Ernst Lubitsch filmography explained

This is a list of films directed by Ernst Lubitsch. He made a total of 72 films (44 feature films and 28 short films) in a career that spanned 4 decades.

Director

Silent films

YearTitleStudioGenreCastNotesOther Roles
1910s
1914Fräulein Seifenschaum
Miss Soapsuds
Ernst LubitschShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor
1915Aufs Eis geführt
A Trip on the Ice
MaLu-Film [1] Ernst Lubitsch, Albert PauligShort film / Lost filmactor
1915Blindekuh
Blind Man's Bluff
ComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ressel OrlaShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor
1915Zucker und Zimt
Sugar & Spice
MaLu-FilmComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ernst Matray, Helene VossShort film / Lost filmProducer, writer, actor
1915Der erste Patient
His Only Patient
PAGU [2] Ernst Lubitsch, Johanna EwaldShort film / Lost filmActor
1915Der letzte Anzug
The Last Suit
PAGUErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor
1915Der Kraftmeier
The Bully
PAGUErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor
1916Wo ist mein Schatz?[3]
Where is My Treasure?
Union FilmComedyErnst Lubitsch, Louise Schenrich, Lanchen VossShort filmWriter, actor
1916Als ich tot war
Do the Dead Exist?
PAGUErnst Lubitsch[4] Actor
1916Shoe Palace Pinkus
Schuhpalast Pinkus
PAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Guido Herzfeld, Else KentnerActor
1916Der gemischte Frauenchor
The Mixed Ladies Chorus
PAGUComedyErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor
1916Das schönste Geschenk
The Most Beautiful Gift
PAGUErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor
1916Der G.m.b.H. Tenor
The Tenor, Inc.
PAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ossi Oswalda, Victor JansonShort film / Lost filmActor
1917Seine neue Nase
His New Nose
PAGUErnst LubitschShort film / Lost filmActor
1917Ossis Tagebuch
Ossi's Diary
PAGUComedyOssi Oswalda, Hermann ThimigShort filmWriter
1917Der Blusenkönig
The Blouse King
PAGU
Messter Film
Ernst Lubitsch, Käthe Dorsch, Max ZilzerShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor
1917When Four Do the Same
Wenn vier dasselbe tun
PAGUComedyEmil Jannings, Ossi Oswalda, Margarete KupferWriter, actor
1917Das fidele Gefängnis[5]
The Merry Jail
PAGUComedyHarry Liedtke, Emil Jannings, Kitty DewallShort filmWriter, actor
1917Käsekönig Holländer
Hollander, King of Cheese
PAGUComedyErnst LubitschShort filmWriter, actor
1918Prinz Sami
Prince Sami
PAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ossi OswaldaShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor
1918The Toboggan Cavalier
Der Rodelkavalier
PAGUComedyShort film / Lost filmWriter, actor
1918The Rosentopf Case
Der Fall Rosentopf
PAGUErnst Lubitsch, Trude HesterbergShort filmWriter, actor
1918Die Augen der Mumie Ma
The Eyes of the Mummy Ma
PAGUHorrorEmil Jannings, Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke
1918Ich möchte kein Mann sein
I Don't Want to Be a Man
PAGU / UFA [6] ComedyOssi Oswalda, Curt Goetz, Ferry SiklaShort filmWriter
1918The Ballet Girl
Das Mädel vom Ballett
PAGUComedyOssi Oswalda, Harry LiedtkeShort film / Lost film
1918Carmen
Gypsy Blood
PAGU / UFADramaPola Negri, Harry Liedtke
1919Intoxication
Rausch
PAGUDramaAsta Nielsen, Alfred AbelLost film
1919Die Puppe
The Doll
PAGUComedyOssi OswaldaWriter
1919Meyer from Berlin
Meyer aus Berlin
PAGUComedyErnst Lubitsch, Ethel OrffActor
1919My Wife, the Movie Star
Meine Frau, die Filmschauspielerin
PAGUComedyOssi OswaldaLost filmWriter
1919The Swabian Maiden
Das Schwabemädle
PAGUComedyOssi Oswalda, Carl AuenCo-director: Georg Jacoby
Short film
1919Die Austernprinzessin
The Oyster Princess
PAGUComedyVictor Janson, Ossi OswaldaWriter
1919Madame DuBarry
Passion
PAGUDramaPola Negri, Emil Jannings
1920s
1920Kohlhiesel's Daughters
Kohlhiesels Töchter
Messter-FilmRomanceEmil Jannings, Henny PortenShort filmWriter
1920Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Romeo und Julia im Schnee
Maxim-FilmComedyJacob Tiedke, Marga Köhler, Lotte NeumannShort filmWriter
1920Sumurun
One Arabian Night
PAGUDramaErnst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Paul WegenerWriter, actor
1920Anna Boleyn
Deception
Messter-Film
Union-Film / UFA
DramaEmil Jannings, Henny Porten
1921Die Bergkatze
The Wild Cat
PAGUComedyPola Negri, Victor JansonWriter, actor
1922Das Weib des Pharao
The Wife of the Pharaoh
Ernst-Lubitsch Film
EFA [7]
DramaEmil Jannings, Harry Liedtke
1923The Flame
Die Flamme
Ernst-Lubitsch Film
EFA
DramaPola Negri, Hermann Thimig[8]
1923RositaMary Pickford Co. / United ArtistsRomanceMary Pickford, Holbrook Blinn[9]
1924The Marriage CircleWarner Bros.ComedyAdolphe Menjou, Marie PrevostProducer
1924Three WomenWarner Bros.DramaMay McAvoy, Marie Prevost, Pierre GendronWriter
1924Forbidden ParadiseFamous Players–LaskyComedyPola Negri, Adolphe Menjou
1925Kiss Me AgainWarner Bros.ComedyMarie Prevost, Monte Blue, Clara BowLost film
1925Lady Windermere's FanWarner Bros.RomanceMay McAvoy, Ronald ColmanProducer, editor
1926So This Is ParisWarner Bros.ComedyMonte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller
1927The Student Prince in Old HeidelbergMGMRomanceRamón Novarro, Norma ShearerProducer

Sound films

YearTitleStudioGenreCastNotesOther Roles
1920's
1928The PatriotParamountDramaEmil Jannings, Florence VidorLost film[10] Editor
1929Eternal LoveSchenck Productions [11] / United ArtistsRomanceJohn Barrymore, Camilla Horn[12]
1929The Love ParadeParamountMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonaldProducer
1930s
1930Paramount on ParadeParamountMusicalParamount all-star revue[13] Co-director
1930Monte CarloParamountMusicalJack Buchanan, Jeanette MacDonaldProducer
1931The Smiling LieutenantParamountMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, Miriam HopkinsProducer
1932Broken Lullaby
(aka The Man I Killed)
ParamountDramaLionel Barrymore
1932One Hour with YouParamountMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonaldProducer
1932Une heure près de toiParamountMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald[14] Co-director
1932Trouble in ParadiseParamountComedyHerbert Marshall, Miriam HopkinsProducer
1932If I Had a Million
(segment "The Clerk")
ParamountComedyRichard Bennett, Charles Laughton[15]
1933Design for LivingParamountComedyGary Cooper, Fredric March, Miriam HopkinsProducer
1934The Merry WidowMetro Goldwyn MayerMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonaldProducer
1934La Veuve Joyeuse Metro Goldwyn MayerMusicalMaurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald[16]
1937AngelParamountRomanceMarlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn DouglasProducer
1938Bluebeard's Eighth WifeParamountComedyClaudette Colbert, Gary CooperProducer
1939NinotchkaMetro Goldwyn MayerComedyGreta Garbo, Melvyn DouglasProducer
1940s
1940The Shop Around the CornerMetro Goldwyn MayerComedyJames Stewart, Margaret SullavanProducer
1941That Uncertain FeelingLubitsch Prod.
Sol Lesser Productions
ComedyMerle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess MeredithProducer
1942To Be or Not to BeRomaine Film Corp.[17] ComedyCarole Lombard, Jack BennyProducer
1943Heaven Can WaitTwentieth Century FoxRomanceFirst Technicolor filmProducer
1946Cluny BrownTwentieth Century FoxRomanceCharles Boyer, Jennifer JonesProducer
1948That Lady in ErmineTwentieth Century FoxMusicalBetty Grable, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Cesar Romero[18]
Technicolor film
Co-director, producer

Actor

Producer

External links

Notes and References

  1. Matray Lubitsch Film
  2. Projektions-AG Union
  3. Web site: Wo ist mein Schatz? . archive.or . 17 October 2023 . German . 25 February 1916.
  4. Lubitsch's first feature film
  5. Web site: Das fidele Gefngnis AKA The Merry Jail . archive.org . 17 October 2023 . 1917.
  6. Universum Film
  7. Europäische Film-Allianz
  8. Lubitsch's last German film
  9. Lubitsch's first Hollywood film
  10. Essentially a Silent film which included some talking sequences
  11. [Joseph M. Schenck|Joseph M. Schenck Productions]
  12. Essentially a silent film with sound effects
  13. This film was a musical revue using 11 directors and starring various Paramount stars
  14. French version of One Hour With You
  15. Short section of a larger "omnibus" film
  16. French version of The Merry Widow co-directed with George Cukor
  17. [Alexander Korda]
  18. Otto Preminger took over when Lubitsch died before completion