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Mutz Greenbaum


1896 - 1968

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The cinematographer Mutz Greenbaum came already in touch to the film business in 1913 thank to his father, the film pioneer Jules Greenbaum (he was a famous producer who already began in 1899 to produce first movies and who realised more than 120 movies in total), when he began to work for the company of his father.

He shot his first movie as a cinematographer in 1915 with "Hampels Abenteuer" (15) and in the next years followed other silent movies like "Das Phantom der Oper" (16), "Der Fakir im Frack" (16), "Das gestohlene Hotel" (18), "Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod" (19), "Das Caviar-Mäuschen" (19) and "Der Fluch der Vergangenheit" (19).

He became established as a demanded cinematographer of the German film during the 20s and he realised the productions "Schiffe und Menschen" (20), "Erpresst" (20), "Ich bin Du" (21), "Der Gang durch die Hölle" (21), "Wege des Lasters" (22), "Christoph Columbus" (23), "Graf Cohn" (23), "Die blonde Hannele" (24), "Sündenbabel" (25), "Die Försterchristel" (26), "Tragödie einer Ehe" (27), "Die rollende Kugel" (27), "Die Republik der Backfische" (28), "Mascottchen" (29) and "Die Nacht des Schreckens" (29).

In 1920 he created his first and temporary last movie as a director with "Der Mann im Nebel" (20).

Mutz Greenbaum only worked for few more German movies in the 30s. To these movies belong "Liebe und Champagner" (30), "Nur am Rhein..." (30), "Zwei Menschen" (30), "1914, die letzten Tage vor de Weltbrand" (31) and "Die Försterchristl" (31).

He went to London in 1931 where he often worked for the famous British movie producer Michael Balcon and he shot many movies there as a cinematographer.
To his well-known works of those years belong "A Gentleman in Paris" (31), "There Goes the Bride" (32), "The Constant Nymph" (33), "Emil and the Detectives" (35), "Bulldog Jack" (35), "Tudor Rose" (36), "Seven Sinners" (36), "The Return of Scarlet Pimpernel" (37), "Climbing High" (38) and "There Ain't No Justice" (39).

He changed his name to Max Greene at the beginning of the 40s and he continued his career as a cinematographer in the next years with many movies.
To these works belong "Pastor Hall" (40), "Ships with Wings" (41), "Yellow Canary" (43), "Wanted for Murder" (46) and "Maytime in Mayfair" (49).

Although in the 40s he worked again as a director and he realised the two movies "Hotel Reserve" (44) and "The Man from Morocco" (45).

He concentrated to the cinematography again in the 50s and till to the beginning of the 60s he shot the movies "Odette" (50), "The Lady with a Lamp" (51), "King's Rhapsody" (55), "Brothers in Law" (57), "The Moonraker" (58), "A French Mistress" (60), "The Secret Ways" (61) and "Heavens Above!" (63).


Other movies from Mutz Greenbaum (Cinematographer):
Der Sumpf (16) Das Geständnis der grünen Maske (16) Das tanzende Herz (16) Der gelbe Schatten (19) Die Sumpfhanne (19) Die nach Liebe dürsten (19) Die Duplizität der Ereignisse (19) Puppen des Todes (19) Die schwache Stunde (19) Seelenverkäufer (20) Abgrund der Seele (20) Die Tänzerin Barberina (20) Drei Nächte (20) Masken (20) Planetenschieber (21) Haschisch, das Paradies der Hölle (21) Das Floss der Toten (21) Die Beichte einer Gefallenen (21) Die Gebieterin von Saint Tropez (21) Der vergiftete Strom (21) Die Minderjährige – Zu jung fürs Leben (21) Die Glocke, 2. Teil: Das verlorene Elternhaus (22) Wildnis (22) Liebes-List  und –Lust (22) Die Küsse der Ira Toscari (22) Der Halunkengeiger (22) Wettlauf ums Glück (23) Das Laster des Spiels (23) Das Geschöpf (24) Das Mädel von Capri (24) Prater (24) Düstere Schatten, strahlendes Glück (24) Das goldene Kalb (25) Lumpen und Seide (25) Heiratsschwindler (25) Die unberührte Frau (25) Unser täglich Brot (26) Das Mädel auf der Schaukel (26) Die Flucht in den Zirkus (26) Potsdam, das Schicksal einer Residenz (27) Der Meister der Welt (27) Der goldene Abgrund (27) Das Schicksal einer Nacht (27) Frauenraub in Marokko (28) Der Präsient (29) Wer das Scheiden hat erfunden (28) Liebeshölle (28) Sensation im Wintergarten (29) Spielereien einer Kaiserin (30) Es gibt eine Frau, die dich niemals vergisst (30) Zwei Welten (30) Amours viennoises (31) 77 Park Lane (31) Hindle Wakes (31) 77 rue Chalgrin (31) Sunshine Susie (31) The Faithful Heart (32) Love on Wheels (32) The Midshipmaid (32) It's a Boy (33) Britannia of Billingsgate (33) Princess Charming (34) Chu Chin Chow (34) Evensong (34) Car of Dreams (35) Oh, Daddy! (35) The Guv'nor (35) Strangers on Honeymoon (36) Storm in a Teacup (37) Non-Stop New York (37) The Green Cockatoo (37) We're Going to Be Rich (38) Old Iron (38) Keep Smiling (38) An Englishman's Home (40) Under Your Hat (40) "Pimpernel" Smith" (41) This England (41) Hatter's Castle (42) They Flew Alone (42) Thunder Rock (42) Squadron Leader X (43) Hotel Reserve (44) I Live in Grosvenor Square (45) Picadilly Incident (46) The Courtneys of Curzon Street (47) So Evil My Love (48) Spring in Park Lane (48) Elizabeth of Ladymead (48) Night and the City (50) Into the Blue (50) Derby Day (52) Trent's Last Case (52) Laughing Anne (53) Trouble in the Glen (54) Lilacs in the Spring (54) My Teenage Daughter (56) Lucky Jim (57) Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (59) I'm All Right Jack (59) Serie "The Third Man: Toys of the Dead" (59) Suspect (60) Sparrows Can't Sing (63)
 
Writer:
Graf Cohn (23) Sündenbabel (25) Unser täglich Brot (26)

Producer:
Hotel Reserve (44) Wanted for Murder (46) 

 
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