Rudolf Lothar

Rudolf Lothar (born Rudolf Lothar Spitzer; 25 February 1865 – 2 October 1943) was an Austrian playwright, librettist, critic and essayist. He was born and died in Budapest.

Literary works 1891 Der verschleierte König, drama 1900 König Harlekin, play, translated into 14 languages 1912 , opera libretto set to music by Eugen d'Albert based on Àngel Guimerà’s Filla del mar 1916 Die Seele Spaniens 1920 Casanovas Sohn, comedy 1920 Li-Tai-Pe, Des Kaisers Dichter, opera libretto set to music by Clemens von Franckenstein 1921 Der Werwolf, comedy 1925 Die Kunst des Verführens 1927 Der gute Europäer, comedy 1927 Die Republik befiehlt, comedy 1931 , opera libretto set to music by Paul Graener based on novel of the same name 1931 Der Papagei, comedy 1931 Besuch aus dem Jenseits, drama 1934 The Red Cat (German title: Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo), comedy

Filmography Tiefland, directed by Friedrich Rosenthal and (Silent film, 1918, based on the opera Tiefland) Under the Mountains, directed by Béla Balogh (Silent film, 1920, based on the opera Tiefland) Lowlands, directed by Adolf E. Licho (Silent film, 1922, based on the opera Tiefland) The Masked Dancer, directed by Burton L. King (Silent film, 1924, based on the play Die Frau mit der Maske) For Wives Only, directed by Victor Heerman (Silent film, 1926, based on the story The Critical Year) The Magic Flame, directed by Henry King (Silent film, 1927, based on the play König Harlekin) The Boudoir Diplomat, directed by Malcolm St. Clair (English, 1930, based on the play Die Republik befiehlt) Don Juan diplomático, directed by George Melford (Spanish, 1931, based on the play Die Republik befiehlt) Boudoir diplomatique, directed by Marcel De Sano (French, 1931, based on the play Die Republik befiehlt) Liebe auf Befehl, directed by Johannes Riemann and Ernst L. Frank (German, 1931, based on the play Die Republik befiehlt) Folies Bergère de Paris, directed by Roy Del Ruth (English, 1935, based on the play Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo) Folies-Bergère, directed by Roy Del Ruth and Marcel Achard (French, 1935, based on the play Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo) Return of a Stranger, directed by Victor Hanbury (English, 1937, based on a play) That Night in Rio, directed by Irving Cummings (English, 1941, based on the play Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo) Esta é Fina, directed by Luiz de Barros (Portuguese, 1948, based on the play Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo) On the Riviera, directed by Walter Lang (English, 1951, based on the play Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo) Tiefland, directed by Leni Riefenstahl (German, 1940–54, based on the opera Tiefland)