Spaghetti Western
Director ~ Otto Lins Morstadt
Otto Lins-Morstadt''
iwas a German silent film director, actor, and screenwriter known for his
contributions to German cinema during the late 1910s and early 1920s. Born on 28 May 1889 in Iserlohn,
Germany, Lins-Morstadt was active primarily in the silent film era before
transitioning to work as an author after his filmmaking career ended.
He entered the film
industry in 1916 with an acting role in John Rool and made his directorial
debut the following year with “Totenkopfreiter”, in which he also acted and
wrote the screenplay.
Frequently taking on
multiple roles in his productions, he directed, wrote, and appeared in films
such as “Das Mysterium des Kleinods” (1918), “Um hunderttausend Mark” (1919),
and “Die Geier der Goldgruben” (1921).
He was married to
actresses including Magda Elgen (Editha Camphausen) and Ethel Schwimmer.
Lins-Morstadt died on 15 September 1962 in Asunción, Paraguay at the age of 73.
Otto Lins Morstadt
directed one silent Euro-western, “Die Geier der Goldgruben” in 1920.
LINS-MORSTADT, Otto (Rudolf
Wilhelm Otto Adolf Theo Lins-Morstadt)
[5/28/1889, Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany – 9/15/1962, Asunción,
Paraguay] – director, writer, author, actor, married to actress Ethel Schwimmer
(1914-1915), Magda Elgen (Johanna Edith Camphausen) [1890-1945]
(1916-1922), married to
producer Charlotte Lentz (Charlotte Recke) [1895–1974] (1927-19??) father
of painter Juan Joaquin Lins-Morstadt [1929-2015], founded Mercedes Film GmbH
(1917-1927).
Die
Geier der Goldgruben – 1920
Spaghetti
Western Screenwriter ~ Don Vicente Escrivá
Vicente
Escrivá Soriano was a Spanish film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his
prolific and versatile career in Spanish cinema and television, spanning more
than fifty years from the late 1940s to the 1990s.
Born
on 1 June 1913 in Valencia, he transitioned from literary pursuits, including a
National Literature Prize in 1947 for his biographical work on Miguel de
Cervantes, to becoming a key figure in post-Civil War Spanish film production.
Escrivá
began his film career as a screenwriter in the late 1940s, contributing to
notable productions such as “La mies es mucha” and collaborating with directors
like José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and Juan de Orduña. In 1950, he co-founded Aspa
Films, initially focusing on religious and Christian-themed cinema supported by
official and ecclesiastical institutions, producing titles such as “Balarrasa”
and “La señora de Fátima”. He made his directorial debut with “El hombre de la
isla” in 1959 and subsequently helmed a wide range of films, from the
critically recognized “Dulcinea” (1962) to popular comedies, singer vehicles
starring Raphael like “El golfo” and “El ángel”, and the erotic “destape” films
characteristic of 1970s Spanish cinema, such as “La lozana andaluza” and “Zorrita
Martínez”.
In
his later years, Escrivá shifted toward television, where he directed highly
popular sitcoms including ‘Lleno, por favor’, ‘Este es mi barrio’, and ‘Manos a
la obra’, as well as the historical miniseries ‘Réquiem por Granada’. His
adaptable approach across genres and media, from politically aligned early
works to commercial successes during Spain's democratic transition, marked him
as one of the most enduring professionals in Spanish audiovisual history.
Vicente
Escrivá died on April 18, 1999, at the age of 85 in his home in Madrid, Spain.
Vicente
Escrivá co-wrote the screenplay for one Spaghetti western, “Amore, piombo e
furore” (China 9, Liberty 37) with Ennio De Concini, Jerry Harvey and Douglas
Venturelli in 1978. Escriva was also a writer and producer of the semi-western
“Vente a ligar al Oeste” in 1972 and a production manager on the 1990-1993
television series “The New Zorro” starring Duncan Regehr.
ESCRIVA, Don Vicente
(aka Vicente
Escriba, Vicente Escriva, Don Vicente Escrivá, Antonio Vies) (Vicente Escrivá Soriano) [6/1/1913, Valencia, Comunidad
Valenciana, Spain – 4/18/1999, Madrid, Madrid, Spain] – producer, production
manager, director, writer, songwriter, married to producer Teresa Almirón
(19??-19??)., founded Aspa Films [1950].
Vente a ligar al
Oeste – 1972 [producer, writer]
China 9, Liberty 37
– 1978 (co)
Zorro (TV) –
1990-1993 [production manager]
Spaghetti Western
Cinematographer ~ Aldo Ricci
Italian Aldo Ricci
worked in several capacities in the world of film, He was a producer on five
films from 1966 to 1988, a cameraman on eleven films between 1957 and 1972 but
was known as a cinematographer on a dozen films between 1965 and 1992. He even
appeared on screen in two roles one being in “For a Few Dollars More” in 1965
in an uncredited role.
I can find no
biographical information on him.
Aldo Ricci was a
cinematographer on three Spaghetti westerns: “I morti non si contano” (Dead Men
Don’t Count) with Franco Delli Colli in 1968, “Garringo” in 1969 and “Arriva
Sabata!” (Sabata the Killer) in 1970.
RICCI, Aldo [Italian] –
producer, cinematographer, cameraman.
For a Few Dollars
More – 1965 [actor, cameraman]
