Ernst Bach
German gynaecologist

Ernst Bach

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German gynaecologist
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20 September 1899(Mindelheim)
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26 September 1944(Marburg)
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Ernst Bach (1876-1929) was a German actor and playwright. He became known for his collaborations with Franz Arnold with whom he co-authored the hit play The Spanish Fly in 1913. They went on to become one of the leading playwriting teams in Weimar Germany.

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)

Arnold and Bach Filmography

  • The Prince of Pappenheim (1927, based on Der Fürst von Pappenheim)
  • A Warm Corner (1930, based on Stöpsel)
  • Der wahre Jakob (1931)
  • 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)
  • Hurra, ein Junge (1931)
  • 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)
  • Der kühne Schwimmer (1934)
  • Oh, Daddy! (1935, based on Der wahre Jakob)
  • The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
  • O, en så'n natt! (1937, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
  • Pappas pojke (1937, based on The Spanish Fly)
  • Eine Nacht im Separee (1950, based on Der wahre Jakob)
  • Der Fürst von Pappenheim (1952)
  • Der keusche Lebemann (1952)
  • Weekend in Paradise (1952, based on Weekend im Paradies)
  • Der keusche Josef (1953, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
  • The Postponed Wedding Night (1953, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
  • Hurra, ein Junge (1953)
  • The Spanish Fly (1955)
  • Der kühne Schwimmer (1957)
  • 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)