Lothar Wolff (13 May 1909 – 2 October 1988) was a German

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

and

assistant director The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to tak ...

. He worked in Weimar Germany on films such as ''

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (german: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse), also called ''The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse'', is a 1933 German crime-thriller film directed by Fritz Lang. The movie is a sequel to Lang's silent film ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambl ...

'' (1933). Following the rise of the

Nazi party The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right politics, far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that crea ...

to power he left Germany, working in Austria, France and Denmark before eventually settling in the United States. In America he became known for his work on the documentary ''

March of Time ''The March of Time'' is an American newsreel series sponsored by Time Inc. and shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. It was based on a radio news series broadcast from 1931 to 1945. The "voice" of both series was Westbrook Van Voorhis. Pr ...

'' series.Setliff p.138

Selected filmography

* '' Die Fledermaus'' (1931) * '' The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (1931) * ''

King of the Hotel ''King of the Hotel'' (French:''Le roi des palaces'') is a 1932 British-French comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jules Berry, Betty Stockfeld and Armand Dranem.Crisp p.309 It was based on a play by Henry Kistemaeckers. The ...

'' (1932) * '' Love in Morocco'' (1933) * ''

Voices of Spring Voices or The Voices may refer to: Film and television * ''Voices'' (1920 film), by Chester M. De Vonde, with Diana Allen * ''Voices'' (1973 film), a British horror film * ''Voices'' (1979 film), a film by Robert Markowitz * ''Voices'' (19 ...

'' (1933) * ''

King of the Ritz ''King of the Ritz'' is a 1933 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and Herbert Smith and starring Stanley Lupino, Betty Stockfeld and Hugh Wakefield. A separate French-language version ''King of the Hotel'' was made, with Stockfield ...

'' (1933) * '' Judgment of Lake Balaton'' (1933) * ''

'' (1933) * ''

Flight from the Millions ''Flight from the Millions'' (Danish:''Flugten fra millionerne'') is a 1934 Danish comedy film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Inga Arvad, Erling Schroeder and Tudlik Johansen. It was one of three films made in Denmark by the Hungarian dire ...

'' (1934) * ''

Prisoner Number One ''Prisoner Number One'' (Danish:''Fange nr. 1'') is a 1935 Danish comedy film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Christian Arhoff, Robert Storm Petersen and Rasmus Christiansen.Cunningham p.210 Cast * Christian Arhoff as Felix * Robert Sto ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Golden Smile ''The Golden Smile'' (Danish:''Det gyldne smil'') is a 1935 Danish drama film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Bodil Ipsen, Helen von Münchofen and John Price.Sadoul & Morris p.80 The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz F ...

'' (1935)

References

Bibliography

* Jonathan Stuart. ''The March of Time and the American Century''. ProQuest, 2007.

External links

* 1909 births 1988 deaths German film editors Emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States Film people from Bydgoszcz German film producers {{Germany-film-bio-stub