Gus Meins

Infobox actor


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name = Gus Meins
birthdate = birth date|1893|3|6
birthplace = Frankfurt, Germany
deathdate = death date and age|1940|8|1|1893|3|6
deathplace = La Crescenta, California
othername =
occupation = Film director
yearsactive = 1922 - 1940
imdb_id = 0576940

Gus Meins (March 6 1893 - August 1 1940) was a German-American film director. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany.

Meins first became notable as the director of a number of silent short subjects film series, including the "Buster Brown" comedies of the 1920s. He is best known as senior director of Hal Roach's "Our Gang" comedies from 1934 to 1936, and also as director of Laurel and Hardy's "Babes in Toyland". His assistant director was a young Gordon Douglas, who became senior director in 1936 when Meins left "Our Gang" for other directing jobs at Roach.

He left Roach in 1937 over creative differences, and committed suicide on August 1 1940 at the age of 47.

elected filmography

"Our Gang" shorts:
* Second Childhood (1936)
* Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935)
* Little Sinner (1935)
* Little Papa (1935)
* Sprucin' Up (1935)
* Teacher's Beau (1935)
* Beginner's Luck (1935)
* Anniversary Trouble (1935)
* Shrimps for a Day (1934)
* Mama's Little Pirate (1934)
* Mike Fright (1934)
* Honky Donkey (1934)
* The First Round-Up (1934)
* For Pete's Sake! (1934)
* Hi'-Neighbor! (1934)

External links

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* [http://www.tbcmo.de/ Life, films and death of Gus Meins]

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NAME= Meins, Gus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Film director
DATE OF BIRTH= 1893-3-6
PLACE OF BIRTH= Frankfurt, Germany
DATE OF DEATH= 1940-8-1
PLACE OF DEATH= La Crescenta, California