Biografie

5. April 1898 · Nürnberg, Bayern, Deutschland

21. August 1958 · Hollywood, Kalifornien, USA (natürliche Gründe)

His biggest box-office hit was Die Fliege (1958), but he didn't know it. He died a month after the premiere, and a week before it went into general release.

He was considered for the director's chair on Frankensteins Braut (1935). When James Whale's Der Unsichtbare (1933) became such a big hit, Universal insisted that Whale, who directed the original Frankenstein (1931), take the helm.

German-born film director, a specialist in second features. Made the rounds of Hollywood studios, beginning with Universal (1932-35; 1951-52), followed by RKO (1936-37; 1945-47), Paramount (1938-40) and United Artists (1942-43). From 1945 worked for Sol Lesser, in the dual capacity of director and co-producer, on the "Tarzan" franchise. Excelled in low-budget crime thrillers, westerns and science-fiction subjects, such as Rakete Mond startet (1950) and Die Fliege (1958), arguably his most successful and best-known picture.