Leo Leux (7 March 1893 – 8 September 1951) was a German composer of

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. He began working on films during the

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, following the introduction of

sound film A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before ...

s. During the Nazi era, Leux worked largely on entertainment films such as ''

Truxa ''Truxa'' is a 1937 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring La Jana, Hannes Stelzer, and Ernst Fritz Fürbringer. It is a Circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may inclu ...

'' (1937) as well more ideogically-oriented films such as ''

Venus on Trial ''Venus on Trial'' (german: Venus vor Gericht) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Hannes Stelzer, Hansi Knoteck, and Paul Dahlke. The film was part of the Nazis' campaign against 'degenerate art', and depicts ...

'' (1941).Waldman p.153 He continued to work in cinema following

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, right up to his death in 1951.

Selected filmography

* ''

Susanne Cleans Up ''Susanne Cleans Up'' (German: ''Susanne macht Ordnung'') is a 1930 musical comedy film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Truus Van Aalten, Francis Lederer and Albert Paulig.Bock & Bergfelder p. 466 The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'' (1930) * '' A Woman Branded'' (1931) * '' Durand Versus Durand'' (1931) * ''

My Heart Longs for Love ''My Heart Longs for Love'' (German: ''Mein Herz sehnt sich nach Liebe'') is a 1931 German musical romance film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Trude Berliner, Max Adalbert and Johannes Riemann.Klaus p.202 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Love Hotel ''The Love Hotel'' (german: Das verliebte Hotel) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Mathias Wieman and Peter Voß.Bock & Bergfelder p. 348 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets we ...

'' (1933) * ''

Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. The story features Amy Dorrit, youngest child of her family, born and raised in the Marshalsea prison for debtors in London. Arthur Cl ...

'' (1934) * '' The Double'' (1934) * '' The Switched Bride'' (1934) * '' The Young Count'' (1935) * '' His Late Excellency'' (1935) * '' Knockout'' (1935) * '' Maria the Maid'' (1936) * '' The Unsuspecting Angel'' (1936) * ''

'' (1937) * ''

My Son the Minister ''My Son the Minister'' (German: ''Mein Sohn, der Herr Minister'') is a 1937 German comedy drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Hans Brausewetter, Heli Finkenzeller and Françoise Rosay.Bock & Bergfelder p.11 The film's sets were d ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Beaver Coat ''The Beaver Coat'' (german: Der Biberpelz) is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin ...

'' (1937) * '' Star of the Circus'' (1938) * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1939) * ''

My Daughter Doesn't Do That ''My Daughter Doesn't Do That'' (german: Meine Tochter tut das nicht) is a 1940 German romantic comedy film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Erika von Thellmann, and Geraldine Katt.Bock & Bergfelder p. 550 The film' ...

'' (1940) * ''

'' (1941) * ''

The Little Residence ''The Little Residence'' (german: Kleine Residenz) is a 1942 German comedy film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Winnie Markus, Johannes Riemann, and Lil Dagover.Bock & Bergfelder p. 78 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1942) * ''

Love Letters A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings. History One of the oldest references to a l ...

'' (1944) * ''

Ghost in the Castle ''Ghost in the Castle'' (german: Spuk im Schloß) is a 1945/1947 German comedy horror film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Margot Hielscher, Fritz Odemar, and Albert Matterstock.Bock & Bergfelder p. 240 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1947) * ''

In the Temple of Venus ''In the Temple of Venus'' (german: Im Tempel der Venus) is a 1948 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Olga Tschechowa, Willy Birgel, and Hermann Speelmans.Beevor The film was originally produced during the final stages ...

'' (1948) * '' Torreani'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films In America, 1933-1942''. McFarland & Company, 2008.

External links

* 1893 births 1951 deaths Musicians from Munich 20th-century German composers {{Germany-composer-stub