Franz Arnold

Franz Arnold
Born	28 April 1878 Znin, Prussia, German Empire
Died	29 September 1960 London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Actor, Writer

Franz Arnold (1878–1960) was a German actor and playwright. He frequently collaborated with Ernst Bach as a duo Arnold and Bach after their debut play The Spanish Fly was a hit. He emigrated to Britain in 1933.

Plays by Arnold and Bach

• The Spanish Fly (1913)
• Die schwebende Jungfrau (1916)
• Die Fahrt ins Glück (1916, Operetta, music by Jean Gilbert)
• Die bessere Hälfte (1917)
• Fräulein Puck (1919, Vaudeville, music by Walter Kollo)
• Das Jubiläum (1920)
• Zwangseinquartierung (1920)
• Der keusche Lebemann (1921)
• Die Königin der Nacht (1921, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
• Der kühne Schwimmer (1922)
• Dolly (1923, Operetta, music by Hugo Hirsch)
• Der Fürst von Pappenheim (1923, Operetta, music by Hugo Hirsch, English title: Toni)
• Die vertagte Nacht (1924)
• Der wahre Jakob (1924)
• Die vertauschte Frau (1924, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
• Olly-Polly (1925, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
• Stöpsel (1926)
• Hurra, ein Junge (1926)
• Unter Geschäftsaufsicht (1927)
• Arme Ritter (1928, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
• Weekend im Paradies (1928)
• Hulla Di Bulla (1929)
• Frauen haben das gern (1931 operetta-farce by Walter Kollo, libretto by Arnold and Bach, based on Der keusche Lebemann

Plays by Franz Arnold

• Mein alter Herr (with Victor Arnold, 1913)
• Das Fräulein vom Amt (with Georg Okonkowski, 1916, Operetta, music by Jean Gilbert)
• Das öffentliche Ärgernis (1931)
• Da stimmt was nicht (1932)
• Rise and Shine (with Robert Gilbert, 1936, Operetta, music by Robert Stolz. English adaptation by Harry Graham and Desmond Carter)

Arnold and Bach filmography

• The Whole Town's Talking (1926, based on the play The Whole Town's Talking by Anita Loos and John Emerson, which is based on Der keusche Lebemann)
• The Prince of Pappenheim (1927, based on Der Fürst von Pappenheim)
• A Warm Corner (1930, based on Stöpsel)
• The True Jacob (1931, based on Der wahre Jakob)
• Ex-Bad Boy (1931, based on the play The Whole Town's Talking by Anita Loos and John Emerson, which is based on Der keusche Lebemann)
• The Soaring Maiden (1931, based on Die schwebende Jungfrau)
• Weekend in Paradise (1931, based on Weekend im Paradies)
• Business Under Distress (1931, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
• Hooray, It's a Boy! (1931, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
• The Spanish Fly (1931)
• The Night Without Pause (1931, based on Der keusche Lebemann)
• Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
• A Thousand for One Night (1933, based on Stöpsel)
• Tisíc za jednu noc (1933, based on Stöpsel)
• The Dangerous Game (1933, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
• It's a Boy (1933, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
• The Daring Swimmer (1934, based on Der kühne Schwimmer)
• Oh, Daddy! (1935, based on Der wahre Jakob)
• The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
• Oh, Such a Night! (1937, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
• Pappas pojke (1937, based on The Spanish Fly)
• One Night Apart (1950, based on Der wahre Jakob)
• The Prince of Pappenheim (1952, based on Der Fürst von Pappenheim)
• The Chaste Libertine (1952, based on Der keusche Lebemann)
• Weekend in Paradise (1952, based on Weekend im Paradies)
• Josef the Chaste (1953, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
• The Postponed Wedding Night (1953, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
• Hooray, It's a Boy! (1953, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
• The Spanish Fly (1955)
• The Daring Swimmer (1957, based on Der kühne Schwimmer)
• The True Jacob (1960, based on Der wahre Jakob)
• Ach Egon! (1961, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
• To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso (1963, based on Der keusche Lebemann)
• Den kyske levemand (1974, based on Der keusche Lebemann)

Franz Arnold filmography

• Sein Scheidungsgrund (screenplay, with Max Jungk, 1931)
• Da stimmt was nicht (1934)
• Public Nuisance No. 1 (Story idea, 1936)
• The Wedding Trip (1936, based on Da stimmt was nicht)
• Skandal um Dodo (1959, based on Das öffentliche Ärgernis)

Bibliography

• Grange, William. Historical Dictionary of German Literature to 1945. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

• Franz Arnold at IMDb