director
* ''
La sangre manda
''The Call of the Blood'' (Spanish: "La sangre manda") is a 1934 Mexican drama film written and directed by José Bohr. It stars José Bohr, Virginia Fabregas, Elisa Robles, and Sara García.
Cast
* José Bohr: José Bolívar
* Virginia Fábre ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Luponini de Chicago
''Luponini from Chicago'' (Spanish:''Luponini de Chicago'') is a 1935 Mexican comedy crime film directed by and starring José Bohr.Balderston, Gonzalez & Lopez p.196 It also features Anita Blanch, Carlos Villatoro and Isabelita Blanch.
Cast
* J ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Sueño de amor'' (1935)
* ''
Así es la mujer'' (1936)
* ''
Por mis pistolas'' (1938)
* ''
El látigo'' (1939)
* ''
Si mis campos hablaran'' (1947)
* ''La dama de las camelias'' (1947)
* ''Mis espuelas de plata'' (1948)
* ''Tonto pillo'' (1948)
* ''
Uno que ha sido marino
''One Who's Been a Sailor'' (Spanish: ''Uno que ha sido marino'') is a 1951 Chilean comedy film directed by José Bohr and starring Eugenio Retes, Hilda Sour and Arturo Gatica.Historia del cine chileno p.66
Plot
Two shoe shiners and a newspaper ve ...
'' (1951)
* ''
El gran circo Chamorro
''The Big Chamorro Circus'' (Spanish: ''El gran circo Chamorro'') is a 1955 Chilean comedy film directed by José Bohr and starring Eugenio Retes and Malú Gatica.
Plot
The story revolves around the life of Euríspides Chamorro (Retes), who work ...
'' (1955)
* ''Un chileno en España'' (1962)
* ''Sonrisas de Chile'' (1970)
References
External links
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1901 births
1994 deaths
20th-century Chilean male actors
Chilean film directors
Chilean film producers
Chilean male film actors
Chilean screenwriters
Male screenwriters
Mass media people from Bonn
German emigrants to Chile
20th-century screenwriters
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