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Wilhelm Speyer(1887-1952)

  • Writer
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Wilhelm Speyer was born on 21 February 1887 in Berlin, Germany. He was a writer, known for Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934), L'inconstante. Je sors et tu restes là (1931) and A Night of Adventure (1944). He died on 1 December 1952 in Basel, Switzerland.
BornFebruary 21, 1887
DiedDecember 1, 1952(65)
BornFebruary 21, 1887
DiedDecember 1, 1952(65)
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Ricardo Cortez in Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934)
Hat, Coat, and Glove
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1934
L'inconstante. Je sors et tu restes là
  • Writer
  • 1931
Tom Conway and Audrey Long in A Night of Adventure (1944)
A Night of Adventure
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1944
Camilla Horn in Ich geh' aus und Du bleibst da (1931)
Ich geh' aus und Du bleibst da
  • Writer
  • 1931

Credits

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Writer



  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1957
  • Theo Bleser in Der Kampf der Tertia (1952)
    Der Kampf der Tertia
    • novel "Der Kampf der Tertia"
    • 1952
  • Tom Conway and Audrey Long in A Night of Adventure (1944)
    A Night of Adventure
    6.2
    • play "Hat, Coat, and Glove"
    • 1944
  • Ricardo Cortez in Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934)
    Hat, Coat, and Glove
    5.7
    • from the play by
    • 1934
  • L'inconstante. Je sors et tu restes là
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Camilla Horn in Ich geh' aus und Du bleibst da (1931)
    Ich geh' aus und Du bleibst da
    • novel published in "Berliner Illustrierten Zeitung"
    • 1931
  • Der Kampf der Tertia
    7.6
    • novel
    • 1929
  • Charlott etwas verrückt (1928)
    Charlott etwas verrückt
    • novel
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 21, 1887
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • December 1, 1952
    • Basel, Switzerland
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote source material (in German) for "A Hat, a Coat, a Glove", produced on Broadway. Drama. Written by William Absalom Drake. Scenic Design by Aline Bernstein. Directed by Crosby Gaige and Robert C. Fischer. Selwyn Theatre: 31 Jan 1934-Feb 1934 (closing date unknown/13 performances). Cast: George Alison (as "Judge Breed"), Isabel Baring (as "Ann Brewster"), Oscar Berlin (as "Tommy Harris"), Henry Brent (as "Court Stenographer"), D.J. Carew (as "Sgt. Whalen"), Horace Casselberry (as "James Gardiner"), Nedda Harrigan (as "Felicia Mitchell"), Boyd Irwin (as "Robert Ross"), Charles G. Johnson (as "Court Attendant"), A.E. Matthews (as "A Man"), Lester Vail (as "Jerry Hutchins"), Philip Van Zandt (as "John Walters"), George W. Williams (as "Clerk"), Clare Woodbury (as "Henrietta C. Jones"), Helen Wynn (as "Secretary"). Produced by Crosby Gaige and D.K. Weiskopf. NOTES: (1) Filmed as Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934), A Night of Adventure (1944). (2) Isabel Baring may be erroneously credited (she may be Isabel Bering (1884-1962).

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    Remembered for the plays "The Court of Fair Maidens" and "A Hat, a Coat and a Glove".

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