Walter Schlee, born 15 December 1894 in

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, Posen province, Germany; died 5 February 1964 in

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, Switzerland, was a German

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Schlee left German following the

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's takeover of 1933. He then worked in the

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along with other exiles such as

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.Mathijs p.65

Selected filmography

* ''

The Blonde Nightingale ''The Blonde Nightingale'' (german: Die blonde Nachtigall) is a 1930 German musical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Ernst Behmer, Else Elster and Erich Kestin.Bock & Bergfelder p. 240 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Pension Schöller'' (1930) * ''

Twice Married ''Twice Married'' (german: Zweimal Hochzeit) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Liane Haid, Ralph Arthur Roberts, and Lucie Englisch. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler Emil Hasler ( ...

'' (1930) * '' The Unfaithful Eckehart'' (1931) * '' Storm in a Water Glass'' (1931) * '' Such a Greyhound'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' The True Jacob'' (1931) * '' The Stranger'' (1931) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1931) * ''

The Testament of Cornelius Gulden ''The Testament of Cornelius Gulden'' (german: Das Testament des Cornelius Gulden) is a 1932 German drama film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Magda Schneider, Georg Alexander, and Theo Lingen. It is based on the 1930 novel of the same title b ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Escape to Nice ''The Escape to Nice'' (german: Flucht nach Nizza) is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by James Bauer and starring Fritz Fischer, Georg Alexander and Else Elster. The film is based on the novel ''Orje Lehmann wird Detektiv'' by Dolly Bruc ...

'' (1932) * '' A Night in Paradise'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

The Sandwich Girl ''The Sandwich Girl'' (german: Die kalte Mamsell) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lucie Englisch, Jakob Tiedtke, and Else Reval Else Reval (14 June 1893 – 25 January 1978) was a German film actress.Giesen p.2 ...

'' (1933) * '' Tell Me Who You Are'' (1933) * '' Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933) * '' Een Zomerzotheid'' (1935) * '' Suikerfreule'' (1935) * '' Het Mysterie van de Mondscheinsonate'' (1936) * '' The Trouble With Money'' (1936)

References

Bibliography

* Ernest Mathijs. ''The Cinema of the Low Countries''. Wallflower Press, 2004.

External links

* German male screenwriters Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the Netherlands People from Kępno County 1894 births 1964 deaths 20th-century German screenwriters {{Germany-film-bio-stub