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AAS ity ro L A 100-18112 "PRETES DEUISCHEAND ," September 1942 issue : i. 8 magarine contains an article entitled "Brecht in der 7ribune,® BERTHOLDAVIERTEL. BERTHOLD VIERTSL is known to this office as a rofugee writer froa Wasi Germany. He was born on dime 28, 1885, at Vienna, Austria, anc clains Austrian oitssenship. He entered the United States in San Ysidro in ‘farch 1942, but has spent very little time in this country from then until Lay 1959. Ee is an acquaintance of FRITZ LANG, and OTTO XATZ, and is said to have assisted KAT< in German widerground work in the sumer of 1939 by making anti-Nazi record- ings with LANG and others. Prom 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 Comunists. ie was stage manager of “The Tribeune,” described as a Communist propaganda theeter in . Wew York City. His wife, SALKPVIERTEL, contributes to “New Masses" and is a said to have once contributed to an alleged secret collection for Stalin in 1958 or 1959. SOURCE | | During the latter part of 1942, according to this source, BERT BRECRT, HANNS BISLER, and FRITZ LAG were working together cr a film entitled "Unconquered." BRECHT was the author of this story, LANG the director, ard BISLER the music writer. The name of this story, however, was later changed to "Hangmen Also Die.* SOURCE L | According to this source, “Hangmen Aleo Die“ is a var melodrama that was produced by ARNOLD/PRESSBURGER, directed by FRITZ LANG, and adapted from the i original story by BERT BRECHT and FRITZ LANG. This source déscribed the producer, PRESSBURGER, ae @ sympathizer with the Hollywood Communist element and stated that oritics claim this film to be Communist propaganda. © ane URCE ay This source has advised that BRECHT finished work on the picture, “Bangmen Also Die," in the early part of 19435, and that he had worked in the production of this picture as ea 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 BRECET, whose knowledge of ths wader _ growed ms obtained through personal experience.