Adolf E. Licho

Adolf E. Licho
Born	13 September 1876 Kremenchug, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire, now Ukraine
Died	11 October 1944 Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	Adolf Edgar Licho
Occupation(s)	Actor, Writer, Director
Years active	1914-1944 (film)

Adolf E. Licho (1876–1944) was a Russian-German actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born of Jewish parentage in Kremenchug which was then part of the Russian Empire, but emigrated to Germany to work in the theatre and then later in silent films. Following the Nazi Party's takeover in 1933 he went into exile, first in Austria and France and later in the United States. In Hollywood he played minor roles until his death in 1944.

Selected filmography

• The Yellow Ticket (1918)
• Madame Récamier (1920)
• The White Peacock (1920)
• Whitechapel (1920)
• Wandering Souls (1921)
• Comedians (1925)
• Roswolsky's Mistress (1921)
• Lucrezia Borgia (1922)
• The Humble Man and the Chanteuse (1925)
• The Adventure of Mr. Philip Collins (1925)
• The Adventures of Sybil Brent (1925)
• His Late Excellency (1927)
• The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927)
• Scandal in Baden-Baden (1929)
• My Daughter's Tutor (1929)
• Alraune (1930)
• 1914 (1931)
• The Eaglet (1931)
• The Duke of Reichstadt (1931)
• Victoria and Her Hussar (1931)
• Men Behind Bars (1931)
• Peace of Mind (1931)
• The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
• The Big Bluff (1933)
• Catherine the Last (1936)
• The Shanghai Drama (1938)
• Gibraltar (1938)
• Three Waltzes (1938)
• Man Hunt (1941)
• It Started with Eve (1941)
• To Be or Not to Be (1942)
• Between Us Girls (1942)
• Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
• Reunion in France (1942)
• Mission to Moscow (1943)
• Above Suspicion (1943)
• Hitler's Madman (1943)
• Phantom Lady (1944)
• The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
• Days of Glory (1944)
• The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• The Seventh Cross (1944)

Further reading

• Parrill, William B. European Silent Films on Video: A Critical Guide. McFarland, 2006.
• Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

• Adolf E. Licho at IMDb