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Harry Lachman

Born 29 Jun 1886 in La Salle, Illinois, USADied 19 Mar 1975aged 8844 credits

Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer by Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay. In 1911, he emigrated to Paris where he earned a substantial reputation as a post impressionist painter and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government. Lachman's interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in Nice, leading to work on Mare Nostrum in 1925. He worked as a director in France and England before settling in Hollywood in 1933. His credits include Down Our Street, Baby Take a Bow, Dante's Inferno, Our Relations, and Dr. Renault's Secret. In 1938 he married Jue Quon Tai. Lachman returned to painting in the 1940s. He died on March 19, 1975.

Harry Lachman war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Designer und Regisseur. Lachman studierte an der Universität von Michigan und wurde anschließend Illustrator bei einer Zeitschrift. 1911 migrierte er nach Paris, wo er sich einen beachtlichen Ruf als Post-impressionistischer Maler erarbeitete und von der französischen Regierung mit der Ehrenlegion ausgezeichnet wurde. Später war er als Bühnenbildner in Nizza bei den Dreharbeiten des Stummfilms Mare Nostrum tätig und begann sich zunehmend für das Thema Film zu interessieren. Lachman drehte als Regisseur Filme in Frankreich, England und ab 1933 auch in Hollywood. 1934 drehte er den Film Baby take a bow mit Shirley Temple als Kassenerfolg. Wenige seiner weiteren Filme wurden bekannt. Zu den erfolgreichen gehörten noch Das Schiff des Satans (1935; Originaltitel: Dante's Inferno) und ein Kurzfilm mit Dick und Doof. 1943 kehrte Lachman zur Malerei, bei der er sich bereits vor seiner Zeit beim Film einen Namen als Post-Impressionist gemacht hatte, zurück. Er malte bevorzugt Landschaften und Küstenszenen.

Directing (38)

Double Trouble
Double Trouble1953 · director
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe1942 · Director
Dr. Renault's Secret
Dr. Renault's Secret1942 · Director
Castle in the Desert
Castle in the Desert1942 · Director
Charlie Chan in Rio
Charlie Chan in Rio1941 · Director
Dead Men Tell
Dead Men Tell1941 · Director
They Came by Night
They Came by Night1940 · Director
Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York1940 · Director
No Time to Marry
No Time to Marry1938 · Director
It Happened in Hollywood
It Happened in Hollywood1937 · Director
The Devil Is Driving
The Devil Is Driving1937 · Director
When You're in Love
When You're in Love1937 · Director
Our Relations
Our Relations1936 · Director
The Man Who Lived Twice
The Man Who Lived Twice1936 · Director
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Charlie Chan at the Circus1936 · Director
Dressed to Thrill
Dressed to Thrill1935 · Director
Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno1935 · Director
I Like it That Way
I Like it That Way1934 · Director
Nada más que una mujer
Nada más que una mujer1934 · Director
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals1934 · Director
Baby Take a Bow
Baby Take a Bow1934 · Director
Paddy the Next Best Thing
Paddy the Next Best Thing1933 · Director
Face in the Sky
Face in the Sky1933 · Director
La couturière de Lunéville
La couturière de Lunéville1932 · Director
Insult
Insult1932 · Director
Down Our Street
Down Our Street1932 · Director
Aren't We All?
Aren't We All?1932 · Director
The Beautiful Sailor
The Beautiful Sailor1932 · Director
The Midnight Gentleman
The Midnight Gentleman1931 · Director
Mistigri
Mistigri1931 · Director
Riviera Revels: Travelaugh No. 1 - Spooky Islands
Riviera Revels: Travelaugh No. 1 - Spooky Islands1927 · Director
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar1
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 2: A Nasty Jar11927 · Director
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 10: Fauny Business1927 · Director
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 11: Scents and Nonsense1927 · Director
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 9: Cold Feats1927 · Director
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 6
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 61927 · Director
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12: That Son of a Sheik
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 12: That Son of a Sheik1927 · Director
The Heritage of France
The Heritage of France1921 · director

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