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Julius Hagen is a Director, Producer and Presenter Allemand born on 1 january 1884 at Hamburg (German)

Julius Hagen

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Birth name Julius Jacob Kleimenhagen
Nationality German
Birth 1 january 1884 at Hamburg (German)
Death 31 january 1940 (at 56 years)

Julius Hagen (1884–1940) was a German-born British film producer who produced more than a hundred films in Britain.

Hagen originally worked as a salesman and production manager in the British silent film industry before becoming an independent producer in 1927. From 1928 he took control of Twickenham Studios and became one of the most profolific and successful producers of Quota quickies. He later switched to making more prestigious films, but in 1937 he was forced into bankcruptcy and lost control of Twickenham.

Hagen also directed a film, the 1928 adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel The Passing of Mr.

Biography

Julius Hagen nait en 1884 à Hambourg en Allemagne. Il commence à travailler dans la société de cigares de son père puis se met à produire des pièces de théâtre. Il devient par la suite directeur de Universal au Royaume-Uni.

En 1919, il co-crée la société de distribution W&F Film Service et devient directeur des British and Colonial Studios en 1923.

En 1927, Julius Hagen s'associe avec Henry Edwards pour créer la société de production Neo-Art Productions et l'installe aux St Margaret’s Studios. En 1928, Julius Hagen renomme les studios en Twickenham Film Studios, du nom de sa nouvelle société de production Twickenham Film Studios Limited dont il est président. Henry Edwards et Julius Hagen deviennent les directeurs des studios. Pour pouvoir équiper les studios, ils décident de les louer durant la journée et de les utilisent eux-mêmes que la nuit.

En 1928, il co-réalise avec Leslie S. Hiscott son premier film The Passing of Mr. Quin, première adaptation cinématographique d'une œuvre d'Agatha Christie.

En 1935, il crée la société Twickenham Film Distributors Limited. Les années 30 représentent une période difficile pour les studios et en 1937 la société de production fait faillite. Julius Hagen meurt trois ans plus tard complètement ruiné.

Usually with

Leslie S. Hiscott
Leslie S. Hiscott
(27 films)
Jack Harris
Jack Harris
(18 films)
Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards
(16 films)
Richard Cooper
Richard Cooper
(12 films)
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
(10 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Julius Hagen (82 films)

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Director

The Passing of Mr. Quinn
The Passing of Mr. Quinn (1928)
, 1h40
Directed by Julius Hagen, Leslie S. Hiscott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Stewart Rome, Ursula Jeans, Clifford Heatherley
Rating63% 3.195973.195973.195973.195973.19597
Professor Appleby has terrorised his wife, Eleanor, but when he is murdered, and her lover, Derek goes missing, Eleanor suspects the worst. A mysterious stranger, known as 'Mr Quinny' or 'Mr Quin' appears, and begins to seduce Eleanor, but his alcoholism takes over and he dies. Before dying, he reveals that he was Derek all along, and offers the girl to a rival, who promises to make Eleanor a happy wife.

Producer

Silver Blaze
Silver Blaze (1937)
, 1h11
Directed by Thomas Bentley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films
Actors Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, John Turnbull, John Turnbull, Robert Horton, Judy Gunn
Roles Producer
Rating57% 2.852632.852632.852632.852632.85263
Sherlock Holmes takes a holiday by visiting his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville (Lawrence Grossmith). Sherlock's vacation ends when he and Dr. Watson suddenly find themselves in the middle of a double-murder mystery. Now they have got to find Professor Robert Moriarty (Lyn Harding) and the horse, Silver Blaze before the great cup final horse race and bring the criminals to justice.
The Vicar of Bray
The Vicar of Bray (1937)
, 1h8
Directed by Henry Edwards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Stanley Holloway, Hugh Miller, Felix Aylmer, Garry Marsh, Esmond Knight, Martin Walker
Roles Producer
Rating55% 2.7901952.7901952.7901952.7901952.790195
The vicar of Bray, County Wicklow, in Ireland successfully protects his parishioners during the English Civil War by adopting a diplomatic approach during the turbulent events and secures forgiveness for moderate rebels from the restored Charles II.
Death Croons the Blues
Death Croons the Blues (1937)
, 1h14
Directed by David MacDonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Antoinette Cellier, Hugh Burden, John Turnbull, Barbara Everest
Roles Producer

A reporter manages to prove a man innocent of murdering a singer.
Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms (1936)
, 1h18
Directed by John Brahm
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Arthur Margetson, Emlyn Williams, Basil Radford, C.V. France, Gibb McLaughlin, Dolly Haas
Roles Producer
Rating53% 2.6913352.6913352.6913352.6913352.691335
A Chinese missionary comes to London where he works in the slums and helps a young girl being ill-treated by her abusive father.
Juggernaut
Juggernaut (1936)
, 1h4
Directed by Henry Edwards
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Boris Karloff, Arthur Margetson, Mona Goya, Morton Selten, Nina Boucicault, Gibb McLaughlin
Roles Producer
Rating48% 2.419532.419532.419532.419532.41953
Victor Sartorius (Karloff) is an ailing doctor working in Morocco. He teams up with Lady Yvonne Clifford (Mona Goya) in a plot to poison her husband, Sir Charles Clifford (Morton Selten), so he can collect the 20,000 pounds necessary to save his experiments and his funding. Roger Clifford (Arthur Margetson), the son of Sir Charles has also been marked for death. The only one who can stop the murder plot of Sartorius is Nurse Eve Rowe (Joan Wyndham).
In the Soup
In the Soup (1936)
, 1h20
Directed by Henry Edwards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Judy Gunn, Morton Selten, Bertha Belmore, Michael Shepley, Felix Aylmer, Mervyn Johns
Roles Producer
Rating58% 2.930572.930572.930572.930572.93057
In a farce, a wealthy couple impersonate their servants to mislead a visitor.
Dusty Ermine
Dusty Ermine (1936)
, 1h24
Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Sports films, Films based on plays
Actors Anthony Bushell, Jane Baxter, Margaret Rutherford, Ronald Squire, Austin Trevor, Davina Craig
Roles Producer
Rating62% 3.141483.141483.141483.141483.14148
After being released from prison Jim Kent, a leading forger, is approached by an international counterfeiting organisation. He rejects their offer of employment as he intends to go straight, but when he discovers that his nephew is now working for the outfit he travels to Switzerland to try and help him out. An ambitious young detective from Scotland Yard is also on the trail of the forgery ring, and mistakenly comes to the conclusion that Jim Kent is still working as a master counterfeiter.