Franz Arnold

Franz Arnold (1878–1960) was a German actor and playwright. He frequently collaborated with Ernst Bach as a duo Arnold and Bach after their debut play The Spanish Fly was a hit. He emigrated to Britain in 1933.

Plays by Arnold and Bach

 * The Spanish Fly (1913)
 * Die schwebende Jungfrau (1916)
 * Die Fahrt ins Glück (1916, Operetta, music by Jean Gilbert)
 * Die bessere Hälfte (1917)
 * Fräulein Puck (1919, Vaudeville, music by Walter Kollo)
 * Das Jubiläum (1920)
 * Zwangseinquartierung (1920)
 * Der keusche Lebemann (1921)
 * Die Königin der Nacht (1921, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
 * Der kühne Schwimmer (1922)
 * Dolly (1923, Operetta, music by Hugo Hirsch)
 * Der Fürst von Pappenheim (1923, Operetta, music by Hugo Hirsch, English title: Toni)
 * Die vertagte Nacht (1924)
 * Der wahre Jakob (1924)
 * Die vertauschte Frau (1924, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
 * Olly-Polly (1925, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
 * Stöpsel (1926)
 * Hurra, ein Junge (1926)
 * Unter Geschäftsaufsicht (1927)
 * Arme Ritter (1928, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
 * Weekend im Paradies (1928)
 * Hulla Di Bulla (1929)
 * Frauen haben das gern (1931 operetta-farce by Walter Kollo, libretto by Arnold and Bach, based on Der keusche Lebemann

Plays by Franz Arnold

 * Mein alter Herr (with Victor Arnold, 1913)
 * Das Fräulein vom Amt (with Georg Okonkowski, 1916, Operetta, music by Jean Gilbert)
 * Das öffentliche Ärgernis (1931)
 * Da stimmt was nicht (1932)
 * Rise and Shine (with Robert Gilbert, 1936, Operetta, music by Robert Stolz. English adaptation by Harry Graham and Desmond Carter)

Arnold and Bach filmography

 * The Whole Town's Talking (1926, based on the play The Whole Town's Talking by Anita Loos and John Emerson, which is based on Der keusche Lebemann)
 * The Prince of Pappenheim (1927, based on Der Fürst von Pappenheim)
 * A Warm Corner (1930, based on Stöpsel)
 * The True Jacob (1931, based on Der wahre Jakob)
 * Ex-Bad Boy (1931, based on the play The Whole Town's Talking by Anita Loos and John Emerson, which is based on Der keusche Lebemann)
 * The Soaring Maiden (1931, based on Die schwebende Jungfrau)
 * Weekend in Paradise (1931, based on Weekend im Paradies)
 * Business Under Distress (1931, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
 * Hooray, It's a Boy! (1931, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
 * The Spanish Fly (1931)
 * The Night Without Pause (1931, based on Der keusche Lebemann)
 * Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
 * A Thousand for One Night (1933, based on Stöpsel)
 * Tisíc za jednu noc (1933, based on Stöpsel)
 * The Dangerous Game (1933, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
 * It's a Boy (1933, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
 * The Daring Swimmer (1934, based on Der kühne Schwimmer)
 * Oh, Daddy! (1935, based on Der wahre Jakob)
 * The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
 * Oh, Such a Night! (1937, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
 * Pappas pojke (1937, based on The Spanish Fly)
 * One Night Apart (1950, based on Der wahre Jakob)
 * The Prince of Pappenheim (1952, based on Der Fürst von Pappenheim)
 * The Chaste Libertine (1952, based on Der keusche Lebemann)
 * Weekend in Paradise (1952, based on Weekend im Paradies)
 * Josef the Chaste (1953, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
 * The Postponed Wedding Night (1953, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
 * Hooray, It's a Boy! (1953, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
 * The Spanish Fly (1955)
 * The Daring Swimmer (1957, based on Der kühne Schwimmer)
 * The True Jacob (1960, based on Der wahre Jakob)
 * Ach Egon! (1961, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
 * To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso (1963, based on Der keusche Lebemann)
 * Den kyske levemand (1974, based on Der keusche Lebemann)

Franz Arnold filmography

 * Sein Scheidungsgrund (screenplay, with Max Jungk, 1931)
 * Da stimmt was nicht (1934)
 * Public Nuisance No. 1 (Story idea, 1936)
 * The Wedding Trip (1936, based on Da stimmt was nicht)
 * Skandal um Dodo (1959, based on Das öffentliche Ärgernis)