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John H. Auer (August 3, 1906 inBudapest,Austro-Hungarian Empire – March 15, 1975 inNorth Hollywood, Los Angeles) was a Hungarian-born child actor who, on coming to the Americas in 1928, became a movie director and producer, initially in Mexico but, from the early 1930s, in Hollywood.

Auer was a child actor in Vienna from the age of 12. After he grew up, he had some business experience in Europe, but decided to emigrate to the United States in 1928. He first sought work as a director inHollywood but luck did not seem to favour him. Next, he tried his hand at directing some Mexican films, which did quite well as they not only brought him critical acclaim but also fared well in box office receipts; some even brought him awards from the Mexican government.^[1][2]

His success in Mexico helped Auer to make a re-entry into Hollywood and direct films. Although he worked mostly for theRepublic Pictures who specialized inWesterns andB films, he stuck to crime thrillers and musicals. Besides directing, he also produced most of his directed films.^[1]

The year 1934 saw Auer's Hollywood directorial venture, Frankie and Johnny, filmed at the Mascot Studios. His later years were spent mostly with theRepublic Pictures. It was in the late 1940s and early 1950s when some of his B-rated movies such asAngel on the Amazon,Thunderbirds, andHell's Half Acre were well accepted by the film lovers. He also did a film withRKO Pictures'sGangway for Tomorrow andUniversal Studios'sJohnny Doughboy.^[2]

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