Walter Reisch (May 23, 1903 – March 28, 1983) was an Austrian-born director and screenwriter. He also wrote

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to several songs featured in his films, one popular title is "Flieger, grüß mir die Sonne". He was married to the dancer and actress Poldi Dur and was the cousin of

Georg Kreisler Georg Kreisler (18 July 1922 – 22 November 2011) was an Austrian–American Viennese-language cabarettist, satirist, composer, and author. He was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. From 2007 he lived in Salzburg, Austria, with his fou ...

Selected filmography

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The Curse The Curse may refer to: Film and television * ''The Curse'' (1924 film), a 1924 Austrian silent film directed by Robert Land * ''The Curse'' (1987 film), a 1987 horror film adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's ''The Colour Out of Space'' directed by ...

'' (1924) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1925) * '' Colonel Redl'' (1925) * '' Kissing Is No Sin'' (1926) * '' Pratermizzi'' (1927) * '' Rhenish Girls and Rhenish Wine'' (1927) * '' The Indiscreet Woman'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

Darling of the Dragoons ''Darling of the Dragoons'' (German: ''Dragonerliebchen'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Maria Paudler, Harry Liedtke and Fritz Kampers.Grange p.278 Cast * Maria Paudler as Gisi * Harry L ...

'' (1928) * '' It's You I Have Loved'' (1929) * '' The Merry Widower'' (1929) * '' The Woman Everyone Loves Is You'' (1929) * '' The Night Belongs to Us'' (1929) * '' Prisoner Number Seven'' (1929) * '' The Black Domino'' (1929) * '' The Hero of Every Girl's Dream'' (1929) * '' Black Forest Girl'' (1929) * ''

The Flute Concert of Sanssouci ''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (german: Das Flötenkonzert von Sans-souci) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Otto Gebühr. It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films.Hoffmann p. 44 It was made at t ...

'' (1930) * '' The Song Is Ended'' (1930) * '' Never Trust a Woman'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Fire in the Opera House'' (1930) * '' Hocuspocus'' (1930) * '' Danube Waltz'' (1930) * ''

The Merry Wives of Vienna ''The Merry Wives of Vienna'' (german: Die lustigen Weiber von Wien) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Willi Forst, Lee Parry, and Paul Hörbiger. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The ...

'' (1931) * '' The Theft of the Mona Lisa'' (1931) * ''

In the Employ of the Secret Service ''In the Employ of the Secret Service'' (german: Im Geheimdienst) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, and Oskar Homolka. It concerns espionage between Germany and Russia during the Fi ...

'' (1931) * '' The Prince of Arcadia'' (1932) * '' A Blonde Dream'' (1932) * '' The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (1932) * '' Happy Ever After'' (1932) * '' Gently My Songs Entreat'' (1933) * '' Season in Cairo'' (1933) * '' The Empress and I'' (1933) * '' The Only Girl'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' So Ended a Great Love'' (1934) * ''

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

The Divine Spark ''The Divine Spark'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Marta Eggerth, Phillips Holmes, Benita Hume and Donald Calthrop. An Italian-language version '' Casta Diva'' was shot simultaneously. Both films we ...

'' (1935) * '' The Great Waltz'' (1938) * ''

Ninotchka ''Ninotchka'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by producer and director Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. It was written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Walter Reisch, based o ...

'' (1939) * '' My Love Came Back'' (1940) * ''

Comrade X ''Comrade X'' is a 1940 American comedy spy film directed by King Vidor and starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr. The supporting cast features Oskar Homolka, Eve Arden and Sig Rumann. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin Inter ...

'' (1940) (story) * '' That Hamilton Woman'' (1941) * '' That Uncertain Feeling'' (1941) * '' The Heavenly Body'' (1944) * '' Gaslight'' (1944) * '' Song of Scheherazade'' (1947) * '' The Mating Season'' (1951) * ''

The Model and the Marriage Broker ''The Model and the Marriage Broker'' is a 1951 romantic comedy film about a marriage broker. Though Jeanne Crain (as the model) is top billed, the movie revolves around Thelma Ritter's character (the broker), in a rare leading role for Ritte ...

'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Teenage Rebel'' (1956) * '' The Cornet'' (1956) * '' Just Once a Great Lady'' (1957) * '' Stopover Tokyo'' (1957) * ''

Journey to the Center of the Earth ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (french: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel ...

'' (1959)

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Walter Reisch
(in German) from the online-archive of the Österreichischen Mediathek 1903 births 1983 deaths Film people from Vienna Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winners Austrian emigrants to the United States Austrian film directors Austrian film producers Austrian lyricists Deaths from cancer in California 20th-century Austrian businesspeople 20th-century Austrian male writers 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century American screenwriters {{Austria-bio-stub