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Oscar Friedrich Werndorff(1880-1938)

  • Art Director
  • Director
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Oscar Friedrich Werndorff was born on 30 May 1880 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an art director and director, known for The 39 Steps (1935), The Bells (1931) and Sabotage (1936). He died on 6 November 1938 in Wembley, Middlesex [now in Brent, London], England, UK.
BornMay 30, 1880
DiedNovember 6, 1938(58)
BornMay 30, 1880
DiedNovember 6, 1938(58)
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Known for

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The 39 Steps
7.6
  • Art Director(as O. Werndorff)
  • 1935
The Bells (1931)
The Bells
5.6
  • Art Director
  • 1931
Sabotage (1936)
Sabotage
7.0
  • Art Director(as O. Werndorff)
  • 1936
Brigitte Helm and Jan Kiepura in Die singende Stadt (1930)
Die singende Stadt
6.1
  • Art Director
  • 1930

Credits

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  • Let's Be Famous (1939)
    Let's Be Famous
    5.5
    • Art Director (as O.F. Werndorff)
    • 1939
  • Gracie Fields in Smiling Along (1938)
    Smiling Along
    6.6
    • Art Director (as Oscar Werndorff)
    • 1938
  • Barry K. Barnes, Jane Baxter, and Clive Brook in The Ware Case (1938)
    The Ware Case
    6.3
    • Art Director (as O.F. Werndorff)
    • 1938
  • The Phantom Strikes (1938)
    The Phantom Strikes
    6.3
    • Art Director (as O.F. Werndorff)
    • 1938
  • Gracie Fields and Victor McLaglen in We're Going to Be Rich (1938)
    We're Going to Be Rich
    6.5
    • Art Director (as Oscar Werndorff)
    • 1938
  • Erich von Stroheim, John Loder, and Dita Parlo in Under Secret Orders (1937)
    Under Secret Orders
    5.8
    • Art Director (as Oscar Werndorf)
    • 1937
  • Michael Bartlett and June Knight in The Lilac Domino (1937)
    The Lilac Domino
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1937
  • Joan Marion and Tom Walls in For Valour (1937)
    For Valour
    6.1
    • Art Director (as Oscar Werndorff)
    • 1937
  • A Clown Must Laugh
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1936
  • Sabotage (1936)
    Sabotage
    7.0
    • Art Director (as O. Werndorff)
    • 1936
  • East Meets West (1936)
    East Meets West
    6.2
    • Art Director (as O. Werndorff)
    • 1936
  • John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Robert Young, and Madeleine Carroll in Secret Agent (1936)
    Secret Agent
    6.4
    • Art Director (as O.Werndorff)
    • 1936
  • Walter Huston, Sarah Gertrude Millin, and Berthold Viertel in Rhodes (1936)
    Rhodes
    5.6
    • Art Director (as O. Werndorff)
    • 1936
  • Conrad Veidt and Helen Vinson in King of the Damned (1935)
    King of the Damned
    6.2
    • Art Director (as O. Werndorff)
    • 1935
  • First a Girl (1935)
    First a Girl
    6.9
    • Art Director (as O. Werndorff)
    • 1935

Director



  • The Bells (1931)
    The Bells
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1931

Costume Department



  • Josef Fenneker in Der Graf von Cagliostro (1920)
    Der Graf von Cagliostro
    6.0
    • costumer
    • 1920

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • O.Werndorff
  • Born
    • May 30, 1880
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • November 6, 1938
    • Wembley, Middlesex [now in Brent, London], England, UK

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    He co-directed the 1931 film The Bells.

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