Finding aid for the Erich Pommer papers 2190
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 January
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Erich Pommer papers
Creator:
Pommer, Erich
Identifier/Call Number: 2190
Physical Description:
12.125 Linear Feet
10 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1913-1956
Abstract: Erich Pommer (1889-1966) was a German film producer and executive. This collection contains materials from 1913-1956 which
includes project files for various produced and unproduced films, exhibition materials, scripts, appointment books, stills
of negatives, tapes, and project files with materials related to Pommer's work with the Motion Picture Branch of the U.S.
Military.
Language of Material:
English,
German.
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Container: B
Container: C
Container: D
Container: E
Container: F
Container: G
Container: H
Container: I
Container: J
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John C. Pommer (Erich Pommer's son), 1969.
Erich Pommer (1886-1966) began producing films in Germany and Austria in 1913 and moved to Hollywood in 1926 to work with
Paramount and MGM. Pommer returned to Germany in 1927 to continue producing films, and in 1933 fled Germany and worked for
various production companies throughout Europe and United States. Some notable films that Pommer produced are Metropolis (1927),
The Blue Angel (1930), and Dance, Girl, Dance (1940). After returning to Germany in 1946, Pommer began working with the United
Stated Military to rebuild Germany's film industry.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Erich Pommer papers, Collection no. 2190, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is not fully processed.
Erich Pommer (1889-1966) was a German film producer and executive. This collection contains materials from 1913-1956 which
includes project files for various produced and unproduced films, exhibition materials (Munich Exhibition), scripts, appointment
books, stills of negatives, tapes, and project files with materials related to Pommer's work with the Motion Picture Branch
of the U.S. Military from 1946-1952.
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at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
German expressionism
Scripts
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- Germany (West) -- History
Pommer, Erich -- Archives