Rudolf Lothar ú:dolf ló:tar(born Rudolf Lothar Spitzer; 25 February 1865 – 2 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born

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, playwright, critic and

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. He was born and died in

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Literary works

* 1891 ''Der verschleierte König'', drama * 1900 ''König Harlekin'', play * 1900 ''Das Wiener Burgtheater'' * 1904 '' Tiefland'', opera libretto set to music by

Eugen d'Albert Eugen (originally Eugène) Francis Charles d'Albert (10 April 1864 – 3 March 1932) was a Scottish-born pianist and composer. Educated in Britain, d'Albert showed early musical talent and, at the age of seventeen, he won a scholarship to stud ...

, based on the 1896 Catalan play ''Terra baixa'' by Àngel Guimerà * 1910 ''Kurfürstendamm'', novel * 1910 ''Die drei Grazien'', comedy * 1910 ''Der Herr von Berlin'', novel * 1912
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', opera libretto set to music by

based on Angel Guimerá’s Villa del mar, score available from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection * 1916 ''Die Seele Spaniens'' * 1920 ''Casanovas Sohn'', comedy * 1920 ''Li-Tai-Pe, Des Kaisers Dichter'', opera libretto set to music by

Clemens von Franckenstein Clemens Erwein Heinrich Karl Bonaventura Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein (14 July 1875 – 19 August 1942) was a German opera composer, studying in Vienna, Austria, and later in Munich, Germany, with Ludwig Thuille and at the Hoch Conservatory ...

* 1921 ''Der Werwolf'', comedy * 1925 ''Die Kunst des Verführens'' * 1927 ''Der gute Europäer'', comedy * 1927 ''Die Republik befiehlt'', comedy * 1931 ''Friedemann Bach'', opera libretto set to music by

Paul Graener Paul Graener (11 January 1872 – 13 November 1944) was a German composer and conductor. He composed numerous operas and orchestral works in the Romanticism style. Biography Graener was born in Berlin and orphaned as a young child. A boy ...

based on Albert Emil Brachvogel's novel of the same name * 1931 ''Der Papagei'', comedy * 1931 ''Besuch aus dem Jenseits'', drama * 1934 ''The Red Cat'' (German title: ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo''), comedy

Filmography

*''Tiefland'', directed by Friedrich Rosenthal and (Silent film, 1918, based on the opera '' Tiefland'') *''

Under the Mountains ''Under the Mountains'' (Hungarian: ''Hegyek alján'') is a 1920 Hungarian silent drama film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Oszkár Dénes, Ila Lóth and László Mihó. Cast * Oszkár Dénes - Sebastiano, földbirtokos * Ila Lót ...

'', directed by

Béla Balogh Béla Balogh (1 January 1885 in Székesfehérvár – 30 March 1945 in Budapest) was a Hungarian film director, one of the most prominent of the early 20th century. He was prominent in both silent and voiced productions, and is most known ...

(Silent film, 1920, based on the opera '' Tiefland'') *''

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'', directed by Adolf E. Licho (Silent film, 1922, based on the opera '' Tiefland'') *'' The Masked Dancer'', directed by

Burton L. King Burton L. King (August 25, 1877 – May 4, 1944) was an American film actor and director. One of his best-known productions was '' The Lost Battalion'' (1919). Selected filmography * '' The Battle of Gettysburg'' (1913) * ''Under the Crescent'' ...

(Silent film, 1924, based on the play ''Die Frau mit der Maske'') *''

For Wives Only ''For Wives Only'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Marie Prevost, Victor Varconi and Charles K. Gerrard.Munden p.265 Cast * Marie Prevost as Laura Rittenhaus * Victor Varconi as Dr. Rittenhaus * ...

'', directed by

Victor Heerman Victor Eugene Heerman (August 27, 1893 – November 3, 1977) was an English-American film director, screenwriter, and film producer.Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). ''Silent Film Necrology.'' McFarland, After writing and directing short comedies ...

(Silent film, 1926, based on the story ''The Critical Year'') *'' The Magic Flame'', directed by Henry King (Silent film, 1927, based on the play ''König Harlekin'') *''

The Boudoir Diplomat ''The Boudoir Diplomat'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, from the play ''The Command To Love'' by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar. The film is ...

'', directed by Malcolm St. Clair (English, 1930, based on the play ''Die Republik befiehlt'') **''Don Juan diplomático'', directed by

George Melford George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...

(Spanish, 1931, based on the play ''Die Republik befiehlt'') **''Boudoir diplomatique'', directed by Marcel De Sano (French, 1931, based on the play ''Die Republik befiehlt'') **''Liebe auf Befehl'', directed by

Johannes Riemann Johannes Riemann (31 May 1888 – 30 September 1959) was a German actor and film director. Riemann was a member of the Nazi Party.Ernst Klee (2007) ''Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Ver ...

and Ernst L. Frank (German, 1931, based on the play ''Die Republik befiehlt'') *''

Folies Bergère de Paris ''Folies Bergère de Paris'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film produced by Darryl Zanuck for 20th Century Films, directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Maurice Chevalier, Merle Oberon and Ann Southern. At the 8th Academy Awards, the “Str ...

'', directed by Roy Del Ruth (English, 1935, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'') **''Folies-Bergère'', directed by Roy Del Ruth and

Marcel Achard Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...

(French, 1935, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'') *'' Return of a Stranger'', directed by

Victor Hanbury W. Victor Hanbury (1897 – 14 December 1954) was a British film director and producer. Entering the film industry in 1919 after service in the First World War, he became a director and producer in the early 1930s. His last film as a director w ...

(English, 1937, based on a play) *''

That Night in Rio ''That Night in Rio'' is a 1941 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche (in a dual role as an American entertainer and an aristocratic businessman he is asked to impersonate temp ...

'', directed by

Irving Cummings Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director. Career Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy''. His Broadway, performances included ''In the Long ...

(English, 1941, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'') *''Esta é Fina'', directed by Luiz de Barros (Portuguese, 1948, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'') *''

On the Riviera ''On the Riviera'' is a 1951 Technicolor musical comedy film made by 20th Century Fox. Directed by Walter Lang and produced by Sol C. Siegel from a screenplay by Valentine Davies and Phoebe and Henry Ephron, it is the studio's fourth film base ...

'', directed by

Walter Lang Walter Lang (August 10, 1896 – February 7, 1972) was an American film director. Early life Walter Lang was born in Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a film production company. The business piq ...

(English, 1951, based on the play ''Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo'') *'' Tiefland'', directed by

Leni Riefenstahl Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for her role in producing Nazi propaganda. A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became in ...

(German, 1940–54, based on the opera '' Tiefland'')

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