Robert A. Stemmle

The movies "Emil und die Detektive" (1954) and "Gestehen Sie, Dr. Corda" (1958) had enormous success as well in the 50s as the adventure and crime films "Die seltsame Gräfin" (1961), "Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse" (1962), "Der Henker von London" (1963), "Old Shatterhand" (1963) or "Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloss" (1964) in the 60s.

He was a writer and director, known for The Berliner (1948), Sündige Grenze (1951) and Die unvollkommene Ehe (1959). He was married to Annelise Lippert and Gerda Maurus.

During the war time he wrote "Quax, der Bruchpilot" (1941).

He wrote the cinema successes "Der Rebell" (1932), "Reifende Jugend" (1933), "Charleys Tante" (1934), "Heinz im Mond" (1934) and Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war" (1937).

He became chief dramaturge of Tobis in 1930 and already in 1935 he got a director position at the UFA, five years later at the Bavaria.

German writer/director and journalist, the son of teacher. Began his career as an actor and puppeteer in his home town of Magdeburg. In Berlin from 1928. Chief writer for the Tobis film company (1930-34), subsequently director at Universum AG (Ufa) until the late 1930's. Co-founder of the Berlin cabaret 'Die Katakombe'. Also active as writer/director/manager for the stage (Berliner Volksbühne), in radio broadcasting (Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, 1947-49) and in television (from 1962). Formed his own production company, Maxim-Film GmbH, in 1954. Turned out mostly light entertainments, including folksy comedies, Heimatfilms and several of the Edgar Wallace and Karl May adaptations.

Robert A. Stemmle was born on June 10, 1903 in Magdeburg, Germany as Robert Adolf Ferdinand Stemmle.