Maurice Schwartz
American actor and director (1890–1960)
Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz, born in the Volhynia province of the Russian Empire, was a stage and film actor active in the United States. He founded the Yiddish Art Theatre and its associated school in 1918 in New York City and was its theatrical producer and director. He also worked in Hollywood, mostly as an actor in silent films but also as a film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 4 films (1939–1953) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Tevye | CRM/McGraw-Hill Films | Saul Field | 0:22:00 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1940 | American matchmaker. | Edgar G. Ulmer | 3132 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1951 | BIRD OF PARADISE. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 100 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1953 | Slaves Of Babylon. | Columbia Pictures Corp. | 9 reels | 35mm | Color | sound |