Ernst Neubach (3 January 1900, Vienna – 21 May 1968, Munich) was an Austrian screenwriter, producer and director.
Neubach was a veteran of World War I, after which he worked as a master of ceremonies in Austria, Switzerland and Germany. He wrote lyrics for songs and over 2,000 hits, including I've lost my heart in Heidelberg (1925) and In Heaven There Is No Beer (1956). Successful operetta librettos include Gentleman Jack (Music: Carita by Horst). With the dawn of the talkie era, he began to write screenplays for musical comedies.
After the Nazis seized power in 1933, Neubach lived mostly in Vienna. On 9 March 1937, he became a member of the Patriotic Front.
After the Anschluss, Neubach emigrated to France. There, he worked as a screenwriter from 1938 to 1939. As a member of the French Foreign Legion, he served in North Africa from 1940 to 1941. On 29 September 1942, he fled to Switzerland to escape the threat of deportation. He stayed there until three months after the war had ended in a hotel in Zollikon.
In August 1945, Neubach moved back to France. He worked as a scriptwriter in 1948 and in 1952, he returned to Germany, where he worked as a writer. He founded Neubach-Film GmbH in Munich, which produced his 1955 movies.
Neubach married Hertha Helene Langer in July 1945, but the marriage ended in divorce. He later married Margaret Jenni, with whom he had a daughter.
1932 : Trenck, (co-directed by Heinz Paul)1949 : Le Signal rouge (The Red Signal)1949 : On demande un assassin (We request a murderer)1951 : Les Mémoires de la vache Yolande (The Memoirs of Cow Yolande)1952 : I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg1952 : You Only Live Once1957 : Der Kaiser und das Wäschermädel1930 : Vienna, City of Song, directed by Richard Oswald1930 : A Student's Song of Heidelberg (co-written with Hans Wilhelm), directed by Karl Hartl1930 : The Tender Relatives (co-written with Fritz Friedmann-Frederich), directed by Richard Oswald1931 : Der Liebesarzt, directed by Erich Schönfelder1931 : Kasernenzauber (dialogue), directed by Carl Boese1931 : The Man in Search of His Murderer (play), directed by Robert Siodmak1931 : Queen of the Night (co-written with Harry Kahn), directed by Fritz Wendhausen1931 : Once I Loved a Girl in Vienna (co-written with Richard Rillo), directed by Erich Schönfelder1931 : Weekend in Paradise, directed by Robert Land1932 : Two Heavenly Blue Eyes, directed by Johannes Meyer1932 : Johann Strauss, k.u.k. Hofkapellmeister (book), directed by Conrad Wiene1932 : Trenck (co-written with Heinz Paul), directed by Ernst Neubach and Heinz Paul1933 : Keinen Tag ohne Dich, directed by Hans Behrendt1933 : A Song Goes Round the World, directed by Richard Oswald1934 : When You're Young, the World Belongs to You, directed by Richard Oswald1934 : Spring Parade (story), directed by Géza von Bolváry1934 : My Song Goes Round the World (story), directed by Richard Oswald1935 : Suburban Cabaret, directed by Werner Hochbaum1936 : Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben (story), directed by Richard Oswald1938 : Gibraltar (co-written with Jacques Companeez and Hans Jacoby), directed by Fedor Ozep1939 : Personal Column (co-written with Jacques Companeez), directed by Robert Siodmak1940 : Serenade (co-written with Jacques Companeez and Max Maret), directed by Jean Boyer1946 : On ne meurt pas comme ça (One Does Not Die That Way) (co-written with André Tabet), directed by Jean Boyer1946 : La Foire aux chimères (Devil and the Angel) (co-written with Jacques Companeez and Louis Ducreux), directed by Pierre Chenal1947 : The Marriage of Ramuntcho (co-written with Pierre Apestéguy and André Tabet), directed by Max de Vaucorbeil1947 : Les Requins de Gibraltar (co-written with Norbert Carbonnaux and Jacques Companeez), directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert1947 : Une nuit à Tabarin (co-written with Herbert Victor), directed by Karel Lamač1949 : Le Signal rouge (co-written with Herbert Victor), directed by Ernst Neubach1949 : On demande un assassin (co-written with André Tabet), directed by Ernst Neubach1951 : Les Mémoires de la vache Yolande (co-written with Emil-Edwin Reinert), directed by Ernst Neubach1952 : I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (co-written with Gustav Kampendonk), directed by Ernst Neubach1952 : You Only Live Once, directed by Ernst Neubach1953 : Mailman Mueller (story), directed by John Reinhardt and Heinz Rühmann1953 : Tourbillon (Whirlwind), directed by Alfred Rode1954 : My Sister and I (co-written with Jacques Companeez and Joseph Than), directed by Paul Martin1954 : Große Star-Parade (co-written with Franz Tanzler), directed by Paul Martin1955 : Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe (novel and screenplay), directed by Paul Verhoeven1955 : Die Wirtin an der Lahn, directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla1956 : Die Fischerin vom Bodensee (story), directed by Harald Reinl1957 : Aunt Wanda from Uganda, directed by Géza von Cziffra1957 : Die Prinzessin von St. Wolfgang (story), directed by Harald Reinl1957 : Der Kaiser und das Wäschermädel, directed by Ernst Neubach1958 : A Song Goes Round the World, directed by Géza von Bolváry1959 : Laß mich am Sonntag nicht allein (co-written with Adolf Schütz), directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt1960 : Die Rote Hand, directed by Kurt Meisel1966 : Sperrbezirk (story), directed by Will TremperErnst Neubach had a production company named Neubach-Film.
1935 : Suburban Cabaret, directed by Werner Hochbaum1935 : Ein Walzer um den Stephansturm, directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla1936 : Shadows of the Past (executive producer), directed by Werner Hochbaum1946 : On ne meurt pas comme ça (One Does Not Die That Way) (producer), directed by Jean Boyer1947 : Une nuit à Tabarin, directed by Karel Lamač1955 : Ich weiß, wofür ich lebe, directed by Paul Verhoeven1955 : Die Wirtin an der Lahn, directed by Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla1956 : Die Fischerin vom Bodensee (story), directed by Harald Reinl1957 : Aunt Wanda from Uganda, directed by Géza von Cziffra1957 : Die Prinzessin von St. Wolfgang (story), directed by Harald Reinl1957 : Wetterleuchten um Maria, directed by Luis Trenker1958 : Worüber man nicht spricht – Frauenarzt Dr. Brand greift ein, directed by Wolfgang Glück1958 : A Song Goes Round the World, directed by Géza von Bolváry1959 : Laß mich am Sonntag nicht allein (Co-production Neubach/Bavaria), directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt1960 : Die Rote Hand, directed by Kurt Meisel1964 : Dog Eat Dog (Co-production Neubach/Unione Cinematografica Internazionale), directed by Ray Nazarro1964 : The Cavern (Co-production Neubach/Cinedoris/20th Century Fox), directed by Edgar G. Ulmer1966 : Sperrbezirk, directed by Will Tremper