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Adolf Gärtner
Adolf Gärtner (1879–1958) was a German film director of the silent era.Cresswell & Dixon p.174 Selected filmography * '' The Night Talk'' (1917) * '' Sadja'' (1918) * '' The Lady in the Car'' (1919) * '' Between Two Worlds'' (1919) * ''Napoleon and the Little Washerwoman'' (1920) * '' Mary Tudor'' (1920) * ''Princess Woronzoff'' (1920) * '' The Sons of Count Dossy'' (1920) * ''The Voice'' (1920) * ''The Devil and Circe'' (1921) * '' The Last Witness'' (1921) * ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * '' The White Death'' (1921) * ''The Riddle of the Sphinx'' (1921) * ''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) References Bibliography * Tim Cresswell & Deborah Dixon. ''Engaging Film: Geographies of Mobility and Identity''. Rowman & Littl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil And Circe
''The Devil and Circe'' (German: ''Teufel und Circe'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Sascha Gura, Eduard von Winterstein and Walter von Allwoerden. It premiered in Munich on 7 June 1921. Cast * Sascha Gura as Circe *Walter von Allwoerden as Der Teufel *Margarete Kupfer as Hexe *Eduard von Winterstein Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was ... *Heinz Erdmann References External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Adolf Gärtner 1921 drama films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1879 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. * January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins. * January 22 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Isandlwana: A force of 1,200 British soldiers is wiped out by over 20,000 Zulu warriors. * January 23 – Anglo-Zulu War – Battle of Rorke's Drift: Following the previous day's defeat, a smaller British force of 140 successfully repels an attack by 4,000 Zulus. * February 3 – Mosley Street in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) becomes the world's first public highway to be lit by the electric incandescent light bulb invented by Joseph Swan. * February 8 – At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute, engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes the global adoption of standard time. * March 3 – United States Geological Survey is founded. * March 11 – Th ... [...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 Riddle Of The Sphinx (film)
''The Riddle of the Sphinx'' (German: ''Das Rätsel der Sphinx'') is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Erich Kaiser-Titz and Karl Günther.Berman p.166 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Cast * Ellen Richter as Juanita di Conchitas * Erich Kaiser-Titz as Amru, an Egyptian * Karl Günther as Dr. Percy Grey * Albert Patry as Prof. Grey, British Museum * Georg John as Mummy * Kurt Rottenburg as Dr. Edward Pattison * Georg Baselt as Don Martunez de la Blanca * Henry Bender as Empfangschef * Irmgard Bern as Daisy Pattison * Carl Geppert as Baron Kollwitz * Károly Huszár as Fürst Popoff * Max Kronert as Mehemed * Maria Lux as Miss Peach * Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Death (film)
''The White Death'' (German: ''Der weiße Tod'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Eduard von Winterstein and Hans Adalbert Schlettow.Bock & Bergfelder p.535 Cast * Ellen Richter as Die kranke Tochter * Eduard von Winterstein as der Vater * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Der Bräutigam * Claire Creutz * Gert Sascha Gert is a mainly masculine given name ( short form of Gerrit, Gerard, etc.) with some female bearers (short for Gertrude). Since 1993 no one in Sweden has been baptised as Gert according to the Swedish Bureau of Census, so the name is becoming ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Adolf Gärtner German silent feature films UFA GmbH films 1921 drama films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventuress Of Monte Carlo
''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (german: Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo) is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Anton Pointner and Eduard von Winterstein. It was released in three parts, ''The Mistress of the Shah'', ''Moroccan Nights'' and ''The Stanley Trial''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Extensive location shooting took place in Monte Carlo, Morocco, Paris, Nice, Switzerland, Barcelona and Italy. Cast *Ellen Richter as Zoraja *Anton Pointner as Edward Stanley *Albert Patry as De Jong *Eduard von Winterstein as Rimay * Charles Puffy as Ali, servant *Kurt Rottenburg as Thiery *Karl Günther as Prinz Luigi *Karl Swoboda as Prokurist *Martha Hoffmann as stewardess *Toni Tetzlaff as Madame X * Albert Paulig as Oberkellner *Henry Bender as Achmed *Magnus Stifter as Ibrahim *Hamed ben Melusi as Ali ben Rassid *Max Kronert as Nyhoff *Paul Biensfeldt as Moroccan Postbeamter * Arthur Krau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Witness (1921 Film)
''The Last Witness'' (german: Der letzte Zeuge) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Albert Bassermann, Elsa Bassermann and Olga Engl.Krautz p. 76 It was shot in 1919, but not released until April 1921. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Cast * Albert Bassermann * Elsa Bassermann * Irmgard Bern * Olga Engl * Friedrich Wilhelm Kaiser * Meinhart Maur * Fritz Moleska * Frida Richard Frida Richard (born Friederike Raithel, 1 November 1873 – 12 September 1946) was an Austrian actress. Selected filmography * '' The Sin of Helga Arndt'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * '' The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach'' (1917) ... References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Adolf Gärtner German black-an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (1920 Film)
''The Voice'' (German: ''Die Stimme'') is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Albert Bassermann, Elsa Bassermann and Loo Hardy.Grange p.63 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Cast * Albert Bassermann * Elsa Bassermann * Loo Hardy * Hermann Leffler * Charlotte Schultz * Gerhard Tandar * Hella Thornegg Hella Tornegg was a German stage and film actress. Selected filmography * ''Lehmann's Honeymoon'' (1916) * ''Spring Storms'' (1918) * ''Film Kathi'' (1918) * '' Nocturne of Love'' (1919) * ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' (1919) * ''Blackmailed'' ( ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Adolf Gärtner German silent feature films 1920 drama films German drama films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sons Of Count Dossy
''The Sons of Count Dossy'' (German: ''Die Söhne des Grafen Dossy'') is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Albert Bassermann, Elsa Bassermann and Gertrude Welcker.Das Ufa-Buch p.76 It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. Cast * Albert Bassermann as Graf / Einbrecher Sohn * Elsa Bassermann as Gräfin * Gertrude Welcker Gertrude Welcker (16 July 1896 – 1 August 1988) was a German stage and silent film actress. She appeared in 64 films between 1917 and 1925. Biography Gertrude Welcker was born in Dresden on 16 July 1896. Her father, who was editor-in-chief an ... as Malerin References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock & Michael Töteberg. ''Das Ufa-Buch''. Zweitausendeins, 1992. External links * 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Adolf Gärtner German silent feature films 1920 drama films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films Films shot at Weissensee Studios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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