
Birthday:
05-31-1898
Deathday:
04-28-1986 (87 years)
Birthplace:
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania [now Romania]
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Wanted for Murder
Producer
event1946 star_border 6.3
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The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Producer
event1965 star_border 5.8
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A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.
The Dreamy Mouth
Producer
event1932 star_border 4
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The story begins at a concert during which Beethoven's Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra is performed. Romaine, a mysterious woman, is in the concert hall. Pierre, her husband, is first violin of the Orchester Colonne. That evening, she discovers Marcel, a brilliant concerto soloist, and falls in love with him. Pierre and Marcel are friends, which complicates the situation. Pierre invites his friend to the house, without suspecting what will happen. The young woman, trying to find a clever pretext for a one-on-one meeting, quickly reveals her feelings to Marcel.
Duel in the Jungle
Producer
event1954 star_border 5.9
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An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a diamond broker who drowned whilst diving off the coast. The broker was insured for $1 million so the insurers are suspicious.
This Was a Woman
Producer
event1948 star_border 6
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The woman here is Sylvia Russell: power mad with set goals. In order to achieve those goals she is sadistically devoted to her son and daughter, able to possess and direct them. She subtly ruins her daughter's marriage by corrupting a servant girl and, then, uses her to compromise her son-in-law; slowly breaks her bumbling, unambitious husband's confidence...
Dreaming Lips
Producer
event1932
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The young Gaby is happily married to the musician Peter but cannot ignore the impression that his friend Michael, a violin virtuoso, makes on her. Even when Peter falls seriously ill, she cannot forget her love for Michael. Torn between the two men, Gaby sees only one way out...
North West Frontier
Producer
event1959 star_border 6.7
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In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on assassinating the prince.
Der Erzieher meiner Tochter
Production Manager
event1930
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An American billionaire's daughter is obsessed with the idea of marrying a count. Her father would prefer her to marry the son of a competitor. So he comes up with the idea of hiring the dashing Heinz to spoil her aristocratic ways. Heinz introduces himself to her as Count Rüttow-Mallwitz and takes her to Europe. There, the two fall in love, but when she finds out about the scam, she indignantly takes the next ship and returns to America. It is only on the crossing that Heinz manages to convince her that he really loves her
Let's Be Happy
Producer
event1957 star_border 4.8
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On receiving an inheritance from her grandfather, Canadian Jeannie MacLean decides to visit the family's Scottish roots. On the plane she meets businessman Stanley Smith, and romance blossoms in Edinburgh. The complications begin when Stanley breaks a date with Jeannie to woo voluptuous redhead Helene, and Jeannie is flattered by the attentions of the impoverished Lord McNairn; he's heard about her good fortune, and gallantly offers to show her the city.
Secret Mission
Producer
event1942 star_border 4.3
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World War II drama in which a member of the French Resistance and three British agents undertake a hazardous mission to infiltrate a German HQ in search of vital information that could lead to the overthrow of the Nazis.
Accused
Producer
event1936
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Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.
Happy Go Lovely
Producer
event1951 star_border 5.9
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B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. An American troupe visiting Edinburgh wants to produce a musical in town but has trouble getting backers. Bruno meets several of the leading ladies of the show; through a misunderstanding he doesn't correct they think that he's a newspaper reporter. He falls in love with one of the women, who reciprocates; he grows more lively and friendly, to the surprise of his employees. After a series of mishaps and comic incidents comes a happy ending: a successful show and true love.
Crime Over London
Producer
event1936 star_border 6
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With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
The Amateur Gentleman
Producer
event1936 star_border 4
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A former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English royalty. The old man is arrested and thrown in prison. His son, knowing that his father didn't steal the watch and suspecting a frame-up, follows the royal party to London, where he poses as a wealthy "gentleman" and insinuates himself into the English court in an effort to find out who framed his father and why.
Men Against Britannia
Director
event1957
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Based on the novel by Pierre Nord.
When Thief Meets Thief
Producer
event1937 star_border 5
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A London cat burglar falls for the girlfriend of a stockbroker who used to be his partner.
The Secret Courier
Producer
event1928
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A silent adventure based on the classic novel by Stendhal "The Red and the Black".
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