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Ernö Metzner(1892-1953)

  • Art Director
  • Costume Designer
  • Production Designer
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Ernö Metzner was born on 25 February 1892 in Szabadka, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Subotica, Serbia]. He was an art director and costume designer, known for Rivalen im Weltrekord (1930), Chu Chin Chow (1934) and The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929). He died on 25 September 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 25, 1892
DiedSeptember 25, 1953(61)
BornFebruary 25, 1892
DiedSeptember 25, 1953(61)
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Known for

Rivalen im Weltrekord
  • Art Director
  • 1930
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
Chu Chin Chow
6.2
  • Art Director
  • 1934
Leni Riefenstahl in The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
7.3
  • Art Director
  • 1929
Überfall (1928)
Überfall
6.9
Short
  • Director
  • 1928

Credits

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Art Director

  • Gregory Peck and Joan Bennett in The Macomber Affair (1947)
    The Macomber Affair
    6.6
    • Art Director (as Erno Metzner)
    • 1947
  • Linda Darnell and Dick Powell in It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
    It Happened Tomorrow
    7.0
    • Art Director (as Erno Metzner)
    • 1944
  • Binnie Barnes, Albert Bassermann, Alan Curtis, Billy Gilbert, and Ilona Massey in New Wine (1941)
    New Wine
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1941
  • Take My Tip
    • Art Director
    • 1937
  • Wallace Ford and John Mills in You're in the Army Now (1937)
    You're in the Army Now
    5.6
    • Art Director (as E. Metzner)
    • 1937
  • Noah Beery, Constance Cummings, Beatrix Lehmann, and Hugh Sinclair in Strangers on a Honeymoon (1936)
    Strangers on a Honeymoon
    • Art Director
    • 1936
  • Webster Booth in The Robber Symphony (1936)
    The Robber Symphony
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1936
  • Doomed Cargo (1936)
    Doomed Cargo
    6.7
    • Art Director (as E. Metzner)
    • 1936
  • Richard Dix in Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
    Transatlantic Tunnel
    6.0
    • Art Director (as E. Metzner)
    • 1935
  • Tony De Lungo in Oh, Daddy! (1935)
    Oh, Daddy!
    5.6
    • Art Director (as E. Metzner)
    • 1935
  • Chu Chin Chow (1934)
    Chu Chin Chow
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Evelyn Laye in Alexandra (1934)
    Alexandra
    6.5
    • Art Director (as E. Metzner)
    • 1934
  • Ernst Busch, Albert Florath, Heinrich George, Erika Helmke, Hans Hinrich, Gustav Püttjer, Franz Stein, and Ernst Litter in The Lake Calls (1933)
    The Lake Calls
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1933
  • Hans Brausewetter and Jenny Jugo in Zigeuner der Nacht (1932)
    Zigeuner der Nacht
    • Art Director
    • 1932
  • Queen of Atlantis (1932)
    Queen of Atlantis
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1932

Costume Designer

  • Der Gardeoffizier
    5.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1926
  • Ein Sommernachtstraum
    7.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1925
  • Arabella (1924)
    Arabella
    • Costume Designer
    • 1924
  • Crown of Thorns (1923)
    Crown of Thorns
    6.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 1923
  • Schlagende Wetter (1923)
    Schlagende Wetter
    6.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 1923
  • Don Juan
    • Costume Designer
    • 1922
  • Sein ist das Gericht
    • Costume Designer
    • 1922
  • Das Weib des Pharao (1922), restored version DVD (2011). www.alpha-omega.de
    The Loves of Pharaoh
    6.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 1922
  • The Genoa Conspiracy
    • Costume Designer
    • 1921
  • Der Stier von Olivera (1921)
    Der Stier von Olivera
    4.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1921

Production Designer

  • Webster Booth in The Robber Symphony (1936)
    The Robber Symphony
    6.9
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Jean Gabin in High and Low (1933)
    High and Low
    6.6
    • Production Designer (as E. Metzner)
    • 1933
  • Paul Hartmann and Brigitte Helm in Der Läufer von Marathon (1933)
    Der Läufer von Marathon
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1933
  • Brigitte Helm in L'Atlantide (1932)
    L'Atlantide
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1932
  • Skandal in der Parkstraße (1932)
    Skandal in der Parkstraße
    • Production Designer
    • 1932
  • Comradeship (1931)
    Comradeship
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1931
  • L'autre (1930)
    L'autre
    5.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • E. Metzner
  • Born
    • February 25, 1892
    • Szabadka, Hungary, Austria-Hungary [now Subotica, Serbia]
  • Died
    • September 25, 1953
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Hungarian-born art director, a student at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts. Affiliated with the films of director G.W. Pabst in Germany during the 1920's, he was noted for his realistic sets for Westfront 1918 (1930) and Comradeship (1931). Forced to leave Germany, because of his Jewish origins, he subsequently worked in England (1934-37) and Hollywood (1941-47).

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