Paul Leni(1885-1929)

Art Director
Director
Production Designer

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Paul Leni

Paul Leni was born on 8 July 1885 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an art director and director, known for The Man Who Laughs (1928), Das Rätsel von Bangalor (1918) and The Last Warning (1928). He died on 2 September 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs (1928)

The Man Who Laughs

7.6

Director

1928

Das Rätsel von Bangalor (1918)

Das Rätsel von Bangalor

7.2

Art Director

1918

The Last Warning (1928)

The Last Warning

6.9

Director

1928

Laura La Plante in The Cat and the Canary (1927)

The Cat and the Canary

7.1

Director

1927

Credits

Art Director

Wie einst im Mai
- Art Director
- 1926
The Golden Butterfly
4.8
- Art Director
- 1926
Cab No. 13
5.6
- Art Director
- 1926
Dance Fever
6.0
- Art Director
- 1925
Der Farmer aus Texas
6.6
- Art Director
- 1925
Die Frau von vierzig Jahren
- Art Director
- 1925
Liebesbriefe der Baronin von S...
- Art Director
- 1924
Waxworks
6.5
- Art Director
- 1924
The Tragedy of Love
5.7
- Art Director
- 1923
Frauenopfer
- Art Director
- 1922
Kinder der Finsternis - 2. Kämpfende Welten
- Art Director
- 1922
Kinder der Finsternis - 1. Der Mann aus Neapel
- Art Director
- 1921
Hintertreppe
6.8
- Art Director
- 1921
Lady Hamilton
5.7
- Art Director
- 1921
Die Geierwally
6.2
- Art Director
- 1921

Director

The Last Warning
6.9
- Director
- 1928
The Man Who Laughs
7.6
- Director
- 1928
The Chinese Parrot
5.9
- Director
- 1927
The Cat and the Canary
7.1
- Director
- 1927
Rebus Film Nr. 8
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 7
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 6
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 5
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 4
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 2
Short
- Director
- 1925
Rebus Film Nr. 1
6.0
Short
- Director
- 1925
Rebus Film Nr. 3
7.2
Short
- Director
- 1925
Waxworks
6.5
- Director
- 1924
Hintertreppe
6.8
- Director
- 1921
The Genoa Conspiracy
- Director
- 1921

Production Designer

Personal details

Born
- July 8, 1885
- Stuttgart, Germany
Died
- September 2, 1929
- Los Angeles, California, USA(blood poisoning)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Expressionist German director, whose work influenced Eisenstein in Russia, as well as Hollywood film makers at Universal and RKO in the 1930's and 40's. A master at Gothic horror, he began as a stage designer for Max Reinhardt and Leopold Jessner. Directed films from 1913, as well as doubling up as art director, using stylized sets and accentuated contrasts between light and shade. His most famous films were Waxworks (1924) in Germany, and - during his spell at Universal from 1927-28 - the definitive classic haunted house mystery, The Cat and the Canary (1927).

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