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Leo Mittler

Overview

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.

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Directing
1955 Heimkehr des Helden Directing Director N/A
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1954 Defraudanten Directing Director N/A
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1936 Cheer Up Directing Director 58
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1936 The Last Waltz Directing Director N/A
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1935 Honeymoon for Three Directing Director 59
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1933 La Voix sans visage Directing Director N/A
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1932 The Night at the Hotel Directing Director N/A
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1932 Nights in Port Said Directing Director 59
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1931 The concert Directing Director N/A
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1931 Frivolous youth Directing Director N/A
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1931 Tropical Nights Directing Director N/A
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1931 Every Woman Has Something Directing Director N/A
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1931 Sunday of Life Directing Director N/A
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1930 The King of Paris Directing Director N/A
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1930 There is a woman who will never forget you Directing Director N/A
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1929 Harbour Drift Directing Director 59
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1928 Serenissimus und die letzte Jungfrau Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1944 Song of Russia Writing Story 59
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1943 The Ghost Ship Writing Story 59
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1939 The Mayor's Dilemma Writing Scenario Writer 59
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