Werner Scheff

Werner Scheff
Born	(1888-05-05)5 May 1888 Berlin, German Empire
Died	1947(1947-00-00) (aged 58–59) London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Writer
Relatives	Otto Scheff (brother)

Werner Scheff (1888–1947) was a German novelist and screenwriter. He was known as a prolific writer of sports fiction. Following the Nazi Party's rise to power, he emigrated and died in London in 1947.

Selected filmography

• Die Arche (1919)
• The Man in the Saddle (1925)
• Dagfin (1926)
• The Girl on a Swing (1926)
• The Champion of the World (1927)
• Attorney for the Heart (1927)
• The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927)
• Never Trust a Woman (1930)
• Johnny Steals Europe (1932)
• Ship Without a Harbour (1932)
• Secret Agent (1932)
• The Marathon Runner (1933)
• Jumping Into the Abyss (1933)

Bibliography

• Erik N. Jensen. Body by Weimar: Athletes, Gender, and German Modernity. Oxford University Press, 2010.

External links

• Werner Scheff at IMDb