Franz Arnold

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.

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

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