John Brahm papers
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs, clippings, audio discs, and production materials from film, television, and theater projects of German director John Brahm (1893-1982), dating from the 1920s to the 1960s and chiefly for American projects. There are also apprxomiately 40 musical transcription discs from Brahm films. There are some photographs and scripts from Brahm's early work in the German and Austrian theater in the 1920s and 1930s. Most film projects only have a few items such as production stills, behind-the-scenes photographs often of Brahms with cast and crew or press clippings. There are scripts for the movies Counsel for Crime (incomplete), The Lodger, and The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima and television episode scripts from The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Box 3). There are three books of production stills for Broken Blossoms, The Thief of Venice, and Special Delivery (Box 3). There is also a 3-tape oral history interview of Brahm from 1973 (Box 3).
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1973
Creator
- Brahm, John, 1893-1982 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library 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.
Biographical / Historical
John Brahm (1893-1982) was a German film and television director. He began in theater in Europe before moving to England, where he directed his first film, Broken Blossoms in 1936. In 1937, Brahm moved to the United States, where he made more than twenty-five films, chiefly from the late 1930s to the 1950s, followed by a number of television movies and episodes in the 1950s and 1960s. Brahm was married three times, including to German actor Dolly Haas from 1937 to 1941.
Extent
11.10 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
German
Abstract
This collection contains photographs, clippings, audio discs, and production materials from movie, television, and theater projects of German director John Brahm (1893-1982), dating from the 1920s to the 1960s and chiefly for American projects.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Brahm, June 7, 1973, and July 5, 1973.
Processing Information
Some processing by USC students in 2019 as part of the "Piloting a Shared Practice for Accessible Archival Descriptions" Dean's Challenge Grant. Additional arrangement and description by Diann Benti in 2021.
Subject
- Brahm, John, 1893-1982 -- Archives (Person)
- Brahm, John, 1893-1982 -- Photographs (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the John Brahm papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Diann Benti
- Date
- 2022 October
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu