OV Werndorff

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Oskar Friedrich Werndorff , usually abbreviated as OF Werndorff (born May 30, 1880 in Vienna , † November 7, 1938 in Wembley , London , United Kingdom ) was an Austrian film architect for Austrian, German and British cinema.

Live and act

Oskar Friedrich Werndorff received extensive artistic training in Vienna. In 1913 he broke off his studies prematurely and went to the theater in der Josefstadt as a set designer . Drafted during the First World War, Werndorff began working as a film architect from 1919. Initially he designed film sets for several productions by Reinhold Schünzel , including The Count of Cagliostro, The Novel of a Maid and The Pantoffelheld .

For the scenes and the costumes for the historical drama Carlos and Elisabeth took Richard Oswald Werndorff 1923 to Berlin . In 1925, the Viennese achieved two major successes in quick succession with his film architecture, EA Dupont's classic Varieté and Paul Czinner's The Violinist of Florence . However, his subsequent German work up to 1928 disappointed.

In the phase of transition from silent to sound film, OW Werndorff decided to move to London. After attempting to direct, he found regular employment there in 1931, some of which were quite successful cinema productions, including three thrillers by Alfred Hitchcock : The 39 Steps , Secret Agent and Sabotage . At the same time, in December 1935, Werndorff was naturalized in Great Britain.

Filmography

  • 1928: The band of robbers
  • 1929: The Strangler (also British verse The Wrecker )
  • 1930: The Singing City (also British Vers. City of Song )
  • 1931: The Bells (also co-director)
  • 1932: Wedding Rehearsal
  • 1933: The Lady is Willing
  • 1933: Waltzes from Vienna
  • 1933: Perfect Understanding
  • 1934: The Camels Are Coming
  • 1935: The 39 Steps ( The 39 Steps )
  • 1935: First a Girl
  • 1935: King of the Damned
  • 1936: Secret Agent ( Secret Agent )
  • 1936: Rhodes of Africa
  • 1936: East Meets West
  • 1936: sabotage
  • 1936: The Bajazzo ( Pagliacci )
  • 1936: A Woman Alone
  • 1937: Mademoiselle Docteur
  • 1937: The Lilac Domino
  • 1938: We're Going to Be Rich
  • 1938: The Ware Case
  • 1938: The Gaunt Stranger
  • 1938: Let's Be Famous

literature

  • 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 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 338 f.

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personal data
SURNAME Werndorff, OF
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Werndorff, Oskar Friedrich (full name); Werndorff, Oscar Frederick (name from 1936 in Great Britain)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian film architect
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1938
Place of death Wembley , London , United Kingdom