#william dieterle

[cithaerons]

Portrait of Jennie (1948) // dir. William Dieterle

[thebarroomortheboy]

The scene in which Quasimodo rings the cathedral bells for Esmeralda was shot the day World War II began in Europe. The director and star were so overwhelmed, the scene took on a new meaning, with Charles Laughton ringing the bells frantically and William Dieterle forgetting to yell "cut." Finally, the actor just stopped ringing when he became too tired to continue. Later, Laughton said, "I couldn't think of Esmeralda in that scene at all. I could only think of the poor people out there, going in to fight that bloody, bloody war! To arouse the world, to stop that terrible butchery! Awake! Awake! That's what I felt when I was ringing the bells!"

CHARLES LAUGHTON (Quasimodo) and MAUREEN O' HARA (Esmerelda) in the HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE-DAME (1939) | dir. William Dieterle

[marypickfords]

Portrait of Jennie (William Dieterle, 1948)

[rapturousrot]

Oh, you little firecracker! Don't pretend you don't like it!

The Accused (1949) dir. William Dieterle

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

jewel robbery |1932|

[mabusecaligari]

Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern (1930) - William Dieterle

[gatutor]

Ann Dvorak-Paul Muni "El doctor Sócrates" (Dr. Socrates) 1935, de William Dieterle.

[davidhudson]

William Dieterle, July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972.

On the set of Salome (1953).

[maruses]

Portrait of Jennie (William Dieterle, 1948)

[citizenscreen]

Director William Dieterle with Joe E. Brown on set of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (1935)

[giant1956]

You ever spent eight hours in a half-track? Not yet.

BURT LANCASTER and JOHN BROMFIELD ━ [rope of sand, ‘49. dir. william dieterle, cin. charles lang]

[thebarroomortheboy]

It's a woman's part to build a fire. But it was a man who first brought it to Earth. Who? Prometheus. Who's that? A God who stole it from heaven by holding a rod to the sun till it burned into flame. He created creatures out of clay and blew his breath into them and they came to life and they too could make fires to warm their bodies. As we do? Just as we do. - Gringoire & Esmerelda.

EDMOND O' BRIEN and MAUREEN O' HARA in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE-DAME (1939) | dir. William Dieterle

[marypickfords]

Portrait of Jennie (William Dieterle, 1948)

[filmap]

Vulcano William Dieterle. 1950

Port Spiaggia di Rinella, Mare delle Isole Eolie, 98050 Leni ME, Italy See in map

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[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

jewel robbery |1932|

[moviemosaics]

The Devil and Daniel Webster

directed by William Dieterle, 1941