Fritz Böttger (1902–1981) was a German

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.Reid p.96

Selected filmography

Actor

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Escape in the Dark ''Escape in the Dark'' or ''Flight into Darkness'' () is a 1939 German crime film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hertha Feiler, Joachim Gottschalk and Ernst von Klipstein. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios outside Berlin. ...

'' (1939) * ''

Men Are That Way ''Men Are That Way'' () is a 1939 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hertha Feiler, Hans Söhnker and Hans Olden. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. It was remade by Rabenalt in Austr ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Three Codonas ''The Three Codonas'' () is a 1940 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring René Deltgen, Ernst von Klipstein and Josef Sieber. It is based on the life of the circus performer Alfredo Codona. It was made by Tobis Film, ...

'' (1940) * ''

Love Premiere ''Love Premiere'' () 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 is based on the stage play "Axel an der Hi ...

'' (1943) * '' My Wife Theresa'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) * '' Nights on the Nile'' (1949) * ''

When Men Cheat ''When Men Cheat'' () is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Grethe Weiser, Kurt Seifert and Jeanette Schultze. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Will ...

'' (1950)

Writer

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The Orplid Mystery ''The Orplid Mystery'' or ''Epilogue'' () is a 1950 West German thriller film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, and O.E. Hasse. The film did not perform well at the box office on its release.Davidson & Hake ...

'' (1950) * '' The Forester's Daughter'' (1952) * '' Pension Schöller'' (1952) * ''

The Landlady of Maria Wörth ''The Landlady of Maria Wörth'' (German: ''Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth'') is a 1952 Austrian comedy film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Maria Andergast, Mady Rahl and Rudolf Carl. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gus ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Mask in Blue'' (1953) * '' Love and Trumpets'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

The Beautiful Master ''The Beautiful Master'' (German: ''Die schöne Meisterin'') is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Rudolf Schündler and starring Herta Staal, Paul Bösiger and Walter Gross.Höfig p.338 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Hunter from Roteck ''The Hunter from Roteck'' (German: ''Der Jäger vom Roteck'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Hermann Kugelstadt and starring Michael Cramer, Doris Kirchner and Oskar Sima.Meier p.339 It is a heimatfilm, made when the genre was at i ...

'' (1956) * '' The Beggar Student'' (1956) * '' The Count of Luxemburg'' (1957) * '' Just Once a Great Lady'' (1957) * ''

The Blue Sea and You ''The Blue Sea and You'' () is a 1959 West German romantic comedy film directed by Thomas Engel and starring Fred Bertelmann, Karin Dor and Renate Ewert.Bock & Bergfelder p.96 The film's art direction was by Wolf Englert and Ernst Richter. I ...

'' (1959) * ''

Hula-Hopp, Conny ''Hula-Hopp, Conny'' is a 1959 West German musical comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Cornelia Froboess, Rudolf Vogel and Susi Nicoletti.Bock & Berfelder p.137 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were design ...

'' (1959) * '' The Forester's Daughter'' (1962)

Director

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The Bachelor Trap ''The Bachelor Trap'' () is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Fritz Böttger and starring Oskar Sima, Rudolf Platte and Rudolf Carl.Goble p.250 It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1953) * '' On the Green Meadow'' (1953) * '' Horrors of Spider Island'' (1960)

References

Bibliography

* John Howard Reid. ''Science-fiction & Fantasy Cinema: Classic Films of Horror, Sci-fi & the Supernatural''. 2007.

External links

* 1902 births 1981 deaths German male film actors Film people from Thuringia People from Gera Male actors from Thuringia {{Germany-film-bio-stub