Arthur Dreifuss

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Arthur Dreifuss (1965)

Arthur Dreifuss , also Arthur Dreyfuss (* 25. March 1908 in Frankfurt am Main , Germany ; † 31 December 1993 in Los Angeles , California , United States ) was a German film director and -producer and screenwriter , who in the United States actively was.

Life

Dreifuss began his career in Germany as a musical choreographer and producer. In 1928 he went to New York City , where he initially worked as a dance director for low-budget musicals. In the mid-1930s he began shooting a few short films in Hollywood , and in the 1940s he made so-called B-movies . His most famous feature film production was The Death Row in 1962 . But he was best known for his musical productions.

Dreifuss lived in Studio City and died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center . He was married to Ruth Dreifuss (* 1909) from Missouri and father of a daughter and a son.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1939: Double Deal (Director)
  • 1940: Mystery in Swing (direction and production)
  • 1940: Sunday Sinners (Director)
  • 1941: Reg'lar Fellers (direction, screenplay and production)
  • 1941: Murder on Lenox Avenue (Direction and Production)
  • 1942: Baby Face Morgan (Director)
  • 1942: The Pay Off (Director)
  • 1942: The Boss of Big Town (Director)
  • 1943: Sarong Girl (Director)
  • 1943: Melody Parade (Director)
  • 1943: Nearly Eighteen (Director)
  • 1943: Campus Rhythm (director)
  • 1943: The Sultan's Daughter (Director)
  • 1944: Ever Since Venus (Director and Screenplay)
  • 1945: Eadie Was a Lady (Director)
  • 1945: Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (Director)
  • 1945: ston Blackie's Rendezvous (director)
  • 1945: The Gay Senorita (Director)
  • 1945: Prison Ship (Director)
  • 1946: Junior Prom (Director)
  • 1946: Freddie Steps Out (Director)
  • 1946: High School Hero (Director and Screenplay)
  • 1946: Betty Co-Ed (director and screenplay)
  • 1947: Vacation Days (Director)
  • 1947: Little Miss Broadway (Director and Screenplay)
  • 1947: Sweet Genevieve (director and screenplay)
  • 1947: Two Blondes and a Redhead (Director)
  • 1948: Glamor Girl (Director)
  • 1948: Mary Lou (Director)
  • 1948: I Surrender Dear (Director)
  • 1949: An Old-Fashioned Girl (director, screenplay and production)
  • 1949: Shamrock Hill (Direction and Production)
  • 1949: Manhattan Angel (Director)
  • 1949: There's a Girl in My Heart (Director, Screenplay, and Production)
  • 1955: Secret File, USA (TV series; director, screenplay, and producer)
  • 1955: Assignment Abroad (direction and production)
  • 1958: Life Begins at 17 (Director)
  • 1959: The Last Blitzkrieg (Director)
  • 1959: Juke Box Rhythm (Director)
  • 1962: The Death Row (O: The Quare Fellow ; Director and Screenplay)
  • 1966: 10:32 (director and screenplay)
  • 1967: We ... The Wild On The Sunset Strip (O: Riot on Sunset Strip; director)
  • 1967: The Love-Ins (Director and Screenplay)
  • 1968: For Singles Only (Director and Screenplay)
  • 1968: A Time to Sing (Director)
  • 1968: The Young Runaways (Director)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary: Arthur Dreifuss , The Independent , January 11, 1994.
  2. ↑ Arthur Dreifuss, 85; Producer, Director for Movies, Television , Los Angeles Times , Jan. 7, 1994.
personal data
SURNAME Dreifuss, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dreyfuss, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film director and producer as well as screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main , Germany
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1993
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States