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Joseph Than(1903-1985)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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His mother's family came from Brno, Moravia. His father had been manager at the Österr. Postsparkasse. His first wife had been the actress, Grit Haid, sister of the actress, Liane Haid. Grit (or Gretel) died in 1938 in an aircrash, when she had to leave Vienna. Josef Than (better known as Pepi Than), came from France to the USA, where he married his second wife Marina Novikowa.
BornJuly 26, 1903
DiedDecember 2, 1985(82)
BornJuly 26, 1903
DiedDecember 2, 1985(82)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

None Shall Escape (1944)
None Shall Escape
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1944
Edward Arnold, Nils Asther, and Fay Wray in Madame Spy (1934)
Madame Spy
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1934
Four Flights to Love (1939)
Four Flights to Love
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1939
Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
I Spy
7.2
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1971
  • Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)
    I Spy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Danger Flight 931 (1955)
    Danger Flight 931
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Meine Schwester und ich (1954)
    Meine Schwester und ich
    6.2
    • screenplay (as Josef Than)
    • 1954
  • Jeunes mariés (1953)
    Jeunes mariés
    4.2
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • The Last Half Hour: The Mayerling Story
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • So Young, So Bad (1950)
    So Young, So Bad
    6.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in The Pirate (1948)
    The Pirate
    6.9
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Bette Davis, Claude Rains, and Paul Henreid in Deception (1946)
    Deception
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • None Shall Escape (1944)
    None Shall Escape
    7.1
    • story
    • 1944
  • Four Flights to Love (1939)
    Four Flights to Love
    6.7
    • original story and scenario
    • 1939
  • Rudolf Forster and Christl Mardayn in ...nur ein Komödiant (1935)
    ...nur ein Komödiant
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Heinz Bonné in The Mystery of Carlo Cavelli (1934)
    The Mystery of Carlo Cavelli
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Edward Arnold, Nils Asther, and Fay Wray in Madame Spy (1934)
    Madame Spy
    5.9
    • story
    • 1934
  • O' Schwarzwald, O' Heimat (1933)
    O' Schwarzwald, O' Heimat
    6.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1933

Producer

  • Four Flights to Love (1939)
    Four Flights to Love
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1939
  • Rudolf Forster and Christl Mardayn in ...nur ein Komödiant (1935)
    ...nur ein Komödiant
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Three Imperial Light Infantrymen (1933)
    Three Imperial Light Infantrymen
    2.2
    • executive producer
    • 1933
  • O' Schwarzwald, O' Heimat (1933)
    O' Schwarzwald, O' Heimat
    6.1
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Hans Albers in Der Draufgänger (1931)
    Der Draufgänger
    6.6
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Manoeuver Time Is Fine (1931)
    Manoeuver Time Is Fine
    • producer
    • 1931
  • Heinz Rühmann and Käthe von Nagy in My Wife, the Adventuress (1931)
    My Wife, the Adventuress
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1931

Additional Crew

  • Danger Flight 931 (1955)
    Danger Flight 931
    5.6
    • dialogue director
    • 1955
  • Orient Express (1954)
    Orient Express
    5.3
    • dialogs: German translation
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Josef Than
  • Born
    • July 26, 1903
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • December 2, 1985
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Grit Haid(her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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