About Willy Rath
Lived 1872 – 1940 (aged 67). Willy Rath was a film director, journalist, screenwriter, theatre manager, playwright and director.
Willy Rath (1872–1940) was a German screenwriter, mainly of the silent era. He was also a successful writer for cabaret.
Selected filmography Countess Walewska (1920) In Thrall to the Claw (1921) The Love Corridor (1921) Hannele's Journey to Heaven (1922) Don Juan (1922) Alone in the Jungle (1922) William Tell (1923) The Treasure of Gesine Jacobsen (1923) Love Is the Power of Women (1924) The Radio Marriage (1924) Battle of the Butterflies (1924) Harry Hill's Deadly Hunt (1925) Struggle for the Soil (1925) Neptune Bewitched (1925) The Girl from America (1925) Wrath of the Seas (1926) Sword and Shield (1926) The Lorelei (1927) A Day of Roses in August (1927) U-9 Weddigen (1927) I Once Had a Beautiful Homeland (1928) Hubertus Castle (1934)
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Who was Willy Rath?
German screenwriter
When was Willy Rath born?
Willy Rath was born on 21 September 1872 in Wiesbaden.
When did Willy Rath die?
Willy Rath died on 16 January 1940 in Berlin.
What was Willy Rath's occupation?
Willy Rath was a film director, journalist, screenwriter, theatre manager, playwright and director.
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