Ruth Eweler (March 19, 1913 – October 1, 1947) was a German actress born in

Plettenberg Plettenberg (; Westphalian: ''Plettmert'') is a town in the Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Plettenberg is located to the west of the Sauerland hills. The highest elevation of the town area is in the ''Ebbegebir ...

. She appeared in a number of films during the 1930s and 1940s, notably as a female lead in the 1937 film ''

The Daughter of the Samurai ''The Daughter of the Samurai'' (german: Die Tochter des Samurai, Japanese: ) is a 1937 German-Japanese drama film directed by Arnold Fanck and Mansaku Itami, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Starring Setsuko Hara, Ruth Eweler and Sessue Ha ...

'', which was a German-Japanese co-production.High p.160

Selected filmography

* ''

I for You, You for Me ''I for You, You for Me'' (German: ''Ich für dich, du für mich'') is a 1934 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Ruth Eweler, Karl Dannemann and Carl de Vogt. It was made as a propaganda film in support of the Nazi regime's ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Old and the Young King ''The Old and the Young King'' (German: ''Der alte und der junge König'') is a 1935 German historical drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Werner Hinz and Leopoldine Konstantin. The film's sets were designed by th ...

'' (1935) * '' Cause for Divorce'' (1937) * ''

'' (1937) * '' Der Scheidungsgrund'' (1937) * '' Men, Animals and Sensations'' (1938) * ''

We Danced Around the World ''We Danced Around the World'' (german: Wir tanzen um die Welt) is a 1939 German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Charlotte Thiele, Irene von Meyendorff, and Carola Höhn. It is a backstage musical. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1939) * ''

Between Hamburg and Haiti ''Between Hamburg and Haiti'' (german: Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti) is a 1940 German drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Gustav Knuth, Gisela Uhlen and Albert Florath. A German plantation owner rescues a young German woman who has b ...

'' (1940) * '' Einmal der liebe Herrgott sein'' (1942) * ''

Elephant Fury ''Elephant Fury'' (german: Gesprengte Gitter) is a 1953 West German drama war film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Rentschler p.283 It also features Herbert A.E. Bohme, Hans Zesch-Ballot and Dorothea Wieck. The film had a troubled production ...

'' (1953)

References

Bibliography

* High, Peter B. ''The Imperial screen: Japanese film culture in the Fifteen years' war, 1931-1945''. University of Wisconsin Press, 2003. * Hull, David Stewart. ''Film in the Third Reich: a study of the German cinema, 1933-1945''. University of California Press, 1969.

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* 1913 births 1947 deaths People from Plettenberg People from the Province of Westphalia German film actresses 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-film-actor-stub