Walter Supper
German actor and screenwriter
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter Supper (8 April 1887 – 3 March 1943) was a German screenwriter.[1] Supper worked on more than thirty screenplays during his career, and also worked occasionally as an actor and director.
Born8 April 1887
Died3 March 1943 (aged 55)
OccupationScreenwriter
Yearsactive1920–1937 (film)
Walter Supper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 1887 |
| Died | 3 March 1943 (aged 55) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1920–1937 (film) |
Supper refused to divorce his Jewish wife under Nazi pressure, which effectively ended his career. He eventually committed suicide with his wife when it became clear she was about to be arrested.
Selected filmography
- Wandering Souls (1921)
- Island of the Dead (1921)
- Mother and Child (1924)
- Chamber Music (1925)
- The Adventures of Sybil Brent (1925)
- The Flames Lie (1926)
- Roses from the South (1926)
- The Long Intermission (1927)
- My Aunt, Your Aunt (1927)
- Lotte (1928)
- Love in the Cowshed (1928)
- Violantha (1928)
- The Fourth from the Right (1929)
- The Night Belongs to Us (1929)
- Hans in Every Street (1930)
- Fire in the Opera House (1930)
- This One or None (1932)
- Love at First Sight (1932)
- Ripening Youth (1933)
- Count Woronzeff (1934)
- Trouble with Jolanthe (1934)
- Make Me Happy (1935)
- The Foolish Virgin (1935)
- The Gypsy Baron (1935)
- Black Roses (1935)
- City of Anatol (1936)
- Ride to Freedom (1937)
- Wells in Flames (1937)
