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Arthur Wellin


1880 - ca. 1945

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The director and actor Arthur Wellin was born as Arthur Lewin.
He gained a foothols in the world of the theater in Berlin and he got numerous engagements on different stages.

He joined the film business in 1913 where he was active both as an actor and director. To his works as a director in his first year belong "Sein letzter Wille" (13) and "Seine Karriere" (13) and he made his first appearances in front of the camera for "Die Fächermalerin" (13) and "Seine Karriere" (13).

Arthur Wellin soon became a demanded movie director and he realised the productions "Leichtsinn und Pflicht" (16), "Sein einziger Sohn" (17), "Das Verhängnis einer Nacht" (17), "Die Macht der Finsternis" (18), "Der lebende Leichnam" (18), "Pique Dame" (18), "Der junge Goethe" (19), "Zwischen Tod und Leben" (19), "Die Rose von Stambul" (19) and "Die Welt ohne Hunger" (19).

He shot his last movies as a director during the 20s with "Schwarzwaldmädel" (20), "Lederstrumpf" (20), "Das Attentat" (21) and "Die leichte Isabell" (27).

He was also successful as an actor during the silent movie era and he acted in "Der Fund im Neubau" (15), "Der rote Streifen" (16), "Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray" (17), "Der ewige Zweifel" (18), "Don Juan" (22), "Lützows wilde verwegene Jagd" (27) and "Der Sträfling aus Stambul" (29).

His only sound film became "Ganovenehre" (33).

Because Arthur Wellin was a Jew he was not able to work any longer from 1933. Finally he was hauled off like many other Jews and deported to the Ghetto in Lodz in 1941. There his track went lost.

 
Other movies from Arthur Wellin (Director):
Um einen Stern (15) Verbrannte Flügel (16) Die singende Hand (18) Der Ring der drei Wünsche (18) Robin Morris (18) Erborgtes Glück (19) Stiefkinder des Glücks (19) Treu der Jugend (19) Narrentanz der Liebe (19) Der Saal der sieben Sünden (19) Die Glücksfalle (19) Die Launen eines Milliardärs (19) Der letzte Gang (19) Tropenblut (19) Zwischen neun und neun (19) Das Verbrechen von Houndsditch (21) Die Glücksfalle (22)

Actor:
Das Laster (15) Der chinesische Götze, 3. Teil: Das unheimliche Haus (16) Leichtsinn und Pflicht (16) Der Tod des Baumeisters Olsen (17) Rennfieber (18) Orient – Die Tochter der Wüste (24)

Writer:
Seine Karriere (13) Verbrannte Flügel (16) Robin Morris (18) Die Welt ohne Hunger (20) Millionenschieber (22) Fröken Fob (23)

Producer:
Lederstrumpf (20)


 
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