Curtis Bernhardt
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 15, 1899
- Died
- February 22, 1981
- Birthplace
- Worms, Germany
Curtis Bernhardt (Kurt Bernhardt) (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a German film director born in Worms, Germany. Some of his American films were called "woman's films" including the Joan Crawford film Possessed (1947). Bernhardt trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1926. Other films include A Stolen Life (1946) starring Bette Davis and Sirocco (1951) starringHumphrey Bogart. Bernhardt directed films in France and England before moving on to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940. Bernhardt produced and directed his last Hollywood picture Kisses for My President (1964) about the nation's first female Chief Executive starring Polly Bergen and Fred MacMurray. Description above from the Wikipedia article Curtis Bernhardt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Kisses for My President 1964
Director, Producer
Damon and Pythias 1962
Director
Stefanie in Rio 1960
Director
Gaby 1956
Director
Interrupted Melody 1955
Director
Beau Brummell 1954
Director
Miss Sadie Thompson 1953
Director
The Merry Widow 1952
Director
The Blue Veil 1951
Director
Sirocco 1951
Director
Payment on Demand 1951
Director, Writer
The Doctor and the Girl 1949
Director
High Wall 1947
Director
Possessed 1947
Director
A Stolen Life 1946
Director
Devotion 1946
Director
My Reputation 1946
Director
Conflict 1945
Director
Happy Go Lucky 1943
Director
Juke Girl 1942
Director
Million Dollar Baby 1941
Director
Night in December 1941
Director
Lady with Red Hair 1940
Director
My Love Came Back 1940
Director
Crossroads 1938
Director, Writer
The Girl in the Taxi 1937
Producer
The Beloved Vagabond 1936
Director
The Beloved Vagabond 1936
Director, Writer
The Dictator 1935
Producer
- L'Or dans la rue
L'Or dans la rue 1934
Director
Le Tunnel 1933
Director, Screenplay
Der Tunnel 1933
Director, Screenplay
The Rebel 1932
Director
The Man Who Committed the Murder 1931
Director
- The Man Who Killed
The Man Who Killed 1931
Director
The Last Company 1930
Director
Das letzte Fort 1929
Director
The Woman One Longs For 1929
Director
- Schinderhannes
Schinderhannes 1928
Director, Writer
- Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen 1927
Director
- Children's Souls Accuse You
Children's Souls Accuse You 1927
Director
Orphan of Lowood 1926
Director
- Qualen der Nacht
Qualen der Nacht 1926
Director, Writer
- Namenlose Helden
Namenlose Helden 1925
Writer, Director
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