Herbert Gruber (producer)

Herbert Gruber (1913 in Vienna – 1999 in Vienna) was an Austrian film producer.^[1]

Herbert Gruber
Born	17 February 1913 Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died	28 January 1999 (aged 85) Vienna, Austria
Occupation	Producer
Years active	1954–1965 (film)

After gaineing a doctorate in law from the University of Vienna he worked as a lawyer for some years. Following the Second World War he began working for Austria's biggest film company Sascha Film, and in the mid-1950s he became head of production. Gruber held the position for around a decade, overseeing in particular a number of popular comedies starring Peter Alexander.

Selected filmography

• Bruder Martin (1954)
• Dunja (1955)
• Marriage Sanitarium (1955)
• Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love (1956)
• Kaiserjäger (1956)
• The Unexcused Hour (1957)
• The Saint and Her Fool (1957)
• Vienna, City of My Dreams (1957)
• The Priest and the Girl (1958)
• Arena of Fear (1959)
• Twelve Girls and One Man (1959)
• Mikosch of the Secret Service (1959)
• Crime Tango (1960)
• The White Horse Inn (1960)
• Guitars Sound Softly Through the Night (1960)
• Mariandl (1961)
• Season in Salzburg (1961)
• The Adventures of Count Bobby (1961)
• Die Fledermaus (1962)
• Wedding Night in Paradise (1962)
• The Sweet Life of Count Bobby (1962)
• Waldrausch (1962)
• The Merry Widow (1962)
• Mariandl's Homecoming (1962)
• An Alibi for Death (1963)
• The Model Boy (1963)
• Charley's Aunt (1963)
• Schweik's Awkward Years (1964)
• Help, My Bride Steals (1964)
• In Bed by Eight (1965)
• Heidi (1965)

References

1. Antel & Winkler p.135

Bibliography

• Franz Antel & Christian F. Winkler. Hollywood an der Donau: Geschichte der Wien-Film in Sievering. Verlag d. Österr. Staatsdr., 1991.

External links

• Herbert Gruber at IMDb