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James Bauer(1884-1940)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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James Bauer was born on 1 March 1884 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Die Maske des Todes - 2. Das Geheimnis der Zisterne (1920), Die Maske des Todes - 1. Der Mann mit dem Silberskelett (1920) and Der schlummernde Vulkan (1922). He died in 1940 in Argentina.
BornMarch 1, 1884
Died1940
BornMarch 1, 1884
Died1940
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Known for

Die Maske des Todes - 2. Das Geheimnis der Zisterne
  • Director
  • 1920
Die Maske des Todes - 1. Der Mann mit dem Silberskelett
  • Director
  • 1920
James Bauer and Hans Mierendorff in Der schlummernde Vulkan (1922)
Der schlummernde Vulkan
  • Director
  • 1922
Oscar Homolka in Nachtkolonne (1932)
Nachtkolonne
  • Director
  • 1932

Credits

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Director

  • Explosivo 008 (1940)
    Explosivo 008
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1940
  • El misterio de la dama gris
    Short
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Cantando llegó el amor
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Paraguay, tierra de promisión
    • Director
    • 1937
  • No me mates
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Flucht nach Nizza
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Oscar Homolka in Nachtkolonne (1932)
    Nachtkolonne
    • Director
    • 1932
  • James Bauer, Fred Doederlein, Anita Dorris, and Josef Fenneker in Das Mädel aus der Provinz (1929)
    Das Mädel aus der Provinz
    • Director
    • 1929
  • James Bauer, Herbert Juttke, Georg C. Klaren, Walter Rilla, Olga Tschechowa, and Josef Fenneker in § 173 St.G.B. Blutschande (1929)
    § 173 St.G.B. Blutschande
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Das Geständnis der Drei
    • Director
    • 1929
  • James Bauer, Gustav Fröhlich, Joop van Hulzen, Franz Koch, Oscar Marion, Rio Nobile, Dorothea Wieck, Manfred Voss, and József Bottlik in Der Fremdenlegionär (1928)
    Der Fremdenlegionär
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Hast Du geliebt am schönen Rhein?
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Mein Heidelberg, ich kann Dich nicht vergessen
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Walpurgisnacht
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Die Anne-Liese von Dessau
    • Director
    • 1925

Writer

  • Explosivo 008 (1940)
    Explosivo 008
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1940
  • Cantando llegó el amor
    • writer
    • 1938
  • James Bauer and Hans Mierendorff in Der schlummernde Vulkan (1922)
    Der schlummernde Vulkan
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Ich bin Du (1921)
    Ich bin Du
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Die Maske des Todes - 2. Das Geheimnis der Zisterne
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Die Maske des Todes - 1. Der Mann mit dem Silberskelett
    • script
    • 1920

Additional Crew

  • Yo canto para ti (1934)
    Yo canto para ti
    • direction supervisor
    • 1934
  • A Soldier's Love Is True Indeed (1932)
    A Soldier's Love Is True Indeed
    • supervisor
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 1, 1884
    • Hamburg, Germany
  • Died
    • 1940
    • Argentina

Did you know

  • Trivia
    James Bauer directed few more movies in the 30s for "Nachtkolonne" (1932) and "Flucht nach Nizza" (1933) but with the rise of the National Socialism his career in Germany came to an end. He went to Spain where he shot the movie "No me mates" (1936) but with the outbreak of the Spanish civil war he was no longer save there and he emigrated to Argentina in 1936.

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