Reinhold Schünzel was a German actor and director, active in both Germany and the United States. The son of a German father and a Jewish mother, he was born in St. Pauli, the poorest part of Hamburg. Despite being of Jewish ancestry, Schünzel was allowed by the Nazis to continue making films for several years until he eventually left in 1937 to live abroad.
Lady Hamilton is a 1921 German silent historical film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Conrad Veidt and Werner Krauss. The film depicts the love affair between the British Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton. It was based on two novels by Heinrich Vollrath Schumacher. A copy of the film exists in a Russian film archive.
Madame Makes Her Exit is a 1932 German romantic comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Liane Haid, Hans Brausewetter, Hilde Hildebrand. It premiered on 12 January 1932. A separate French-language version Amourous Adventure was also released, directed by Thiele with a largely different cast.
The Prince of Arcadia is a 1932 Austrian-German romance film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Willi Forst, Liane Haid and Hedwig Bleibtreu. It premiered on 18 May 1932.
Column X is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Grete Reinwald. The film attempted to imitate the style of American crime films, switched to a German setting.
People to Each Other is a 1926 German silent film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Alfred Abel, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Eduard Rothauser. The film's art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer.
The Little Escapade is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig and Hans Brausewetter. A separate French-language version was also made.
The Flower Woman of Potsdam Square is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Erika Glässner, Ralph Arthur Roberts, and Reinhold Schünzel.
The Marriage Swindler (German:Heiratsschwindler) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Käthe Haack and Evi Eva.
An Evening Visit is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Liane Haid, Paul Hörbiger and Harald Paulsen.
We'll Meet Again at Home is a 1926 German silent film directed by Leo Mittler and Reinhold Schünzel. It shares its name with a popular song title.
Madame Wants No Children is a 1933 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Liane Haid, Georg Alexander and Lucie Mannheim. It is a remake of the 1926 silent film Madame Wants No Children.
Dangerous Game is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Harry Liedtke and Karl Martell.
The Song Is Ended is a 1930 German romantic musical film directed by Géza von Bolváry, and starring Liane Haid, Willi Forst, and Margarete Schlegel. A separate French-language version Petit officier... Adieu! was also produced.
Money in the Streets is a 1922 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Liane Haid, Liesl Stillmark and Max Ralph-Ostermann.
Werner Krafft is a 1916 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Eduard von Winterstein, Erika Glässner and Reinhold Schünzel.
The Slipper Hero is a 1923 Austrian-German silent comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Scott van Balen, Liane Haid and Paul Hartmann. The title is an expression for a hen-pecked husband.
The Girl from Acker Street is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Otto Gebühr, Lilly Flohr, and Rosa Valetti. It was followed by two sequels directed by Werner Funck and Martin Hartwig respectively.
