Leo Mittler
Directing
Leo Mittler (18 December 1893 – 16 May 1958) was an Austrian playwright, screenwriter and film director. Mittler was born in Vienna to a Jewish family. 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 (1936), but he worked occasionally as a screenwriter.
Mittler wrote the original story of the MGM pro-Soviet film Song of Russia (1944) which was later investigated by the House Un-American Activities Committee for its alleged communist sympathies. Mittler returned to Germany post-war, dying there in 1958. Before his death, he worked in German theatre and television.
Known for
The Ghost Ship
December 16, 1943
Harbour Drift
January 1, 1929
Song of Russia
February 10, 1944
The Mayor's Dilemma
March 23, 1939
Cheer Up
February 1, 1936
Honeymoon for Three
August 13, 1935
Nights in Port Said
May 6, 1932
Every Woman Has Something
March 20, 1931
There is a woman who will never forget you
March 27, 1930
Frivolous youth
July 18, 1931
The concert
November 9, 1931
Sunday of Life
January 29, 1931
Behind the camera22
- 1955Heimkehr des Helden Director
- 1954Defraudanten Director
- 1944Song of Russia Story
- 1943The Ghost Ship Story
- 1939The Mayor's Dilemma Scenario Writer
- 1936The Last Waltz Director
- 1936Cheer Up Director
- 1936The Last Waltz Director
- 1935Honeymoon for Three Director
- 1933La Voix sans visage Director