Charles Paulus
Charles Paulus (born May 17, 1866 in Hagenau , † after 1921 probably in or near Berlin) was a German cameraman , a pioneer from the early days of German cinematography.
Live and act
The son of a gas works worker was born in Hagenau , Alsace in 1866 . He later lived in Stettin , Domstrasse 21. In 1889, Auguste Marie married Martha Göbel in Berlin . Since he took over the technical management of the Rex studio of the film pioneer Alfred Duskes at Sellerstraße 35 in Berlin-Wedding in 1905 , he was, alongside Guido Seeber and Georg Furkel , one of the central cameramen in German film before the First World War . Paulus quickly made himself with the camera work to early film amusements from the hand of Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers such as The Captain of Koepenick, Klebolin sticks everything and Don Juan marries a name. With the Komet-Film-Compagnie Paulus & Unger, Charles Paulus and a partner founded his own small Berlin production company as early as 1911, for which he occasionally (1911/12) directed films himself.
During the First World War, Charles Paulus remained largely inactive as a cameraman and only produced several films in 1915. At the end of the war in 1918, Paulus resumed his work as a cameraman and initially photographed mainly the minor works of the novice film director EA Dupont , including various detective films with Max Landa . Paulus remained in business until 1922, but in recent years he has only photographed and produced completely insignificant entertainment productions, as a cameraman mostly dramas and sensation-oriented adventure stories, as a producer several short film fun plays and short documentaries. In 1922 his career as a cameraman and producer ended abruptly, and Charles Paulus may have died that year or immediately afterwards. Since his name no longer appears in the index of the reference book Universal-Filmlexikon from 1932, Charles Paulus is likely to have died before 1932.
Filmography (until 1913 only short films)
as cameraman (selection)
- 1906: The captain of Köpenick
- 1907: A sheet from the Book of Life
- 1907: “My last breath” from “Troubadour”
- 1908: The begging student - Colonel Ollendorf's appearance
- 1909: Don Juan marries
- 1909: Klebolin sticks everything
- 1909: Mother's love
- 1910: An accident in the nursery
- 1910: The world goes on
- 1911: poor luck
- 1911: The fear of bombs
- 1911: Due to force majeure
- 1911: The Lord Count
- 1911: Franctireurs
- 1911: That upset Berlin
- 1911: two friends
- 1912: poor princess
- 1912: strolling students
- 1912: crown and fetter
- 1912: Lilith, the girl from the lake
- 1912: duty
- 1912: Like father like son
- 1912: Two pairs of feet
- 1912: found again
- 1913: Age does not protect against folly
- 1913: The sea is silent
- 1913: Players' blood or the legacy of the fathers
- 1914: I had a comrade
- 1916: The last of an old generation
- 1916: The Solvingsholm judge
- 1917: Prince Waldemar and Waldemar Prinz
- 1918: The Secret of the America Docks
- 1918: When life calls
- 1919: The spies
- 1919: The Apaches
- 1919: The mask
- 1919: The strangler of the world
- 1919: alcohol
- 1920: The Grand Hotel Babylon
- 1920: The Princess' Cup
- 1920: The demon of Kolno
- 1920: The mortal enemy
- 1920: Poisoned blood
- 1921: The fear of women
- 1921: In a cool valley
- 1921: From my youth
- 1922: Heinrich Heine's first love
- 1922: Mabel and her suitors
- 1922: At the well in front of the gate
- 1922: You girl from the Rhine
as short film producer (selection)
- 1911: poor luck
- 1911: Due to force majeure
- 1911: The Lord Count
- 1911: Franctireurs
- 1911: The fear of bombs
- 1911: That upset Berlin
- 1911: poor luck
- 1911: Two friends (also director)
- 1912: crown and fetter
- 1912: poor princess
- 1912: strolling students
- 1912: Lilith, the girl from the lake
- 1912: Duty (also directing)
- 1912: Like father like son
- 1912: Two pairs of feet
- 1912: found again
- 1912: Slipper heroes
- 1912. Sword Dance
- 1912: The diamond ring
- 1912: The piano teacher
- 1913: Age does not protect against folly
- 1913: The sea is silent
- 1913: Players' blood or the legacy of the fathers
- 1913: jealousy is a passion
- 1913: When you go shopping
- 1913: In the twilight
- 1913: cinema joke
- 1913: where is my husband?
- 1914: I had a comrade
- 1915: Turf
- 1915: The sister of the Red Cross
- 1915: The traveling musicians
- 1918: Michel and his donkey
- 1920: The wonders of the seabed
- 1921: your girlfriend
- 1921: When you go for a stroll, or: Age does not protect against folly
Web links
- Charles Paul in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Charles Paulus, cameraman at filmportal.de
- Komet-Film-Compagnie Paulus & Unger (Berlin) at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Register Office Berlin III: marriage register . No. 357/1889.
- ↑ Paul on cinegraph.de
- ↑ Paul on cinegraph.de
- ^ Frank Arnau: Universal-Filmlexikon, Berlin 1932
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paul, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haguenau |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1921 |
| Place of death | unsure: Berlin |