Josef Somlo

Josef Somlo (1884–1973) was a Hungarian film producer. Following the Nazi takeover in Germany, where he had worked for a number of years, Somlo went into exile in Britain. During his German period he was associated with Hermann Fellner with whom he co-produced a number of films for their Felsom Film company.

Josef Somlo
Born	5 October 1884 Pápa, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	29 November 1973 Locarno, Switzerland
Occupation	Film Producer
Years active	1925 - 1958

Partial filmography

• Sins of Yesterday (1922)
• Dancing Mad (1925)
• One Does Not Play with Love (1926)
• Unmarried Daughters (1926)
• The Ghost Train (1927)
• The Famous Woman (1927)
• A Modern Dubarry (1927)
• The Great Adventuress (1928)
• The Bold Dragoon (1928)
• Odette (1928)
• Number 17 (1928)
• The Woman on the Rack (1928)
• Strauss Is Playing Today (1928)
• Land Without Women (1929)
• The Fourth from the Right (1929)
• The Wrecker (1929)
• Storm in a Water Glass (1931)
• Three Days of Love (1931)
• Tell Me Tonight (1932)
• Girls to Marry (1932)
• The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
• Old Bill and Son (1941)
• Uncle Silas (1947)
• The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955)
• Behind the Mask (1958)

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.
• Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933. Berghahn Books, 2007.

External links

• Josef Somlo on IMDb