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Otto Eis(1903-1952)

  • Writer
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Otto Eis was born on 19 March 1903 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a writer, known for L'uomo dall'artiglio (1931), Wasser für Canitoga (1939) and Prison sans barreaux (1938). He died on 14 January 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMarch 19, 1903
DiedJanuary 14, 1952(48)
BornMarch 19, 1903
DiedJanuary 14, 1952(48)
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Known for

Dria Paola and Carlo Fontana in L'uomo dall'artiglio (1931)
L'uomo dall'artiglio
  • Writer
  • 1931
Hans Albers in Wasser für Canitoga (1939)
Wasser für Canitoga
6.7
  • Writer(as Osso van Eyss)
  • 1939
Prison sans barreaux (1938)
Prison sans barreaux
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1938
Eduardo Ciannelli, Sally Eilers, and Donald Woods in I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941)
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
6.4
  • Writer(as Osso Van Eyss)
  • 1941

Credits

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Writer

  • Wallace Beery, Richard Conte, Vanessa Brown, and Marjorie Main in Big Jack (1949)
    Big Jack
    6.2
    • screenplay (as Osso Van Eyss)
    • 1949
  • Eduardo Ciannelli, Sally Eilers, and Donald Woods in I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941)
    I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
    6.4
    • story (as Osso Van Eyss)
    • 1941
  • Prison Without Bars
    TV Movie
    • play "Prison sans Barreaux" (as Otto Edgar Eis)
    • 1939
  • Hans Albers in Wasser für Canitoga (1939)
    Wasser für Canitoga
    6.7
    • based on the play by (as Osso van Eyss)
    • 1939
  • Barry K. Barnes and Corinne Luchaire in Prison Without Bars (1938)
    Prison Without Bars
    6.0
    • play "Prison sans barreaux"
    • 1938
  • Prison sans barreaux (1938)
    Prison sans barreaux
    7.0
    • story
    • 1938
  • The Star of Valencia (1933)
    The Star of Valencia
    • Writer (as Eis)
    • 1933
  • Jean Gabin and Brigitte Helm in L'étoile de Valencia (1933)
    L'étoile de Valencia
    6.8
    • idea
    • 1933
  • Gustaf Gründgens and Dorothea Wieck in Teilnehmer antwortet nicht (1932)
    Teilnehmer antwortet nicht
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Coup de feu à l'aube (1932)
    Coup de feu à l'aube
    • scenario
    • 1932
  • A Shot at Dawn (1932)
    A Shot at Dawn
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Dria Paola and Carlo Fontana in L'uomo dall'artiglio (1931)
    L'uomo dall'artiglio
    • story
    • 1931
  • Charlotte Susa in Die Pranke (1931)
    Die Pranke
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Der Zinker (1931)
    Der Zinker
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Otto Edgar Eis
  • Born
    • March 19, 1903
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • January 14, 1952
    • Hollywood, California, USA

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