William Dieterle was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937. He moved back to Germany in the late 1950s.
Demon of the Sea is a lost 1931 film directed by Michael Curtiz and William Dieterle.
Lissy Arna was a German film actress. She appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1962. She starred in the 1931 film The Squeaker, which was directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač. She entered U.S. films in 1930 under the direction of William Dieterle, appearing in German-language versions of American films.
The Famous Woman is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Fred Solm and Warwick Ward. It was based on the play Die Tänzerin by Melchior Lengyel, who also wrote the film's screenplay. While performing in Barcelona, a dancer falls in love with a Spanish aristocrat. He proposes marriage to her providing she give up her profession. She agrees and the wedding preparations begin. When her troupe returns to Spain, however, she is drawn back to her true calling as a dancer and her aristocratic lover reluctantly allows her to go free. Damita's performance was particularly praised, as was the cinematography of Otto Kanturek who had done location shooting in Barcelona.
The Prince of Rogues is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Hans Stüwe, Lissy Arna and Albert Steinrück. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Heinrich Richter. The story depicts the life of the 18th century outlaw Schinderhannes. It is based on a 1927 play Schinderhannes by Carl Zuckmayer.
The Elegant Bunch is a 1925 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Mary Odette, and Ralph Arthur Roberts.
Dame Care is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Robert Land and starring Fritz Kortner, Mary Carr and William Dieterle. It is based on the 1887 novel Frau Sorge by Hermann Sudermann. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. It was distributed by the German branch of First National Pictures.
Tough Guys, Easy Girls is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lissy Arna, Gustav Fröhlich and Eugen Burg.
The Brandenburg Arch is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Max Knaake and William Dieterle and starring Paul Henckels, June Marlowe and Aribert Mog. It was made by the German branch of Universal Pictures.
The Youths is a 1929 German silent film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Georgia Lind, Daisy D'Ora, and Anton Pointner. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller.
The Eleven Devils is a 1927 German silent sports film directed by Zoltan Korda and Carl Boese and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Evelyn Holt and Lissy Arna.
Gypsies of the Night is a 1932 German film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Jenny Jugo, Hans Brausewetter, and Paul Kemp. A separate French-language version Happy Hearts was also released.
The Sacred Flame is a lost 1931 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and Berthold Viertel and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Dita Parlo and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski. It was made by Warner Brothers as a German-language remake of the studio's 1929 film The Sacred Flame. It is based upon the 1928 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham.
The Mask Falls is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Lissy Arna, Anton Pointner and Karl Etlinger. It is the German-language remake of the 1930 film The Way of All Men.
Kismet is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Dita Parlo and Vladimir Sokoloff. It was produced as a German-language version of the 1930 Warner Brothers film Kismet.
The Villa in Tiergarten Park is a 1927 German silent romance film directed by Franz Osten and starring Joe Stöckel, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Elsa Krueger. It still survives unlike many films from the silent era.
Prisoner Number Seven is a 1929 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Lajos Lázár and Paul Sugar and starring Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Lissy Arna and Charlotte Susa.
Mrs. Lehmann's Daughters is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Hansi Niese, Hertha Thiele, and Else Elster. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. It is a remake of the 1925 silent film Three Waiting Maids. A Swedish remake Marriageable Daughters was produced the following year.
Holzapfel Knows Everything is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Felix Bressart, Iván Petrovich and Gretl Theimer. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil.
The Second Shot is a 1923 German silent film directed by Maurice Krol and starring William Dieterle, Anton Pointner and Helga Thomas.
