Lothar Mendes
German born director, producer, actor, and writer. Married to actress Dorothy Mackaill from 1926 to 1928. Like so many theatrically inclined Berliners of the teens and twenties, Lothar Mendes received his training under the watchful eye of Viennese impresario Max Reinhardt.
In 1921, Mendes began his film directorial career in Germany and Austria; his last European film, "Die Drei Kickuckusuhren" (1925), is regarded as his best, if only because it is among the very few of Mendes' still-extant silent. He moved to Hollywood in 1926. He spent the first half of the 1930s at Paramount, directing such even-handed dramas as "Payment Deferred" (1932), and collaborating with other studio staff directors on such all-star attractions as "Paramount on Parade" (1930), and "If I Had a Million" (1932).
Transferring to England in 1936, Mendes turned out such worthwhile endeavors as the whimsical fantasy "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" (1937), and the Paderewski vehicle "Moonlight Sonata" (1938). When World War II broke out, Mendes returned to Hollywood, where he toiled on potboilers and second features for a variety of studio until his retirement in 1946. Mendes was died in London, England, at the age of 79.
German born director, producer, actor, and writer. Married to actress Dorothy Mackaill from 1926 to 1928. Like so many theatrically inclined Berliners of the teens and twenties, Lothar Mendes received his training under the watchful eye of Viennese impresario Max Reinhardt.
In 1921, Mendes began his film directorial career in Germany and Austria; his last European film, "Die Drei Kickuckusuhren" (1925), is regarded as his best, if only because it is among the very few of Mendes' still-extant silent. He moved to Hollywood in 1926. He spent the first half of the 1930s at Paramount, directing such even-handed dramas as "Payment Deferred" (1932), and collaborating with other studio staff directors on such all-star attractions as "Paramount on Parade" (1930), and "If I Had a Million" (1932).
Transferring to England in 1936, Mendes turned out such worthwhile endeavors as the whimsical fantasy "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" (1937), and the Paderewski vehicle "Moonlight Sonata" (1938). When World War II broke out, Mendes returned to Hollywood, where he toiled on potboilers and second features for a variety of studio until his retirement in 1946. Mendes was died in London, England, at the age of 79.
Lothar Mendes
German born director, producer, actor, and writer. Married to actress Dorothy Mackaill from 1926 to 1928. Like so many theatrically inclined Berliners of the teens and twenties, Lothar Mendes received his training under the watchful eye of Viennese impresario Max Reinhardt.
In 1921, Mendes began his film directorial career in Germany and Austria; his last European film, "Die Drei Kickuckusuhren" (1925), is regarded as his best, if only because it is among the very few of Mendes' still-extant silent. He moved to Hollywood in 1926. He spent the first half of the 1930s at Paramount, directing such even-handed dramas as "Payment Deferred" (1932), and collaborating with other studio staff directors on such all-star attractions as "Paramount on Parade" (1930), and "If I Had a Million" (1932).
Transferring to England in 1936, Mendes turned out such worthwhile endeavors as the whimsical fantasy "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" (1937), and the Paderewski vehicle "Moonlight Sonata" (1938). When World War II broke out, Mendes returned to Hollywood, where he toiled on potboilers and second features for a variety of studio until his retirement in 1946. Mendes was died in London, England, at the age of 79.
German born director, producer, actor, and writer. Married to actress Dorothy Mackaill from 1926 to 1928. Like so many theatrically inclined Berliners of the teens and twenties, Lothar Mendes received his training under the watchful eye of Viennese impresario Max Reinhardt.
In 1921, Mendes began his film directorial career in Germany and Austria; his last European film, "Die Drei Kickuckusuhren" (1925), is regarded as his best, if only because it is among the very few of Mendes' still-extant silent. He moved to Hollywood in 1926. He spent the first half of the 1930s at Paramount, directing such even-handed dramas as "Payment Deferred" (1932), and collaborating with other studio staff directors on such all-star attractions as "Paramount on Parade" (1930), and "If I Had a Million" (1932).
Transferring to England in 1936, Mendes turned out such worthwhile endeavors as the whimsical fantasy "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" (1937), and the Paderewski vehicle "Moonlight Sonata" (1938). When World War II broke out, Mendes returned to Hollywood, where he toiled on potboilers and second features for a variety of studio until his retirement in 1946. Mendes was died in London, England, at the age of 79.
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