William Kahn (1882–1959) was a German

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of the

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.Elsaesser & Wedel p.144

Selected filmography

* '' The Grehn Case'' (1916) * ''

The Sin of Helga Arndt ''The Sin of Helga Arndt'' (German: ''Die Sünde der Helga Arndt'') is a 1916 German silent drama film directed by Joe May and starring Mia May, Theodor Burghardt and Frida Richard. Bock, Hans-Michael & Lenssen, Claudia. ''Joe May: Regisseur und ...

'' (1916) * ''

Circus People ''Circus People'' (German: ''Die vom Zirkus'') is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by William Kahn and starring Anita Berber, Charles Willy Kayser and Eduard von Winterstein.Grange p.119 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1922) * '' The Girl Without a Conscience'' (1922) * '' The Salvation Army Girl'' (1927) * ''

Girls, Beware! ''Girls, Beware!'' (German: ''Mädchen, hütet Euch!'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Valy Arnheim and starring Gritta Ley, Egon von Jordan and Hanni Weisse.Lange p.105 The film's sets were designed by the art director August ...

'' (1928)

References

Bibliography

* Thomas Elsaesser & Michael Wedel. ''A Second Life: German Cinema's First Decades''. Amsterdam University Press, 1996.

External links

* 1882 births 1959 deaths Film people from Berlin {{Germany-film-bio-stub