Lothar Mendes was born on May 19, 1894 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936), Payment Deferred (1932) and Flight for Freedom (1943). He was married to Dorothy Mackaill. He died on February 25, 1974 in London, England.
German director, a former actor with Max Reinhardt's theatrical company. In Hollywood from 1926-33 under contract to Paramount. Married silent star Dorothy Mackaill. Moved to Britain in 1934 and worked for Gaumont and at Alexander Korda's Denham Studios, where he turned out his best-known film, The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936). Subsequently returned to Hollywood as a freelance director in the early 1940s. Retired in 1946.