Biography
Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director.He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer by Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay. In 1911, he emigrated to Paris where he earned a substantial reputation as a post impressionist painter and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government.
Lachman's interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in Nice, leading to work on Mare Nostrum in 1925. He worked as a director in France and England before settling in Hollywood in 1933. His credits include Down Our Street, Baby Take a Bow, Dante's Inferno, Our Relations, and Dr. Renault's Secret.
In 1928 he married Jue Quon Tai. Lachman returned to painting in the 1940s. He died on March 19, 1975.
Filmography
All 39
Movies 39
Director 36
Self 1
Producer 1
Treasures from Trash (1946)
Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
Castle in the Desert (1942)
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
Dead Men Tell (1941)
Murder Over New York (1940)
They Came by Night (1940)
No Time To Marry (1938)
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
The Devil Is Driving (1937)
When You're in Love (1937)
The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
Our Relations (1936)
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
Dressed to Thrill (1935)
Dante's Inferno (1935)
George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
Nada más que una mujer (1934)
Baby Take a Bow (1934)
I Like it That Way (1934)
George White's Scandals (1934)
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933)
Face in the Sky (1933)
The Beautiful Sailor (1932)
The Dressmaker of Luneville (1932)
Aren't We All? (1932)
Mistigri (1931)
The Midnight Gentleman (1931)
The Outsider (1931)
The Love Habit (1931)
The Yellow Mask (1930)
Song of Soho (1930)
The Compulsory Husband (1929)
Under the Greenwood Tree (1929)
Week-End Wives (1929)
Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1 (1927)
The Magician (1926)
Mare Nostrum (1926)
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Information
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1886-06-29
Deathday1975-03-19 (88 years old)
Place of birthLaSalle, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also known asHarry B. Lachman
AwardsKnight of the Legion of Honour
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