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L A 100-1812 “PRETES DZUTSCHEAND,"” September ‘1p4z Lesue Y - s mparine contains an article entitled "Brecht in der tribune,* BERTHOLDA ERTEL. BERTHOLD VIERTSL is known to this office as a refugee writer fron Nasi Germany. He was born on dime 28, 1885, at Vienna, Austria, and clains Austrian citizenship. He entered the United States in San Ysidro in tiarch 1942, but has spent very little time in this country from then until May 1959. He is an acquaintance of FRITZ LANG, and OTTO XATZ, and is eaid to have assisted Katz in German underground work in the summer of 1939 by making anti-Nazi record- ings with LANG and others. From 1933 to 1939 he contributed articles to “International Literature” and "Das wort," which magazines were published in ' kussia by a group of German exiles, including many Communists. ie was stage manager of “The Tribeune," described as a Communist propaganda thester in . Wew York City. His wife, SALK%VIERTEL, contributes to “New Hasses" and ise” said to have once contributed to an alleged secret collection for Stalin in i856 or 15955. SOURCE po During the latter part of 1942, according to this source, BERT BRECHT, HANNS BISLER, and FRITZ LAG were working together cr a film entitled “Unconquered.” BRECET was the author of this story, LAG the director, ard BISLER the music writer. The name of this story, however, was later changed to "Hangmen Also Die.* SOURCE | | According to this source, "Hangnen Also Die“ is a war melodrama that was produced by ARNOLDPRESSBURGER, directed by FRITZ LANG, and adapted from the ; original story by BERT BRECHT and FRITS LANG. This source déscribed the producer, PRESSBURGER, as a sympathizer with the Hollywood Communist element and stated that oritics claim this film to be Commnist propaganda. a an SUURULE , This source has advised that BRECHT finished work on the picture, “Bangmen Also Die," in the early part of 1945, and that he had worked in the production of this picture as e story writer and a technical adviser on under- ground activity in Europe. The authenticity of this film, according to this source, was largely due to the work of BRECHT, whose imonledge of ths wader- _ ground mas obtained through personal experience. vy ee ee sagt a ae ees of fe re se