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Curtis Bernhardt
Curtis Bernhardt (Kurt Bernhardt) (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a German film director born in Worms, Germany. Some of his American films were called "woman's films" including the Joan Crawford film Possessed (1947). Bernhardt trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1926. Other films include A Stolen Life (1946) starring Bette Davis and Sirocco (1951) starringHumphrey Bogart. Bernhardt directed films in France and England before moving on to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940. Bernhardt produced and directed his last Hollywood picture Kisses for My President (1964) about the nation's first female Chief Executive starring Polly Bergen and Fred MacMurray.
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As director
Kisses for My President
Damon and Pythias
Stefanie in Rio
Gaby
Interrupted Melody
Beau Brummell
Miss Sadie Thompson
The Merry Widow
Sirocco
Payment on Demand
The Blue Veil
The Doctor and the Girl
Possessed
High Wall
A Stolen Life
Devotion
My Reputation
Conflict
Happy Go Lucky
Juke Girl
Million Dollar Baby
Night in December
Lady with Red Hair
My Love Came Back
Crossroads
The Beloved Vagabond
Le Vagabond bien-aimé
L'Or dans la rue
Der Tunnel
Le Tunnel