Felix Basch


Felix Basch was an American-Austrian actor, screenwriter and film director.
He first acted in Vienna, and he was a producer and director for the German film production company U. F. A. Following the Nazi takeover of power in Germany in 1933, the Jewish Basch was forced out of films and went into exile, moving to the United States where he appeared in a large number of films acting in character roles. He was married to the actress and singer Grete Freund and was the father of Peter Basch. According to U.S. immigration entry records, he gained his American citizenship through his father.
Basch died May 18, 1944, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood, California, after several major operations.

Selected filmography

Director

The Rose of Stamboul Patience Mascotte Roswolsky's Mistress Hannerl and Her Lovers Miss Julie The Stream The Curse of Silence Destiny Love's Finale Darling, Count the Cash Her Husband's Wife ; starring Nils Asther, Lucy Doraine, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Rudolf Klein-RoggeThe Girl on a Swing The Son of Hannibal A Serious Case One Plus One Equals Three Mascottchen
  • ''Seine Freundin Annette''