Biography
Seymour Nebenzal was an American-born German film producer. He produced 46 films between 1927 and 1961. He entered the industry through his father Heinrich Nebenzahl and became head of the Nero-Film company, which he ran with Richard Oswald from 1926.
In Germany he produced several notable films of the late Weimar period, including Pandora's Box (1929), People on Sunday (1930), Westfront 1918 (1930), The Threepenny Opera (1931), Comradeship (1931) and M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang. He also produced The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933).
Forced into exile by the Nazis in 1933, he worked in France before moving to Hollywood in 1939, where he produced films including The Chase (1946) and a remake of M (1951). He died in Munich in 1961. His son Harold Nebenzal worked as an associate producer on the 1951 film.
