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Curtis Bernhardt

Curtis Bernhardt

Known For Directing
Birthday Apr 15, 1899
Died Feb 22, 1981 (81)
Birthplace Worms, Germany
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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, befo ... re 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Curtis Bernhardt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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1951

Writer

Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

1964

Director

Damon and Pythias

Damon and Pythias

1962

Director

Gaby

Gaby

1956

Director

Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody

1955

Director

Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell

1954

Director

Miss Sadie Thompson

Miss Sadie Thompson

1953

Director

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1952

Director

Sirocco

Sirocco

1951

Director

Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

1951

Director

The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil

1951

Director

The Doctor and the Girl

The Doctor and the Girl

1949

Director

High Wall

High Wall

1947

Director

Possessed

Possessed

1947

Director

Devotion

Devotion

1946

Director

My Reputation

My Reputation

1946

Director

A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946

Director

Conflict

Conflict

1945

Director

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

1943

Director

Juke Girl

Juke Girl

1942

Director

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

1941

Director

My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back

1940

Director

Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair

1940

Director

The Beloved Vagabond

The Beloved Vagabond

1936

Director

Kisses for My President

Kisses for My President

1964

Producer

The Girl in the Taxi

The Girl in the Taxi

1937

Producer

The Dictator

The Dictator

1935

Producer

Organization Category Movie
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Deutscher Filmpreis

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1951

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