

Curtis Bernhardt
Directing
April 15, 1899
Worms, Germany
February 22, 1981
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.
The Filmography


Damon and Pythias

Interrupted Melody

Beau Brummell

Miss Sadie Thompson

The Merry Widow

The Blue Veil

Sirocco

Payment on Demand

Devotion

Conflict

Million Dollar Baby

Lady with Red Hair

The Beloved Vagabond

Le Vagabond bien-aimé

Le Tunnel

Der Tunnel

The Rebel
