Marie Luise Droop (15 January 1890 – 22 August 1959) was a German writer, director and producer.
Biography Marie Martha Luise Fritsch was born on 15 January 1890 in Stettin. Her father was Karl Georg Fritsch, manager of a cement factory, her mother Emmeline Albertine Elisabeth Conradine Most, from a wealthy family of chocolate manufacturers. As a child she admired Karl May and founded a Karl May fanclub. In 1903 she sent May a letter and became his close friend until his death in 1912.
She married Dr. Adolf Droop, a teacher who had written about May's work. Marie Luise Droop worked as an editor for Ullstein Verlag. During World War I, when her husband served in the army, she moved to Denmark where she worked for Nordisk Film. She returned to Germany after the war.
1920 She co-founded Ustad Film with the aim to produce Karl May adaptations. Ustad Film produced Die Teufelsanbeter, Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses and Die Todeskarawane until it went bankrupt. All three films are considered lost.
Marie Luise Droop wrote almost 50 screenplays for silent movies (three were adaptations of May's work) and, speaking nine languages, worked as a translator.
Marie Luise Droop died on 22 August 1959 in Lahr.
Filmography (incomplete)
Year Original title English title Role Notes 1918 Der siebente Kuß writer 1919 Das Lächeln der kleinen Beate writer 1919 Maharadjahens yndlingshustru II The Maharaja's Favourite Wife II writer Nordisk Film 1920 Die Teufelsanbeter The Devil Worshippers writer, directorWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 215.. Ustad Film 1920 Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses On the Brink of Paradise writer, producer Ustad Film 1920 Die Todeskarawane Caravan of Death writer, producer Ustad Film 1920 Das Fest der schwarzen Tulpe The Black Tulip Festival director, writer 1921 Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha - 3. Teil The Maharaja's Favourite Wife writer 1921 Ehrenschuld A Debt of Honour writer 1922 Divankatzen writer 1922 Die Liebeslaube writer 1923 Das rollende Schicksal The Wheels of Destiny writer 1924 Der Mann um Mitternacht The Man at Midnight writer 1924 Um eines Weibes Ehre To a Woman of Honour writer 1925 Die suchende Seele The Searching Soul writer 1925 Aschermittwoch Ash Wednesday writer 1925 Das alte Ballhaus The Old Ballroom writer Film in two parts 1925 Die eiserne Braut The Iron Bride writer 1925 Volk in Not – Ein Heldenlied von Tannenberg People in Need writer 1926 Die Wiskottens The Wiskottens writer 1926 In Treue stark Eternal Allegiance writer 1926 Kampf der Geschlechter Battle of the Sexes writer 1927 Die Tochter des Kunstreiters writer 1927 Deutsche Frauen - Deutsche Treue German Women - German Faithfulness writer 1927 Stolzenfels am Rhein writer 1927 Steh' ich in finstrer Mitternacht I Stand in the Dark Midnight writer 1927 Das Mädchen aus Frisco The Girl from Frisco writer 1929 Was ist los mit Nanette? What's Wrong with Nanette? writer 1929 Der Sittenrichter The Customs Judge writer 1929 Morgenröte Dawn writer credited as Ludwig Fritsch 1929 Mädchen am Kreuz Crucified Girl writer 1930 Sturm auf drei Herzen writer credited as Ludwig Fritsch 1933 Drei blaue Jungs, ein blondes Mädel Three Bluejackets and a Blonde writer 1934 Die Reiter von Deutsch-Ostafrika The Riders of German East Africa writer 1936 Die Drei um Christine The Three Around Christine writer
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