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Hans Hyan


1868 - 1944

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The author and screenwriter Hans Hyan was a popular author of detective stories.

He first made experiences at the theater before he published his novel "Spitzbuben" in 1899.
In the next years he wrote numerous other novels like "Die Flugmaschine" (01), "Mörder" (03), "Die kleine Kammer" (04), "Tausend Mark Belohnung" (05), "Der Hauptmann von Köpenick" (06), "Erbschleicher" (07), "Der verlorene Sohn" (07), "Der Fürst der Diebe und seine Liebe" (07), "Va Banque" (08), "Lehrer Mathiessen" (12), "Der Giftmischer" (13), "Das Abenteuer des Staatsanwalts" (15), "Feuer fiel vom Himmel" (19), "Hüter der Unschuld" (20), "Massenmörder Haarmann" (24) "Die flammende Nacht" (28), "Die Somnambule" (29), "Strafsache van Geldern" (30), "Der Tod der Tänzerin" (35) and "Das Rätsel von Ravensbrok" (43).

Soon the film business became aware of Hans Hyan and from 1913 he wrote first screenplays.
To these movies belong "Eine gefährliche Frau" (13), "Der Brillantenteufel" (13), "Das Millionenhalsband" (14), "Die grosse Sünderin" (14), "Der falsche Schein" (15) and "Der Onkel aus Amerika" (15).

In the second half of the 10s he wrote numerous sceenplays for "Die Reise ins Jenseits" (16), "Lehrer Matthiesen" (17), "Welt im Fieber" (19), "Der Einbrecher wider Willen" (19), "Die Diamanten des Zaren" (19) and "Der Fürst der Diebe und seine Liebe" (19).
Some of these scripts based on his novels.

Hans Hyan wrote his last screenplays at the beginning of the 20s with "Entgleist" (21), "Die Geschichte des grauen Hauses" (21) and "Zwischen Tag und Traum" (22).

Besides his writing activities Hans Hyan also appeared as an actor in front of the camera like "Die Moral von der Geschichte" (12), "Nur eine Lüge" (15), "Der Onkel aus Amerika" (15) and "Der falsche Schein" (15) and he even realised few movies as a director like "Der Brillantenteufel" (13) and "Der Onkel aus Amerika" (15). Moreover Hans Hyan also founded the cabaret "Zur Silbernen Punschterine" in Berlin.


Other movies from Hans Hyan:
Die Spitzenkönigin (13) Ich räche Dich (14) Der grosse Diamant (14) Nur eine Lüge (15) Der Freund des Dunkeln (16) Das Licht im Dunkeln (16) Papa soll nicht heiraten (16) Aus vergessenen Akten (17) Diebe und Liebe (17) Das Abenteuer einer Ballnacht (18) Der tote Mann (19) Stahlplatte 1517 (19) Drei Dolche im Stein (19) Kinder der Liebe (19) Die Edelsteinsammlung (19) Argus X (19) Verlorene Seelen (19) Der blasse Albert (19) Die glühende Kammer (20) Die Asphaltrose (22)

 
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