Waldemar Frank
Waldemar Frank (born February 8, 1903 in Forchheim as Waldemar Rosenbaum ; † October 29, 1961 in Berlin ) was a German playwright and film producer .
Life
Waldemar Frank was an author and co-author of operettas and comedies in the 1930s and 1940s. The most famous comedies include the husbandless honeymoon and hen party , written together with Leo Lenz , both of which were also filmed. He wrote the book templates for operettas with composers such as Friedrich Schröder , Robert Stolz and Gerhard Winkler . One of his most famous operettas is Nights in Shanghai , again a collaboration with Leo Lenz.
In 1950 he founded Central-Europa-Film GmbH and produced successful operetta and music films.
Waldemar Frank had been married to Ursula Schmidt since 1944 and had three sons with her.
Works
Comedies
- 1935: The diplomatic passport
- 1936: Goodbye at Stölpchensee
- 1937: my wife's clothes
- 1938: Honeymoon without a husband (filmed as marriage to be a husband)
- 1939: Riviera Express
- 1939: hen party
- 1940: The foolish Miss Susi
- 1940: Telephone from Nice
- 1940: Bachelor tax
- 1947: Ministerial crisis
- 1948: My wife wants to get married
Book templates for operettas and operas
- 1935: The Regiment Daughter (adaptation of the comic opera)
- 1942: The Forbidden Kiss - together with Leo Lenz, music by Karlheinz Gutheim
- 1947: Nights in Shanghai - together with Leo Lenz, music by Friedrich Schröder
- 1948: Confetti - together with Leo Lenz, music by Fred Raymond
- 1949: Premiere in Milan - music by Gerhard Winkler
- 1949: Festival in Casablanca - music by Robert Stolz
- 1951: The big world - music by Friedrich Schröder
- 1954: Isabella - music by Friedrich Schröder
Filmography
Book template
- Hen party (Astra-Film Berlin 1939/1940)
Book template and script
- Before becoming a husband (Astra-Film Berlin 1941)
Producer of Central Europe Films
- 1950: Musical treasures
- 1951: It doesn't work without Gisela
- 1952: The Prince of Pappenheim
- 1953: The cousin from Dingsda
- 1953: The Rose of Stambul
- 1954: Clivia
- 1954: Schützenliesel
- 1955: Ball in the Savoy (1955)
- 1955: Music in the blood
- 1956: The Rosel from the Black Forest
- 1956: The beautiful master
- 1957: Viktor and Viktoria
- 1957: When women are cheating / Europe's new music parade 1958
Production management for Real-Film GmbH, Hamburg
- 1959/1960: Dismissed as cured
- 1960: Pension Schöller
- 1960: crook in uniform / captain - your stars
Web links
- Waldemar Frank in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Waldemar Frank at filmportal.de
- Central-Europa-Film GmbH at filmportal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frank, Waldemar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosenbaum, Waldemar (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German playwright and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forchheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1961 |
| Place of death | Berlin |