Bobby E. Lüthge

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Bobby E. Lüthge (born September 12, 1891 in Gliwice ; † March 10, 1964 in West Berlin ; actually Robert Erwin Lüthge ) was a German screenwriter .

Life

Bobby E. Lüthge studied economics and literary history in Berlin. Between 1919 and 1958 he wrote around 190 film scripts (around 100 of which were for silent films ). In addition to non-political entertainment films, he has been writing screenplays for propaganda films since the 1920s: Fridericus Rex (1922) propagated the re-establishment of the monarchy; several military comedies glorified the military. In 1928, based on Lüthge's script, the anti-communist propaganda film The Secret Power was shot. In 1932 he wrote the screenplay for Hitlerjunge Quex (a propaganda film to popularize the Hitlerjugend , based on the novel of the same name by Karl Aloys Schenzinger ).

In addition to his work as a screenwriter, Lüthge was also active as a journalist, including as editor of the magazine “Bühne und Film” and as co-founder of the magazine “ Film-Kurier ” (1919). He also wrote some novels, plays and the libretto for the operetta "Chanel No. 5" (1947, music by Friedrich Schröder , lyrics by Günther Schwenn ).

During the period from 1933 to 1945 around 25 of his scripts (mostly non-political content) were filmed. Lüthge was able to continue his career after 1945. In addition to homeland films such as Schwarzwaldmädel (1950) and Grün ist die Heide (1951), he began to build on his military comedies of the 1920s again in the 1950s when the Adenauer government was preparing for rearmament (e.g. Mikosch moves in , 1952).

Lüthge's marriage to actress Hanni Weisse was divorced. Lüthge is buried in the Dahlem forest cemetery .

Screenplays for films (selection)

Books and essays

  • Katharina the great. Novel based on the film of the same name , 1920
  • Do you think Gretchen was brought up right? Roman , 1943
  • You owe me one more night Roman , 1950
  • When Stanley came back. Roman , 1961

literature

  • Who is who? Edition 12.1958
  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .
  • Libbe, Erijotik and Zoff . In: Der Spiegel . No. 16 , 1952, pp. 32 f . ( online ).
  • Bobby E. Lüthge . In: Der Spiegel . No. 40 , 1952, pp. 26 ( online ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In a letter to the editor in Spiegel issue 47/1950 p. 43 Lüthge denies being the author of the film. Another reader then wrote a letter to the editor (issue 1/1951 p. 43), according to which Lüthge had boasted to him before the end of the war that he was the author of the film.
personal data
SURNAME Lüthge, Bobby E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lüthge, Robert Erwin (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Gliwice
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1964
Place of death West Berlin