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
1922 IN THE DAYS OF BUFFALO BILL. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 2 reels B&W
1922 THE WISE KID. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W
1922 WILD HONEY. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1921 A PARISIAN SCANDAL. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W
1921 CHEATED HEARTS. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W
1921 THE BLAZING TRAIL. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W
1919 THE BIG LITTLE PERSON. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 6 reels B&W
1919 The Heart of Humanity Jewel Productions Inc 1:30:00 16mm B&W silent
1919 THE SUNDOWN TRAIL. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 6 reels 16mm B&W silent
1917 BELOVED JIM. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W
1916 JUST PLAIN FOLKS. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 3 reels B&W silent
1916 THE DUMB GIRL OF PORTICI. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W silent
1915 THE GREAT FEAR. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 1 reel B&W silent
1915 UNDER SOUTHERN SKIES. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 5 reels B&W silent
1914 FORGETTING Hobart Henley B&W
1914 FORGETTING Hobart Henley B&W
1913 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Herbert Brenon and Carl Laemmle 12 min B&W
1913 The merchant of Venice. Eclipse 1151 16mm B&W silent
1912 PAUL J. RAINEY'S AFRICAN HUNT. Universal Studios (owned by Carl Laemmle). 6 reels
1911 The Dream Thomas H. Ince, George Loane Tucker B&W
Tundra Carl Laemmle 8 reels 16mm Sound