Louise sports an interesting cap in this curious Nero-Film studio publicity portrait for “Pandora’s Box” (1929). Note the company’s logo in the lower corner. (Thread)
What’s interesting about this “Pandora’s Box” photo is that Louise doesn’t actually appear in any of the film’s scenes wearing this outfit. So why the photo? Here’s the image from an original German program for the film along with other photos:
Nero-Film, the Berlin-based company that produced G.W. Pabst’s “Pandora’s Box,” also produced Fritz Lang’s classic “M” (1931) with Peter Lorre and “The Testament of Doctor Mabuse” (1933) (R). With a budget of nearly $100k, “Pandora” was one of the studio’s most expensive films.
Nero-Film, the Berlin-based company that produced G.W. Pabst’s “Pandora’s Box,” also produced Fritz Lang’s classic “M” (1931) with Peter Lorre and “The Testament of Doctor Mabuse” (1933) (R). With a budget of nearly $100k, “Pandora” was one of the studio’s most expensive films.
Nero-Film, the Berlin-based company that produced G.W. Pabst’s “Pandora’s Box,” also produced Fritz Lang’s classic “M” (1931) with Peter Lorre and “The Testament of Doctor Mabuse” (1933) (R). With a budget of nearly $100k, “Pandora” was one of the studio’s most expensive films.
Nero-Film, the Berlin-based company that produced G.W. Pabst’s “Pandora’s Box,” also produced Fritz Lang’s classic “M” (1931) with Peter Lorre and “The Testament of Doctor Mabuse” (1933) (R). With a budget of nearly $100k, “Pandora” was one of the studio’s most expensive films.
The NE of NERO came from the name of co-founder Heinrich Nebenzal. His son Seymour (below) ran the company and is credited for making Nero-Film a top production house in Europe. As a Jew, he was forced to shutter Nero in 1933 and fled the country. He landed in Hollywood in 1939.
Trivia: Nebenzal’s son Harold, also a film producer, befriended Billy Wilder and worked with him for three decades. He also helped produce “Cabaret” (1972), a film whose star, Liza Minnelli, used Louise as a role model and inspiration. Harold died in February of 2019 at age 97.
Trivia: Nebenzal’s son Harold, also a film producer, befriended Billy Wilder and worked with him for three decades. He also helped produce “Cabaret” (1972), a film whose star, Liza Minnelli, used Louise as a role model and inspiration. Harold died in February of 2019 at age 97.
Trivia: Nebenzal’s son Harold, also a film producer, befriended Billy Wilder and worked with him for three decades. He also helped produce “Cabaret” (1972), a film whose star, Liza Minnelli, used Louise as a role model and inspiration. Harold died in February of 2019 at age 97.
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