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- Paul Leni (born Paul Josef Levi; 8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929) was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionism, making Hintertreppe (1921) and Waxworks (1924) in Germany, and The Cat and the Canary (1927), The Chinese Parrot (1927), The Man Who Laughs (1928), and The Last Warning (1928) in the United States.
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Paul Leni (born Paul Josef Levi; 8 July 1885 – 2 September 1929) was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionism, making Hintertreppe (1921) and Waxworks (1924) in Germany, and The Cat and the Canary (1927), The Chinese Parrot (1927), The Man Who Laughs (1928), and The Last Warning (1928) in the United States.
- Early Life and Career: 1880s-1910
- Graphics, Set Design, and First Directorial Assignments: 1910s
- Life and Work: Early 1920s
- Entry to Hollywood: Late 1920s
- Final Films and Untimely Death: 1928-1929
1885: Born Paul Josef Levi in Stuttgart, Germany, on July 8 to Moses Hirsch Levi and Rosa Mayer Levi. 1900s: He works as an apprentice in an ornamental ironworks company while developing his skills as an avant-garde painter and costume designer. Around 1902, shortly after the death of his father, he moves to Berlin and enrolls in Berlin’s Academy o...
1911-1913: He creates posters for Max Reinhardt’s theater company and for film theaters in Berlin and Stuttgart. In 1913, he designs the sets for his first film assignment: Joe May’s An Outcast, Part 1: The Young Boss. 1914-1916: Following his set designs for five films in May’s “Stuart Webbs” detective mystery series, Leni joins the German militar...
1920-1922: During the making of the Gloria film The White Peacock in 1920, he meets Leonore “Lore” Sello, a professional dancer. They marry within a year. Leni’s co-directed film Backstairsdebuts in 1921. After completing nine productions for Gloria-Film, Leni decides to develop his film projects independently. He founds his own company, Paul-Leni-...
1926: Leni’s work as a film director, set designer, and prologue producer captures the attention of Universal Pictures president Carl Laemmle, who invites the filmmaker to come to the US and join his company. After arriving in New York City on April 20, 1926, Leni begins work on his first Universal project: a prologue for the Tod Browning film Outs...
1928: The Man Who Laughs, Leni’s adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel, debuts on April 27. Universal releases what would be Leni’s final film on December 25: The Last Warning, an adaptation of Wadsworth Camp’s novel and Thomas Fallon’s play. 1929: Around June, Leni contracts severe blood poisoning resulting from an infected, ulcerated tooth. He beco...
Paul Leni was born on 8 July 1885 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an art director and director, known for The Man Who Laughs (1928), Das Rätsel von Bangalor (1918) and The Last Warning (1928). He died on 2 September 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Jan 12, 2022 · As detailed by author David J. Skal in "The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror," German filmmaker Paul Leni was initially attached to Junior Laemmle's horror film. Sadly, Leni would die in 1929 before the project could get off the ground.
- William J. Wright
Paul Leni was born on 8 July 1885 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an art director and director, known for The Man Who Laughs (1928), Das Rätsel von Bangalor (1918) and The Last Warning (1928). He died on 2 September 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- July 8, 1885
- September 2, 1929
The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 American synchronized sound romantic drama film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both sound-on-disc and sound-on-film processes.
Jun 4, 2019 · Universal Pictures in Hollywood imported Paul Leni, a German Expressionist director notable for Waxworks (1924), to their dream factory. There he made four fascinating films before his...
