Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla (23 June 1902 – 6 April 1965) was an Austrian

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, film producer, and

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. He directed seventeen films including the musical comedy ''

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'' (1935)Waldman p.103 and the Karl May adaptation '' Across the Desert'' (1936).

Selected filmography

Director

* '' Blood Brothers'' (1935) * ''

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Across the Desert'' (1936) * '' The Mysterious Mister X'' (1936) * '' Mikosch Comes In'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' Dutch Girl'' (1953) * '' The Inn on the Lahn'' (1955)

Producer

* ''

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'' (1948) * '' My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1956) * '' Doctor Bertram'' (1957) * '' The Hero of My Dreams'' (1960)

Writer

* '' Blood Brothers'' (1935) * '' The Hero of My Dreams'' (1960)

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films In America, 1933–1942''. McFarland & Co, 2008.

External links

* 1902 births 1965 deaths Austrian film directors Austrian film producers Austrian male screenwriters Film people from Vienna 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-film-bio-stub