Bernard Vorhaus

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1904-12-25

Deathday 2000-11-23 (95 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Piero Mussetta

Bernard Vorhaus

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bernard Vorhaus (25 December 1904 - 23 November 2000) was an American film director born in New York City. The Harvard University graduate, in addition to directing thirty-two films, was also the mentor to future film director David Lean, some of whose work as a film editor early in his career was on Vorhaus pictures. He worked steadily as a screenwriter in Hollywood while in his 20s but wanted to direct movies. He eventually decided to move to England and began directing B-movies or quota quickies, most notably The Last Journey (1935). After success in England, Vorhaus moved back to the U.S. and began working at Republic Pictures again directing B-movies. Vorhaus was blacklisted in 1951 at HUAC hearings. Vorhaus had already moved to Europe at that time and directed a few minor films while there. He finally returned to England and retired from the film business, founding a business specialising in house renovations. Vorhaus had two children, Gwyn and David, an electronic music pioneer who worked under the name White Noise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Vorhaus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Director

1959
The Nun's Story

as Assistant Director

1959
Solomon and Sheba

as Assistant Director

1956
War and Peace

as Assistant Director

1954
Crossed Swords

as Assistant Director

1954
The Barefoot Contessa

as Assistant Director

1953
The Story of William Tell

as First Assistant Director

1953
Roman Holiday

as Assistant Director

1952
Luxury Girls

as Director

1951
Pardon My French

as Director

1950
So Young, So Bad

as Director

1948
The Amazing Mr. X

as Director

1947
Bury Me Dead

as Director

1946
Winter Wonderland

as Director

1943
Learn and Live

as Director

1942
Ice Capades Revue

as Director

1941
1941
1941
Hurricane Smith

as Director

1940
Three Faces West

as Director

1939
Way Down South

as Director

1939
Fisherman's Wharf

as Director

1939
Meet Dr. Christian

as Director

1938
Tenth Avenue Kid

as Director

1938
1937
Cotton Queen

as Director

1936
Dusty Ermine

as Director

1935
The Last Journey

as Director

1935
Dark World

as Director

1935
Street Song

as Director

1935
Blind Justice

as Director

1935
Ten Minute Alibi

as Director

1934
The Broken Melody

as Director

1933
The Ghost Camera

as Director

1933
Money for Speed

as Director

1933
Crime on the Hill

as Director

1933
On Thin Ice

as Director

Writer

1950
1950
So Young, So Bad

as Screenplay

1935
Street Song

as Story

1933
1928
No Other Woman

as Writer

1926
Money Talks

as Adaptation

Producer

1941
Lady from Louisiana

as Associate Producer

1933
Money for Speed

as Producer

1930
The Singing City

as Line Producer

Actor

2002
The Tramp and the Dictator

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)