Fritz Böttger (1902–1981) was a German

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.Reid p.96

Selected filmography

Actor

* ''

Escape in the Dark ''Escape in the Dark'' or ''Flight into Darkness'' (german: Flucht ins Dunkel) 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 S ...

'' (1939) * ''

Men Are That Way ''Men Are That Way'' (german: Männer müssen so sein) 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 Art director ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Three Codonas ''The Three Codonas'' (german: Die drei 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 ...

'' (1940) * ''

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 sta ...

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

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unite ...

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

When Men Cheat ''When Men Cheat'' (german: Wenn Männer schwindeln) is a 1950 West German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Grethe Weiser, Kurt Seifert and Jeanette Schultze.Bock & Bergfelder p. 519 It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. ...

'' (1950)

Writer

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

Lavender ''Lavandula'' (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found in Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, and from Europe across to northern and east ...

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

Father's Day Father's Day is a holiday of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In the United ...

'' (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 direc ...

'' (1956) * '' The Hunter from Roteck'' (1956) * '' The Beggar Student'' (1956) * ''

The Count of Luxemburg ''The Count of Luxembourg'' is an operetta in two acts with English lyrics and libretto by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross, music by Franz Lehár, based on Lehár's three-act German operetta ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' which had premiered in Vienna in 1 ...

'' (1957) * '' Just Once a Great Lady'' (1957) * ''

The Blue Sea and You ''The Blue Sea and You'' (german: Das blaue Meer und Du) 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 Engl ...

'' (1959) * '' Hula-Hopp, Conny'' (1959) * '' The Forester's Daughter'' (1962)

Director

* '' The Bachelor Trap'' (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 {{Germany-film-bio-stub