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Carl Laemmle

Born January 17, 1867 · Laupheim - Baden-Württemberg - Germany

Died September 24, 1939 · aged 72

Carl Lammle Sr. (1867-1939)was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. Laemmle, along with Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, William Fox, and the Warner Brothers, was part of the group of Eastern European immigrant Jews that founded the movie industry in Hollywood, California, in the first decades of the 20th century. Laemmle pro…

Known For

All Wet

All Wet · 1927

MovieAnimationComedy

Oswald takes a job as a lifeguard to keep an eye on Miss Rabbit, who in turn stages a boating accident hoping Oswald will come to save her.

Trolley Troubles

Trolley Troubles · 1927

Trolley Troubles

MovieAnimationComedy

Oswald, the trolley conductor gets stopped in the tracks by a cow who refuses to move. He then faces a steep hill, which the trolley has trouble with. When it finally gets over the hill, the trolley speeds wildly out of control. Can Oswald's lucky rabbit's foot save him?

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man · 1933

The Invisible Man

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

Dracula

Dracula · 1931

A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves and drives the agent to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front · 1930

All Quiet on the Western Front

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein · 1935

Bride of Frankenstein

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him.

The Mummy

The Mummy · 1932

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Frankenstein

Frankenstein · 1931

MovieDramaHorror

Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.

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All Wet

All Wet · 1927

MovieAnimationComedy

Oswald takes a job as a lifeguard to keep an eye on Miss Rabbit, who in turn stages a boating accident hoping Oswald will come to save her.

Executive Producer

Trolley Troubles

Trolley Troubles · 1927

Trolley Troubles

MovieAnimationComedy

Oswald, the trolley conductor gets stopped in the tracks by a cow who refuses to move. He then faces a steep hill, which the trolley has trouble with. When it finally gets over the hill, the trolley speeds wildly out of control. Can Oswald's lucky rabbit's foot save him?

Executive Producer

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man · 1933

The Invisible Man

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

Presenter

Dracula

Dracula · 1931

A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves and drives the agent to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

Presenter

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front · 1930

All Quiet on the Western Front

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

Presenter

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein · 1935

Bride of Frankenstein

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him.

Presenter

The Mummy

The Mummy · 1932

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Presenter

Frankenstein

Frankenstein · 1931

MovieDramaHorror

Obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from deceased body parts. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it flees into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc.

Presenter

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera · 1925

The Phantom of the Opera

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

Producer

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame · 1923

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

MovieRomanceDrama

In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

Producer

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge · 1931

Waterloo Bridge

MovieDramaRomance

In WWI London, out-of-work American chorus girl Myra makes ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid, she meets Roy, a naive young Yank who enlisted in the Canadian army. After they fall for each other, Roy tricks Myra into visiting his family, who live in a country estate outside London, his mother having remarried to a retired British Major. Myra is reluctant to continue the relationship with Roy, he not aware of her past.

Presenter

The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs · 1928

The Man Who Laughs

MovieDramaRomance

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.

Producer

The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House · 1932

The Old Dark House

MovieDramaHorror

In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.

Presenter

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin · 1927

Uncle Tom's Cabin

In 1856, slave Eliza plans to marry George with the consent of the Shelbys, her masters, but George's owner prevents the wedding. A few years later, Eliza flees with her son, Harry, after learning the Shelbys plan to hand them over to a crooked creditor to prevent foreclosure. George also escapes and goes on the run while Eliza and Harry are captured and brought back home. Mother and son are separated as George tries to find them both.

Executive Producer

King of Jazz

King of Jazz · 1930

A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.

Presenter

Drácula

Drácula · 1931

A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

Presenter

The Last Performance

The Last Performance · 1929

The Last Performance

MovieDramaHorror

A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.

Producer

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue · 1932

Murders in the Rue Morgue

MovieHorrorMystery

In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.

Presenter

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary · 1927

The Cat and the Canary

MovieComedyHorror

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

Presenter

Back Street

Back Street · 1932

MovieDramaRomance

A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.

Presenter

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea · 1916

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

MovieAdventureDrama

Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away.

Producer

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1913

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

MovieDramaHorror

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

Producer

Drifting

Drifting · 1923

An American girl who helps operate a Shanghai opium ring meets an American agent disguised as a mining engineer. The two fall in love, and she has to determine where her loyalties lie.

Presenter

Lonesome

Lonesome · 1928

MovieRomanceDrama

Two lonely people in the big city meet and enjoy the thrills of an amusement park, only to lose each other in the crowd after spending a great day together. Will they ever see each other again?

Presenter