# Franz Arnold

Franz Arnold (1878–1960) was a German actor and playwright. He frequently collaborated with Ernst Bach as a duo Arnold and Bach [de] after their debut play The Spanish Fly was a hit. He emigrated to Britain in 1933.

## Plays by Arnold and Bach

* The Spanish Fly (1913)
* Die schwebende Jungfrau (1916)
* Die Fahrt ins Glück (1916, Operetta, music by Jean Gilbert)
* Die bessere Hälfte (1917)
* Fräulein Puck (1919, Vaudeville, music by Walter Kollo)
* Das Jubiläum (1920)
* Zwangseinquartierung (1920)
* Der keusche Lebemann (1921)
* Die Königin der Nacht (1921, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
* Der kühne Schwimmer (1922)
* Dolly (1923, Operetta, music by Hugo Hirsch [de])
* Der Fürst von Pappenheim (1923, Operetta, music by Hugo Hirsch, English title: Toni)
* Die vertagte Nacht (1924)
* Der wahre Jakob (1924)
* Die vertauschte Frau (1924, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
* Olly-Polly (1925, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
* Stöpsel (1926)
* Hurra, ein Junge (1926)
* Unter Geschäftsaufsicht (1927)
* Arme Ritter (1928, Operetta, music by Walter Kollo)
* Weekend im Paradies (1928)
* Hulla Di Bulla (1929)
* Frauen haben das gern [de] (1931 operetta-farce by Walter Kollo, libretto by Arnold and Bach, based on Der keusche Lebemann

## Plays by Franz Arnold

* Mein alter Herr (with Victor Arnold, 1913)
* Das Fräulein vom Amt (with Georg Okonkowski, 1916, Operetta, music by Jean Gilbert)
* Das öffentliche Ärgernis (1931)
* Da stimmt was nicht (1932)
* Rise and Shine (with Robert Gilbert, 1936, Operetta, music by Robert Stolz. English adaptation by Harry Graham and Desmond Carter)

## Arnold and Bach filmography

* The Whole Town's Talking (1926, based on the play The Whole Town's Talking by Anita Loos and John Emerson, which is based on Der keusche Lebemann)
* The Prince of Pappenheim (1927, based on Der Fürst von Pappenheim)
* A Warm Corner (1930, based on Stöpsel)
* The True Jacob (1931, based on Der wahre Jakob)
* Ex-Bad Boy (1931, based on the play The Whole Town's Talking by Anita Loos and John Emerson, which is based on Der keusche Lebemann)
* The Soaring Maiden (1931, based on Die schwebende Jungfrau)
* Weekend in Paradise (1931, based on Weekend im Paradies)
* Business Under Distress (1931, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
* Hooray, It's a Boy! (1931, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
* The Spanish Fly (1931)
* The Night Without Pause (1931, based on Der keusche Lebemann)
* Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
* A Thousand for One Night (1933, based on Stöpsel)
* Tisíc za jednu noc (1933, based on Stöpsel)
* The Dangerous Game (1933, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
* It's a Boy (1933, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
* The Daring Swimmer (1934, based on Der kühne Schwimmer)
* Oh, Daddy! (1935, based on Der wahre Jakob)
* The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
* Oh, Such a Night! (1937, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
* Pappas pojke (1937, based on The Spanish Fly)
* One Night Apart (1950, based on Der wahre Jakob)
* The Prince of Pappenheim (1952, based on Der Fürst von Pappenheim)
* The Chaste Libertine (1952, based on Der keusche Lebemann)
* Weekend in Paradise (1952, based on Weekend im Paradies)
* Josef the Chaste (1953, based on Unter Geschäftsaufsicht)
* The Postponed Wedding Night (1953, based on Die vertagte Nacht)
* Hooray, It's a Boy! (1953, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
* The Spanish Fly (1955)
* The Daring Swimmer (1957, based on Der kühne Schwimmer)
* The True Jacob (1960, based on Der wahre Jakob)
* Ach Egon! (1961, based on Hurra, ein Junge)
* To gelio vgike ap' ton Paradeiso (1963, based on Der keusche Lebemann)
* Den kyske levemand (1974, based on Der keusche Lebemann)

## Franz Arnold filmography

* Sein Scheidungsgrund (screenplay, with Max Jungk, 1931)
* Da stimmt was nicht (1934)
* Public Nuisance No. 1 (Story idea, 1936)
* The Wedding Trip (1936, based on Da stimmt was nicht)
* Skandal um Dodo [de] (1959, based on Das öffentliche Ärgernis)