William Kahn (director)
William Kahn , born Wilhelm Kahn (born May 25, 1888 in Berlin , † in the period from 1941 to 1943 in Minsk ) was a German film director , screenwriter and film producer .
Life
William Kahn had already emerged as a detective novelist when he began writing film scripts in 1912. He also specialized in crime stories here, here about the detective Joe Deebs , played by Max Landa and directed by Joe May .
In 1916 he developed his own detective figure with Council Arnheim. He staged and produced Arnheim's adventures himself with his William-Kahn-Film GmbH. After the First World War he switched to film dramas and melodramas with less success .
During the time of National Socialism , the Kahn, classified as a “ full Jew ”, was ousted from public life. On November 14, 1941, he was transferred to the Minsk ghetto , where in all likelihood he was killed. He must not be confused with the American actor William 'Smitty' Kahn (1882-1959).
Filmography
- 1913: Die Kunstschützin (screenplay)
- 1914: Paragraph 80 Paragraph II (script)
- 1915: The Act from Back then (Director)
- 1915: The Law of the Mine (screenplay)
- 1915: His hardest case (screenplay)
- 1915: Violette Rosen (screenplay)
- 1915: The Secret Secretary (screenplay)
- 1916: The Sin of Helga Arndt (screenplay)
- 1916: The Ghost Clock (screenplay)
- 1916: The Hoop Case (Director, Screenplay)
- 1916: The Klerk case (director, screenplay)
- 1916: The Ghost Clock (screenplay)
- 1916: The Grehn case (direction, screenplay, production)
- 1917: The Routt case ...! (Direction, screenplay, production)
- 1917: The Spotted Tie (Director, Screenplay, Production)
- 1917: Crows fly around the tower (script)
- 1918: Lost Daughters (Director, Screenplay, Production)
- 1918: The laughing death (direction, screenplay, production)
- 1918: The Green Vampire (Director, Screenplay, Production)
- 1919: Lost Daughters, Part 2 - Victims of Shame (Director, Screenplay, Production)
- 1919: Just a Toothpick (Director, Screenplay, Production)
- 1919: Demon of the World (3 parts; direction, screenplay, production)
- 1920: Lost Daughters, Part 3 - People Call It Love (Director, Screenplay, Production)
- 1920: women (production)
- 1920/21: The secret of the six playing cards (6 parts; direction, screenplay, prod.)
- 1921: The Golden Wall (screenplay, production)
- 1922: The girl without a conscience (screenplay, production)
- 1922: Die vom Zirkus (screenplay, director)
- 1927: The Salvation Army Girl (Director, Screenplay, Production)
- 1928: Girls, beware! (Script, production)
- 1931/1932: Sounding stage show II. (Production)
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 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 286.
Web links
- William Kahn in the Internet Movie Database (English) (not separated from the American actor of the same name)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kahn, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kahn, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film director, screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 1941 and 1943 |
| Place of death | Minsk |