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Eugene Frenke(1895-1984)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Eugene Frenke was born on 1 January 1895 in Kolkolka, Russia. Eugene was a producer and director, known for Two Who Dared (1936), Life Returns (1934) and Girl in the Case (1935). Eugene was married to Anna Sten. Eugene died on 10 March 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 1, 1895
DiedMarch 10, 1984(89)
BornJanuary 1, 1895
DiedMarch 10, 1984(89)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Anna Sten and Henry Wilcoxon in Two Who Dared (1936)
Two Who Dared
5.7
  • Director
  • 1936
Valerie Hobson and Onslow Stevens in Life Returns (1934)
Life Returns
3.9
  • Director
  • 1934
Girl in the Case
1.1
  • Director
  • 1935
Amanda Blake and George Nader in Miss Robin Crusoe (1953)
Miss Robin Crusoe
4.5
  • Producer
  • 1953

Credits

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Producer

  • Christopher Plummer and Robert Shaw in The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
    The Royal Hunt of the Sun
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Anna Sten and Robert Webber in The Nun and the Sergeant (1962)
    The Nun and the Sergeant
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson, and Dorothy Malone in The Last Sunset (1961)
    The Last Sunset
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1961
  • John Wayne and Eiko Ando in The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
    The Barbarian and the Geisha
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
    Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
    7.3
    • produced by
    • 1957
  • Amanda Blake and George Nader in Miss Robin Crusoe (1953)
    Miss Robin Crusoe
    4.5
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Lady in the Iron Mask (1952)
    Lady in the Iron Mask
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Hedy Lamarr and Robert Cummings in Let's Live a Little (1948)
    Let's Live a Little
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Michèle Morgan and Robert Cummings in The Chase (1946)
    The Chase
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 1946
  • Mimi Forsythe, Kathy Frye, Kent Smith, and Anna Sten in Three Russian Girls (1943)
    Three Russian Girls
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1943
  • Walter Catlett, Jerome Cowan, Stanley Fields, Etienne Girardot, Leonid Kinskey, Alan Marshal, Irving Pichel, Jed Prouty, and Anna Sten in Exile Express (1939)
    Exile Express
    5.2
    • producer
    • 1939
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leonhard Frank, Fritz Kortner, Fyodor Otsep, Karol Rathaus, Anna Sten, Eugène Tucherer, and Josef Fenneker in Der Mörder Dimitri Karamasoff (1931)
    Der Mörder Dimitri Karamasoff
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1931

Director

  • Amanda Blake and George Nader in Miss Robin Crusoe (1953)
    Miss Robin Crusoe
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Anna Sten and Henry Wilcoxon in Two Who Dared (1936)
    Two Who Dared
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Girl in the Case
    1.1
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Valerie Hobson and Onslow Stevens in Life Returns (1934)
    Life Returns
    3.9
    • Director
    • 1934

Writer

  • Girl in the Case
    1.1
    • dialogue
    • 1935
  • Valerie Hobson and Onslow Stevens in Life Returns (1934)
    Life Returns
    3.9
    • story
    • 1934

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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Gene Frenke
  • Born
    • January 1, 1895
    • Kolkolka, Russia
  • Died
    • March 10, 1984
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Anna Sten1930 - ?

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