Max Mack


Max Mack was a German screenwriter, film producer and director during the silent era. He is particularly known for his 1913 film The Other. He directed, and co-starred in, an early film adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1914, called Ein Seltsamer Fall, written by Richard Oswald. During the 1910s, he directed nearly a hundred films in a variety of different genres.
Born as Moritz Myrthenzweig in Halberstadt, the Jewish Mack was later forced to emigrate to escape Nazism, and settled in the United Kingdom. His final film was the 1935 quota quickie Be Careful, Mr. Smith.

Selected filmography

Director

The Other The Blue Mouse Where Is Coletti? A World Without Men Ein Seltsamer Fall A film adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert and Bertram

Actor

Japanisches Opfer - Der EdelmütigeDie Pulvermühle Dienertreue Ihr Jugendfreund Madame Potiphar Die Ballhaus-Anna Opfer der Untreue Gehirnreflexe Coeur-As Dämon Eifersucht - MaxDas Bild der Mutter - MaxEin Kampf im Feuer - EgonDas Ende vom Liede Ein seltsamer Fall - Selbst / HimselfHans und Hanni Der Sturz des Hauses Macwell You Belong to Me - Jack Mandel