Willy Clever (1905 in

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–1969) was a German

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and

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.Silberman p.239 He worked on several

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s at the

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during the early years of

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Selected filmography

* '' Spring Awakening'' (1929) * '' Revolt in the Reformatory'' (1929) * '' Witnesses Wanted'' (1930) * ''

The Man in the Dark ''The Man in the Dark'' (german: Der Mann im Dunkel) is a 1930 German thriller film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Carl Auen, Edith Meinhard, and Siegfried Berisch. It was made as the sequel to the 1929 film ''Lux, King of Criminals''. ...

'' (1930) * '' Sunday of Life'' (1931) * ''

Every Woman Has Something ''Every Woman Has Something'' (German: ''Jede Frau hat etwas'') is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Trude Berliner, Willy Clever and Kurt Vespermann.Stach & Morsbach p.54 It is the German-language version of the 19 ...

'' (1931) * '' Student Life in Merry Springtime'' (1931) * ''

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) * ''

Miracle of Flight ''Miracle of Flight'' is a 1974 British animated short comedy film written and directed by Terry Gilliam. Synopsis ''Ever since Man first observed the smooth, graceful soaring of a Boeing 707, he has had an unquenchable desire to fly.'' Aft ...

'' (1935) * ''

Romance in a Minor Key ''Romance in a Minor Key'' (german: Romanze in Moll) is a 1943 German historical drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Marianne Hoppe, Paul Dahlke, and Ferdinand Marian. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's ...

'' (1943) * ''

Love Premiere ''Love Premiere'' (german: Liebespremiere) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hans Söhnker, Kirsten Heiberg and Fritz Odemar. The film's sets were designed by Robert Herlth. The film based on the stage p ...

'' (1943) * ''

A Heidelberg Romance ''A Heidelberg Romance'' (german: Heidelberger Romanze) is a 1951 West German romance film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Liselotte Pulver, O.W. Fischer and Gardy Granass. While accompanying his daughter on a trip to Heidelberg, a wealthy ...

'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Marc Silberman. ''German Cinema: Texts in Context''. Wayne State University Press, 1995.

External links

* 1905 births 1969 deaths 20th-century German screenwriters German male screenwriters German male film actors Actors from Wuppertal Film people from North Rhine-Westphalia {{Germany-film-bio-stub