Walter Wassermann (19 September 1883 – 4 October 1944) was a German
screenwriter. He also directed one film and acted in seven during the
silent era. Wassermann was not of
Jewish
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descent. Sigbert S. Prawer got him mixed up with the czech Writer
Václav Wasserman
Václav Wasserman (19 February 1898 – 28 January 1967) was a Czechoslovak screenwriter, film actor and director. He wrote for 91 films between 1920 and 1958.
Selected filmography
* ''From the Czech Mills (1925 film), From the Czech Mills ...
whose "German" name was Wenzel
[Prawer p.212]
Selected filmography
* ''
The Hotel of the Dead'' (1921)
* ''
Deceiver of the People'' (1921)
* ''
The Men of Frau Clarissa
''The Men of Frau Clarissa'' (german: Die Männer der Frau Clarissa) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Oskar Marion, Hilde Wolter and Colette Corder.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroe ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Shadows of That Night'' (1922)
* ''
The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922)
* ''
The Woman from the Orient'' (1923)
* ''
Time Is Money'' (1923)
* ''
The Comedian's Child'' (1923)
* ''
Heart of Stone'' (1924)
* ''
Destiny
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Fate
Although often ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Woman in Gold'' (1926)
* ''
The Good Reputation
''The Good Reputation'' (French: ''La bonne réputation'', German: ''Der gute Ruf'') is a 1926 French-German silent drama film directed by Pierre Marodon and starring Lotte Neumann, Hans Mierendorff and Germaine Rouer.Grange p.238
The film's ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Awakening of Woman
''The Awakening of Woman'' (german: Das Erwachen des Weibes) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Grete Mosheim, Hilde Maroff, and Hermann Vallentin.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Ri ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Impostor'' (1927)
* ''
It Attracted Three Fellows'' (1928)
* ''
He Goes Right, She Goes Left!'' (1928)
* ''
The Girl with the Whip
''The Girl with the Whip'' (German: ''Das Mädel mit der Peitsche'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Werner Fuetterer and Sig Arno.Prawer p.123 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berl ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Secret Police
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'' (1929)
* ''
The Caviar Princess'' (1930)
* ''
Of Life and Death'' (1930)
* ''
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)
* ''
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)
* ''
Next, Please!'' (1930)
* ''
Dangers of the Engagement Period
Dangers may refer to:
* Dangers, Eure-et-Loir, a commune in north-central France
* Dangers (band), American hardcore punk band
* Jack Dangers (born 1965), English musician
See also
* Danger (disambiguation)
Danger is a lack of safety and may ...
'' (1930)
* ''
The Rhineland Girl'' (1930)
* ''
Ash Wednesday'' (1931)
* ''
Storm in a Water Glass'' (1931)
* ''
Such a Greyhound'' (1931)
* ''
The Stranger'' (1931)
* ''
The True Jacob'' (1931)
* ''
The Unfaithful Eckehart'' (1931)
* ''
Wibbel the Tailor'' (1931)
* ''
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)
* ''
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 ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Happy Days in Aranjuez
''Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (german: Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Brigitte Helm, Gustaf Gründgens and Wolfgang Liebeneiner. The film focus on a notorious jewel thief operati ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Tell Me Who You Are'' (1933)
* ''
The Big Bluff The Big Bluff may refer to:
* The Big Bluff (1955 film), an American film directed by W. Lee Wilder
* The Big Bluff (1933 German film), a comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby
* The Big Bluff (1933 American film)
''The Big Bluff'' is a 1933 Amer ...
'' (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)
* ''
The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel'' (1933)
* ''
The Voice of Love'' (1934)
* ''
Police Report
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'' (1934)
* ''
Hearts are Trumps'' (1934)
* ''
The Daring Swimmer'' (1934)
* ''
Pygmalion
Pygmalion or Pigmalion may refer to:
Mythology
* Pygmalion (mythology), a sculptor who fell in love with his statue
Stage
* ''Pigmalion'' (opera), a 1745 opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau
* ''Pygmalion'' (Rousseau), a 1762 melodrama by Jean-Jacques ...
'' (1935)
* ''
She and the Three'' (1935)
* ''
The Beggar Student
''Der Bettelstudent'' (''The Beggar Student'') is an operetta in three acts by Carl Millöcker with a German libretto by Camillo Walzel (under the pseudonym of F. Zell) and Richard Genée, based on ''Les noces de Fernande'' by Victorien Sar ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Men Without a Fatherland
''Men Without a Fatherland'' (german: Menschen ohne Vaterland) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Willy Fritsch, Maria von Tasnady and Willy Birgel.Richards p. 371
The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Sergeant Berry
''Sergeant Berry'' is a 1938 German comedy western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Toni von Bukovics and Peter Voß. A tough Chicago policeman is sent to the Mexican–American border on a dangerous mission. It was base ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Robert Koch
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'' (1939)
* ''
Friedrich Schiller'' (1940)
* ''
Kora Terry
''Kora Terry'' is a 1940 German drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Will Quadflieg and Josef Sieber
Josef Sieber (28 April 1900 – 3 December 1962) was a German film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Pappi'' (1934)
* ...
'' (1940)
References
Bibliography
* Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005.
External links
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1893 births
1944 deaths
German male screenwriters
German male film actors
Film people from Berlin
20th-century German screenwriters
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