Kolm, Gustav Anton#
b. Vienna, Oct. 12, 1865, d. Vienna, Oct. 11, 1922, film pioneer and photographer; husband of Louise Kolm. From 1906 produced Viennese short films; (together with his assistant J. Fleck) founded the company "Wiener Kunstfilm-Industrie"; (together with his wife Louise, Fleck and the actor H. Hanus.) produced the first Austrian feature film "Von Stufe zu Stufe", 1908 (no longer extant). Numerous other film projects (newsreels, feature films) followed.
Works#
Film producer of: Die Ahnfrau, 1910; Der Mueller und sein Kind, 1910; Hoffmanns Erzaehlungen, 1911; Johann Strauss an der schoenen blauen Donau, 1913; Der Pfarrer von Kirchfeld, 1914; Eine Million Dollar, 1921.