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Paul Merzbach


1888 - 1943

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The screenwriter and director Paul Merzbach began his theater career as a director and dramatic advisor in Vienna where he worked for different theaters.

From 1921 he wrote regular screenplays for movies. To his numerous screenplays of the 20s belong the silent movies "Das Haus in der Dragonergasse" (21) "Die goldene Pest" (21), "Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs" (22), "Die grosse Unbekannte" (24), "Das Geheimnis der alten Mamsell" (25) and "Der Bankkrach unter den Linden" (26).

Finally he went to Sweden were he continued to write screenplays till 1932. To these productions belong "Förseglade läppar - Versiegelte Lippen" (27), "Parisiskor - Dr. Monnier und die Frauen" (28), "Synd - Rausch" (28), "För hennes skull" (30), "Dantes myterier" (31) and "Falska millionären" (31).

When he returned to Germany he wrote the script for "Das Geheimnis um Johann Orth" (32) but shortly afterwards he had leave the country again with the rise of the National Socialists and he went to England.
There he wrote his last screenplays for "Temptation" (34) "Invitation to the Waltz" (35) and "Hatter's Castle" (42).

Besides his activity as a screenwriter Paul Merzbach also realised several movies as a director with "Der Klabautermann" (24), "Das Geheimnis der alten Mamsell" (25), "Der Bankkrach unter den Linden" (26), "För hennes skull" (30), "Dantes mysterier" (31), "Love at the Second Sight" (34), "Invitation to the Waltz" (35) and "A Star Fell from Heaven" (36).

 
Other movies from Paul Merzbach (Writer):
Die Abenteuer eines Ermordeten (21) Die Spur im Dunkeln (21) Dr. Gyllenborgs doppeltes Gesicht (22) Die Frau mit den Millionen, 1. Teil: Der Schuss in der Pariser Oper (23) Scheine des Todes (23) Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten (25) Nur eine Tänzerin (26) Die sieben Töchter der Frau Gyurkovics (26) Hans engelska fru (27) Majestät schneidet Bubiköpfe (28) Hjärtats triumf/Die Verführerin(29) Säg det i toner/Glücksmelodie/Akkorde der Liebe (29) Mach' mir die Welt zum Paradies (30) Väter und Söhne/Das Geheimnis der Ehe (30) Markurells i Wadköping/Vater und Sohn (31) Mon coeur et ses milllions (31) Mimi (35) It Happened to One Man/Gentleman of Venture (40)

Director:
Mach' mir die Welt zum Paradies (30) Falska millionären (31) Svärmor kommer (32)

Cutter:
För hennes skull (30) Falska millionären (31) Svärmor kommer (32)

 
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