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Director / Production Designer / Screenwriter / Producer
1904 - 1972 
Born September 17, Olmütz, Mahren, Austria-Hungary
Key Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller  TSPDT Rating: 7
Key Collaborators: Leon Fromkess (Producer), Leo Erdody (Composer), Louis Hayward (Leading Player), John Carradine (Character Player)
Highly Recommended: Detour (1945)
Recommended: People on Sunday (1929) [co-directed by Robert Siodmak], The Black Cat (1934), Strange Illusion (1945), Ruthless (1948)
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Books: [ Who the Devil Made It: Conversations with Legendary Film Directors
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1,000 Greatest Films: People on Sunday (1929) [co-directed by Robert Siodmak], Detour (1945)
250 Quintessential Noir Films: Detour (1945), Strange Illusion (1945), Ruthless (1948)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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