Otto Eis (1903–1952) was an Austrian-born writer who worked on a number of screenplays. He was born Otto Eisler to a Jewish family in Budapest which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He later moved to Germany, where he was employed in the German film industry. Following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933, he moved to Austria, but had to flee again to France following the Anchluss. Eis later moved to the United States, but struggled to secure work in Hollywood although he wrote scripts for a handful of B pictures. Eis was the brother of Egon Eis with whom he co-wrote the screenplay for The Squeaker (1931).[1]

Otto Eis
Born19 March 1903
Died14 January 1952
OccupationWriter
Years active1931-1949 (film)
SpouseMadaline Eis
Parent(s)Armin Eisler and Saranke Horowitz

Selected filmography

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Screenwriter

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Film adaptations

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References

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  1. ^ Bergfelder p.145

Bibliography

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  • Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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