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Henry Koster
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Henry Koster (May 1, 1905 – September 21, 1988), born Hermann Kosterlitz, was a German-born film director, who worked in Europe as well as in Hollywood.
Although he never won an Oscar, Koster directed six different actors in Oscar-nominated performances.
In 1932, Koster directed his first film in Berlin, the comedy Thea Roland.
In the midst of directing his second film Das häßliche Mädchen, Jewish Koster had been the subject of antisemitism, and knew he had to leave the country.
He left Germany for France, where he was rehired by director Curtis Bernhardt, who had also fled.
Eventually Koster went to Budapest, where he met and married Kató Király in 1934.
There he also met Joe Pasternak, who represented Universal in Europe, and directed three films for him.
Through his friend Gabriel Levy he ended up directing Dutch sound film De Kribbebijter, released internationally as The Cross-Patch, which proved a success both in the Netherlands - where it played in cinemas for no less than seven years - and in the UK.
Soon after, Koster signed a deal with Universal Pictures in Hollywood and moved to the United States.
Although Koster did not speak English, he convinced the studio to let him make Three Smart Girls, for which he personally coached to-be star Deanna Durbin.
This picture, a big success, pulled Universal out of bankruptcy.
Koster's second Universal film, One Hundred Men and a Girl, also was successful.
After this, Koster discovered Abbott and Costello at a nightclub in New York.
He returned to Hollywood and convinced Universal to hire them.
Their first picture was One Night in the Tropics; the female lead, Peggy Moran, became Koster's second wife in 1942.
Ironically, despite Koster's escape from Nazi Germany, when the United States entered World War II Koster was considered an enemy alien and had to stay in his house in the evening.
Actor Charles Laughton would visit Koster and play chess with him.
Nonetheless, Koster's postwar career proved equally successful.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for The Bishop's Wife (1947).
In 1950, he directed his biggest success: the James Stewart comedy Harvey.
He directed Richard Burton's first U.
S.
film, My Cousin Rachel, and then in 1953, he was given The Robe, the first CinemaScope film.
His last picture was The Singing Nun in 1965.
Koster retired to Leisure Village in Camarillo, California, where he painted a series of portraits of the movie stars with whom he worked.
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Belgian nun Sister Ann is sent...The Singing Nun 1966
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After reluctantly packing up his daughter...Take Her, She's Mine 1963
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This 1963 documentary released less than a...Marilyn 1963
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Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend...Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1962
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A young woman arrives in San...Flower Drum Song 1961
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Ruth is one of two Moabite...The Story of Ruth 1960
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Miss Dove is a prim New...Good Morning, Miss Dove 1955
Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill. When she falls ill, a kindly doctor, who is a former student of Miss Dove's, comes to her aid. As many of her pupils, present and past, come to see her in the hospital, they reveal how Miss Dove has greatly impacted their lives over the years. These visitors include a police officer, a playwright, a banker, a convict, and an unmarried mother.
Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue...The Virgin Queen 1955
Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
Based on the true story of...A Man Called Peter 1955
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
In Marseilles France in 1794 Desiree Clary...Désirée 1954
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a worldly courtesan marries Napoleon and becomes Empress of France, but is then cast aside by her spouse when she proves unable to produce an heir to the throne.
Drunk and disillusioned Roman Marcellus Gallio...The Robe 1953
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
Five O Henry stories each separate...O. Henry's Full House 1952
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James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore...No Highway in the Sky 1951
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.
The story of Elwood P Dowd...Harvey 1950
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.
An illiterate stooge in a traveling...The Inspector General 1949
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from...The Luck of the Irish 1948
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An Episcopal Bishop Henry Brougham has...The Bishop's Wife 1947
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A young man asks a hat...It Started with Eve 1941
A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father's last moments happy. However, the old man's health takes a turn for the better and now his son doesn't know how to break the news that he's engaged to someone else, especially since his father is so taken with the impostor.
In this reworking of Cinderella orphaned...First Love 1939
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.
