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Adolf Lantz
Adolf Lantz (1882-1949) was an Austrian screenwriter. Lantz went into exile following the Nazi takeover of power in Germany, and died in London. Selected filmography * ''Ilona (film), Ilona'' (1921) * ''The Inheritance of Tordis'' (1921) * ''Tabitha, Stand Up'' (1922) * ''One Glass of Water'' (1923) * ''The Countess of Paris'' (1923) * ''Dangerous Clues'' (1924) * ''Spring Awakening (1924 film), Spring Awakening'' (1924) * ''Man Against Man (1924 film), Man Against Man'' (1924) * ''Dancing Mad (film), Dancing Mad'' (1925) * ''The Morals of the Alley'' (1925) * ''The Elegant Bunch'' (1925) * ''Rags and Silk'' (1925) * ''The Director General'' (1925) * ''The Telephone Operator (1925 film), The Telephone Operator'' (1925) * ''The Golden Butterfly'' (1926) * ''State Attorney Jordan (1926 film), State Attorney Jordan'' (1926) * ''The Queen of the Baths'' (1926) * ''The Divorcée (1926 film), The Divorcée'' (1926) * ''Unmarried Daughters'' (1926) * ''Sword and Shield (film), Sword and Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Telephone Operator (1925 Film)
''The Telephone Operator'' (german: Das Fräulein vom Amt) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring André Mattoni, Alexander Murski, and Willy Kaiser-Heyl. The film's art direction was by Erich Czerwonski. It was notable for the number of leading UFA technicians who worked on it. It premiered on 15 October 1925 at the Tauenzienpalast in Berlin. It is also known by the alternative title ''Liebe und Telefon''. Cast *André Mattoni André Mattoni (born Andreas Leo Otto Edler von Mattoni; 24 February 1900 – 11 January 1985) was an Austrian actor. Mattoni was originally cast in Fritz Lang's ''Metropolis'' (1927) but was replaced by Gustav Fröhlich four weeks into shootin ... as Frank Caruther * Alexander Murski as Baron Josua Caruther * Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Baron Conrad * Karl Platen as Jeff *Kurt Wichulla as Kind * Frida Richard as Aunt Betsy * Paul Biensfeldt as Notar *Frieda Türnowski as neighbour * Fritz Richard as provost * Hugo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragedy Of Youth
''Tragedy of Youth'' (German: ''Jugendtragödie'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Roland Varno, Eva Speyer and Jaro Fürth. The son of a washerwoman is sent to a reform school for a minor crime, but breaks out and commits a murder.Prawer p.88 Cast * Roland Varno as Peter * Eva Speyer as Peters Muter * Jaro Fürth as Inhaber einer Zeitungsfiliale * Eberhard Mack as Sein Sohn Erich * Wolfgang Zilzer as Emil * Friedrich Kurth as Franz * Emmy von Nagy as Cläre – ein Fürsorgezögling * Fritz Kampers * Julius Falkenstein * Carla Bartheel * Kurt Brenkendorf Kurt Brenkendorf (born Benno Kurt Bockenheuser; 13 June 1882 – 10 September 1944) was a German stage and film actor.Grange p.256 Selected filmography *''The Mexican'' (1918) * '' Victim of Society'' (1919) * ''The Prisoner'' (1920) * '' Deceiv ... References Bibliography * Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933''. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song (film)
''Song'' (German: ''Schmutziges Geld'', literally ''Dirty Money'') is a 1928 British-German silent drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Anna May Wong, Heinrich George and Mary Kid.Hodges p.217 It was made at the Babelsberg Studio. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann. Cast * Anna May Wong as Song * Heinrich George as Jack Houben * Mary Kid as Gloria Lee * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Dimitri Alexi * Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger (29 April 1894 – 5 March 1981) was an Austrian theatre and film actor. Life and work Paul Hörbiger was born in the Hungarian capital Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary, the son of engineer Hanns Hörbiger, founder of the ... as Sam * Julius E. Herrmann References Bibliography * Graham Russell Gao Hodges. ''Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter to Hollywood Legend''. Hong Kong University Press, 2012. External links * 1928 drama films German drama films British silent feature films British dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devious Path
''The Devious Path'' (german: Abwege), also titled ''Crisis'', is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Gustav Diessl and Brigitte Helm. Plot Irene is frustrated by the inattentiveness of her lawyer husband Thomas, who refuses to go out with her and makes no secret of his aversion against her friend Liane. Attracted by artist Walter Frank, Irene visits him in his studio and agrees to his proposal to elope to Austria together, but Thomas puts an end to their plan. Later, she accompanies Thomas's colleague Möller to a nightclub, where she meets Liane and her friends and makes the acquaintance of boxer Sam. When Irene returns home, the couple seems to come closer to each other again, but when Thomas discovers a mascot which she took with her from the nightclub, he withdraws from her. The next day, Liane and her friends pay Irene a visit, who is still lying in bed. Enervated by her guests, she becomes even more infuriated when Thomas makes no mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number 17 (1928 Film)
''Number 17'' (german: Haus Nummer 17) is a 1928 German-British silent crime film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Guy Newall, Lien Deyers, and Carl de Vogt. The film was based on the 1925 play '' Number 17'' by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, later adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for his film ''Number Seventeen'' (1932). The 1928 film was one of several co-productions made in the 1920s between Britain's Gainsborough Pictures and Germany's Felsom Film. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Friedrich Werndorff Oscar Friedrich Werndorff (1880–1938) was an Austrian art director. After leaving Germany in the early 1930s he moved to Britain where he worked in the British film industry. He co-directed the 1931 film '' The Bells''.Bergfelder & Cargnel .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * Films of the Weimar Republic 1928 films British silent feature films German silent feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Train (1927 Film)
''The Ghost Train'' (german: Der Geisterzug) is a 1927 German-British crime comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Guy Newall, Ilse Bois and Louis Ralph. It is an adaptation of Arnold Ridley's play '' The Ghost Train''. The film was a co-production between Gainsborough Pictures and Phoebus Film and was shot at the latter's Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film was released in France as ''Le Train Fantome''. Some sources have reported over the years that the film was directed by famed Hungarian director Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ... but, according to critic Troy Howarth, "he's not credited on the prints, nor is the title attributed to him in any reputable source". The story was filmed again (with sound) in 1931. Plot Some stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince's Child
''The Prince's Child'' (German: ''Das Fürstenkind'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Harry Liedtke, Vivian Gibson and Evi Eva.Bock & Bergfelder p.285 It is based on Franz Lehár's 1909 operetta of the same name. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast * Harry Liedtke as Hadschi Stavros, Fürst von Parnes * Vivian Gibson as Mary Ann Barley * Evi Eva as Dolly Barley * Fred Louis Lerch as Bill Harrys * Adolphe Engers as Dr. Hyppolyte Clerinay * Iwa Wanja as Photini, Prinzessin von Parnes * Teddy Bill Teddy Bill (18 November 1900 – 11 February 1949) was an Austrian actor. Later in his career he was also credited as Teddy Kern. Selected filmography * ''Princess Trulala'' (1926) - Lackei * ''Vienna - Berlin'' (1926) - Ein Heurigenfänger * ... as Trottulos References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Bergha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Wants No Children (1926 Film)
''Madame Wants No Children'' (german: Madame wünscht keine Kinder) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Harry Liedtke and Maria Paudler. It is based on the novel ''Madame ne veut pas d'enfants'' by the French writer Clément Vautel. The film was made for the American Fox Film Corporation's German subsidiary. The film was shot at Tempelhof Studios in late 1926. It was the last European film Korda made until 1930 as he left for the United States shortly after its production (although an earlier film, '' A Modern Dubarry'', premiered later). Cast * María Corda as Elyane Parizot *Harry Liedtke as Paul * Maria Paudler as Louise Bonvin *Trude Hesterberg as Elyane's mother * Dina Gralla as Lulu, Elyane's sister *Hermann Vallentin as Paul's uncle *Camilla von Hollay as Louise's maid *Olga Mannel as Louise's cook *Ellen Mueller as Elyane's maid *Camilla Horn as Dancer *Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword And Shield (film)
''Sword and Shield'' (German: ''Zopf und Schwert - Eine tolle Prinzessin'') is a 1926 German silent film, silent historical film, historical romance film directed by Victor Janson and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Mady Christians, William Dieterle and Albert Steinrück.Grange p.232 It is in the Prussian films tradition. The film's sets were designed by Ernst Stern. Cast * Mady Christians as Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Prinzessin Wilhelmine * William Dieterle as Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Erbprinz von Bayreuth * Albert Steinrück as Frederick William I of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm I, König von Preußen * Hanni Weisse as Von Sonnsfeld, Hofdame der Prinzessin * Julia Serda as Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Sophie Dorothea, Königin von Preußen * Walter Janssen as Frederick the Great, Kronprinz Friedrich * Harry Hardt as Graf Kayserlingk * Robert Scholz as Hotham, englischer Gesandter * Julius Falkenstein as Graf Seckendorf, kais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unmarried Daughters
''Unmarried Daughters'' (German: ''Ledige Töchter'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Jenny Jugo, Charlotte Ander and Ida Wüst.Parish p.297 The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff. Cast * Jenny Jugo as Eva Munk * Charlotte Ander as Mela Munk * Ida Wüst as Frau Munk * Ernő Verebes as Heidemann * Gyula Szőreghy as Renz - ein Möbelhändler * Karl Falkenberg as Hans Graf * Kurt Vespermann as Stichelmann - ein Maler * Fritz Spira as Herr Munk * Livio Pavanelli as Foerster * Lotte Lorring as Frau Stichelmann * Trude Lehmann Trude Lehmann (1892–1987) was a German film actress.Grange p.307 Selected filmography * ''Children of No Importance'' (1926) * ''We'll Meet Again in the Heimat'' (1926) * ''Unmarried Daughters ''Unmarried Daughters'' (German: ''Ledige Töcht ... as Anna, Hausmädchen bei Munks References Bibliography * Parish, Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divorcée (1926 Film)
''The Divorcée'' (german: Die geschiedene Frau) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Victor Janson and Rudolf Dworsky, starring Mady Christians, Marcella Albani, and Bruno Kastner. It is based on the operetta ''Die geschiedene Frau''. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast *Mady Christians as Gonda van der Loo *Marcella Albani as Jana *Bruno Kastner as Lucas van Deesteldonck *Victor Janson as Dr. Scrop * Paul Morgan as Erster Gerichtsdiener *Wilhelm Bendow as Zweiter Gerichtsdiener *Walter Rilla as Karel van Lysseweghe See also *''The Divorcée ''The Divorcée'' (german: Die geschiedene Frau) is a 1953 German musical film directed by George Jacoby and starring Marika Rökk, Johannes Heesters and Hans Nielsen. It was based on the operetta '' Die geschiedene Frau'' by Leo Fall and Vict ...'' (1953) References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |