Biography
Leo Mittler (18 December 1893 – 16 May 1958) was an Austrian playwright, screenwriter and film director. Mittler was born in Vienna to a Jewish family. Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, Mittler spent many years in exile in several countries, including Britain and France, before settling in the United States during the Second World War. Mittler's career as a director had all but ended in the mid-1930s, after making the Stanley Lupino musical comedy Cheer Up (1936), but he worked occasionally as a screenwriter.
Mittler wrote the original story of the MGM pro-Soviet film Song of Russia (1944) which was later investigated by the House Un-American Activities Committee for its alleged communist sympathies. Mittler returned to Germany post-war, dying there in 1958. Before his death, he worked in German theatre and television.
Filmography
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Crew
Crew Credits
Heimkehr des Helden
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1955
Defraudanten
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1954
Song of Russia
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1944
The Ghost Ship
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1943
The Mayor's Dilemma
Role: Scenario Writer
MOVIE • 1939
The Last Waltz
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1936
Cheer Up
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1936
The Last Waltz
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1936
Honeymoon for Three
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1935
La Voix sans visage
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1933
Amour et publicité
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1933
The Night at the Hotel
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1932
Nights in Port Said
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1932
The concert
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1931
Frivolous youth
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1931
Tropical Nights
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1931
Every Woman Has Something
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1931
Sunday of Life
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1931
The King of Paris
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1930
There is a woman who will never forget you
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1930