Kurt Neumann (I) (1908–1958)

Director | Writer | Producer

Trivia: His biggest box-office hit was The Fly (1958), but he didn't know it. He died a month after the ...

Born: April 5, 1908
Died: August 21, 1958 (age 50)

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Filmography

Known For

Rocketship X-M Director (1950)
The Fly Director (1958)
They Were So Young Director (1954)
Known For

Kronos Director (1957)
Director

Counterplot (1959)
Watusi (1959)
Machete (1958)
The Fly (1958)
The Deerslayer (1957)
She Devil (1957)
Kronos (1957)
The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
Mohawk (1956)
Adventure in Rio (1955)
Drei vom Varieté (1954)
They Were So Young (1954)
Circus of Love (1954)
Carnival Story (1954)
Regina Amstetten (1954)
Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
Hiawatha (1952)
The Ring (1952)
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
Reunion in Reno (1951)
Cattle Drive (1951)
Rocketship X-M (1950)
The Kid from Texas (1950)
Two Knights from Brooklyn (1949)
Bad Boy (1949)
Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
The Dude Goes West (1948)
Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
The Unknown Guest (1943)
Yanks Ahoy (1943)
Taxi, Mister (1943)
The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)
Fall In (1942)
About Face (1942)
Brooklyn Orchid (1942)
A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
All Women Have Secrets (1939)
Island of Lost Men (1939)
Unmarried (1939)
Ambush (1939)
Touchdown, Army (1938)
Wide Open Faces (1938)
Hold 'Em Navy (1937)
Make a Wish (1937)
Espionage (1937)
Rainbow on the River (1936)
Violets in Spring (1936)
Let's Sing Again (1936)
The Affair of Susan (1935)
Alias Mary Dow (1935)
Wake Up and Dream (1934)
Half a Sinner (1934)
Let's Talk It Over (1934)
King for a Night (1933)
Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
The Big Cage (1933)
My Pal, the King (1932)
Fast Companions (1932)
The Red Shadow (1932)
¡Hola, Rusia! (1931)
Estamos en París (1931)
House of Mystery (1931)
Sealed Lips (1931)
Trapped (1931)
Director

El Tenorio del harem (1931)
Producer

Counterplot (1959)
Machete (1958)
The Fly (1958)
The Deerslayer (1957)
She Devil (1957)
Kronos (1957)
The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
They Were So Young (1954)
Rocketship X-M (1950)
Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
Producer

Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
Writer

Machete (1958)
The Deerslayer (1957)
Apache Warrior (1957)
She Devil (1957)
The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
They Were So Young (1954)
Circus of Love (1954)
Carnival Story (1954)
Rocketship X-M (1950)
Susie Steps Out (1946)
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Writer

Trapped (1931)
Soundtrack

Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)

Awards

2 nominations.

Did You Know

German-born film director, a specialist in second features. Made the rounds of Hollywood studios, beginning with Universal (1932-35; 1951-52), followed by RKO (1936-37; 1945-47), Paramount (1938-40) and United Artists (1942-43). From 1945 worked for ...

Star Sign

Aries

Personal Details

Born

April 5, 1908
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Died

August 21, 1958 (age 50)
Hollywood, California, USA

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