Richard H. Riedel

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Richard H. Riedel (born April 5, 1904 in Leipzig ; † March 18, 1960 near Rome , Italy ) was a German film architect in Hollywood .

Live and act

Riedel had attended grammar school in Germany and then received his artistic training at a college for graphics and fine arts. After graduating from Leipzig, he emigrated to the USA, where he began his film career in 1932 as a draftsman at RKO Pictures . Four years later he was allowed to work as an architect for the first time.

From the beginning of his career as a production designer, Riedel worked exclusively for Universal Studios . His most interesting early works include two atmospheric Rowland V. Lee productions, including the third part of the Frankenstein series with Boris Karloff , Frankenstein's son . In the years to come, Riedel oversaw a long series of Universal B-Pictures as well as a few more ambitious productions, including works as diverse as the remarkable science fiction film Metaluna IV Doesn't Answer , Douglas Sirk's Hollywood Farewell As Long As There Are People And The Comedy classic Bettgeflüster with Rock Hudson and Doris Day . During this time, Riedel often appeared as an assistant to his colleague Alexander Golitzen , who was in charge of the set construction at Universal.

Riedel died in a car accident in 1960 while preparing (visiting locations) for a new film (" Back Street ") in Rome.

Filmography

  • 1939: Frankenstein's son (Son of Frankenstein)
  • 1939: The Sun Never Sets
  • 1940: The House of the Seven Gables
  • 1940: Spring Parade
  • 1941: Never Give a Sucker at Even Break
  • 1942: Between Us Girls
  • 1942: Night Monster
  • 1943: The Second Face (Flesh and Fantasy)
  • 1944: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  • 1944: The Ghost Catchers
  • 1944: Sudan
  • 1945: The hostel to the red horse (Frontier Gal)
  • 1945: Shady Lady
  • 1945: Idea Girl
  • 1946: Fire on the Horizon (Canyon Passage)
  • 1947: Ivy
  • 1948: Five on their honeymoon (Family Honeymoon)
  • 1949: Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer
  • 1949: Illegal Entry
  • 1949: South Sea Vagabonds (South Sea Sinner)
  • 1950: Tomahawk - uprising of the Sioux (Tomahawk)
  • 1951: Hollywood Story
  • 1951: Company Rote Teufel (Red Ball Express)
  • 1952: Greed for Gold (The Raiders)
  • 1952: Lawless Breed
  • 1952: The World Is His (The Mississippi Gambler)
  • 1953: Louisiana's Bay of Death (Thunder Bay)
  • 1953: Three were traitors (Tumbleweed)
  • 1953: Strandgut (Forbidden)
  • 1954: Smoke Signal
  • 1954: Metaluna IV does not respond (This Island Earth)
  • 1954: The Iron Knight of Falworth (The Black Shield of Falworth)
  • 1955: With a fist as hard as steel (Man Without a Star)
  • 1955: All These Nights (The Shrike)
  • 1956: Seduced by the Devil (The Rawhide Years)
  • 1956: Shots lash through the night (Showdown at Abilene)
  • 1957: Tammy (Tammy and the Bachelor)
  • 1957: Flight to Hell (The Land Unknown)
  • 1957: Mein Mann Gottfried (My Man Godfrey)
  • 1957: Always Trouble with Women (The Lady Takes a Flyer)
  • 1958: Men over forty (This Happy Feeling)
  • 1958: As long as there are people (Imitation of Life)
  • 1958: A Stranger in My Arms
  • 1959: Pillow Talk (Pillow Talk)
  • 1959: The Secret of the Lady in Black (Portrait in Black)
  • 1959: The Relentless (Hell Bent for Leather)
  • 1960: The Private Lives of Adam and Eve

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 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 530.

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personal data
SURNAME Riedel, Richard H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH March 18, 1960
Place of death near Rome