Curtis Bernhardt

Biography

Curtis Bernhardt (Kurt Bernhardt) (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a German film director born in Worms, Germany. Some of his American films were called "woman's films" including the Joan Crawford film Possessed (1947). Bernhardt trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1926. Other films include A Stolen Life (1946) starring Bette Davis and Sirocco (1951) starringHumphrey Bogart. Bernhardt directed films in France and England before moving on to Hollywood to work for Warner Brothers in 1940. Bernhardt produced and directed his last Hollywood picture Kisses for My President (1964) about the nation's first female Chief Executive starring Polly Bergen and Fred MacMurray.

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Known For

Sirocco 1951 ★ 6.0
My Reputation 1946 ★ 7.3
Beau Brummell 1954 ★ 6.5
Miss Sadie Thompson 1953 ★ 5.4
A Stolen Life 1946 ★ 6.4
The Merry Widow 1952 ★ 6.3
Juke Girl 1942 ★ 7.2
Million Dollar Baby 1941 ★ 6.3
Conflict 1945 ★ 6.7
Possessed 1947 ★ 6.9
Interrupted Melody 1955 ★ 5.8
Crossroads 1938 ★ 5.8
Devotion 1946 ★ 5.9
Payment on Demand 1951 ★ 6.3
Le Vagabond bien-aimé 1936 ★ 5.6
The Blue Veil 1951 ★ 6.8
Damon and Pythias 1962 ★ 4.7
Happy Go Lucky 1943 ★ 5.5
Kisses for My President 1964 ★ 7.6
The Man Who Committed the Murder 1931 ★ 5.8
Gaby 1956 ★ 7.3
Children's Souls Accuse You 1927 ★ 9.0
My Love Came Back 1940 ★ 4.9
The Doctor and the Girl 1949 ★ 5.9