Carl Laemmle

Carl Laemmle

German-American film producer (1867–1939)

Carl Lammle Sr. was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. Laemmle, along with Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, William Fox, and the Warner Brothers, was part of the group of Eastern European immigrant Jews that founded the movie industry in Hollywood, California, in the first decades of the 20th century. Laemmle produced or worked on more than 400 films. Laemmle received the Academy Award for Outstanding Production for All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), produced by his heir Carl Laemmle Jr.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 171 films (1911–1996) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 76 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1930 A LADY SURRENDERS. Universal Pictures Corp. 10 reels B&W
1930 All quiet on the Western front Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 1:05 16mm B&W sound
1930 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT. Universal Pictures Corp. 14 reels B&W
1930 EAST IS WEST. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1930 FREE LOVE. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1930 King of jazz. Universal Pictures Corp. 12 reels 16mm Color & B&W sound
1930 NIGHT RIDE. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1930 THE BOUDOIR DIPLOMAT. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1930 THE LITTLE ACCIDENT. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1930 UNDERTOW. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1930 WHAT MEN WANT. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1931 A house divided. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W
1931 EAST OF BORNEO. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1931 EX-BAD BOY. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1931 HEROES OF THE FLAMES. Universal Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1931 MANY A SLIP. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 THE HOMICIDE SQUAD. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1931 THE VIRTUOUS HUSBAND. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 WATERLOO BRIDGE. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1932 AFRAID TO TALK. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 AIR MAIL. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1932 FAST COMPANIONS. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1932 FLAMING GUNS. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1932 HIDDEN GOLD. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1932 MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1932 MY PAL THE KING. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1932 NIGHT WORLD. Universal Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1932 OKAY AMERICA. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels
1932 RACING YOUTH. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1932 SCANDAL FOR SALE. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 STEADY COMPANY. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1932 The Old Dark House Ideal Pictures Inc 70 min 16mm B&W sound
1932 THE TEXAS BAD MAN. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1932 THEY JUST HAD TO GET MARRIED. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1932 TOM BROWN OF CULVER. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1933 BY CANDLELIGHT. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1933 COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1933 DESTINATION UNKNOWN. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1933 DON'T BET ON LOVE. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1933 HER FIRST MATE. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1933 KING FOR A NIGHT. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 LADIES MUST LOVE. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 LAUGHTER IN HELL. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1933 ONLY YESTERDAY. Universal Pictures Corp. 11 reels. B&W
1933 OUT ALL NIGHT. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1933 S.O.S. Eisberg Universal Pictures Corporation 1:17:00 16mm B&W sound
1933 SECRET OF THE BLUE ROOM. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1933 THE BIG CAGE. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1933 The Invisible Man James Whale 71 B&W
1933 The Invisible Man James Whale 71 min 16mm B&W