University of Wyoming
"Resisting the Enemy" -- film -- 35 mm.
Willy Eichberger (1904-2004) began his acting career in Austria, where he was born. He fled to England in 1933 to escape the persecution of Jews by the the Nazis and began a new career under the name Carl Esmond. His first Hollyword film was "The Dawn Patrol" (1938). During the war years, he often played Nazis and other villains. In the 1950s he moved into television, where he was a frequent guest star. His final movie role was "Morituri" (1965).
The Carl Esmond papers contain photographs and a scrapbook covering his stage and film career in England and the United States, usually under the billing Carl Esmond. Also included is a series of U.S. Army training films, "Resisting the Enemy" (1944), as well as programs, clippings, and other biographical material.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Carl Esmond at the date of processing.
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