Lothar Mendes

Lothar Mendes

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday19 May 1894
Died25 February 1974 (age 79)
Place of birthBerlin, Germany
Known credits27

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lothar Mendes (19 May 1894 – 25 February 1974) was a German-born screenwriter and film director. who began his career as an actor in Vienna and Berlin in Max Reinhardt's famous troupe. He went to America in the early 1920s and there he remained until 1933, directing more than a dozen features, mostly frothy comedies, while under contract to Paramount. His films included the last silent film made in America, The Four Feathers (1929) and the murder mystery Payment Deferred (1933) starring British expatriate Charles Laughton. After Hitler ascended to power,…