Eugene Frenke

Eugene Frenke (1 January 1895 – 10 March 1984)^[1] was a Russian-born film producer, director and writer. He twice collaborated with the director John Huston on the films Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison and The Barbarian and the Geisha.

Frenke was married^[2] to the Ukrainian actress Anna Sten, from 1932 until his death in 1984. She appeared in a number of his films.

Partial filmography

• Girl in the Case (1934)
• Life Returns (1935)
• A Woman Alone (1936)
• Miss Robin Crusoe (1954)

As director:

• Life Returns (1934)
• Girl in the Case (1935)
• A Woman Alone (1936) (also known as Two Who Dared)
• Miss Robin Crusoe (1953)