Frank Clifford
Frank Clifford (1898–1976) was a German film producer. He was involved in early attempts to pioneer sound film production in Europe, directing the short film Paganini in Venice for Tobis Film. During the early 1930s he worked at the Epinay Studios in Paris, overseeing several films produced by the French subsidiary of Tobis.
Frank Clifford
- Name
- Frank Clifford
- Born
- 13 July 1898
- Birthplace
- Puppen, East Prussia, German Empire
- Died
- 25 April 1976
- Place of death
- Mindelheim, Bavaria, West Germany
- Occupation
- Producer, Writer, Director
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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After the Second World War he worked briefly as a screenwriter for DEFA in East Berlin.
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Key facts
• Name — Frank Clifford • Born — 13 July 1898 • Birthplace — Puppen, East Prussia, German Empire • Died — 25 April 1976 • Place of death — Mindelheim, Bavaria, West Germany • Occupation — Producer, Writer, Director • Years Active — 1928–1955 (film)
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Frank Clifford (1898 – 1976) was a screenwriter, film director, director and production manager. Frank Clifford was born in 1898 in Puppen. Frank Clifford died in 1976 in Mindelheim.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Paganini in Venice (1929) • Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) • The Shark (1930) • Le Million (1931) • À Nous la Liberté (1931) • The Nude Woman (1932) • Here's Berlin (1932) • The Marathon Runner (1933) • Girls of Today (1933) • What Am I Without You (1934) • Pappi (1934) • Artist Love (1935) • My Life for Maria Isabella (1935) • Martha (1936) • White Slaves (1937) • Chemistry and Love (1948) • Das Mädchen Christine (1949) • Don't Dream, Annette (1949) • Anonymous Letters (1949) • Nights on the Nile (1949) • When Men Cheat (1950) • Wedding in the Hay (1951) • We're Dancing on the Rainbow (1952) • Victoria and Her Hussar (1954) • Marianne of My Youth (1955) • The Star of Rio (1955)
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- 1.Hans Heinrich Tillgner Verlag, Handelsregister Berlin HRA Nr. 58090
- 2.Stale Session.
- 3.HRB Nr. 43521, Einträge im Berliner Handelsregister am 11. April 1933 und 27. Februar 1934
- 4.HRB Nr. 47503, Eintrag im Berliner Handelsregister am 5. Februar 1934
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