Paul Westermeier (9 July 1892 – 17 October 1972) was a German

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Selected filmography

* '' Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * ''

Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors ''Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (german: Agnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier) is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Hermann Thimig and Kurt Ehrle.Jung & Schatzberg p. 202 The film's sets ...

'' (1918) * ''

About the Son ''About the Son'' (german: Um den Sohn) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Frederik Larsen and starring Carola Toelle, Ernst Hofmann and Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur. It premiered in Berlin on 13 May 1921.Grange p. 92 Cast * Carola Toelle ...

'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Actress'' (1921) * ''

Children of Darkness ''Children of Darkness'' is a 1983 American documentary film on PBS produced by Ara Chekmayan and Richard Kotuk. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It is about mentally ill and emotionally troubled children an ...

'' (1921) * '' The Big Shot'' (1922) * '' The Enchantress'' (1924) * ''

Annemarie and Her Cavalryman ''Annemarie and Her Cavalryman'' (german: Annemarie und ihr Ulan) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Erich Eriksen and starring Colette Brettel, Sig Arno, and Hans Junkermann. The film's sets were designed by Karl Machus Karl Machus (188 ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Pride of the Company ''The Pride of the Company'' (German: ''Der Stolz der Kompanie'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Georg H. Schnell and Camilla Spira. The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1926) * ''

Circus Romanelli ''Circus Romanelli'' (German: ''Der dumme August des Zirkus Romanelli'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Claire Rommer and Victor Janson. Cast * Reinhold Schünzel as August *Cla ...

'' (1926) * ''

We'll Meet Again in the Heimat ''We'll Meet Again at Home'' (German: ''In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Leo Mittler Leo Mittler (18 December 1893 – 16 May 1958) was an Austrian playwright, screenwriter and film director. ...

'' (1926) * ''

A Crazy Night ''A Crazy Night'' (german: Eine tolle Nacht) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke and Henry Bender.Bock & Bergfelder p. 353 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film' ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Long Intermission ''The Long Intermission'' (german: Die große Pause) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Wolfgang von Schwindt and Livio Pavanelli.Grange p. 269 It is based upon the play written by Oscar Blum ...

'' (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) * '' Lemke's Widow'' (1928) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * '' Dear Homeland'' (1929) * ''

Retreat on the Rhine ''Retreat on the Rhine'' (german: Zapfenstreich am Rhein) is a 1930 German musical comedy film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Charlotte Susa, Hans Stüwe, and Hermann Böttcher. It was made as an operetta film which emerged as a popular gen ...

'' (1930) * '' Josef the Chaste'' (1930) * ''

Alraune ''Alraune'' (German for ) is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character. The book originally featured illustrations by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald. Legend The basis of the story o ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Little Escapade ''The Little Escapade'' (german: Der kleine Seitensprung) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig and Hans Brausewetter.Salwolkep .54 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berl ...

'' (1931) *'' Errant Husbands'' (1931) * '' A Crafty Youth'' (1931) * '' Everyone Asks for Erika'' (1931) * ''

The Beggar Student ''Der Bettelstudent'' (''The Beggar Student'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on ''Les noces de Fernande'' by Victorien Sar ...

'' (1931) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1931) * ''

The Soaring Maiden ''The Soaring Maiden'' (German: ''Die schwebende Jungfrau'') is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lissy Arna, S.Z. Sakall and Dina Gralla.Waldman p.151 It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets wer ...

'' (1931) * '' Berlin-Alexanderplatz'' (1931) * '' The Spanish Fly'' (1931) * '' Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (1931) * ''

Quick Quick, as an adjective, refers to something moving with high speed. Quick may also refer to: In business * Quick (restaurant), a Belgian fast-food restaurant chain * Quick (sportswear), a Dutch manufacturer of sportswear * Quick (automobile) ...

'' (1932) * '' At Your Orders, Sergeant'' (1932) * ''

Things Are Getting Better Already ''Things Are Getting Better Already'' (German: ''Es wird schon wieder besser'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Kurt Gerron and starring Dolly Haas, Heinz Rühmann and Paul Otto.Waldman p.45 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berl ...

'' (1932) * ''

How Shall I Tell My Husband? ''How Shall I Tell My Husband?'' (german: Wie sag' ich's meinem Mann?) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Georg Alexander, and Ida Wüst. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios ...

'' (1932) * ''

Inge and the Millions ''Inge and the Millions'' (german: Inge und die Millionen) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Brigitte Helm, Carl Esmond, and Paul Wegener. Produced by UFA, it was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The fil ...

'' (1933) * '' The Castle in the South'' (1933) * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) * '' Morgenrot'' (1933) * ''

If I Were King ''If I Were King'' is a 1938 American biographical and historical film starring Ronald Colman as medieval poet François Villon, and featuring Basil Rathbone and Frances Dee. It is based on the 1901 play and novel, both of the same name, by Jus ...

'' (1934) * ''

What Am I Without You ''What Am I Without You'' (german: Was bin ich ohne Dich) is a 1934 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Betty Bird, and Olga Chekhova. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1934) * ''

Miss Liselott ''Miss Liselott'' (german: Fräulein Liselott) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Magda Schneider, Albert Lieven, and Maria Sazarina. The former silent director Franz Hofer worked as assistant director on the f ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Two Seals ''The Two Seals'' (german: Die beiden Seehunde) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Harry Gondi, and Walter Steinbeck Walter Steinbeck (26 September 1878 – 27 August 1942) was a German film actor. ...

'' (1934) * ''

Love and the First Railway ''Love and the First Railway'' (german: Die Liebe und die erste Eisenbahn) is a 1934 German historical film, historical comedy film directed by Robert Neppach and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Ida Wüst, and Karin Hardt. The plot revolves around the Be ...

'' (1934) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

The Valiant Navigator ''The Valiant Navigator'' or ''The Brave Seafarer'' (German: ''Der mutige Seefahrer'') is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Paul Kemp, Lucie Englisch and Maria Krahn.Waldman p.101 It was based on a play by Georg Kai ...

'' (1935) * ''

Paul and Pauline ''Paul and Pauline'' (German: ''Paul und Pauline'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Ludwig Manfred Lommel, Trude Hesterberg and Erika Helmke. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Marienfelde in Berlin.Klaus p.164 ...

'' (1936) * '' The Abduction of the Sabine Women'' (1936) * ''

Uncle Bräsig ''Uncle Bräsig'' (german: Onkel Bräsig) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Otto Wernicke, Heinrich Schroth and Harry Hardt. It marked the film debut of the Swedish actress Kristina Söderbaum who we ...

'' (1936) * ''

Savoy Hotel 217 ''Savoy Hotel 217'' (German: ''Savoy-Hotel 217'') is a 1936 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Fridericus ''Fridericus'' is a 1937 German historical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Otto Gebühr, Hilde Körber and Lil Dagover. It is based on the life of Frederick II of Prussia.Waldman p. 208 It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian ...

'' (1937) * '' Autobus S'' (1937) * ''

The Irresistible Man ''The Irresistible Man'' (german: Der Unwiderstehliche) is a 1937 German romantic comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Anny Ondra, Hans Söhnker, and Trude Hesterberg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Divine Jetta ''The Divine Jetta'' (german: Die göttliche Jette) is a 1937 German musical comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Grethe Weiser, Viktor de Kowa, and Marina von Ditmar Marina von Ditmar (30 October 1914 – 3 September 2014) was ...

'' (1937) * '' His Best Friend'' (1937) * '' Alarm in Peking'' (1937) * '' Togger'' (1937) * ''

The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl ''The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (german: Die Umwege des schönen Karl) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Hardt, and Sybille Schmitz. It portrays the experiences of a young waiter during ...

'' (1938) * ''

Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' (german: Rote Orchideen) is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 a ...

'' (1938) * '' Nanon'' (1938) * '' The Girl of Last Night'' (1938) * '' The Woman at the Crossroads'' (1938) * ''

The Green Emperor ''The Green Emperor'' (german: Der grüne Kaiser) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Paul Mundorf and starring Gustav Diessl, Carola Höhn and René Deltgen. It was inspired by the real-life case of a Belgian financier who had gone missin ...

'' (1939) * ''

Who's Kissing Madeleine? ''Who's Kissing Madeleine?'' (German: ''Wer küßt Madeleine?'') is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Magda Schneider, Albert Matterstock and Herti Kirchner.Parish p.503 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1939) * ''

Uproar in Damascus ''Uproar in Damascus'' (German: ''Aufruhr in Damaskus'') is a 1939 German thriller film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk and Hans Nielsen. It is set during the First World War with German troops battling ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Journey to Tilsit ''The Journey to Tilsit'' (German: ''Die Reise nach Tilsit'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Philip Dorn and Anna Dammann. Synopsis Elske faithfully loves her husband Endrik as he is seduc ...

'' (1939) * ''

Twilight Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this il ...

'' (1940) * ''

Andreas Schlüter Andreas Schlüter (1659 – c. June 1714) was a German baroque sculptor and architect, active in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Tsardom. Biography Andreas Schlüter was bor ...

'' (1942) * ''

Diesel Diesel may refer to: * Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression * Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines * Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...

'' (1942) * '' The Buchholz Family'' (1944) * '' Marriage of Affection'' (1944) * '' Young Hearts'' (1944) * ''

Somewhere in Berlin ''Somewhere in Berlin'' (german: Irgendwo in Berlin) is a film produced in the Soviet occupation zone of Allied-occupied Germany, the area that later became East Germany. It was released in 1946, and was the third DEFA film. It sold 4,179,651 tick ...

'' (1946) * ''

The Court Concert ''The Court Concert'' (german: Das Hofkonzert) is a 1936 German historical romantic comedy film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk), and starring Mártha Eggerth, Johannes Heesters, and Kurt Meisel.Hake p. 142 It was made b ...

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

Professor Nachtfalter ''Professor Nachtfalter'' is a 1951 West German comedy film directed by Rolf Meyer and starring Johannes Heesters, Jeanette Schultze and Maria Litto.Bock & Bergfelder p.191 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. The ...

'' (1951) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1951) * ''

The White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...

'' (1952) *'' The Flower of Hawaii'' (1953) * ''

The Emperor Waltz ''The Emperor Waltz'' (german: Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame) is a 1948 American musical film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine.Bookbinder 1977, p. 179. Written by Wilder and Charles Brackett, the film is about ...

'' (1953) * ''

Money from the Air ''Money from the Air'' (german: Geld aus der Luft) is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Josef Meinrad, Lonny Kellner, and Grethe Weiser. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios of Real Film in Hamburg ...

'' (1953) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1953) * '' The Cousin from Nowhere'' (1953) * ''

Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben ''The Life of Surgeon Sauerbruch'' sometimes shortened to ''Surgeon Sauerbruch'' (German: ''Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben'') is a 1954 West German biographical drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Ewald Balser, Heidemarie Hathey ...

'' (1954) * ''

Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel ''Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel'' (german: Columbus entdeckt Krähwinkel) is a 1954 West German comedy film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and Alexander Paal and starring Eva Kerbler, Rudolf Platte and two sons of Charlie Chaplin, Charles Chaplin ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Missing Miniature ''The Missing Miniature'' (german: Die verschwundene Miniatur) is a 1954 West German comedy crime film directed by Carl-Heinz Schroth and starring Paola Loew, Ralph Lothar and Paul Westermeier.Bock & Bergfelder p.236 It is based on the 1935 stor ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Beautiful Miller ''The Beautiful Miller'' (german: Die schöne Müllerin) is a 1954 West German romantic drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Waltraut Haas, Gerhard Riedmann and Hertha Feiler.Bock & Bergfelder p.216 It was made at the Tempel ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Happy Village ''The Happy Village'' (german: Das fröhliche Dorf) is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Hannelore Bollmann, Carl Hinrichs and Gerhard Riedmann.Williams p.150 It is a remake of the 1934 German film '' Trou ...

'' (1955) * ''

Father's Day Father's Day is a holiday of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In the United ...

'' (1955) * '' The Congress Dances'' (1955) * ''

The Stolen Trousers ''The Stolen Trousers'' (german: Die gestohlene Hose) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Susanne Cramer, Ruth Stephan and Peter Weck. Emerging comedy star Heinz Erhardt appeared in a supporting role.Boc ...

'' (1956) * ' (1957) * '' Little Man on Top'' (1957) * '' Lemke's Widow'' (1957) * '' Almenrausch and Edelweiss'' (1957) * ''

Mikosch, the Pride of the Company ''Mikosch, the Pride of the Company'' (german: Mikosch, der Stolz der Kompanie) is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Gunther Philipp, Walter Gross, and Kurt Großkurth Kurt Großkurth (or Grosskurth; 11 ...

'' (1958) *''

Triplets on Board ''Triplets on Board'' (german: Drillinge an Bord) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Hans Müller and starring Heinz Erhardt, Ann Smyrner and Ingrid van Bergen. Three identical brothers all go on the same cruise using only one ticket.H ...

'' (1959)

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