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Curt Wesse


1884 - 1946

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The actor Curt Wesse began his artistic career with the writing of first poems which he was also able to publish.
From the beginning of the 20's he became established as a novelist and he published books like “Die Nacht im Hafen” (25), “Grossmacht Film” (28) and “Das erwachte Auge” (30).
 
From 1926 Curt Wesse also gained a foothold in the film business and he wrote some screenplays in the next years like “Die Flucht in die Nacht” (26), “Primanerliebe2 (27), ‘Flitterwochen’ (28) and ‘Serenissimus und die letzte Jungfrau’ (28).
Other screenplays followed at the end of the 30's with “Das steinerne Buch” (38), “Krach im Vorderhaus” (41), “Zwei glückliche Menschen” (42) and “Reisebekanntschaft” (43).
 
From 1931 he turned to the realization of documentaries.
As a director he shot “Sanssouci” (31), “Einer für alle” (32), “Ikarus” (32), “Deutscher Wald - Deutsches Holz” (35), “Die Eisenbahn ins Haus” (36), “Sterne auf Erden” (36), “Rumänien von heute” (36), “Wenn zwei auf Reisen geh'n (37), ‘Zwischen Bohrtürmen und Wolkenkratzern’ (37), ‘Posten 58’ (37) and ‘Das steinerne Buch’ (38).

 
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