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In 1927, Dieterle and his wife formed their own production company, Charrha-Film. Dieterle returned to directing films, such as Sex in Chains (1928), in which he also played the lead role. Hollywood career: 1930s. In 1930, the political and economic situations in Germany worsened.
With his wife Charlotte Hagenbruch he started his own film production . He was said to have tired of acting; he appeared in nearly 50 films over the course of his career, mainly in the 1920s, and in several of his films he also functioned as director.
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May 7, 2013 · German-born film director. Also known as: Wilhelm Dieterle. Written by. Michael Barson is the author of more than a dozen books that examine various facets of American popular culture in the 20th century, about which he has been interviewed by National Public Radio on several... Fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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William Dieterle • Starring: Barbara Stanwyck , Warren William , Glenda Farrell. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", "The Devil and Daniel Webster", "Portrait of Jennie", "The Life of Emile Zola", & "The Story of Louis Pasteur" are on The Best Movies Directed by William Dieterle on Flickchart.
His striking good looks and ambition soon paved the way as a leading romantic actor in theater productions. In 1919, he attracted the attention of Max Reinhardt in Berlin who hired him as an actor for his productions.
Jan 13, 1992 · Directed and produced by William Dieterle at RKO after his triumphant Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Devil and Daniel Webster is the finest of the ambitious productions that followed in the wake of Citizen Kane. Orson Welles’ movie does, indeed, loom large over The Devil and Daniel Webster.
Dieterle moved to Hollywood in 1930, working for Warner Bros. for a decade and starting out with a stunning series of medium scale "A" films and plenty of fine programmers. Indeed, although he made more "important" films later, some historians rate Dieterle's finest period as between 1931 and 1934.
