Franz Schmelter
Joh. Franz Schmelter (born on January 18, 1862 in Essen ; died on December 10, 1924 in Heidelberg - Schlierbach , German Reich ) was a German theater and film actor as well as a director , screenwriter and film producer during the silent film era .
Life
Franz Schmelter had played theater in the German provinces since the 1880s, including commitments in 1886/87 in Würzburg , 1890 to 1892 in Elberfeld and 1894/95 in Chemnitz . Later he went to Berlin to film, where, shortly after the outbreak of World War I, he became a busy film director for five years. His specialty were comedies and comedies, which he directed for mostly small companies such as Luna-Film, Greenbaum-Film, Elga-Film, L'Arronge-Film or even his own company, Schmelter-Film. Schmelter was also involved in the associated scripts several times. None of these productions has any significance in terms of film history.
Filmography (selection)
- 1915: The dashing Rudi
- 1915: her birthday
- 1915: love men
- 1915: a brown rag
- 1916: Möllmann family
- 1916: The Maid of Orleans in Schlotterdeike
- 1916: Homunculi
- 1916: Dalles and love
- 1916: Christof's bridal trip
- 1916: Mr. and Mrs. Schliephake
- 1916: The millionaire cobbler
- 1916: a great evening
- 1916: The Baskerville Flea
- 1916: May blooms only once a year
- 1917: The wild Lilly
- 1917: s'Lieserl vom Loisachtal
- 1917: Lu'chen's marital joys
- 1917: Lu'chen's engagement at the garden gate
- 1917: Cleopatra's serpent
- 1917: Lu's baking time
- 1917: The dollar aunt
- 1918: Habakkuk
- 1918: The development of love
- 1918: Herta's most beautiful evening
- 1918: Hummel's hobby horse
- 1920: The darned jealousy
- 1920: A country bitch
- 1920: The blue duel
- 1920: your greatest trick
literature
- Wilhelm Kosch : Deutsches Theaterlexikon , Volume 3, 3rd edition 1992
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to information from the Heidelberg City Archives on June 6, 2018
Web links
- Franz Schmelter at The German Early Cinema Database
- Franz Schmelter at filmportal.de
- Franz Schmelter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmelter, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmelter, Joh. Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Theater and film actor as well as director, screenwriter and film producer during the silent film era |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1924 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg - Schlierbach , German Empire |