Conrad from Molo
Conrad Kurt von Molo (born December 21, 1906 in Vienna ; † August 12, 1997 in Munich ) was a German - Austrian film editor , dubbing director , film producer and dialogue writer.
Live and act
The son of Walter von Molo and twin brother of the actress Trude von Molo grew up in Berlin , where he also studied at the university. During his studies Molo made his first contact with journalism and worked as a night editor for the Berliner Tageblatt . In this function he was also present at the world premiere of Bertolt Brechts and Kurt Weill's Die Dreigroschenoper in 1928 .
Molo first came into contact with film in 1929, but immediately went to India for two years to report for German newspapers. Back again, he began to work as an assistant editor. In Fritz Lang's last German film before the National Socialists came to power, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse , Molo acted as an editor. He followed long in the summer of 1933 into exile after he had offered to cut his Molnar film version Liliom to take over. Conrad von Molo stayed abroad until 1939, during which time he also edited British productions in London. His presence in Rome was announced in April 1939.
As a result of the outbreak of war, Conrad von Molo returned to Germany and quickly caught up with the film scene in the Nazi state. There he arranged for the editing of a number of Nazi films. His main employer during the war was now the UFA . Initially (1940) he was also employed as an assistant director.
After the end of the war, von Molo participated in setting up the German newsreel Welt im Film and in the reopening of Bavaria in Geiselgasteig . In 1947 he founded 'Ala-Film', which he renamed 'Aura-Film' two years later. This company was only dissolved in 1978. In the 50s and early 60s in particular, von Molo produced a number of films and was also involved (especially in the 50s to the early 70s) as a dubbing director and author of German dialogues in a large number of German versions of foreign films.
Most recently he ran his own dubbing company Molo-Film as a family business, for example with the German version of Peter Bogdanovich 's early masterpiece The Last Performance . There Conrad von Molo directed, his five years younger wife Beate (1911-1998), née Moissi, wrote the dialogue book and their daughter, the actress Elisabeth von Molo (* 1944), became the German voice of Cybill Shepherd .
Molo, a staunch vegetarian since 1974, died at the age of 90 in Munich. His wife survived him by a year. Both are buried in the Solln forest cemetery in Munich . The actor Gedeon Burkhard is her grandchild.
Filmography (selection)
As an editor
- 1931: The suitcase of Mr. OF
- 1932: The four from Bob 13
- 1932: Cavaliers from Kurfürstendamm
- 1932: I want to teach you love
- 1932/1933: The will of Dr. Mabuse
- 1933/34: Liliom
- 1935: The Amateur Gentleman ( The Amateur Gentleman )
- 1936: Under the spell of jealousy ( Accused )
- 1936: gangsters, women and diamonds ( Jump for Glory )
- 1940: Our Miss Doctor
- 1940: Stukas
- 1941/1942: GPU
- 1943: The small border traffic
As a producer, production or line manager
- 1952: The great tattoo
- 1954: Ludwig II.
- 1955: I'm looking for you
- 1958: The man who couldn't say no
- 1959: Yes, a girl like that at 16
- 1960: Everything goes better with raspberry spirit
- 1961: one, two, three
- 1966: Silent weapons (anonymous)
- 1968: The Cat (TV)
literature
- Herbert A. Frenzel , Hans Joachim Moser (ed.): Kürschner's biographical theater manual. Drama, opera, film, radio. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. De Gruyter, Berlin 1956, DNB 010075518 , p. 496.
- Johann Caspar Glenzdorf: Glenzdorf's international film lexicon. Biographical manual for the entire film industry. Volume 2: Hed – Peis. Prominent-Filmverlag, Bad Münder 1961, DNB 451560744 , p. 1151 f.
- Michael Graeter: Who is what in Munich in words and pictures. 3rd edition, Starnberg 1987, p. 219
Web links
- Conrad von Molo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Conrad von Molo at filmportal.de
- Conrad von Molo in the synchronized file
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to the film archive Kay Less
- ↑ according to Pem's private reports, 153rd edition of April 5, 1939
- ↑ Michael Graeter: Who is what in Munich, p. 219
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Molo, Conrad of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Molo, Conrad Kurt von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian film editor, dubbing director, film producer and dialogue author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1997 |
| Place of death | Munich |