Wilhelm Thiele (1890â€"1975) was an Austrian screenwriter and film
director. He directed over 40 films between 1921 and 1960.Thiele
started his show career as a stage actor. He got his start in Austrian
and German film during the 1920s, most often as a director of film
comedies. His biggest success was the highly influential musical film
The Three from the Filling Station (1930), the highest-grossing film
in Germany that year. Thiele, who was of Jewish descent, left Germany
during the Nazi Era. His first film in Hollywood, Lottery Lover in
1935, was without success and Thiele never achieved the same level of
fame in Hollywood as he had Germany. He mostly made B-Pictures, but is
credited with giving actress Dorothy Lamour her big start in movies
with The Jungle Princess (1936). In the 1950s, he worked as a director
in American television. His last two films were made in Germany: The
Last Pedestrian (1960) and Sabine und die hundert Männer
(1960).Wilhelm Thiele was married and had three children.
director. He directed over 40 films between 1921 and 1960.Thiele
started his show career as a stage actor. He got his start in Austrian
and German film during the 1920s, most often as a director of film
comedies. His biggest success was the highly influential musical film
The Three from the Filling Station (1930), the highest-grossing film
in Germany that year. Thiele, who was of Jewish descent, left Germany
during the Nazi Era. His first film in Hollywood, Lottery Lover in
1935, was without success and Thiele never achieved the same level of
fame in Hollywood as he had Germany. He mostly made B-Pictures, but is
credited with giving actress Dorothy Lamour her big start in movies
with The Jungle Princess (1936). In the 1950s, he worked as a director
in American television. His last two films were made in Germany: The
Last Pedestrian (1960) and Sabine und die hundert Männer
(1960).Wilhelm Thiele was married and had three children.
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