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Leo Mittler (1893–1958) was an Austrian playwright, screenwriter and film director. Mittler was born in Vienna, then the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to a Jewish family. He attended the University of Music and Performing Arts and worked as a playwright and director in the German theatre. Mittler then switched to work in the booming German film industry during the silent era.
Mittler's best known film as director was Beyond the Street (1929), a "street film" influenced by Soviet cinema. As well as his work in the German industry, Mittler also spent time at the American company Paramount's French language-subsidiary based at the Joinvillle Studios in Paris.
Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, Mittler spent many years in exile in several countries including Britain and France before settling in the United States during the Second World War. Mittler's career as a director had all but ended in the mid-1930s, after making the Stanley Lupino musical comedy Cheer Up, but he worked occasionally as a screenwriter. Mitler wrote the original story of the MGM pro-Soviet film Song of Russia (1944) which was later investigated by HUAC for its alleged communist sympathies. Mittler returned to Germany post-war, and died there in 1958. Before his death he worked for German theatre and television.
Il commence sa carrière cinématographique en 1926 en tant que scénariste et réalisateur.
Installé à Paris à partir de 1930, il devient administrateur de la Paramount.
En 1939, il émigre en Angleterre avant de se rendre aux États-Unis où il vit et travaille jusqu'en 1948.
Il revient ensuite exercer son métier dans les théâtres allemands et autrichiens, travaillant également pour la télévision à Berlin-Ouest.
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Nationality Austria
Birth 18 december 1893 at Vienna (Austria)
Death 16 may 1958 (at 64 years) at Berlin (German)
Birth 18 december 1893 at Vienna (Austria)
Death 16 may 1958 (at 64 years) at Berlin (German)
Mittler's best known film as director was Beyond the Street (1929), a "street film" influenced by Soviet cinema. As well as his work in the German industry, Mittler also spent time at the American company Paramount's French language-subsidiary based at the Joinvillle Studios in Paris.
Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, Mittler spent many years in exile in several countries including Britain and France before settling in the United States during the Second World War. Mittler's career as a director had all but ended in the mid-1930s, after making the Stanley Lupino musical comedy Cheer Up, but he worked occasionally as a screenwriter. Mitler wrote the original story of the MGM pro-Soviet film Song of Russia (1944) which was later investigated by HUAC for its alleged communist sympathies. Mittler returned to Germany post-war, and died there in 1958. Before his death he worked for German theatre and television.
Biography
Leo Mittler étudie à l'Académie de musique et d'arts du spectacle de Vienne. Il devient comédien et joue dans différents théâtres d'Autriche et d'Allemagne. Il a exercé notamment au théâtre Volksbühne Berlin et au Deutsches Theater de Berlin.Il commence sa carrière cinématographique en 1926 en tant que scénariste et réalisateur.
Installé à Paris à partir de 1930, il devient administrateur de la Paramount.
En 1939, il émigre en Angleterre avant de se rendre aux États-Unis où il vit et travaille jusqu'en 1948.
Il revient ensuite exercer son métier dans les théâtres allemands et autrichiens, travaillant également pour la télévision à Berlin-Ouest.
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The Last Waltz (1936)
, 1h30Directed by Leo Mittler
Origin France
Genres Comedy-drama
Actors Jarmila Novotná, Jean Martinelli, Armand Bernard, Pierre Piérade, Charlotte Lysès, Marthe Mellot
Le comte Dimitri est condamné a mort pour avoir frappé le prince Paul qui tentait de voler un baiser à la comtesse Vera. Le prince Paul le gracie a cause d'une jeune fille qui a su conquérir son cœur au bon moment.
Cheer Up (1936)
, 1h12Directed by Leo Mittler
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Musical
Actors Stanley Lupino, Sally Gray, Roddy Hughes, Kenneth Kove, Ernest Sefton, Syd Crossley
Rating59%
La voix sans visage (1933)
, 1h35Directed by Leo Mittler
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Lucien Muratore, Véra Korène, Jean Servais, Simone Bourday, Georges Flamant, Odette Barencey
Le chanteur Pierre Saltore est accusé du meurtre de l’amant de sa femme et se retrouve condamné à dix ans de travaux forcés. Sa fille parvient à prouver son innocence, quand elle découvre que le tueur n’est autre que sa belle mère qui voulait mettre un terme à cette aventure gênante.
The Night at the Hotel (1932)
, 1h25Directed by Leo Mittler
Origin France
Genres Drama
Actors Marcelle Romée, Jean Périer, Betty Stockfeld, Maurice Lagrenée, Yvonne Hébert, Willy Rozier
Dans un palace de la côte d'Azur se nouent des intrigues entre différents personnages.
Nights in Port Said (1932)
Directed by Leo Mittler
Origin France
Actors Renée Héribel, Gustav Diessl, Oskar Homolka, Marcel Vallée, Jean Worms, Armand Lurville
Tropical Nights (1931)
Directed by Leo Mittler
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Dita Parlo, Robert Thoeren, Fritz Greiner, Fritz Rasp
The King of Paris (1930)
Directed by Leo Mittler
Actors Iván Petrovich, Marie Glory, Pierre Batcheff, Suzanne Bianchetti, Gabriel Lelièvre
Harbour Drift (1929)
, 1h33Directed by Leo Mittler
Genres Drama
Actors Lissy Arna, Paul Rehkopf, Sig Arno, Friedrich Gnaß, Margarete Kupfer, Jean Toulout
Rating72%
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Song of Russia (1944)
, 1h47Directed by Gregory Ratoff, László Benedek
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Robert Taylor, Susan Peters, Robert Benchley, John Hodiak, Felix Bressart, Michael Chekhov
Roles Story
Rating58%
American conductor John Meredith (Robert Taylor) and his manager, Hank Higgins (Robert Benchley), go to Russia shortly before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Meredith falls in love with beautiful Soviet pianist Nadya Stepanova (Susan Peters) while they travel throughout the country on a 40-city tour. Their bliss is destroyed by the German invasion.
The Ghost Ship (1943)
, 1h9Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Psychologie, Transport films
Actors Richard Dix, Edith Barrett, Russell Wade, Ben Bard, Skelton Knaggs, Robert Bice
Roles Story
Rating65%
Tom Merriam (Russell Wade), a young merchant marine officer, joins the crew of the ship Altair. At first, all seems well and Merriam bonds with the captain, Will Stone (Richard Dix). The ship, already shorthanded due to the death of a crew member before it left port, loses another ("the Greek") when he develops appendicitis. (Taking direction over the ship's radio, the captain is to perform the appendectomy, but he is unable to make the incision. Instead, Merriam successfully removes the sailor's appendix, but – feeling he should be loyal to the captain and spare him embarrassment – swears the radio operator to secrecy. Afterward, the captain has a self-serving explanation for his failure.
The Mayor's Dilemma (1939)
, 1h45Directed by Raymond Bernard
Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Actors Saturnin Fabre, Fernand Charpin, Annie Vernay, Pierre Larquey, Mady Berry, Pierre Labry
Roles Scenario Writer
Rating67%
Ce film qui se passe en 1914, analyse les réactions d'un village français « sous la botte allemande » au moment de la bataille de la Marne, alors que deux adolescents vivent une histoire d'amour de type « Roméo et Juliette ».