Bruno Duday
| Bruno Duday | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 March 1880 Sieradz, German Empire |
| Died |
31 January 1946 Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 1930-1939 |
Bruno Duday (1880-1946) was a German film producer. After military service during the First World War Duday worked for many years at Germany's largest studio UFA where he oversaw several films of the Swedish star Zarah Leander including To New Shores (1937).[1] When the Second World War began he resigned from UFA and volunteered for military service. He was in charge of a POW camp. Following his later capture by Allied forces at the end of the war he suffered from ill health and died in Berlin in 1946. He was married several times including to the Hungarian actress Maria von Tasnady.
Selected filmography
- The Scoundrel (1931)
- Just Once a Great Lady (1934)
- The Higher Command (1935)
- The Court Concert (1936)
- To New Shores (1937)
- Men Without a Fatherland (1937)
- The Blue Fox (1938)
- A Prussian Love Story (1938)
- By a Silken Thread (1938)
References
- ↑ Langford p.81
Bibliography
- Langford, Michelle. Germany: Directory of World Cinema. Intellect Books, 2012.