Hans Rameau (1901 – 1980) was a German screenwriter.^[1]

Biography

Born Paul H. Gulder,^[2] he was the stepson of the actor and stage director Emil Rameau (actually Pulvermacher).^[3]  He attended the Werner von Siemens High School in Berlin and graduated from high school in 1919. After training at the Berlin Reinhardt Seminar, Rameau played at the Neue Schauspielhaus in Königsberg in 1920 and at the Munich Kammerspiele from 1921 to 1924.

Having established himself in the German film industry, he left the country following the Nazi Party's taking of power in 1933. He spent time in several other countries, including Austria and Britain before moving to Hollywood. He returned to Europe in 1951.

Selected filmography

• Jettatore (1919)
• The Pink Diamond (1926)
• My Friend Harry (1928)
• At Ruedesheimer Castle There Is a Lime Tree (1928)
• The Criminal of the Century (1928)
• Yacht of the Seven Sins (1928)
• The Insurmountable (1928)
• Tempo! Tempo! (1929)
• The Tsarevich (1929)
• His Best Friend (1929)
• Scandal in Baden-Baden (1929)
• The Love of the Brothers Rott (1929)
• Achtung! – Auto-Diebe! (1930)
• Him or Me (1930)
• The Citadel of Warsaw (1930)
• The Woman They Talk About (1931)
• Bobby Gets Going (1931)
• Madame Pompadour (1931)
• Jumping Into the Abyss (1933)
• Manolescu, Prince of Thieves (1933)
• The World Without a Mask (1934)
• The Grand Duke's Finances (1934)
• A Night of Change (1935)
• Miracle of Flight (1935)
• But It's Nothing Serious (1936)
• His Best Friend (1937)
• Confession (1937)
• Waterloo Bridge (1940)
• Maria Theresa (1951)
• All Clues Lead to Berlin (1952)
• It Was Always So Nice With You (1954)
• The Little Czar (1954)
• Munchhausen in Africa (1958)