Curtis Bernhardt

Curtis Bernhardt

Known for
Directing
Born
April 15, 1899
Died
February 22, 1981 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Worms, Germany

Biography

Curtis Bernhardt (Kurt Bernhardt) (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a German film director born in Worms, Germany. Some of his American films were called "woman's films" including the Joan Crawford film Possessed (1947). Bernhardt trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1926. Other films include A Stolen Life (1946) starring Bette Davis and Sirocco (1951) starringHumphrey Bogart. Bernhardt directed films in France and England before moving on to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940. Bernhardt produced and directed his last Hollywood picture Kisses for My President (1964) about the nation's first female Chief Executive starring Polly Bergen and Fred MacMurray. Description above from the Wikipedia article Curtis Bernhardt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

1964
Kisses for My President poster

Kisses for My President

Movie · Director

1962
Damon and Pythias poster

Damon and Pythias

Movie · Director

1960
Stefanie in Rio poster

Stefanie in Rio

Movie · Director

1956
Gaby poster

Gaby

Movie · Director

1955
Interrupted Melody poster

Interrupted Melody

Movie · Director

1954
Beau Brummell poster

Beau Brummell

Movie · Director

1953
Miss Sadie Thompson poster

Miss Sadie Thompson

Movie · Director

1952
The Merry Widow poster

The Merry Widow

Movie · Director

1951
Sirocco poster

Sirocco

Movie · Director

1951
Payment on Demand poster

Payment on Demand

Movie · Director

1951
The Blue Veil poster

The Blue Veil

Movie · Director

1949
The Doctor and the Girl poster

The Doctor and the Girl

Movie · Director

1947
Possessed poster

Possessed

Movie · Director

1947
High Wall poster

High Wall

Movie · Director

1946
A Stolen Life poster

A Stolen Life

Movie · Director

1946
Devotion poster

Devotion

Movie · Director

1946
My Reputation poster

My Reputation

Movie · Director

1945
Conflict poster

Conflict

Movie · Director

1943
Happy Go Lucky poster

Happy Go Lucky

Movie · Director

1942
Juke Girl poster

Juke Girl

Movie · Director

1941
Million Dollar Baby poster

Million Dollar Baby

Movie · Director

1941
Night in December poster

Night in December

Movie · Director

1940
Lady with Red Hair poster

Lady with Red Hair

Movie · Director

1940
My Love Came Back poster

My Love Came Back

Movie · Director

1938
Crossroads poster

Crossroads

Movie · Director

1936
The Beloved Vagabond poster

The Beloved Vagabond

Movie · Director

1936
The Beloved Vagabond poster

The Beloved Vagabond

Movie · Director

1934
L'Or dans la rue

L'Or dans la rue

Movie · Director

1933
Der Tunnel poster

Der Tunnel

Movie · Director

1933
Le Tunnel poster

Le Tunnel

Movie · Director

1932
The Rebel poster

The Rebel

Movie · Director

1931
The Man Who Killed

The Man Who Killed

Movie · Director

1931
The Man Who Committed the Murder poster

The Man Who Committed the Murder

Movie · Director

1930
The Last Company poster

The Last Company

Movie · Director

1929
The Woman One Longs For poster

The Woman One Longs For

Movie · Director

1929
Das letzte Fort poster

Das letzte Fort

Movie · Director

1928
Schinderhannes

Schinderhannes

Movie · Director

1927
Children's Souls Accuse You

Children's Souls Accuse You

Movie · Director

1927
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen

Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen

Movie · Director

1926
Qualen der Nacht

Qualen der Nacht

Movie · Director

1926
Orphan of Lowood poster

Orphan of Lowood

Movie · Director

1925
Namenlose Helden

Namenlose Helden

Movie · Director