Carl Mayer

Career Overview

Carl Mayer has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1919. Signature works include The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, The Last Laugh. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

32

Birth Date

1894-11-20

Birth Place

Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Known For

• 

  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• 

  Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
• 

  The Last Laugh
• 

  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• 

  Pygmalion
• 

  The Blue Light

Frequent Collaborators

• Werner Krauss (1 collaborations)
• Conrad Veidt (1 collaborations)
• Friedrich Fehér (1 collaborations)
• Lil Dagover (1 collaborations)
• Hans Heinrich von Twardowski (1 collaborations)
• Rudolf Lettinger (1 collaborations)
• Henri Peters-Arnolds (1 collaborations)
• Rudolf Klein-Rogge (1 collaborations)
• Hans Lanser-Rudolf (1 collaborations)
• Ludwig Rex (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (32 credits)

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    story

    writing
    2005
  • Pygmalion

    script consultant

    writing
    1938
  • Dreaming Lips

    writer

    writing
    1937
  • As You Like It

    adaptation

    writing
    1936
  • The Dreamy Mouth

    writer

    writing
    1932
  • Dreaming Lips

    writer

    writing
    1932
  • The Blue Light

    writer

    writing
    1932
  • Ariane, Russian Maid

    screenplay

    writing
    1932
  • Ariane

    writer

    writing
    1931
  • The Man Who Committed the Murder

    dialogue

    writing
    1931
  • Storm Over Mont Blanc

    writer

    writing
    1930
  • Fräulein Else

    writer

    writing
    1929
  • 4 Devils

    scenario writer

    writing
    1928
  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    screenplay

    writing
    1927
  • Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

    idea

    writing
    1927
  • Tartuffe

    writer

    writing
    1926
  • The Last Laugh

    screenplay

    writing
    1924
  • New Year's Eve

    writer

    writing
    1924
  • The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning

    writer

    writing
    1923
  • Earth Spirit

    writer

    writing
    1923
  • Vanina

    writer

    writing
    1922
  • Torgus

    screenplay

    writing
    1921
  • Nights of Terror

    screenplay

    writing
    1921
  • Shattered

    writer

    writing
    1921
  • The Haunted Castle

    screenplay

    writing
    1921
  • Journey into the Night

    writer

    writing
    1921
  • Der Dummkopf

    screenplay

    writing
    1921
  • Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

    writer

    writing
    1920
  • The Hunchback and the Dancer

    screenplay

    writing
    1920
  • Johannes Goth

    writer

    writing
    1920
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    screenplay

    writing
    1920
  • Die Frau im Käfig

    writer

    writing
    1919