Biography
Robert Wyler (September 25, 1900 – January 17, 1971) was a Swiss-American film producer and associate producer. He was the older brother of film director William Wyler and a nephew of Universal Studios head, Carl Laemmle. Wyler was born in Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany (now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France). His first credit was as a producer in 1928, and he made several unsuccessful attempts at directing in the early 1930s. Wyler found success in the late 1940s and 1950s. He was associate producer of...
Complete Filmography
How to Steal a Million
1966
Production Assistant
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
The Children's Hour
1961
Associate Producer
An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.
The Big Country
1958
Adaptation, Associate Producer
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, a...
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Associate Producer
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the ...
The Desperate Hours
1955
Associate Producer
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Roman Holiday
1953
Associate Producer
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor k...
Detective Story
1951
Screenplay, Associate Producer
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a preci...
The Heiress
1949
Associate Producer
In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or ...
The Gentleman Misbehaves
1946
Screenplay
After his first attempt to obtain cash fails, a Broadway producer turns to a gambler to raise money for his show.
Fighting Thoroughbreds
1939
Story
A prize-winning stallion breeds off-guard with a mare owned by his rival. The colt is trained to race from birth, eventually running in the Kentucky D...
Sophie Lang Goes West
1937
Screenplay
Reformed jewel-thief Sophie Lang, tired of being questioned by the New York City police every time a jewel disappears, decides to head for California ...
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
Screenplay
The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.
Murder Goes to College
1937
Screenplay
The policy-racket reaches it lean, bony fingers into the ivy-towers of a large university and the underworld trying to “beat the numbers-racket” with ...
Dodsworth
1936
Additional Writing
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
It Happened in Paris
1935
Director
A British millionaire's son travels to France to study art, and falls in love in Paris.
The Wonderful Day
1932
Director
An assistant pharmacist in the South of France , Blaise works for Mrs. Pinède, a well-endowed hot-blooded woman who has developed a crush on him, and ...
A Father Without Knowing It
1932
Director
On the eve of getting married by order of his mother to a wealthy American heiress, Leon learns that his former friend just had a child. She cannot ke...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923
Assistant Director
In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral ca...