About

Known credits:
83
Birthday:
1891-12-25
Place of birth:
Zeitz - Germany
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E.A. Dupont

Overview

Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891, Zeitz, Saxony, Germany – 12 December 1956, Hollywood) was a German film director, one of the founders of the German film industry. He was frequently credited as E. A. Dupont.

A newspaper columnist in 1916, Dupont became a screenwriter and began directing his own crime-story scripts in 1918. After several successes in his native Germany in silent films, he worked in London and in Hollywood, California. One of his greatest successes was the silent film Varieté (1925). This film, about an ex-trapeze artist, was noted for its innovative camerawork with highly expressive movement through space, accomplished by the prolific expressionist cinematographer Karl Freund. Varieté even did well in the United States, screening for 12 weeks at New York's Rialto Theatre. Dupont's success was noticed by Carl Laemmle at Universal, who offered Dupont a lucrative contract. His first project was Love Me and the World Is Mine in the early summer of 1926, which ran well over budget ($350,000) and was not a success.

His film Piccadilly (1929), a late silent, is noted for the central performance of the Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong. Atlantic (also 1929) is seen as one of the most innovative uses of sound film technology available at the time.

After his successes in the UK, Dupont returned to Hollywood in 1933, though he directed only a handful of films after 1939.

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Known for

Acting
1924 The Film in the Film Actor Self 58
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Directing
1954 Return to Treasure Island Directing Director 58
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1953 The Steel Lady Directing Director 58
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1953 The Neanderthal Man Directing Director 58
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1953 Problem Girls Directing Director 58
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1951 Pictura Directing Director N/A
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1951 The Scarf Directing Director 58
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1939 Hell's Kitchen Directing Director 59
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1937 Love on Toast Directing Director 58
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1937 On Such a Night Directing Director N/A
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1937 Night of Mystery Directing Director N/A
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1936 A Son Comes Home Directing Director 58
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1936 Forgotten Faces Directing Director N/A
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1935 The Bishop Misbehaves Directing Director 59
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1933 Ladies Must Love Directing Director N/A
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1933 Der Läufer von Marathon Directing Director 58
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1932 Peter Voss, Thief of Millions Directing Director N/A
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1931 Trapeze Directing Director N/A
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1931 Somersault Directing Director N/A
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1931 The Lost Course Directing Director N/A
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1931 Cape Forlorn Directing Director 59
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1930 The Love Storm Directing Director N/A
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1930 Atlantic Directing Director 58
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1930 Two Worlds Directing Director N/A
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1930 The Two Worlds Directing Director N/A
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1930 Two Worlds Directing Director N/A
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1929 Atlantic Directing Director 58
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1929 Atlantic Directing Director 59
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1929 Piccadilly Directing Director 59
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1928 Moulin Rouge Directing Director 59
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1927 Love Me and the World is Mine Directing Director N/A
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1925 Variety Directing Director 59
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1925 Der Demütige und die Tänzerin Directing Director N/A
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1923 The Ancient Law Directing Director 58
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1923 The Green Manuela Directing Director 59
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1922 She and the Three Directing Director N/A
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1922 Children of Darkness - 2. Fighting Worlds Directing Director N/A
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1921 Children of Darkness - 1. The Man from Naples Directing Director N/A
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1921 Die Geierwally Directing Director 59
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1920 Hearts Are Trumps Directing Director N/A
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1920 Der weisse Pfau Directing Director N/A
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1920 Der Würger der Welt Directing Director N/A
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1920 Alcohol Directing Director N/A
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1919 Die Japanerin Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Secret of the American Docks Directing Director 58
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1918 Mitternacht Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1956 Please Murder Me Writing Story 58
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1955 Magic Fire Writing Screenplay 58
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1951 The Scarf Writing Screenplay 58
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1932 Peter Voss, Thief of Millions Writing Writer N/A
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1931 Cape Forlorn Writing Screenplay 59
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1930 Two Worlds Writing Story N/A
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1929 Atlantic Writing Writer 59
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1928 Moulin Rouge Writing Writer 59
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1927 Love Me and the World is Mine Writing Writer N/A
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1927 Madame Pompadour Writing Writer N/A
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1925 Variety Writing Screenplay 59
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1922 Children of Darkness - 2. Fighting Worlds Writing Writer N/A
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1921 Children of Darkness - 1. The Man from Naples Writing Writer N/A
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1921 Die Geierwally Writing Screenplay 59
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1920 Der weisse Pfau Writing Writer N/A
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1920 Patience Writing Writer N/A
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1920 Der Würger der Welt Writing Writer N/A
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1920 Alcohol Writing Writer N/A
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1919 Die Japanerin Writing Screenplay N/A
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1919 The Secret of the American Docks Writing Writer 58
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1918 Es werde Licht! 4. Teil: Sündige Mütter Writing Writer N/A
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1918 Ferdinand Lassalle Writing Screenplay N/A
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1918 Mitternacht Writing Writer N/A
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1918 Es werde Licht! 3. Teil Writing Writer N/A
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1918 Rennfieber Writing Writer N/A
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1918 Der ewige Zweifel Writing Writer 58
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1918 Durchlaucht Hypochonder Writing Writer N/A
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1918 Es werde Licht! 2. Teil Writing Writer N/A
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1918 Die sterbenden Perlen Writing Writer N/A
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1917 The Giant's Fist Writing Writer 59
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Production
1931 Cape Forlorn Production Producer 59
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1930 Two Worlds Production Producer N/A
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1929 Atlantic Production Producer 58
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1929 Piccadilly Production Producer 59
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1928 Moulin Rouge Production Producer 59
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1927 Madame Pompadour Production Producer N/A
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