Hanns Schwarz was born on February 11, 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director and writer, known for Petronella - Das Geheimnis der Berge (1927), Murder for Sale (1930) and Csárdáskirálynö (1927). He was married to Lissy Arna. He died on October 27, 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA.