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.
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria is a 1929 German silent historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Theodor Loos and Eugen Burg. It portrays the life and reign of the monarch Ludwig II who ruled Bavaria from 1864 to 1886. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Geiselgasteig, Munich. The production company was the German subsidiary of the American studio Universal Pictures.
The Bohemian Dancer is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Harry Liedtke, and William Dieterle. It premiered in Berlin on 5 March 1926. It is based on the operetta 1907 Die Försterchristl composed by Georg Jarno with a libretto by Bernhard Buchbinder. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Andrej Andrejew who designed the sets. The film is set in Vienna and Hungary during the 18th century.
Poor as a Church Mouse is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Anton Edthofer and Hans Thimig. It was based on the 1928 play A templom egere by Ladislas Fodor, which has been turned into several films including the 1934 British comedy The Church Mouse. The film's art direction was overseen by Franz Schroedter. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin.
The Saint and Her Fool is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at the Capital am Zoo in Berlin. Art direction was by Andrej Andrejew. For a long time, the movie was considered lost. Although never released in the US, a nitrate copy was discovered in Jack Warner's personal vault. In 2008 it was given to the UCLA in Los Angeles and restored.
No More Love is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Lilian Harvey, Harry Liedtke and Felix Bressart. It is based on Julius Berstl's novel Dover-Calais. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location along the French Riviera including Nice. The film's art direction was by Werner Schlichting. A separate French-language version Calais-Dover was also released.
Calais-Dover is a 1931 French-German comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and Anatole Litvak and starring Lilian Harvey, André Roanne and Armand Bernard. It is the French-language version of the German film No More Love, with Harvey reprising her role. The title refers to the Dover–Calais ferry. It incorporated location shooting on the French Riviera with interiors shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth, Walter Röhrig and Werner Schlichting.
Violantha is a 1928 German-Swiss silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Mathilde Sussin and William Dieterle. The film is set in Switzerland and is based on a novel by Ernst Zahn. In 1942 it was remade by Paul May as a sound film under the slightly different title of Violanta.
The Priest from Kirchfeld is a 1926 German silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring William Dieterle, Fritz Kampers and Dieter Melzer. It is based on the play Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld by Ludwig Anzengruber, one of a number of film adaptations of the work.
Triumph of Love is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Olaf Fønss. It was made by the German branch of Universal Pictures and shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and on location in Arosa in Switzerland and the Spree Forest in Brandenburg. The film's art direction was by Alfred Junge and Max Knaake.
Secret Police is a 1929 German crime film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Anton Pointner, Eddie Polo, and Rina Marsa. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Wannsee. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. It was released by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures.
Silence in the Forest is a 1976 West German historical drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Alexander Stephan, Belinda Mayne and Evelyn Opela.
Silence in the Forest is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Rudolf Lenz, Sonja Sutter and Angelika Hauff.
Silence in the Forest is a 1937 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Hansi Knoteck, Paul Richter and Gustl Gstettenbaur.
Petronella is a 1927 German-Swiss silent historical film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Maly Delschaft, William Dieterle and Oskar Homolka.
Charlotte Hagenbruch (1896–1968) was a German actress and writer. She was the wife of the actor-director William Dieterle with whom she worked on several films. She emigrated with him to the United States in the early 1930s and later returned to Europe after the Second World War.
Rustle of Spring is a 1929 German silent romance film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Julius Brandt. It was made by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures and shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Ernst Stern.
Rina Marsa (1904–?) was a Russian-born actress. She appeared in a number of German and Austrian films during the late 1920s and early 1930s in a mixture of lead and supporting roles. She was briefly married to Emilio Genís Varela, a Spanish Banker and Shipping Magnate
Youthful Indiscretion is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Martin Herzberg, Carola Höhn and Rina Marsa.
Of Life and Death is a 1930 German thriller film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Eddie Polo, Rina Marsa and Lotte Stein. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. It was distributed by the German branch of Universal Pictures.
