Conrad Veidt on Screen

Conrad Veidt, a native of Berlin, began acting in small parts as an extra until called into service during World War I. After his discharge he began a theater career that subsequently led to films and more than one turn as a director. This work thoroughly details Veidt’s film career. It lists all movies that he was involved in and provides a synopsis, cast and crew, and reviews of each film. There are many photographs, a list of films that he is thought possibly to have been involved in, and an extensive bibliography.

John T. Soister is a teacher of modern and classical languages, and lives in Denver, Colorado.

John T. Soister

Biography by Pat Wilks Battle

Afterword by Henry Nicolella

Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 344
Bibliographic Info: 141 photos, appendix, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2009 [2002]
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4511-0
eISBN: 978-1-4766-1122-8
Imprint: McFarland

Acknowledgments     vii
Preface     1
Biography     7
A Word About Censorship     27
The Films     31
Appendix     315
Afterword     318
Bibliography     323
Index     327

“So many choice tidbits of filmmaking information scattered throughout Soister’s text. Soister also proves the best kind of historian…will no doubt be crucial in restoring [Veidt’s] reputation and McFarland, long a specialist in publishing books on classic film topics, is to be congratulated for adding this title to their roster”—Pop Matters; “a splendid biography…a generous portion of high quality photographs…Soister deserves great credit…comprehensive”—Silents Are Golden; “meticulous piece of work…clearly been put together with both passion and dedication”—Film Review; “invaluable…profusely illustrated”—Silentera.com; “fascinating…well done, written with feeling…no one could do such a book as well as John Soister”—Little Shoppe of Horrors.