Ernst Laemmle (1900–1950) was a German screenwriter and film director. He was the nephew of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle and like many of his relatives he was brought over to America to work for the studio. Ernst directed a number of short film, short western films during the silent era. He also directed films for Universal's German subsidiary. During the 1930s he worked as Universal's foreign dialogue supervisor.Jacobs p.153 He was the brother of director Edward Laemmle who was also employed by Universal.

Selected filmography

Director

* ''The Sunset Trail (1924 film), The Sunset Trail'' (1924) * ''The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film), The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925)(Uncredited) * ''Prowlers of the Night'' (1926) * ''A One Man Game'' (1927) * ''Red Clay (film), Red Clay'' (1927) * ''Range Courage'' (1927) *''The Broncho Buster (1927 film), The Broncho Buster'' (1927) * ''The Grip of the Yukon'' (1928) * ''Phyllis of the Follies'' (1928) * ''The Unusual Past of Thea Carter'' (1929) * ''The Daredevil Reporter'' (1929) * ''What Men Want (1930 film), What Men Want'' (1930)

Screenwriter

* ''The Palm Beach Story'' (1942) * ''The Great Moment (1944 film), The Great Moment'' (1944)

References

Bibliography

* Jacobs, Diane. ''Christmas in July: The Life and Art of Preston Sturges''. University of California Press, 1992.

External links

Antonia Carlotta's Official Family YouTube Channel
* 1900 births 1950 deaths Film people from Munich 20th-century German Jews German emigrants to the United States {{Germany-film-bio-stub