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Alexandra Sorina
Alexandra Sorina (Belarusian: Аляксандра Зорына, Russian: Александра Зорина; born Aleksandra Tsvikevich, 17 September 1899 – 31 May 1973) was a Russian Empire-born actress who had a career in Weimar Germany, mainly in film. Selected filmography * ''Peter the Great'' (1922) * '' The Money Devil'' (1923) * '' The Malay Junk'' (1924) * ''The Hands of Orlac'' (1924) * '' The Pearls of Doctor Talmadge'' (1925) * ''Old Mamsell's Secret'' (1925) * ''The Director General'' (1925) * ''The Woman Who Did'' (1925) * ''The Circus Princess ' (''The Circus Princess'') is an operetta in three acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán to a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 26 March 1926 and went on to 344 ...'' (1925) * '' The Most Beautiful Woman in Paris'' (1928) * '' Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (1932) Bibliography * Ragowski, Christian. ''The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baranavichy
Baranavichy ( ; be, Бара́навічы, Belarusian Latin alphabet, Łacinka: , ; russian: Бара́новичи; yi, באַראַנאָוויטש; pl, Baranowicze) is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus, with a population (as of 2019) of 179,000. It is notable for an important railway Junction (rail), junction and is home to Baranavichy State University. General information The city of Baranavichy is located on the Baranavichy Plain in the interfluve of Shchara and its tributary Myshanka. Baranavichy is located virtually on the straight line, connecting regional centre Brest, Belarus, Brest (206 km) and Minsk (149 km). Nearby cities: Lyakhavichy (17 km), Slonim (42 km), Nyasvizh (51 km), Navahrudak (52 km), and Hantsavichy (72 km). Baranavichy is located on flat terrain where the height difference does not exceed 20 m (from 180 to 200 m above sea level). The altitude of the city is 193 m above sea level. Total length of the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pearls Of Doctor Talmadge
''The Pearls of Doctor Talmadge'' (German:''Die Perlen des Dr. Talmadge'') is a 1925 German silent mystery film directed by Max Obal and starring Ernst Reicher and Alexandra Sorina.Rainey p.230 It was one of a series of films featuring the detective Stuart Webbs. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. Cast * Ernst Reicher as Stuart Webbs, Detektiv * Alexandra Sorina * Hermann Pfanz * Fritz Greiner * Claire Kronburger * John Mylong John Mylong (September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States. Selected filmography * ''Der heilige Hass, 1. Teil'' (1921) - Rabo ... References Bibliography * Rainey, Buck. ''Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956''. McFarland, 2015. External links * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Max Obal German silent feature films German mystery films German black-and-white films 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Deaths
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President ( 1969, 1973) and Vice President of the United States ( 1953, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 flight from Jeddah crashes in Kano, Nigeria; 176 people are killed. * January 27 – U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. February * February 8 – A militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Births
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasputin, Demon With Women
''Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (German: ''Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Conrad Veidt, Paul Otto and Hermine Sterler. It portrays the influence wielded by Grigori Rasputin over the Russian Royal Family around the time of the First World War. It was released the same year as an American film about him '' Rasputin and the Empress''. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Walter Reimann Walter Reimann (2 June 1887 – 8 November 1936) was a German painter and art director. He was an Expressionist and member of the group of artists associated with Zurich magazine, Der Sturm. He worked on the production design of a number of films .... Cast References Bibliography * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1932''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. External links * 1932 drama films 1930s historical drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German historical drama films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Most Beautiful Woman In Paris
''The Most Beautiful Woman in Paris'' (german: Die schönste Frau von Paris) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Elga Brink, Werner Fuetterer, and Warwick Ward.Bock & Bergfelder p. 248 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Khawla El Arrak * Werner Fuetterer * Warwick Ward * Rudolf Klein-Rogge * Eugen Neufeld * Alexandra Sorina * Eva Speyer Eva Speyer also known as Eva Speyer-Stoeckel and Eva Ebert (24 August 1882 – 13 August 1975) was a German actress. She appeared in more than seventy films from 1911 to 1932. Selected filmography References External links * * * 1882 ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films 1920s German-language films Films directed by Luise Fleck Films dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Circus Princess (1925 Film)
''The Circus Princess'' (German: ''Die Zirkusprinzessin'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Josefine Dora, Olga Engl and Johanna Ewald. It is based on the operetta ''Die Zirkusprinzessin''.Gänzl p.1086 Another German silent film adaptation was released in 1929. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse. Cast In alphabetical order * Josefine Dora * Olga Engl * Johanna Ewald * Cilly Feindt * Angelo Ferrari * Robert Garrison * Rudolf Klein-Rhoden * Rudolf Lettinger * Clementine Plessner * Otto Reinwald * Alexandra Sorina * Hans Trautner * Bruno Ziener Bruno Ziener (11 June 1870 – 9 February 1941) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in over 100 films between 1913 and 1941. He also directed 28 silent films such as '' The Flight into Death'' (1921).Grange p. 95 Selected ... References Bibliography * Kurt Gänzl, Andrew Lamb. ''Gänzl's book of the musical theatre''. Schirmer Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Who Did (1925 Film)
''The Woman Who Did '' (German: ''Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf'', English: The Woman with the Bad Reputation) is a 1925 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent drama film directed by Benjamin Christensen and starring Lionel Barrymore, Gustav Fröhlich and Alexandra Sorina. It was an adaptation of the 1895 British novel ''The Woman Who Did'' by Grant Allen. The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby (art director), Hans Jacoby. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as Allan Merrick * Gustav Fröhlich as James Compson * Alexandra Sorina as Herminia Barton * Daisy Campbell (silent film actress), Daisy Campbell as Frau Merrick * Marian Alma as Diener * Walter Bruckmann as Tadeo * Danielowitsch as Kind * Dembot as Detektiv * Hertha Müller as Backfisch * Frida Richard as Alte Frau * Fritz Richard as Alter Mann * Mathilde Sussin as Frau Compson * Robert Taube as Mr. Compson * Eugenie Teichgräber as Dolores Bibliography * Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. ''The Concise Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Director General
''The Director General'' (German: ''Der Herr Generaldirektor'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Albert Bassermann, Hanna Ralph and Alexandra Sorina.Bock & Bergfelder p.28 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. Cast * Albert Bassermann as Generaldirektor Herbert Heidenberg * Hanna Ralph as Gerda * Alexandra Sorina as Hanna Weyl * Alfred Abel as Konstantin Avalescu * Hermann Vallentin as Karl Mollheim * Kurt Vespermann as Reinhold Gehrke * Bruno Ziener * Wilhelm Diegelmann References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Fritz Wendhausen German silent feature films German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Mamsell's Secret
''Old Mamsell's Secret'' (German:''Das Geheimnis der alten Mamsell'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Frida Richard, Guido Parish and Marcella Albani.Nelmes & Selbo The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew and Gustav A. Knauer. It was distributed by the German branch of Fox Film. Cast * Frida Richard as Dortje van Dekker * Guido Parish as Vladimir Orlowski * Marcella Albani as Felicitas van Dekker - van Dekkers Tochter * Hans Mierendorff as Konsul van Dekker * Julia Serda as Regina van Dekker * Harry Halm as Harry * Anton Pointner as Adrian * Alexandra Sorina Alexandra Sorina (Belarusian: Аляксандра Зорына, Russian: Александра Зорина; born Aleksandra Tsvikevich, 17 September 1899 – 31 May 1973) was a Russian Empire-born actress who had a career in Weimar Germany, m ... as Tora Brink * Max Winter as Hendrik - Diener beim Konsul * Charly Berger as Chauffeur * Hermann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hands Of Orlac (1924 Film)
''The Hands of Orlac'' (German: ''Orlacs Hände'') is a 1924 Austrian silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Conrad Veidt, Alexandra Sorina and Fritz Kortner. It is based on the novel ''Les Mains d'Orlac'' by Maurice Renard. Plot Concert pianist Paul Orlac loses his hands in a horrible railway accident. His wife Yvonne pleads with a surgeon to try and save Orlac's hands. The surgeon transplants the hands of a recently executed murderer named Vasseur. When Orlac learns this, horror obsesses him. He is tortured by the presence of a knife he finds at his house, just like that used by Vasseur, and the desire to kill. He believes that along with the hands he has acquired the murderer's predisposition to violence. He confronts the surgeon, telling him to remove the hands, but the surgeon tries to convince him that a person's acts are not governed by hands, but by the head and heart. Orlac's new hands are unable to play the piano, and in time he and his wife run o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk Governorate
The Minsk Governorate (russian: Минская губерния, Belarusian: ) or Government of Minsk was a governorate ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire. The seat was in Minsk. It was created in 1793 from the land acquired in the partitions of Poland and lasted until 1921. Administrative structure *Bobruysky Uyezd *Borisovsky Uyezd *Igumensky Uyezd *Minsky Uyezd *Mozyrsky Uyezd *Novogrudsky Uyezd (part of Grodno Governorate before 1843) * Pinsky Uyezd *Rechitsky Uyezd *Slutsky Uyezd Vileysky and Disnensky Uyezds passed to the Vilna Governorate in 1843. In 1919, Baranovichsky Uyezd was created from Novogorodoksky Uyezd and Nesvizhsky Uyezd was created from Slutsky Uyezd. In 1920, Novogrudoksky, Pinsky, Baranovichsky, and Nesvizhsky Uyezds were controlled by Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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