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Hans Otto Löwenstein


Foto mit Genehmigung Petra Löwenstein-Diouf

1881 - 1931

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The director Hans Otto Löwenstein, who began his career as an operetta tenor, came to film before the outbreak of World War I and he made his first films as a director with "Wie Ninette zu ihrem Ausgang kam" (13) and "König Menelaus im Kino" (13). He gave up his previously pursued career in the military in favor of the film.

During World War I, he served in the army, but was soon responsible for setting up field cinemas there and thus ended up back in film. Still during the war he shot other movies as a director like "Der Glücksschneider" (16) and "Das Geheimnis des Waldes" (17) and after the end of the war "Der letzte Knopf" (19).

In the 20's Hans Otto Löwenstein advanced to a busy film director and already in 1918 he founded the Astoria-Film together with Leo Fuchs which took an important position in the Austrian film business in the 20's. In addition to feature films, this company also produced early animated films. Other companies such as "Ottol-Filmgesellschaft" and "Apollo-Filmgesellschaft" followed.

As a director, he made films in those years such as "The Novel of Comtesse Ruth" (20), "The Key to Power" (21), "The Dead Hand" (21), "Burning Land" (21), "Kings of Humor" (22), "Heaven Full of Violins" (23), "Modern Marriages" (24), "Colonel Redl" (25), "Leibfiaker Bratfisch" (25), "Der Feldherrnhügel" (26), "Das Leben des Beethoven" (27), "Madame wagt einen Seitensprung" (27), "Kaiserjäger" (28), "Glück bei Frauen" (28), "Dienstmann Nr. 13" (28), "Franz Lehar" (29) and "Der Monte Christo von Prag" (29).

Besides Hans Otto Löwenstein also wrote several scripts for his own movies like "König Menelaus im Kino" (13), "Moderne Ehen" (24), "Oberst Redl" (25), "Madame wagt einen Seitensprung" (27), "Kaiserjäger" (28), "Franz Lehar" (29) and "Der Monte Christo von Prag" (29).

He also acted in some movies as an actor in front of the camera.
These include "König Menelaus im Kino" (13), "Kaiserjäger" (28) and "Franz Lehar" (29).

It is assumed that Hans Otto Löwenstein shot about 400 movies, but many titles can't be traced anymore. On May 8, 1931 he died as a result of a kidney shrinkage at the age of 49.

 
Other movies from Hans Otto Löwenstein (Director):
Königin Draga (20) Der Herzog von Reichstadt (20) Hotel Tartarus (21) Kaiser Karl (21) Die Schauspielerin des Kaisers (21) Der Lumpensammler von Paris (22) Das Spiel ist aus (22) Der Unbekannte aus Russland (22) Landru, der Blaubart von Paris (23) Die Wienerstadt in Bild und Lied (23) Menschen, Menschen san ma alle...! (23) Dama z baru (24) Paragraph 144 (24) Muss die Frau Mutter werden? (24) Kiedy kobieta zdrazda meza (24) Das mysteriöse Vermächtnis (25) Zwei Vagabunden im Prater (25) Die Beichte des Feldkuraten (27) Gefährdete Mädchen (28) Spitzenhöschen und Schusterpech (28) Der Traum eines österreichischen Reservisten (28) Im Hotel "Zur süssen Nachtigall" (28) Wem gehört meine Frau? (29) Ruhiges Heim (29) G'schichten aus der Steiermark (29)

Writer:
Dama z baru (24) Küssen ist keine Sünd' (26) Die Beichte des Feldkuraten (27) Spitzenhöschen und Schusterpech (28) Glück bei Frauen (28)

Producer:
Kaiser Karl (21) Stürmisch die Nacht (30)


 
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