Ewald André Dupont

Ewald André Dupont (1891, Zeitz, Germany – 1956, Los Angeles) from 1911 onwards became one of the main initiators of serious film criticism in the German daily press; then in 1916 he turned to practical film work himself, authoring scripts shot by leading directors of the era. He began directing in 1918; after a few detective stories he concentrated on more weighty themes, including Wally of the Vultures (Die Geier-Wally, 1921) and The Old Law (Das alte Gesetz,… (lisää)