Richard Löwenbein (1894–1943) was an Austrian

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and

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. He was active in the German film industry during the

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. The

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Löwenbein left Germany for France following the

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's rise to power in 1933. After Germany

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in 1940 he was arrested and held at the

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before being transported to Auschwitz where he was killed.

Selected filmography

* '' The Amazon'' (1921) * '' Rose of the Asphalt Streets'' (1922) * '' The Fire Ship'' (1922) * ''

The Golden Net ''The Golden Net'' (german: Das goldene Netz) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Hans Werckmeister and starring Ernst Hofmann, Julia Serda and Charlotte Ander.Bock & Bergfelder p. 41 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robe ...

'' (1922) * '' Two Worlds'' (1922) * '' The Diadem of the Czarina'' (1922) * ''

The Young Man from the Ragtrade ''The Young Man from the Ragtrade'' (german: Der Jüngling aus der Konfektion) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Löwenbein and starring Curt Bois, Maria Paudler, and Frida Richard. Bois' character of an ambitious young m ...

'' (1926) * '' The Crazy Countess'' (1928) * ''

Misled Youth ''Misled Youth'' (german: Verirrte Jugend) or ''Youth Gone Astray'' is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Richard Löwenbein and starring Fritz Alberti, Erna Morena, and Dolly Davis. It was one of a number of during the Weimar Era t ...

'' (1929)

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* 1894 births 1943 deaths Film people from Vienna Austrian Jews who died in the Holocaust Austrian film directors Austrian emigrants to Germany Austrian emigrants to France Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss 20th-century Austrian screenwriters 20th-century Austrian male writers {{Austria-bio-stub