Carl Mayer

Writer. Born 20 November 1894 in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. Died 1 July 1944.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 4 titles

Born

20 November 1894, Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Died

1 July 1944

Active

1920–1938

Frequently works with

Erich Pommer, F. W. Murnau

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

86Fi1m

83Critics

We rate Carl’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $2m across 2 films with figures
Active: 1920–1938

Genres

Drama4
Romance2
Comedy1
Crime1
Horror1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestSunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927

84WorstPygmalion1938

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11910s

221920s

101930s

12000s

Directors most worked with

F. W. Murnau2 titles

Producers most worked with

Erich Pommer2 titles