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Reinhold Schünzel (7 November 1888 – 11 November 1954) was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in
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, the poorest part of
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. Despite being of
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ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the
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to continue making films for several years until he eventually left in 1937 to live abroad.


Life in Germany

Reinhold Schünzel (or Schuenzel) started his career as an actor in 1915 with a role in the film ''
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''. He directed his first film in 1918's ''
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'' and in 1920 directed ''
The Girl from Acker Street ''The Girl from Acker Street'' (german: Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Otto Gebühr, Lilly Flohr, and Rosa Valetti. It was followed by two sequels directed by We ...
'' and ''
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''. He was one of Germany's best-known silent film stars after
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, a period during which films were significantly influenced by the consequences of the war. Schünzel performed in both comedies and dramas, often appearing as a villain or a powerful and corrupt man. He was influenced by filmmakers such as his mentor
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and
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, for whom he worked as an actor in the film '' Madame Du Barry'' in 1919. Schünzel's work was very popular in Germany and the Nazi regime gave him the title of ''Ehrenarier'' or ''Honorary Aryan'', allowing him to continue to direct and act despite his Jewish heritage (his mother was Jewish). He found that the government, first under
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and later under
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, interfered with his film projects, compelling him to leave in 1937. Schuenzel described both the Kaiser and Hitler "persons of recognized authority and the worst possible dramatic taste." Moving to the United States, he worked in Hollywood, playing Nazis and scientists. One of many examples was the film ''
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'' (1944), directed by
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. Made in the style of a gangster film, it depicts the rise of Hitler from a small political adventurer to the dictator of Germany. Reinhold Schünzel played the role of General
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.


Family

Schünzel had a daughter Marianne Stewart, who was born in Berlin, Germany and followed her father by becoming an actress. She appeared in Broadway plays and was known for '' The Facts of Life'' (1960), '' Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'' (1964), and '' Time Table'' (1956).


Schünzel in the United States

Schünzel came to the United States in 1937, and began his American career in Hollywood at
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. Among the films he directed were '' Rich Man, Poor Girl'' (1938), ''
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'' (1939), ''
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'' (1939), and ''
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'' (1941). He also acted in films like ''
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'' (1944), '' Dragonwyck'' (1946), and '' The Vicious Circle'' (1948), among others. His most memorable performance was as Dr. Anderson, a Nazi conspirator, in the film '' Notorious'' released in 1946. Schünzel went to New York in 1945 to make a debut on Broadway. He acted in ''Temper the Wind'' in 1946 and ''
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'' in 1949. Among the prizes he received was the ''Federal West German Film'' prize for the best supporting role in the movie ''My Father's Horses''. He became a U.S citizen in 1943 and he returned to Germany in 1949. Schünzel died of a heart attack in Munich, Germany. Before returning to Germany, he starred in the 1949
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Broadway play ''
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''.


Filmography


German films

* '' The Grehn Case'' (1916) as Kriminalrat Rat Anheim * ''Der Fall Hoop'' (1916) as Kriminalrat Anheim * '' Bubi Is Jealous'' (1916) as Hellmut Hartleben * ''
Werner Krafft ''Werner Krafft'' is a 1916 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Eduard von Winterstein, Erika Glässner and Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Bergfelder p.138 Cast * Eduard von Winterstein as Werner Krafft * Reinhold Schünz ...
'' (1916) as Heinz Kleinschmidt * ''
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'' (1916) * ''
The Uncanny House ''The Uncanny House'' (German: ''Das unheimliche Haus'') is a 1916 German silent mystery film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Werner Krauss, Reinhold Schünzel and Lupu Pick. It was released in three parts.Bock & Bergfelder p.261 The s ...
'' (1916, 3 parts) as Engelbert Fox / Ralph Robin, Privatdetektiv * '' His Coquettish Wife'' (1916) * ''Die Stricknadeln'' (1916) * ''
The Knitting Needles ''The Knitting Needles'' (German: ''Die Stricknadeln'') is a 1916 German silent comedy film directed by Hubert Moest and Otto Rippert and starring Erich Kaiser-Titz, Käthe Haack and Olga Engl.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 Cast * Erich Kaiser-Titz as ...
'' (1916) * '' Under the Spell of Silence'' (1916) * '' Your Dearest Enemy'' (1916) * '' Benjamin the Timid'' (1916) * '' The Night Talk'' (1917) * '' The Newest Star of Variety'' (1917) * ''
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'' (1917) as Tertianer Rolf * '' The Unmarried Woman'' (1917) * ''
The Lord of Hohenstein ''The Lord of Hohenstein'' (German: ''Der Schloßherr von Hohenstein'') is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Rita Clermont and Lupu Pick.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1917) * '' Mountain Air'' (1917) as Von Storch * '' The Bracelet'' (1918) as Hausfreund * ''
Countess Kitchenmaid ''Countess Kitchenmaid'' (German: ''Gräfin Küchenfee'') is a 1918 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Heinrich Schroth and Martin Lübbert. While her mistress is away on ...
'' (1918) as Der Schüchterne * ''
Put to the Test ''Put to the Test'' (German: ''Auf Probe gestellt'') is a 1918 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Heinrich Schroth and Reinhold Schünzel.Jung & Schatzberg p.202 The film's sets were designed by th ...
'' (1918) as Reichsgraf Adolar von Warowingen * '' In the Castle by the Lake'' (1918) as Erich von Strehsen * '' Cain'' (1918) * ''
Spring Storms ''Spring Storms'' or ''Spring Storms in the Autumn of Life'' (German: ''Frühlingsstürme im Herbste des Lebens'') is a 1918 German silent drama film directed by and starring Fern Andra. It also features Josef Peterhans and Reinhold Schünzel.Bo ...
'' (1918) as Reinhold, Neffe von Königswart * ''
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'' (1918) as Dick Tillinghaft, Reporter * ''
The Mirror of the World ''The Mirror of the World'' (German: ''Der Weltspiegel'') is a 1918 German silent film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Adolf Klein, Fritz Richard and Gertrude Welcker. It was the directoral debut of PickKreimeier p.44 who had been a prominent a ...
'' (1918) as Konkurrent * '' The Ballet Girl'' (1918) as Eduard Stutzig, Lebemann * '' Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) as Graf Kasimir Osdorff * ''
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'' (1918) as Fabrikbesitzer Kallenbach * '' Film Kathi'' (1918) * ''
Crown and Whip ''Crown and Whip'' (German: ''Um Krone und Peitsche'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Fern Andra and Georg Bluen and starring Andra, Olga Engl and Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Ca ...
'' (1919) * ''Liebe, die sich frei verschenkt'' (1919) * ''
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'' (1919) as Karl Döring * ''
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'' (1919) as Archibald Corsican * ''
Different from the Others ''Different from the Others'' (german: Anders als die Andern) is a silent German melodramatic film produced during the Weimar Republic. It was first released in 1919 and stars Conrad Veidt and Reinhold Schünzel. The story was co-written by Richa ...
'' (1919) as Franz Bollek * '' One or the Other'' (1919) * ''
The Carousel of Life ''The Carousel of Life'' (German: ''Das Karussell des Lebens'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke, and Reinhold Schünzel. In the United States, it is also known by the alternative ...
'' (1919) * ''
The Apache of Marseilles ''The Apache of Marseilles'' (german: Die Apachen) is a 1919 German silent thriller film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Hanni Weisse Hanni Weisse (16 October 1892 – 13 December 1967) was a German stage and film act ...
'' (1919) as Apache Badinguet * '' Hedda's Revenge'' (1919) as Georg * '' The Peruvian'' (1919) as Egon Hartenstein * '' A Night in Paradise'' (1919) as Ede * ''Seelenverkäufer'' (1919) as Orville * '' Blonde Poison'' (1919) as Adolf Reiss * ''Die Prostitution, 2. Teil - Die sich verkaufen'' (1919) * '' The Secret of Wera Baranska'' (1919) * '' Madame Du Barry'' (1919) as Minister Choiseul * '' Madness'' (1919) as Jörges * ''Seine Beichte (Bekenntnisse eines Lebemannes)'' (1919) as Achim von Wellinghausen * '' During My Apprenticeship'' (1919) as Axel von Rambow * '' Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1919) as Der Teufel (framing story) / Former husband (ep.1) / Murderer (ep,2) / Drunk (ep.3) / Artur Silas, detective (ep.4) / Travelling Baron (ep.5) * ''
Lilli's Marriage ''Lilli's Marriage'' (german: Lillis Ehe) is a 1919 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer. It is a sequel to the film '' Lilli'', and premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by po ...
'' (1919) as Dr. Goldmann * '' Lilli'' (1919) as Dr. Goldmann * ''Die schwarze Marion'' (1919) * '' The Duty to Live'' (1919) * '' The Devil and the Madonna'' (1919) * ''Was Den Männern Gefällt'' (1919) * ''
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'' (1919) as Herbert Warfield * ''Fieber'' (1919) * ''Was den Männern gefällt'' (1919) * '' The Rose of the Flyer'' (1919) * ''
The Loves of Käthe Keller ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (German: ''Die Liebschaften der Kaethe Keller'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Irmgard Bern, Paul Hartmann and Reinhold Schünzel. The film's sets were designed by th ...
'' (1919) as Erbprinz Ottokar * ''
The Girl and the Men ''The Girl and the Men'' (German: ''Das Mädchen und die Männer'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Paul Hartmann, Werner Krauss and Reinhold Schünzel.Bock & Bergfelder p.433 Cast In alphabetical order * Hanne ...
'' (1919) * ''
The Secret of the American Docks ''The Secret of the American Docks'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks'') Is a 1919 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Gustav Botz, and Reinhold Schünzel. The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1919) as Corbett, Reisender * ''
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'' (1919) * ''
The Count of Cagliostro ''Der Graf von Cagliostro'' is a 1920 silent film directed and co-written by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Anita Berber and Conrad Veidt. It depicts the life of the eighteenth century Italian mesmerist and occultist Alessandro Cagl ...
'' (1920) as
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* '' Figures of the Night'' (1920) as Sekretär * ''
Dancer of Death ''Dancer of Death'' (german: Tänzerin Tod) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Reinhold Schünzel and Hans Adalbert Schlettow.Bock & Bergfelder p. 433 The film's sets were designed by the art director Edm ...
'' (1920) * ''
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'' (1920, director) as Leonhard * ''
The Dancer Barberina ''The Dancer Barberina'' (German: ''Die Tänzerin Barberina'') is a 1920 German silent historical drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lyda Salmonova, Otto Gebühr, and Harry Liedtke. Part of the group of Prussian films of the Weimar a ...
'' (1920) as Prinz von Carignan * ''
The Girl from Acker Street ''The Girl from Acker Street'' (german: Das Mädchen aus der Ackerstraße) is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Otto Gebühr, Lilly Flohr, and Rosa Valetti. It was followed by two sequels directed by We ...
'' (1920, director) * ''
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'' (1920) as Französischer Lagerkommandant * '' Three Nights'' (1920) as Verbrecher * '' The Bandits of Asnières'' (1920) as Jean, der Apache * '' Moriturus'' (1920) * ''
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'' (1920, director) as Tsar Peter * '' The Chameleon'' (1920) * ''
Christian Wahnschaffe ''Christian Wahnschaffe'' is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Urban Gad and starring Conrad Veidt, Lillebil Ibsen, and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts ''World Ablaze'' (''Weltbrand'') in November 1920 and ''The Escape fr ...
'' (1920) * '' The Anti-Detective'' (1920) * '' The Last Hour'' (1921) * ''
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) * '' Deceiver of the People'' (1921, director) * ''
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'' (1921) as Ferdinand IV, König von Neapel * ''
Money in the Streets ''Money in the Streets'' (German: ''Das Geld auf der Strasse'') is a 1922 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Liane Haid, Liesl Stillmark and Max Ralph-Ostermann.Grange p.111 The film's sets were des ...
'' (1922) as Harry Lister * '' Luise Millerin'' (1922) as Hofmarschall Kalb * ''
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'' (1922) as Alexandroff * '' The Love Nest'' (1922) as Lothar von Brandt * ''
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'' (1923) as Don Juan de la Marana * ''
The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen ''The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen'' (German: ''Der Schatz der Gesine Jakobsen'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Marija Leiko, Paul Wegener and Reinhold Schünzel. It premiered in Berlin Be ...
'' (1923) as Rasmussen * ''
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'' (1923) * ''
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'' (1923) as Schieber * '' The Slipper Hero'' (1923) * ''
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'' (1924) * '' Strong Winds'' (1924, director) * '' Battle of the Butterflies'' (1924) as Richard Keßler, Reisender * '' A Woman for 24 Hours'' (1925, director) * '' Rags and Silk'' (1925) as Max * '' The Marriage Swindler'' (1925) * ''
Flight Around the World ''Flight Around the World'' (german: Der Flug um den Erdball) is a 1925 German silent adventure film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Reinhold Schünzel, and Bruno Kastner.Grange p. 193 It was released in two parts. It was s ...
'' (1925) as Louis Renard * ''
The Flower Girl of Potsdam Square ''The Flower Woman of Potsdam Square'' (german: Die Blumenfrau vom Potsdamer Platz) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Erika Glässner, Ralph Arthur Roberts, and Reinhold Schünzel. The film's sets were des ...
'' (1925) as Stiefelputzer * ''Der Flug um den Erdball, 2. Teil - Indien, Europa'' (1925) * ''
The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store ''The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store'' (german: Die Kleine aus der Konfektion) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Lilly Flohr and Evi Eva.A New History of German Cinema p. 61 The ...
'' (1925) * ''
Cock of the Roost ''Cock of the Roost'' (german: Der Hahn im Korb) is a 1925 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Elga Brink and Maly Delschaft. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter R ...
'' (1925) as Peter Abendrot * ''
Den of Iniquity ''Den of Iniquity'' (German: ''Sündenbabel'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Jack Trevor and Maly Delschaft.Bock & Bergfelder p.229 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...
'' (1925) as Emil Stiebel * ''Zwischen zwei Frauen'' (1925) * ''
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) as Wilhelm, der Stolz der Kompagnie * '' Tea Time in the Ackerstrasse'' (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) as Der dumme August * ''
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) as Gustav Knospe * ''
The Imaginary Baron ''The Imaginary Baron'' (German: ''Der Juxbaron'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Reinhold Schünzel and Marlene Dietrich.Grange p.252 It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were ...
'' (1927) as Der Juxbaron * ''
Hello Caesar! ''Hello Caesar!'' (german: Halloh – Caesar!) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Mary Nolan, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It is partly set in the spa town of Karlsbad in Czechoslovakia , ...
'' (1927) as Caesar, Artist * '' Heaven on Earth'' (1927) as Traugott Bellmann * ''
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) as Orje Duff * '' Gesetze der Liebe'' (1927) * ''
Herkules Maier ''Herkules Maier'' is a 1928 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Claire Rommer and Ida Perry.Bock & Bergfelder p.434 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets ...
'' (1928) as Stadtreisender Herkules Maier * ''
Don Juan in a Girls' School ''Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (german: Don Juan in der Mädchenschule) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by and starring Reinhold Schünzel. It is based on Hans Stürm's play '' The Unfaithful Eckehart''. The film's art directio ...
'' (1928, director) as Dr. Eckehart Bleibtreu * ''
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'' (1928) as Adam Grünau * ''
You Walk So Softly ''You Walk So Softly'' (German: ''Gustav Mond, Du gehst so stille'') is a 1927 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Yvette Darnys and Jakob Tiedtke. Schünzel ran into tr ...
'' (1928, director) as Gustav Mond * ''
From a Bachelor's Diary ''From a Bachelor's Diary'' (German: ''Aus dem Tagebuch eines Junggesellen'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Leopold von Ledebur and Anton Pointner.Elsaesser p.301 The film's ...
'' (1929) as Franz * '' Peter the Mariner'' (1929) as Peter Sturz * ''
Column X ''Column X'' (german: Kolonne X) is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Grete Reinwald. The film attempted to imitate the style of American crime films, switched to a Ge ...
'' (1929) as Robert Sandt, Führer der Kolonne X * ''
Love in the Ring ''Love in the Ring'' (german: Liebe im Ring) is a 1930 German sports film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Max Schmeling, Renate Müller, and Olga Chekhova, Olga Tschechowa.Waldman p. 160 Schmeling was a leading German Boxer (boxing), ...
'' (1930) (uncredited) * ''
Phantoms of Happiness Phantom may refer to: * Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things ** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living Aircraft * Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy unm ...
'' (1930, director) * '' 1914'' (1931) as
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* ''
Ronny Ronny is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Ryan. It may refer to: * Ronny (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo * Ronny (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Ronieri da Silva P ...
'' (1931, director) (German-language version) * ''
Ronny Ronny is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Ryan. It may refer to: * Ronny (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo * Ronny (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Ronieri da Silva P ...
'' (1931, director) (French-language version) * ''
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, director) * ''
The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...
'' (1931) as Tiger Brown * '' Her Grace Commands'' (1931) as Staatsminister Graf Herlitz * '' Le Bal'' (1931) as Alfred Kampf (French-language version) * ' (1931) as Alfred Kampf (German-language version) * ''
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, director) * '' Le petit écart'' (1932, director) * '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932, director) * '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932, director) * ''
Victor and Victoria ''Victor and Victoria'' (german: Viktor und Viktoria) is a 1933 German Musical film, musical comedy film written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, starring Renate Müller as a woman pretending to be a female impersonator. The following year, S ...
'' (1933, writer and director) * ''
Season in Cairo ''Season in Cairo'' (german: Saison in Kairo) is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Gustav Waldau.Bregfelder & Bock p. 346 A French-language version '' Idylle au Cair ...
'' (1933, director) * '' Idylle au Caire'' (1933, director) * '' The English Marriage'' (1934, director) * ''
George and Georgette ''George and Georgette'' (French: ''Georges et Georgette'') is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Roger Le Bon and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Julien Carette, Meg Lemonnier and Anton Walbrook. It is the French-language version of the fi ...
'' (1934, director) * '' Die Töchter ihrer Exzellenz'' (1934, director) * '' La jeune fille d'une nuit'' (1934, director) * ''
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'' (1935, writer and director) * '' Les dieux s'amusent'' (1935, director) * '' The Girl Irene'' (1936, director) * ''
Donogoo Tonka ''Donogoo Tonka'' is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Anny Ondra, Viktor Staal and Will Dohm.Kreimeier p. 284 It is based on a play of the same name by Jules Romains. A separate French-language version '' Do ...
'' (1936, director) * '' Donogoo'' (1936, director) * ''
Land of Love ''Land of Love'' (german: Land der Liebe) is a 1937 German romance film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Albert Matterstock, Gusti Huber and Valerie von Martens. Although Schünzel was Jewish he had been allowed to continue directing ...
'' (1937, director) * ''Die Stimme Reichstag's'' (1949) as Himself


American films

* '' Rich Man, Poor Girl'' (1938, director) * ''
The Ice Follies of 1939 ''The Ice Follies of 1939'' is a 1939 American musical film, musical drama (film and television), drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel, and starring Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres and Lewis Stone. Using a show business backdrop, and ...
'' (1939, director) * ''
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'' (1939, director) * ''
The Great Awakening ''The Great Awakening'' is the fourth studio album from the Christian rock band Leeland, released on September 20, 2011. ''The Great Awakening'' received a nomination to the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album The ...
'' (1941, director) * ''
Hangmen Also Die! ''Hangmen Also Die!'' is a 1943 noir war film directed by the Austrian director Fritz Lang and written by John Wexley from a story by Bertolt Brecht (credited as Bert Brecht) and Lang. The film stars Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Brian Donlevy, W ...
'' (1943) as Gestapo Insp. Ritter * ''
First Comes Courage ''First Comes Courage'' is a 1943 American war film, the final film directed by Dorothy Arzner, one of the few female directors in Hollywood at the time. The film was based on the 1943 novel ''Commandos'' by Elliott Arnold, adapted by George Skla ...
'' (1943) as Col. Kurt von Elser * ''
Hostages A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized, such as a relative, employer, law enforcement or government to act, or r ...
'' (1943) as Kurt Daluege * ''
The Hitler Gang ''The Hitler Gang'' is a 1944 American pseudo-documentary film directed by John Farrow, which traces the political rise of Adolf Hitler. Described as a "documentary-propaganda" film by its studio, Paramount Pictures, the historical drama is based ...
'' (1944) as Gen. Ludendorff * ''
The Man in Half Moon Street ''The Man in Half Moon Street'' is a 1945 science fiction romantic melodrama dealing with a man who retains his youth and cannot die, living throughout the ages. The plot is similar to Oscar Wilde's '' Picture of Dorian Gray'', except that t ...
'' (1945) as Dr. Kurt van Bruecken * '' Dragonwyck'' (1946) as Count De Grenier (uncredited) * '' Notorious'' (1946) as Dr. Anderson * '' Plainsman and the Lady'' (1946) as Michael H. Arnesen * ''
Golden Earrings ''Golden Earrings'' is a 1947 romantic spy film made by Paramount Pictures and starring Ray Milland and Marlene Dietrich. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen and produced by Harry Tugend from a screenplay by Frank Butler, Helen Deutsch and Ab ...
'' (1947) as Prof. Otto Krosigk * ''
Berlin Express ''Berlin Express'' is a 1948 American drama film starring Robert Ryan, Merle Oberon and Paul Lukas, and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Thrown together by chance, a group of people search a city for a kidnapped peace activist. Set in Allied-occupi ...
'' (1948) as Walther * '' The Vicious Circle'' (1948) as Baron Arady * ''
Washington Story ''Washington Story'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Robert Pirosh and starring Van Johnson and Patricia Neal. The screenplay concerns a reporter in search of government corruption who falls for a congressman. Plot On her first trip to ...
'' (1952) as Peter Kralik


West German films

* ''
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'' (1951, director) * ''Meines Vaters Pferde I. Teil Lena und Nicoline'' (1954) as Konsul Rittinghaus * ''Meines Vaters Pferde, 2. Teil: Seine dritte Frau'' (1954) as Konsul Rittinghaus * '' A Love Story'' (1954) as Schlumberger, Schauspieldirektor (final film role)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schunzel, Reinhold 1886 births 1954 deaths American male film actors Film directors from Hamburg German male film actors German male silent film actors American film directors Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States Jewish American male actors 20th-century American male actors 20th-century German male actors Male actors from Hamburg People from Hamburg-Mitte