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Hugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech expatriate film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films from 1926 to 1962 and directed 20 films from 1933 to 1962. Life and career [ edit ]
Hugo Haas was a popular and versatile performer in his native Czechoslovakia and later in Hollywood. He starred in comedies, dramas, and thrillers, and also wrote and directed some of his own films.
Hugo Haas was a Czech actor, director and producer who fled Nazi Germany and worked in Hollywood. He made films such as King Solomon's Mines (1950) and Skeleton on Horseback (1937), but also faced criticism and hardship.
Sep 1, 2018 · Hugo Haas was classic noir’s goofiest auteur. His films were melodramatic, overwrought, and often funny when they were trying—ostensibly anyway—to be dramatic.
Jun 24, 2020 · The article discusses the exile cinema of Czechoslovakia-born producer, director, and actor Hugo Haas (1901–1968). As a prominent Jewish artist with strong anti-Nazi convictions, Haas was forced to escape his homeland when Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939.
Life of Human Loss: Hugo Haas’s Strange Fascination. Steve Johnson. April 30, 2012. “Through his ability to improvise his own scenarios and engage others in their perambulations, Haas successfully negotiates the threat of circumstance that ensnared Pavel and, most always, wills out.”
Hollywood Film as Therapy: Hugo Haas, Trauma, and Survivor Guilt. In the ceaselessly expanding literature on Holocaust cinema, one name is almost certain to be absent. Hugo Haas (1901–1968) was a popular Czechoslovak actor and director of Jewish origin.
