Oscar Friedrich Werndorff (1880–1938) was an
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art director. After leaving Germany in the early 1930s he moved to Britain where he worked in the British film industry. He co-directed the 1931 film ''
The Bells''.
[Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.78]
Selected filmography
Art director
* ''
The Count of Cagliostro'' (1920)
* ''
The Story of a Maid
''The Story of a Maid'' (German: ''Der Roman eines Dienstmädchens'') is a 1921 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Liane Haid, Otto Tressler and Erika Glässner. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berl ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Money in the Streets'' (1922)
* ''
The Daughter of the Brigadier'' (1922)
* ''
The Slipper Hero'' (1923)
* ''
The Three Marys
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'' (1923)
* ''
The Wonderful Adventure
''The Wonderful Adventure'' (German: ''Das schöne Abenteuer'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Vilma Bánky, Georg Alexander and Ernst Reicher.Schildgen p.42
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Carlos and Elisabeth'' (1924)
* ''
Man Against Man'' (1924)
* ''
Unmarried Daughters
''Unmarried Daughters'' (German: ''Ledige Töchter'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Jenny Jugo, Charlotte Ander and Ida Wüst.Parish p.297
The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff.
C ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Nanette Makes Everything'' (1926)
* ''
A Modern Dubarry'' (1927)
* ''
Always Be True and Faithful
''Always Be True and Faithful'' (german: Üb' immer Treu' und Redlichkeit ) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Rosa Valetti and Julius E. Herrmann.Bock & Bergfelder p. 524
The film's set ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Heaven on Earth'' (1927)
* ''
Odette'' (1928)
* ''
Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928)
* ''
The Singing City
''The Singing City'' (German: ''Die singende Stadt'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Brigitte Helm and Walter Janssen.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff.
An ...
'' (1930)
* ''
The First Mrs. Fraser'' (1932)
* ''
The Camels Are Coming'' (1934)
* ''
Forbidden Territory
''Forbidden Territory'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Gregory Ratoff, Ronald Squire and Binnie Barnes. It was based on the 1933 novel '' The Forbidden Territory'' by Dennis Wheatley.Shaw p.15
The film, abo ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Heat Wave
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'' (1935)
* ''
Fighting Stock'' (1935)
* ''
Pagliacci'' (1936)
* ''
Rhodes of Africa'' (1936)
* ''
For Valour'' (1937)
* ''
The Lilac Domino'' (1937)
* ''
Under Secret Orders
''Under Secret Orders'', also known as ''Mademoiselle Doctor'', is a 1937 British spy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Erich von Stroheim, John Loder, Dita Parlo and Claire Luce. It is an English-language version of the Frenc ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Keep Smiling'' (1938)
* ''
The Ware Case'' (1938)
* ''
Let's Be Famous'' (1939)
References
Bibliography
* Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. ''Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950''. Berghahn Books, 2008.
External links
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1880 births
1938 deaths
Austrian art directors
Film people from Vienna
Austrian emigrants to England
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