Person

Hans Dreier

Art · 1885–1966 · Bremen, Germany

Biography

Hans Dreier was a German motion picture art director. He was Paramount Pictures' supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950. Hans Dreier was born in Bremen, Germany in 1885. After studying architecture in Munich, Germany, Dreier worked as imperial supervising architect of the German Cameroon. During World War I, he served in the German Lancers. He began his career in German film in 1919 as an assistant designer at UFA Studios. At the urging of German director Ernst Lubitsch, Dreier relocated to Hollywood in 1923 to work at Paramount Pictures. His first Hollywood film was Forbidden Paradise, directed by Lubitsch and starring Pola Negri. Dreier worked as Paramount's supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950. He made contributions to nearly 500 films during his lengthy career, including many films directed by Joseph Von Sternberg and Ernst Lubitsch, as well as the film It's a Gift (1934) starring W. C. Fields. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his art direction on 23 occasions. He won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction (Color) for Frenchman's Creek (1944) and Samson and Delilah (1950). He also won the award for Art Direction (Black and White) for Sunset Boulevard (1950).

Known for

Filmography

1951A Place in the SunArt Direction
1950Mr. MusicArt Direction
1950Let's DanceArt Direction
1950Copper CanyonArt Direction
1950BrandedArt Direction
1950September AffairArt Direction
1950Dark CityArt Direction
1950Union StationArt Direction
1950Sunset BoulevardArt Direction
1950The FuriesArt Direction
1950Fancy PantsArt Direction
1950My Friend Irma Goes WestArt Direction
1950Riding HighArt Direction
1950Appointment with DangerArt Direction
1950No Man of Her OwnArt Direction
1950Captain Carey, U.S.A.Art Direction
1949Samson and DelilahArt Direction
1949The Great LoverArt Direction
1949Dear WifeArt Direction
1949The File on Thelma JordonArt Direction
1949Chicago DeadlineArt Direction
1949My Friend IrmaArt Direction
1949Red, Hot and BlueArt Direction
1949Top o' the MorningArt Direction
1949Rope of SandArt Direction
1949Sorrowful JonesArt Direction
1949The Great GatsbyArt Direction
1949Streets of LaredoArt Direction
1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProduction Design
1949Alias Nick BealArt Direction
1949The AccusedArt Direction
1948The PalefaceArt Direction
1948Whispering SmithArt Direction
1948Miss Tatlock's MillionsArt Direction
1948Sealed VerdictArt Direction
1948Isn't It Romantic?Art Direction
1948Sorry, Wrong NumberArt Direction
1948A Foreign AffairArt Direction
1948Night Has a Thousand EyesArt Direction
1948The Emperor WaltzArt Direction
1948My Own True LoveArt Direction
1948HazardArt Direction
1948The Sainted SistersArt Direction
1948The Big ClockArt Direction
1947I Walk AloneArt Direction
1947Road to RioArt Direction
1947SaigonArt Direction
1947Where There's LifeArt Direction
1947UnconqueredArt Direction
1947Wild HarvestArt Direction
1947Variety GirlArt Direction
1947The Perils of PaulineArt Direction
1947The Trouble with WomenArt Direction
1947Welcome StrangerArt Direction
1947Champagne for TwoArt Direction
1947Dear RuthArt Direction
1947Blaze of NoonArt Direction
1947My Favorite BrunetteArt Direction
1947Easy Come, Easy GoArt Direction
1947CaliforniaArt Direction
1947Suddenly It's SpringArt Direction
1947Ladies' ManArt Direction
1946CalcuttaArt Direction
1946Cross My HeartArt Direction
1946Two Years Before the MastArt Direction
1946Blue SkiesArt Direction
1946Monsieur BeaucaireArt Direction
1946The Strange Love of Martha IversArt Direction
1946The Searching WindArt Direction
1946The Bride Wore BootsArt Direction
1946O.S.S.Art Direction
1946The VirginianArt Direction
1946The Blue DahliaArt Direction
1946To Each His OwnArt Direction
1946Miss Susie Slagle'sArt Direction
1946Road to UtopiaArt Direction
1945The Stork ClubArt Direction
1945Masquerade in MexicoArt Direction
1945The Lost WeekendArt Direction
1945Hold That Blonde!Art Direction
1945Love LettersArt Direction
1945KittyArt Direction
1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodSupervising Art Director
1945Duffy's TavernArt Direction
1945Incendiary BlondeArt Direction
1945Out of This WorldArt Direction
1945The Affairs of SusanArt Direction
1945You Came AlongArt Direction
1945Murder, He SaysArt Direction
1945The UnseenArt Direction
1945A Medal for BennyArt Direction
1945Bring on the GirlsArt Direction
1945Salty O'RourkeArt Direction
1945The Man in Half Moon StreetArt Direction
1944Here Come the WavesArt Direction
1944And Now TomorrowArt Direction
1944Our Hearts Were Young and GayArt Direction
1944Rainbow IslandArt Direction
1944Frenchman's CreekArt Direction
1944The Miracle of Morgan's CreekArt Direction
1944Hail the Conquering HeroArt Direction
1944The Great MomentArt Direction
1944I Love a SoldierArt Direction
1944Double IndemnityArt Direction
1944The Story of Dr. WassellArt Direction
1944Ministry of FearArt Direction
1944The Hour Before the DawnArt Direction
1944And the Angels SingArt Direction
1944The UninvitedArt Direction
1944Standing Room OnlyArt Direction
1944Going My WayArt Direction
1943True to LifeArt Direction
1943Riding HighArt Direction
1943So Proudly We HailArt Direction
1943The Good FellowsArt Direction
1943HostagesArt Direction
1943Let's Face ItArt Direction
1943For Whom the Bell TollsArt Direction
1943Night Plane from ChungkingArt Direction
1943Five Graves to CairoArt Direction
1943ChinaArt Direction
1943No Time for LoveArt Direction
1943Young and WillingArt Direction
1943The Crystal BallArt Direction
1942Lucky JordanArt Direction
1942Road to MoroccoArt Direction
1942My Heart Belongs to DaddyArt Direction
1942I Married a WitchArt Direction
1942Street of ChanceArt Direction
1942The Major and the MinorArt Direction
1942The Glass KeyArt Direction
1942The Palm Beach StoryArt Direction
1942Wake IslandArt Direction
1942Holiday InnArt Direction
1942Night in New OrleansArt Direction
1942Beyond the Blue HorizonArt Direction
1942Dr. BroadwayArt Direction
1942This Gun for HireArt Direction
1942My Favorite BlondeArt Direction
1942Reap the Wild WindArt Direction
1942The Remarkable AndrewArt Direction
1942Star Spangled RhythmArt Direction
1942The Fleet's InArt Direction
1942The Lady Has PlansArt Direction
1942Fly By NightArt Direction
1941Louisiana PurchaseArt Direction
1941Among the LivingArt Direction
1941Bahama PassageArt Direction
1941Sullivan's TravelsArt Direction
1941SkylarkArt Direction
1941Birth of the BluesArt Direction
1941New York TownArt Direction
1941The Great Man's LadyArt Direction
1941Nothing but the TruthArt Direction
1941Hold Back the DawnArt Direction
1941Aloma of the South SeasArt Direction
1941World PremiereArt Designer
1941The Shepherd of the HillsArt Direction
1941Caught in the DraftArt Direction
1941West Point WidowArt Direction
1941Road to ZanzibarArt Direction
1941The Monster and the GirlArt Direction
1941The Lady EveArt Direction
1941Life with HenryArt Direction
1940Love Thy NeighborArt Direction
1940VictoryArt Direction
1940The Mad DoctorArt Direction
1940The Texas Rangers Ride AgainArt Direction
1940Arise, My LoveArt Direction
1940Dancing on a DimeArt Direction
1940Christmas in JulyArt Direction
1940North West Mounted PoliceArt Direction
1940I Want a DivorceArt Direction
1940Rhythm on the RiverArt Direction
1940Golden GlovesArt Direction
1940The Great McGintyArt Direction
1940Moon Over BurmaArt Direction
1940UntamedArt Direction
1940Those Were the Days!Art Direction
1940The Way of All FleshArt Direction
1940Queen of the MobArt Direction
1940The Ghost BreakersArt Direction
1940SafariArt Direction
1940Buck Benny Rides AgainArt Direction
1940TyphoonArt Direction
1940Dr. CyclopsArt Direction
1940The Farmer's DaughterArt Direction
1940Road to SingaporeArt Direction
1940Adventure in DiamondsArt Direction
1940SeventeenArt Direction
1940Parole FixerArt Direction
1940Remember the NightArt Direction
1940Emergency SquadArt Direction
1939The Great Victor HerbertArt Direction
1939The Light That FailedArt Direction
1939All Women Have SecretsArt Direction
1939Rulers of the SeaArt Direction
1939The Cat and the CanaryArt Direction
1939Disputed PassageArt Direction
1939What a LifeArt Direction
1939$1,000 a TouchdownArt Direction
1939Honeymoon in BaliArt Direction
1939The Star MakerArt Direction
1939Our Leading CitizenArt Direction
1939Island of Lost MenArt Direction
1939Night WorkArt Direction
1939Beau GesteArt Direction
1939Million Dollar LegsArt Direction
1939Bulldog Drummond's BrideArt Direction
1939Man About TownArt Direction
1939Invitation to HappinessArt Direction
1939The Gracie Allen Murder CaseArt Direction
1939UnmarriedArt Direction
1939Hotel ImperialArt Direction
1939Union PacificArt Direction
1939Bulldog Drummond's Secret PoliceArt Direction
1939MidnightArt Direction
1939King of ChinatownArt Direction
1939Never Say DieArt Direction
1939Cafe SocietyArt Direction
1939St. Louis BluesArt Direction
1939Paris HoneymoonArt Direction
1939ZazaArt Direction
1939DisbarredArt Direction
1938Artists and Models AbroadArt Direction
1938Ride a Crooked MileArt Direction
1938Say It in FrenchArt Direction
1938Arrest Bulldog DrummondArt Direction
1938Thanks for the MemoryArt Direction
1938Illegal TrafficArt Direction
1938The Arkansas TravelerArt Direction
1938If I Were KingArt Direction
1938Sing, You SinnersArt Direction
1938Spawn of the NorthArt Direction
1938Give Me a SailorArt Direction
1938The TexansArt Direction
1938Bulldog Drummond in AfricaArt Direction
1938Touchdown, ArmyArt Direction
1938Men with WingsArt Direction
1938You and MeArt Direction
1938Hunted MenArt Direction
1938Cocoanut GroveArt Direction
1938College SwingArt Direction
1938Her Jungle LoveArt Direction
1938Tip-Off GirlsArt Direction
1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeArt Direction
1938Romance in the DarkArt Direction
1938Bulldog Drummond's PerilArt Direction
1938Dangerous to KnowArt Direction
1938The Big Broadcast of 1938Art Direction
1938The BuccaneerArt Direction
1937Wells FargoArt Direction
1937True ConfessionArt Direction
1937Daughter of ShanghaiArt Direction
1937Bulldog Drummond's RevengeArt Direction
1937Born to the WestArt Direction
1937Thrill of a LifetimeArt Direction
1937Night Club ScandalArt Direction
1937Hold 'Em NavyArt Direction
1937AngelArt Direction
1937Ebb TideArt Direction
1937Partners in CrimeArt Direction
1937Bulldog Drummond Comes BackArt Direction
1937Sophie Lang Goes WestArt Direction
1937ExclusiveArt Direction
1937Artists & ModelsArt Direction
1937High, Wide and HandsomeArt Direction
1937Easy LivingArt Direction
1937Wild MoneyArt Direction
1937The Last Train from MadridArt Direction
1937Mountain MusicArt Direction
1937I Met Him in ParisArt Direction
1937Night of MysteryArt Direction
1937Turn Off the MoonArt Direction
1937Make Way for TomorrowArt Direction
1937Internes Can't Take MoneyArt Direction
1937Maid of SalemArt Direction
1937Bulldog Drummond EscapesArt Direction
1936The Jungle PrincessArt Direction
1936The General Died at DawnArt Direction
1936The Accusing FingerArt Direction
1936The PlainsmanArt Direction
1936Easy to TakeArt Direction
1936Wedding PresentArt Direction
1936The Sky ParadeArt Direction
1936Valiant Is the Word for CarrieArt Direction
1936The Big Broadcast of 1937Art Direction
1936Three Married MenArt Direction
1936Murder with PicturesArt Direction
1936Wives Never KnowArt Direction
1936Let's Make a MillionArt Direction
1936The Texas RangersArt Direction
1936Straight from the ShoulderArt Direction
1936Hollywood BoulevardArt Direction
1936Yours for the AskingArt Direction
1936The Arizona RaidersArt Direction
1936Early to BedArt Direction
1936Border FlightArt Direction
1936The Princess Comes AcrossArt Direction
1936Florida SpecialArt Direction
193613 Hours by AirArt Direction
1936DesireArt Direction
1936Desert GoldArt Direction
1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineArt Direction
1936Give Us This NightArt Direction
1936Woman TrapArt Direction
1936The Preview Murder MysteryArt Direction
1936Klondike AnnieArt Direction
1936Drift FenceArt Direction
1936The Milky WayArt Direction
1936Anything GoesArt Direction
1936Rose of the RanchoArt Direction
1935The Bride Comes HomeArt Direction
1935So Red the RoseArt Direction
1935Ship CafeArt Direction
1935Peter IbbetsonArt Direction
1935Hands Across the TableArt Direction
1935The Last OutpostArt Direction
1935The Big Broadcast of 1936Art Direction
1935Here Comes CookieArt Direction
1935Accent on YouthArt Direction
1935Men Without NamesArt Direction
1935The Glass KeyArt Direction
1935The Devil Is a WomanArt Direction
1935Goin' to TownArt Direction
1935MississippiArt Direction
1935Ruggles of Red GapArt Direction
1935The Lives of a Bengal LancerArt Direction
1935Enter MadameArt Direction
1934Here Is My HeartArt Direction
1934Father Brown, DetectiveArt Direction
1934It's a GiftArt Direction
1934Ready for LoveArt Direction
1934CleopatraArt Direction
1934Now and ForeverArt Direction
1934Ladies Should ListenArt Direction
1934The Notorious Sophie LangArt Direction
1934Shoot the WorksArt Direction
1934Kiss and Make-UpArt Direction
1934Little Miss MarkerArt Direction
1934Thirty Day PrincessArt Direction
1934Murder at the VanitiesArt Direction
1934The Scarlet EmpressArt Direction
1934Double DoorArt Direction
1934We're Not DressingArt Direction
1934Death Takes a HolidayArt Direction
1934Six of a KindArt Direction
1934Search for BeautyArt Direction
1933Design for LivingArt Direction
1933Duck SoupArt Direction
1933I'm No AngelArt Direction
1933Too Much HarmonyArt Direction
1933This Day and AgeArt Direction
1933The Song of SongsArt Direction
1932Island of Lost SoulsArt Direction
1932A Farewell to ArmsArt Direction
1932Trouble in ParadiseArt Direction
1932Love Me TonightArt Direction
1932One Hour with YouArt Direction
1932Shanghai ExpressArt Direction
1932Broken LullabyArt Direction
1931Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeArt Direction
1931An American TragedySet Decoration
1931The Smiling LieutenantArt Direction
1931DishonoredArt Direction
1930MoroccoArt Direction
1930The Vagabond KingArt Direction
1929The Love ParadeArt Direction
1929ThunderboltArt Direction
1929The Case of Lena SmithArt Direction
1928The Docks of New YorkArt Direction
1928The PatriotArt Direction
1928Ladies of the MobArt Direction
1928The Last CommandArt Direction
1926You Never Know WomenArt Direction
1924Forbidden ParadiseArt Direction
1923The Whirlwind of PassionProduction Design
1923The Hunchback of Notre DameSet Decoration
1922Peter the GreatProduction Design
1921The Riddle of the SphinxProduction Design
1921Max, der VielgeprüfteProduction Design
1921DantonMinor Role (rumored)
1921Die große und die kleine WeltProduction Design
1921Lady GodivaProduction Design
1921Die Liebschaften des Hektor DalmoreProduction Design
1920Napoleon und die kleine WäscherinProduction Design
1920Manolescu's MemoirsArt Direction
1920The Woman House of BresciaProduction Design
1920Maria TudorProduction Design
1920KurfürstendammArt Direction
1920Die StimmeProduction Design
1920The Merry-Go-RoundArt Direction
1920Maria MagdaleneProduction Design
1920Figures of the NightArt Direction
1920Florentinische NächteProduction Design
1919LilliProduction Design
1919Lillis EheProduction Design
1919SeelenverkäuferArt Direction
1919Der letzte ZeugeProduction Design

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