Hans Wilhelm (screenwriter)

Hans Wilhelm , also Jean Villeme (born October 18, 1904 in Berlin , † December 23, 1980 in Santa Monica ) was a German screenwriter .

The son of the actor and director Carl Wilhelm came to film at an early age through his father and began writing screenplays, initially for productions by Henny Porten , and later for the adaptation of Alfred Döblin's novel Berlin Alexanderplatz , among other things .

After the seizure of power by the Nazis, he left Germany and went through Hungary to France, then to Italy, Britain and France again. He was interned there when the war broke out in 1939, but in 1941 he was able to leave for Santo Domingo . Since 1945 he lived in Hollywood . During this time he also provided manuscripts and scripts, among others to Max Ophüls . He returned to Germany in the late 1950s, most recently living in Santa Monica again.

Filmography (selection)

• 1925: Nick, the king of chauffeurs (also actor)
• 1927: My aunt - your aunt
• 1927: Violantha
• 1928: The last fort
• 1929: Hrích
• 1929: Liebfraumilch
• 1929: The fourth from the right
• 1929: Sinful and sweet
• 1929: Diary of a cocotte
• 1930: people in the fire
• 1930: The last company (idea)
• 1931: Berlin - Alexanderplatz
• 1932: You don't forget a girl like that
• 1932: You don't need money / The uncle from America
• 1932: Two in one car
• 1932: Paris-Méditerranée
• 1932: The adventure of Thea Roland / From the diary of a beautiful woman
• 1933: The Stolen Millionaire ( On a volé un homme )
• 1933: love affair
• 1933: There is only one loveAdventure out of love
• 1934: A diva for everyone ( La signora di tutti )
• 1935: My Heart to the Queen ( The Dictator )
• 1940: Without a Tomorrow (Sans lendemain)
• 1940: Thieves and Love (Battement de coeur)
• 1947: Enchanting Lips (This Time for Keeps)
• 1948: On an Island with You
• 1957: Casino de Paris
• 1958: Christine
• 1960: Bombs on Monte Carlo
• 1961: Beautiful widows are dangerous ( Five Golden Hours )
• 1963: The Rascals of Mexico (Dime with a Halo) (also producer)
• 1966: crooks honor

literature

• Kay Less : 'In life, more is taken from you than given ...'. Lexicon of filmmakers who emigrated from Germany and Austria between 1933 and 1945. A general overview . P. 542 f., ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8

Web links

• Hans Wilhelm in the Internet Movie Database (English)