Hans Dreier
Biography
Hans Dreier was a German motion picture art director. He was Paramount Pictures' supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950.
Hans Dreier was born in Bremen, Germany in 1885. After studying architecture in Munich, Germany, Dreier worked as imperial supervising architect of the German Cameroon. During World War I, he served in the German Lancers.
He began his career in German film in 1919 as an assistant designer at UFA Studios. At the urging of German director Ernst Lubitsch, Dreier relocated to Hollywood in 1923 to work at Paramount Pictures. His first Hollywood film was Forbidden Paradise, directed by Lubitsch and starring Pola Negri. Dreier worked as Paramount's supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950.
He made contributions to nearly 500 films during his lengthy career, including many films directed by Joseph Von Sternberg and Ernst Lubitsch, as well as the film It's a Gift (1934) starring W. C. Fields. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his art direction on 23 occasions. He won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction (Color) for Frenchman's Creek (1944) and Samson and Delilah (1950). He also won the award for Art Direction (Black and White) for Sunset Boulevard (1950).
Personal Info
Known For
Art
Known Credits
397
Gender
Male
Birthday
1885-08-21 (140 years old)
Place of Birth
Bremen, Germany
Crew
1951
A Place in the Sun Art Direction1950
Sunset Boulevard Art Direction1950
Union Station Art Direction1950
Mr. Music Art Direction1950
Let's Dance Art Direction1950
Riding High Art Direction1950
The Furies Art Direction1950
Branded Art Direction1950
Copper Canyon Art Direction1950
Fancy Pants Art Direction1950
September Affair Art Direction1950
My Friend Irma Goes West Art Direction1950
Appointment with Danger Art Direction1950
No Man of Her Own Art Direction1950
Captain Carey, U.S.A. Art Direction1950
Dark City Art Direction1949
Streets of Laredo Art Direction1949
Sorrowful Jones Art Direction1949
Chicago Deadline Art Direction1949
The Great Gatsby Art Direction1949
Samson and Delilah Art Direction1949
Red, Hot and Blue Art Direction1949
Top o' the Morning Art Direction1949
Dear Wife Art Direction1949
The Great Lover Art Direction1949
My Friend Irma Art Direction1949
The Accused Art Direction1949
The File on Thelma Jordon Art Direction1949
Rope of Sand Art Direction1949
Alias Nick Beal Art Direction1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Production Design1948
My Own True Love Art Direction1948
The Paleface Art Direction1948
Whispering Smith Art Direction1948
The Sainted Sisters Art Direction1948
Isn't It Romantic? Art Direction1948
The Emperor Waltz Art Direction1948
Sealed Verdict Art Direction1948
Sorry, Wrong Number Art Direction1948
A Foreign Affair Art Direction1948
Miss Tatlock's Millions Art Direction1948
Hazard Art Direction1948
The Big Clock Art Direction1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes Art Direction1947
Road to Rio Art Direction1947
Ladies' Man Art Direction1947
Easy Come, Easy Go Art Direction1947
Saigon Art Direction1947
Wild Harvest Art Direction1947
The Trouble with Women Art Direction1947
Welcome Stranger Art Direction1947
The Perils of Pauline Art Direction1947
Dear Ruth Art Direction1947
My Favorite Brunette Art Direction1947
Blaze of Noon Art Direction1947
Variety Girl Art Direction1947
I Walk Alone Art Direction1947
Where There's Life Art Direction1947
Unconquered Art Direction1947
Suddenly It's Spring Art Direction1947
California Art Direction1947
Champagne for Two Art Direction1946
Road to Utopia Art Direction1946
Monsieur Beaucaire Art Direction1946
The Virginian Art Direction1946
Two Years Before the Mast Art Direction1946
The Blue Dahlia Art Direction1946
Blue Skies Art Direction1946
Cross My Heart Art Direction1946
To Each His Own Art Direction1946
Calcutta Art Direction1946
The Bride Wore Boots Art Direction1946
Miss Susie Slagle's Art Direction1946
The Searching Wind Art Direction1946
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Art Direction1946
O.S.S. Art Direction1945
The Lost Weekend Art Direction1945
Love Letters Art Direction1945
The Stork Club Art Direction1945
Incendiary Blonde Art Direction1945
A Medal for Benny Art Direction1945
The Affairs of Susan Art Direction1945
You Came Along Art Direction1945
Masquerade in Mexico Art Direction1945
Out of This World Art Direction1945
Hold That Blonde! Art Direction1945
Duffy's Tavern Art Direction1945
Murder, He Says Art Direction1945
The Unseen Art Direction1945
Bring on the Girls Art Direction1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Supervising Art Director1945
The Man in Half Moon Street Art Direction1945
Salty O'Rourke Art Direction1945
Kitty Art Direction1944
Double Indemnity Art Direction1944
Ministry of Fear Art Direction1944
The Great Moment Art Direction1944
Hail the Conquering Hero Art Direction1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Art Direction1944
Here Come the Waves Art Direction1944
The Uninvited Art Direction1944
Going My Way Art Direction1944
And Now Tomorrow Art Direction1944
Standing Room Only Art Direction1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay Art Direction1944
Rainbow Island Art Direction1944
I Love a Soldier Art Direction1944
And the Angels Sing Art Direction1944
Frenchman's Creek Art Direction1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell Art Direction1944
The Hour Before the Dawn Art Direction1943
No Time for Love Art Direction1943
Five Graves to Cairo Art Direction1943
Young and Willing Art Direction1943
China Art Direction1943
Let's Face It Art Direction1943
The Crystal Ball Art Direction1943
Riding High Art Direction1943
True to Life Art Direction1943
Night Plane from Chungking Art Direction1943
The Good Fellows Art Direction1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls Art Direction1943
Hostages Art Direction1943
So Proudly We Hail Art Direction1942
Wake Island Art Direction1942
Road to Morocco Art Direction1942
I Married a Witch Art Direction1942
Holiday Inn Art Direction1942
This Gun for Hire Art Direction1942
The Glass Key Art Direction1942
The Major and the Minor Art Direction1942
The Fleet's In Art Direction1942
The Lady Has Plans Art Direction1942
The Remarkable Andrew Art Direction1942
My Favorite Blonde Art Direction1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon Art Direction1942
Star Spangled Rhythm Art Direction1942
Lucky Jordan Art Direction1942
Street of Chance Art Direction1942
Reap the Wild Wind Art Direction1942
The Palm Beach Story Art Direction1942
Fly By Night Art Direction1942
Dr. Broadway Art Direction1942
My Heart Belongs to Daddy Art Direction1942
Night in New Orleans Art Direction1941
The Lady Eve Art Direction1941
Road to Zanzibar Art Direction1941
Sullivan's Travels Art Direction1941
Hold Back the Dawn Art Direction1941
New York Town Art Direction1941
Birth of the Blues Art Direction1941
Bahama Passage Art Direction1941
The Great Man's Lady Art Direction1941
Skylark Art Direction1941
Nothing But the Truth Art Direction1941
Caught in the Draft Art Direction1941
Aloma of the South Seas Art Direction1941
Life with Henry Art Direction1941
Among the Living Art Direction1941
The Monster and the Girl Art Direction1941
Louisiana Purchase Art Direction1941
The Shepherd of the Hills Art Direction1941
West Point Widow Art Direction1941
World Premiere Art Designer1940
Golden Gloves Art Direction1940
Road to Singapore Art Direction1940
The Mad Doctor Art Direction1940
Remember the Night Art Direction1940
The Great McGinty Art Direction1940
The Ghost Breakers Art Direction1940
Buck Benny Rides Again Art Direction1940
Rhythm on the River Art Direction1940
Adventure in Diamonds Art Direction1940
Love Thy Neighbor Art Direction1940
Those Were the Days! Art Direction1940
Typhoon Art Direction1940
Moon Over Burma Art Direction1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again Art Direction1940
Safari Art Direction1940
Dancing on a Dime Art Direction1940
Arise, My Love Art Direction1940
I Want a Divorce Art Direction1940
Christmas in July Art Direction1940
Dr. Cyclops Art Direction1940
North West Mounted Police Art Direction1940
Seventeen Art Direction1940
Parole Fixer Art Direction1940
Emergency Squad Art Direction1940
The Farmer's Daughter Art Direction1940
The Way of All Flesh Art Direction1940
Queen of the Mob Art Direction1940
Victory Art Direction1940
Untamed Art Direction1939
Beau Geste Art Direction1939
The Cat and the Canary Art Direction1939
Invitation to Happiness Art Direction1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case Art Direction1939
Honeymoon in Bali Art Direction1939
Never Say Die Art Direction1939
Disbarred Art Direction1939
Man About Town Art Direction1939
Paris Honeymoon Art Direction1939
King of Chinatown Art Direction1939
The Star Maker Art Direction1939
The Great Victor Herbert Art Direction1939
Hotel Imperial Art Direction1939
Bulldog Drummond's Bride Art Direction1939
Island of Lost Men Art Direction1939
Cafe Society Art Direction1939
$1,000 a Touchdown Art Direction1939
Midnight Art Direction1939
Union Pacific Art Direction1939
The Light That Failed Art Direction1939
St. Louis Blues Art Direction1939
Rulers of the Sea Art Direction1939
All Women Have Secrets Art Direction1939
Million Dollar Legs Art Direction1939
Disputed Passage Art Direction1939
Our Leading Citizen Art Direction1939
What a Life Art Direction1939
Night Work Art Direction1939
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Art Direction1939
Unmarried Art Direction1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 Art Direction1938
Spawn of the North Art Direction1938
Ride a Crooked Mile Art Direction1938
The Texans Art Direction1938
College Swing Art Direction1938
If I Were King Art Direction1938
Give Me a Sailor Art Direction1938
Dangerous to Know Art Direction1938
Cocoanut Grove Art Direction1938
Her Jungle Love Art Direction1938
Men with Wings Art Direction1938
Artists and Models Abroad Art Direction1938
Zaza Art Direction1938
Romance in the Dark Art Direction1938
Bluebeard's 8th Wife Art Direction1938
Hunted Men Art Direction1938
Say It in French Art Direction1938
The Arkansas Traveler Art Direction1938
Illegal Traffic Art Direction1938
Tip-Off Girls Art Direction1938
Thanks for the Memory Art Direction1938
The Buccaneer Art Direction1938
Touchdown, Army Art Direction1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril Art Direction1938
Arrest Bulldog Drummond Art Direction1938
Bulldog Drummond in Africa Art Direction1938
You and Me Art Direction1938
Sing, You Sinners Art Direction1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes Art Direction1937
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back Art Direction1937
Daughter of Shanghai Art Direction1937
Thrill of a Lifetime Art Direction1937
Ebb Tide Art Direction1937
Turn Off the Moon Art Direction1937
Exclusive Art Direction1937
Partners in Crime Art Direction1937
Angel Art Direction1937
Maid of Salem Art Direction1937
I Met Him in Paris Art Direction1937
Hold 'Em Navy Art Direction1937
Easy Living Art Direction1937
Internes Can't Take Money Art Direction1937
Make Way for Tomorrow Art Direction1937
Sophie Lang Goes West Art Direction1937
Night of Mystery Art Direction1937
Wells Fargo Art Direction1937
High, Wide and Handsome Art Direction1937
Artists & Models Art Direction1937
The Last Train from Madrid Art Direction1937
True Confession Art Direction1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge Art Direction1937
Night Club Scandal Art Direction1937
Mountain Music Art Direction1937
Born to the West Art Direction1936
The Jungle Princess Art Direction1936
The Texas Rangers Art Direction1936
Three Married Men Art Direction1936
Desire Art Direction1936
Wedding Present Art Direction1936
The Plainsman Art Direction1936
Klondike Annie Art Direction1936
The General Died at Dawn Art Direction1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Art Direction1936
Yours for the Asking Art Direction1936
Give Us This Night Art Direction1936
The Sky Parade Art Direction1936
The Arizona Raiders Art Direction1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Art Direction1936
Desert Gold Art Direction1936
Drift Fence Art Direction1936
Woman Trap Art Direction1936
Hollywood Boulevard Art Direction1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937 Art Direction1936
Border Flight Art Direction1936
The Princess Comes Across Art Direction1936
Murder with Pictures Art Direction1936
Rose of the Rancho Art Direction1936
13 Hours by Air Art Direction1936
The Accusing Finger Art Direction1936
Easy to Take Art Direction1936
The Preview Murder Mystery Art Direction1936
Let's Make a Million Art Direction1936
The Milky Way Art Direction1936
Straight from the Shoulder Art Direction1936
Anything Goes Art Direction1936
Wives Never Know Art Direction1936
Florida Special Art Direction1935
Peter Ibbetson Art Direction1935
Men Without Names Art Direction1935
The Bride Comes Home Art Direction1935
The Last Outpost Art Direction1935
Mississippi Art Direction1935
Accent on Youth Art Direction1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Art Direction1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936 Art Direction1935
Enter Madame Art Direction1935
Hands Across the Table Art Direction1935
Ruggles of Red Gap Art Direction1935
So Red the Rose Art Direction1935
The Glass Key Art Direction1935
Ship Cafe Art Direction1935
Goin' to Town Art Direction1935
The Devil Is a Woman Art Direction1935
Here Comes Cookie Art Direction1934
Death Takes a Holiday Art Direction1934
Six of a Kind Art Direction1934
Search for Beauty Art Direction1934
Now and Forever Art Direction1934
It's a Gift Art Direction1934
The Scarlet Empress Art Direction1934
Thirty Day Princess Art Direction1934
Kiss and Make-Up Art Direction1934
Ladies Should Listen Art Direction1934
Murder at the Vanities Art Direction1934
Shoot the Works Art Direction1934
Ready for Love Art Direction1934
Cleopatra Art Direction1934
Double Door Art Direction1934
Here Is My Heart Art Direction1934
The Notorious Sophie Lang Art Direction1934
Little Miss Marker Art Direction1934
Father Brown, Detective Art Direction1934
We're Not Dressing Art Direction1933
Too Much Harmony Art Direction1933
Duck Soup Art Direction1933
This Day and Age Art Direction1933
Design for Living Art Direction1933
The Song of Songs Art Direction1933
I'm No Angel Art Direction1932
Shanghai Express Art Direction1932
Island of Lost Souls Art Direction1932
Trouble in Paradise Art Direction1932
Broken Lullaby Art Direction1932
Love Me Tonight Art Direction1932
A Farewell to Arms Art Direction1932
One Hour with You Art Direction1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Art Direction1931
An American Tragedy Set Decoration1931
An American Tragedy Art Direction1931
Dishonored Art Direction1931
The Smiling Lieutenant Art Direction1930
Morocco Art Direction1930
The Vagabond King Art Direction1929
Thunderbolt Art Direction1929
The Case of Lena Smith Art Direction1928
The Docks of New York Art Direction1928
The Last Command Art Direction1928
Ladies of the Mob Art Direction1928
The Patriot Art Direction1926
You Never Know Women Art Direction1924
Forbidden Paradise Art Direction1923
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Set Decoration1923
The Whirlwind of Passion Production Design1922
Peter the Great Production Design1921
Danton Production Design1921
Max, der Vielgeprüfte Production Design1921
The Riddle of the Sphinx Production Design1921
Die große und die kleine Welt Production Design1921
Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore Production Design1921
Lady Godiva Production Design1920
The Merry-Go-Round Art Direction1920
Figures of the Night Art Direction1920
Kurfürstendamm Art Direction1920
Manolescu's Memoirs Art Direction1920
Florentinische Nächte Production Design1920
Die Stimme Production Design1920
Maria Tudor Production Design1920
Napoleon und die kleine Wäscherin Production Design1920
Maria Magdalene Production Design1920
The Woman House of Brescia Production Design1919
Seelenverkäufer Art Direction1919
Der letzte Zeuge Production Design1919
Lilli Production Design1919
Lillis Ehe Production Design