Robert Wohlmuth
Robert Wohlmuth (born May 28, 1902 in Vienna , † April 29, 1987 in Palm Beach ) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter .
After a few years as an assistant director , Wohlmuth directed his first film in 1926. Shortly thereafter, he started his own production company. In Vienna, Munich and Berlin he mostly shot comedies, but also social dramas and romances. In 1930 he parodied with his Das Kabinett des Dr. Larifari the silent film classic Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari .
After the " seizure of power " by the National Socialists in 1933, Wohlmuth returned to Vienna, after the " Anschluss of Austria " in 1938 he emigrated to the USA. Here he called himself Robert Wilmot and directed documentary, industrial and advertising films in Hollywood. However, his drafts of scripts for feature films were not used or were only used as a story template.
In 1949 he founded the production company Pathéscope Productions of America Inc. , and in 1951 he became vice president of Henry Strauss Prod. , Which specialized in the production of television documentaries.
Filmography
- as a director
- 1927: Infantryman Wamperl's three-year bad luck (also co-script and production)
- 1927: the right to live
- 1927: One Night's Marriage (also co-script)
- 1927: Der Venusberg (also screenplay and production)
- 1927: The whims of a sophisticated woman
- 1928: love in May
- 1928: Up from the Dachstein
- 1929: When the white lilacs bloom again
- 1930: In a small pastry shop (also script)
- 1930: The cabinet of Dr. Larifari
- 1930: The Volga girl
- 1930: Bünzli's big city experiences
- 1931: Choral Society Carefree
- 1932: Night of Temptation (also co-script)
- 1932: The two from the Süddexpress
- 1934: Nocturno (co-script and production)
- 1936: Miss Lilli
- 1943: Dog House (short film, also screenplay)
- 1944: Swing Serenade
- 1944: The Unwritten Code (Story)
- 1945: Hollywood and Vine (Story)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death Index Florida, Source: ancestry.com
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. 547 f., ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8
Web links
- Robert Wohlmuth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert Wohlmuth at filmportal.de
- Robert Wohlmuth biography with photo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wohlmuth, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilmot, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-American film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1987 |
| Place of death | Palm Beach |