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Hanns Kräly(1884-1950)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Hanns Kräly was born on 16 January 1884 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for The Patriot (1928), One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) and The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929). He died on 11 November 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 16, 1884
DiedNovember 11, 1950(66)
BornJanuary 16, 1884
DiedNovember 11, 1950(66)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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The Patriot (1928)
The Patriot
  • Writer(as Hans Kraly)
  • 1928
Deanna Durbin, Alice Brady, Adolphe Menjou, and Leopold Stokowski in One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
One Hundred Men and a Girl
6.7
  • Writer(as Hans Kraly)
  • 1937
Basil Rathbone and Norma Shearer in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1929
Joan Blondell, Louise Fazenda, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Broadway Gondolier
6.4
  • Writer(as Hans Kraly)
  • 1935

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Writer

  • Oh Jonathan, oh Jonathan! (1973)
    Oh Jonathan, oh Jonathan!
    5.6
    • story
    • 1973
  • Kohlhiesels Töchter (1962)
    Kohlhiesels Töchter
    6.4
    • idea (as Hans Kräly)
    • 1962
  • Sabine und die 100 Männer (1960)
    Sabine und die 100 Männer
    6.7
    • story
    • 1960
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1956
  • Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol (1955)
    Yes, Yes, Love in Tyrol
    4.0
    • book "Kohlhiesels Töchter" (as Hans Kräly)
    • 1955
  • Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers, and David Bruce in The Mad Ghoul (1943)
    The Mad Ghoul
    5.8
    • original story (as Hans Kraly)
    • 1943
  • Heli Finkenzeller and Sepp Rist in Kohlhiesels Töchter (1943)
    Kohlhiesels Töchter
    6.5
    • play
    • 1943
  • Charles Laughton, Deanna Durbin, and Robert Cummings in It Started with Eve (1941)
    It Started with Eve
    7.6
    • original story Almost An Angel (as Hans Kraly)
    • 1941
  • Anne Shirley in West Point Widow (1941)
    West Point Widow
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1941
  • Lew Ayres and Jeanette MacDonald in Broadway Serenade (1939)
    Broadway Serenade
    5.7
    • from original story by (as Hans Kraly)
    • 1939
  • Ramon Novarro, Marian Marsh, and Margaret Tallichet in A Desperate Adventure (1938)
    A Desperate Adventure
    5.4
    • story
    • 1938
  • Joan Fontaine and Nino Martini in Music for Madame (1937)
    Music for Madame
    5.9
    • contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Deanna Durbin, Alice Brady, Adolphe Menjou, and Leopold Stokowski in One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
    One Hundred Men and a Girl
    6.7
    • based on an idea by (as Hans Kraly)
    • 1937
  • Joan Blondell, Louise Fazenda, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Dick Powell, and The Mills Brothers in Broadway Gondolier (1935)
    Broadway Gondolier
    6.4
    • story by (as Hans Kraly)
    • 1935
  • Lew Ayres, Peggy Fears, and Pat Paterson in Lottery Lover (1935)
    Lottery Lover
    7.2
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1935

Actor

  • Julius Dewald and Ossi Oswalda in My Wife, the Movie Star (1918)
    My Wife, the Movie Star
    4.8
    • Dramaturg der Firma
    • 1918
  • Der papierene Peter (1917)
    Der papierene Peter
    • 1917
  • The Earthquake Motor
    7.4
    • 1917
  • Ernst Lubitsch in Prince Sami (1917)
    Prince Sami
    4.8
    Short
    • 1917
  • Eine Walzernacht
    Short
    • 1916
  • Der schwarze Moritz
    • 1916
  • Guido Herzfeld, Else Kentner, and Ernst Lubitsch in Shoe Palace Pinkus (1916)
    Shoe Palace Pinkus
    5.6
    • Teacher
    • 1916
  • Asta Nielsen and Ernst Hofmann in Die weißen Rosen (1916)
    Die weißen Rosen
    6.3
    • 1916
  • Engeleins Hochzeit (1916)
    Engeleins Hochzeit
    • Huslaerer
    • 1916
  • Ernst Lubitsch and Ressel Orla in The Perfect Thirty-Six (1914)
    The Perfect Thirty-Six
    • Verkäufer
    • 1914
  • Asta Nielsen and Urban Gad in Engelein (1914)
    Engelein
    6.3
    • Hauslehrer
    • 1914
  • Asta Nielsen in Das Mädchen ohne Vaterland (1912)
    Das Mädchen ohne Vaterland
    5.9
    Short
    • 1912
  • Wie sich der Kientopp rächt (1912)
    Wie sich der Kientopp rächt
    Short
    • 1912
  • Der fremde Vogel (1911)
    Der fremde Vogel
    6.1
    • 1911
  • Der fesche Tiroler
    Short
    • 1910

Script and Continuity Department

  • Greta Garbo, Nils Asther, and Lewis Stone in Wild Orchids (1929)
    Wild Orchids
    6.4
    • continuity (as Hans Kraly)
    • 1929
  • The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
    The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
    7.6
    • continuity (as Hans Kraly)
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Hans Kraely
  • Born
    • January 16, 1884
    • Hamburg, Germany
  • Died
    • November 11, 1950
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • 2 Articles

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    Actor from 1911, writer of film scripts from 1915. Forged a famous partnership with director Ernst Lubitsch in 1918, first in Germany, then in Hollywood in the early 20's.

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