Biography
Otto Eis (1903–1952) was an Austrian-born writer who worked on a number of screenplays. He was born Otto Eisler to a Jewish family in Budapest which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He later moved to Germany, where he was employed in the German film industry. Following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, he moved to Austria, but had to flee again to France following the Anchluss. Eis later moved to the United States, but struggled to secure work in Hollywood although he wrote scripts for a handful of B pictures. Eis was the brother of Egon Eis with whom he co-wrote the screenplay for The Squeaker (1931).
Filmography
all 14
Movies 14
Writer 13
Screenplay 1
Writer
Big Jack (1949)
Movie
Writer
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941)
Movie
Writer
Prison Without Bars (1939)
Movie
Writer
Water for Canitoga (1939)
Movie
Writer
Prison Without Bars (1938)
Movie
Writer
Prison Without Bars (1938)
Movie
Writer
Der Stern von Valencia (1933)
Movie
Writer
L'Étoile de Valencia (1933)
Movie
Writer
Teilnehmer antwortet nicht (1932)
Movie
Writer
Gunshot at dawn (1932)
Movie
Writer
A Shot at Dawn (1932)
Movie
Writer
The Pranks (1931)
Movie
Writer
The Man with the Claw (1931)
Movie
Screenplay
The Squeeker (1931)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.38
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1933
1939
1949
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1903-03-19
Deathday1952-01-14 (48 years old)
Birth PlaceBudapest, Hungary
CitizenshipsAustria
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