Hermann Blaß

Hermann Blaß (transliterated as Hermann Blass; 1888–1941) was an Austrian film actor and singer.[1] The Jewish Blaß was forced to leave Germany following the rise of the Nazi Party to power in 1933. He then left Austria following its annexation by Germany in 1938 and went to the United States where he died in 1941.

Hermann Blaß
Born	29 March 1888 Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	18 September 1941 New York City, United States
Other names	Hermann Blass
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1923–1940 (film)

Selected filmography

• War in Peace (1925)
• Dolly Gets Ahead (1930)
• The Singing City (1930)
• The Copper (1930)
• A Student's Song of Heidelberg (1930)
• The Road to Dishonour (1930)
• The Stolen Face (1930)
• Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar? (1930)
• Once I Loved a Girl in Vienna (1931)
• The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931)
• The Opera Ball (1931)
• The Little Escapade (1931)
• Johnny Steals Europe (1932)
• Once There Was a Waltz (1932)
• Two Hearts Beat as One (1932)
• When Love Sets the Fashion (1932)
• Trenck (1932)
• Grandstand for General Staff (1932)
• Modern Dowry (1932)
• The Leap into the Void (1932)
• Scandal in Budapest (1933)
• Jumping into the Abyss (1933)
• Ball at the Savoy (1935)

References

1. Eisner p.351

Bibliography

• Eisner, Lotte H. The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt. University of California Press, 1969.

External links

• Hermann Blaß on IMDb