Karl Anton

Karl Anton or Karel Anton (25 October 1898 – 12 April 1979) was a Bohemian-born German film director, screenwriter and film producer.[1]

Karl Anton
Born	25 October 1898 Prague, Royal Bohemia, Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	12 April 1979 (aged 80) West Berlin, West Germany
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter Film producer
Years active	1922–1963
Spouse(s)	Ruth Buchardt–Hansen ​ ​ (m. 1940)​

Life

He was born in Prague on 25 October 1898. His father Wilhelm Anton (1861–1918) was a physician.[2] Anton studied medicine, but left the school after his father's death.[2] He started as a stage actor and director in Vienna, Linz and Prague. He directed his first movie, a lyrical drama Gypsies, in 1921. He founded his own production companies Antonfilm (1923–30) and Sonorfilm (1930–32).[2]

After the international success of Tonka of the Gallows he worked in Paris for Paramount Pictures and later moved to Germany to work for Tobis Film.[2]

He died in Berlin, Germany in 1979. Czech actor Raoul Schránil was his cousin. [2]

Selected filmography

• Gypsies (1922)
• The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker (1923)
• The May Fairy (1926)
• Tonka of the Gallows (1930)
• A Girl from the Reeperbahn (1930)
• The Affair of Colonel Redl (1931)
• Monsieur Albert (1932)
• The Champion Cook (1932)
• The Naked Truth (1932)
• The Porter from Maxim's (1933)
• Monsieur Sans-Gêne (1935)
• White Slaves (1936)
• We Danced Around the World (1939)
• The Star of Rio (1940)
• The Thing About Styx (1942)
• Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1946)
• Barry (1949)
• The Appeal to Conscience (1949)
• The Exchange (1952)
• The Cousin from Nowhere (1953)
• The Rose of Stamboul (1953)
• We'll Talk About Love Later (1953)
• Clivia (1954)
• Bonjour Kathrin (1956)
• The Daring Swimmer (1957)
• Victor and Victoria (1957)
• The Avenger (1960)

References

1. "Karl Anton". Film Portal. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
2. "Karl Anton". Filmový přehled. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

External links

• Karl Anton at IMDb