Walter Röhrig(1897-1945)

Was a stage designer in Zurich and member of a group of artists calling themselves 'Der Sturm'. Subsequently signed by Ufa as a painter. During the 1920's, he had a fruitful collaboration with Robert Herlth, beginning with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). Co-designed many striking sets, including the expressionist architecture for Faust (1926) and the cosmopolitan Parision decor for Tartuffe (1925). Though much of his work during the Nazi period was routinely commercial, he still managed to help create (alongside Herlth) several sumptuous-looking films, such as Dawn (1933) and Barcarole (1935).