DWAIN ESPER

'Dwain Esper' (October 7, 1892—October 18, 1982) was a director and producer of exploitation films (some of which were written by Esper's wife, Hildegarde Stadie). He is considered to be one of the worst directors of all time, and his films have become cult classics for being so notoriously bad. Some view his work as being unintentionally funny. Esper died in 1982. He and Hildegarde had two children, Dwain, Jr. and Millicent.

Contents

Filmography

Director credits

Producer credits

Reissues

External links

Filmography

Director credits

★ ''Sinister Harvest'' (1930)

★ ''The Seventh Commandment'' (1932)
: aka ''Sins of Love'' (USA: reissue title)
: aka ''The 7th Commandment'' (USA: poster title)

★ ''Narcotic'' (1933)
: aka ''Narcotic Racket'' (USA: reissue title)
: aka ''Narcotic!'' (USA: promotional title)
: aka ''Narcotic: As Interpreted by Dwain Esper'' (USA: closing credits title)

★ ''Maniac'' (1934)
: aka ''Sex Maniac''

★ ''Modern Motherhood'' (1934)

★ ''Marihuana'' (1936)
: aka ''Marihuana, the Devil's Weed''
: aka ''Marihuana, the Weed with Roots in Hell!''

★ ''How to Undress in Front of Your Husband'' (1937)

★ ''Sex Madness'' (1938)
: aka ''Human Wreckage'' (USA: reissue title)
: aka ''They Must Be Told'' (USA: reissue title)

★ ''Curse of the Ubangi'' (1946)

★ ''Will It Happen Again?'' (1948)
: aka ''Love Life of Adolph Hitler'' (USA: reissue title)
: aka ''The Strange Love Life of Adolf Hitler'' (USA: reissue title)
: aka ''The Strange Loves of Adolf Hitler'' (USA: reissue title)

Producer credits

:''Excluding films Esper directed.''

★ ''How to Take a Bath'' (1937)

★ ''Angkor'' (1935)
: aka ''Beyond Shanghai'' (UK)
: aka ''Forbidden Adventure'' (USA: informal reissue title)
: aka ''Forbidden Adventure in Angkor'' (USA: reissue title)

Reissues

★ ''Reefer Madness''

★ ''Hell-A-Vision''
: aka ''Hell-O-Vision'' (USA)

★ ''Man's Way with Women''

★ ''Freaks'' (uncredited)

★ ''
: aka ''Cain''

External links

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