Carl Froelich
Known for
Directing
Born
September 5, 1875
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany
Died
February 12, 1953 (aged 77)
Biography
Carl August Hugo Froelich was a German film pioneer, film director, screenwriter and photographer. As cameraman for Oskar Messter's weekly newsreels Froelich filmed among many other things the aftermath of a train accident on the Berlin elevated railway on 28 September 1908, one of the worst transport disasters of the time. In 1913 Froelich made his directorial debut with "Richard Wagner". Between 1913 and 1951 he made 77 feature films.
Best known work
Mädchen in Uniform
1931
The Treasure
1923
The Four Companions
1938
The Life and Works of Richard Wagner
1913
Homeland
1938
It Was a Gay Ballnight
1939
Der Gasmann
1941
The Heart of a Queen
1940
Traumulus
1936
Carmen la de Triana
1938Filmography
1951
TorreaniProducer
1951
StipsDirector
1950
Drei Mädchen spinnenDirector
1944
Marriage of AffectionDirector
1944
The Buchholz FamilyDirector
1942
Wedding in BarenhofDirector, Executive Producer
1941
Der GasmannDirector, Producer
1940
The Heart of a QueenDirector, Producer
1939
It Was a Gay BallnightDirector, Producer
1938
The Four CompanionsDirector, Producer
1938
Carmen la de TrianaProducer
1938
HomelandDirector, Producer
1938
Die Umwege des schönen KarlDirector
1937
Gabriele eins, zwei, dreiProducer
1937
Such Great FoolishnessDirector
1936
If We All Were AngelsDirector, Producer
1936
When the Cock CrowsDirector
1936
TraumulusDirector
1935
I Was Jack MortimerDirector
1935
Liselotte of the PalatinateDirector
1935
Top Sergeant SchwenkeDirector
1934
Trouble with JolantheDirector
1934
FrühlingsmärchenDirector
1934
Volldampf voraus!Director
1934
I for You, You for MeDirector