Paul Leni

Paul Leni

German film director (1885–1929)

Paul Leni was a German filmmaker and a key figure in German Expressionism, making Hintertreppe (1921) and Waxworks (1924) in Germany, and The Cat and the Canary (1927), The Chinese Parrot (1927), The Man Who Laughs (1928), and The Last Warning (1928) in the United States.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 7 films (1921–1929) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1921 Hintertreppe Henny Porten-Film GmbH 0:40:00 16mm B&W silent
1921 Hintertreppe. Henny Porten-Film 50 min 16mm B&W
1925 Rebus Film Nr. 1 ▶ Paul Leni
1927 THE CHINESE PARROT. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1928 The Man Who Laughs Universal Pictures Corporation 1:50:00 16mm B&W sound
1928 THE MAN WHO LAUGHS. Universal Pictures Corp. 10 reels B&W
1929 The Last Warning Paul Leni 89 min B&W