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Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven (born Albert Fritz Liévin; 22 June 1906 – 22 December 1971) was a German actor. Early life Lieven was born in Hohenstein, East Prussia (Olszynek, Poland). His father was the head physician of the Tuberculosis sanatorium Hohenstein, where Lieven grew up. He started to study medicine but stopped the studies for financial reasons. Career Lieven started his career at theaters in Gera and Königsberg. His first screen role was in the German film '' Annemarie, die Braut der Kompanie'' (''Bride of the Company'') in 1932. During the next four years he appeared in another sixteen films, including the German film adaptation of ''Charley's Aunt''. Owing to the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany and his wife Tatjana being Jewish, they moved to Britain in 1937. However, he spent the years of the Second World War mainly in roles depicting Nazis in British films, not finding them overly challenging as an actor. Lieven appeared on the London stage in 1939 in the comedy ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olsztynek
Olsztynek (german: Hohenstein in Ostpreußen) is a town in northern Poland, in Olsztyn County, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Olsztynek. It is part of the historic region of Masuria. Geography Olsztynek is located about south of Olsztyn in the western part of the Masurian Lake District, where it borders on the Prussian Uplands (''Prusy Górne''), part of the Baltic Uplands. Transport Olsztynek station is a stop on the railway line from Olsztyn to Działdowo. The expressway S7 running from Gdańsk via Olsztynek to Warsaw and Kraków, parts of which are still under construction, is part of the European route E77. A direct link to Olsztyn is provided by the expressway S51. The intersection of the S7 and S51 highways is located just outside the town limits of Olsztynek, and the National road 58 also runs through the town. History Several decades after the subjugation of the Old Prussians, Hohenstein Castle was erected from 1351 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeping Car To Trieste
''Sleeping Car to Trieste'' is a 1948 British comedy thriller film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Jean Kent, Albert Lieven, Derrick De Marney and Rona Anderson. It was shot at Denham Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Brinton. It is a remake of the 1932 film '' Rome Express''. Plot The setting is almost entirely on a train travelling between Paris and Trieste after World War II. Two rather mysterious people, Zurta (Albert Lieven) and Valya (Jean Kent), are at ease in sophisticated society. Zurta steals a diary from the safe of an embassy in Paris while they are guests at a reception there, killing a servant who walks in on the robbery. Poole, an accomplice, is passed the diary, but he double-crosses them and attempts to escape with it on the Orient Express. Just in time, Valya and Zurta board the train. They start looking for Poole, who seeks to conceal himself and the diary. Other travellers become involved, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival In Flanders (film)
''Carnival in Flanders'' is a 1935 French historical romantic comedy film directed by Jacques Feyder. It is also widely known under its original title in French, ''La Kermesse héroïque''. A German-language version of the film was made simultaneously and was released under the title ''Die klugen Frauen'', featuring Ernst Schiffner in one of his early film roles. Plot In 1616, when Flanders is part of the Hispanic Monarchy, the town of Boom, in the midst of preparations for its carnival, learns that a Spanish duke with his army is on the way to spend the night there. Fearing that this will inevitably result in rape and pillage, the mayor — supported by his town council — has the idea of pretending to be newly dead, in order to avoid receiving the soldiers. But his redoubtable wife Cornelia despises this stratagem and organises the other women to prepare hospitality and to adapt their carnival entertainments for the Spaniards (who insist on entering the town anyway) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Me Happy
''Make Me Happy'' (german: Mach' mich glücklich) is a 1935 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Julia Serda, Albert Lieven and Richard Romanowsky.Kreimeier p. 234 It was made by Germany's largest film company UFA. A separate French-language version '' Les époux célibataires'' was released, also directed by Robison. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. Cast * Julia Serda as Mrs. Patricia Davenport * Albert Lieven as William Davenport, her son * Richard Romanowsky as Lawyer Murphy, her brother * Harald Paulsen as Henry Davenport, Revueschauspieler * Ursula Grabley as Fleurette Legrand, seine Partnerin * Else Elster as Cherry, ein Revuegirl * Ralph Arthur Roberts as Der Revuedirektor * Adele Sandrock as Die Garderobiere * Otto Sauter-Sarto as Der Farmer * Maria Loja as Seine Frau * Traute Bengen as Revuegirl * Emil Biron as Schiffssteward * Egon Brosig as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermine And The Seven Upright Men
''Hermine and the Seven Upright Men'' (german: Hermine und die sieben Aufrechten) is a 1935 German drama film based on the novella by Gottfried Keller. Cast * Heinrich George - Zimmermeister Frymann * Karin Hardt - Hermine, seine Tochter * Paul Henckels - Schneidermeister Hediger * Lotte Spira - Mrs. Hediger, seine Frau * Albert Lieven - Karl, deren Sohn * Karel Štěpánek - Ruckstuhl, Grundstückspekulant * Hans Henninger - Spörri * Friedrich Ettel - Gastwirt Aklin * Maria Krahn - Mrs. Aklin, seine Frau * Max Holzboer - Schmied Syfrig * Annemarie Steinsieck - Mrs. Syfrig, seine Frau * Alfred Schlageter - Tischlermeister Bürgi * Käthe Haack - Mrs. Bürgi, seine Frau * Armin Schweizer Armin Schweizer (28 April 1892 – 8 October 1968) was a Swiss actor. Schweizer was born in Zurich, Switzerland and died there at age 76 Selected filmography * ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1918) * '' The Galley Slave'' (1919) * '' The Mayor of ... - Silberschmied Kurser References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouble With Jolanthe
''Trouble with Jolanthe'' (German: ''Krach um Jolanthe'') is a 1934 German romantic comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Wilhelm P. Krüger, Marianne Hoppe and Olaf Bach.Williams, Alan. ''Film and Nationalism''. Rutgers University Press, 2002. p. 150. It was remade in 1955 as ''The Happy Village''. A separate Swedish adaptation ''Jolanta the Elusive Pig'' had been released in 1945. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast See also *''Jolanta the Elusive Pig ''Jolanta the Elusive Pig'' ( sv, Jolanta - den gäckande suggan) is a 1945 Swedish comedy film directed by Hugo Bolander, Oscar Winge and starring Winge, Ninni Löfberg and Thor Modéen.Waldekranz p.789 It is a remake of the 1934 German film '' T ...'' (1945) References External links * Films of Nazi Germany German romantic comedy films 1934 romantic comedy films Films directed by Carl Froelich German films based on plays German black-and-white films 1930s Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Liselott
''Miss Liselott'' (german: Fräulein Liselott) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Magda Schneider, Albert Lieven, and Maria Sazarina. The former silent director Franz Hofer worked as assistant director on the film.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 204 The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Czerwonski Erich Czerwonski (1889–1940) was a German art director.Kreimeier p.73 He designed the sets for around a hundred productions during his career. He died in 1940 after being struck by a train during a blackout. Filmography * '' The Black Panther .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1934 films 1934 comedy films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Johannes Guter German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripening Youth (1933 Film)
''Ripening Youth'' (German: ''Reifende Jugend'') is a 1933 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinrich George, Peter Voß and Hertha Thiele. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus, Otto Moldenhauer and Franz Schroedter. Location shooting took place at Stralsund on the Baltic coast. It was well-received by the Nazi press on its release, and drew inspiration from the earlier '' Madchen in Uniform'' which was admired by film journalists of the Third Reich. Synopsis When three girls transfer to an elite school in Lübeck so they can sit their upcoming university entrance examinations this causes disruptions amongst the male students and teachers. One of the girls Elfriede becomes the subject of romantic interest from both a classmate and her strict teacher, ultimately opting for the latter. At the end all three girls pass their exams with full marks. Cast * Heinrich George as Brodersen, Studiendirektor * Peter Voß as Studienassesor D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I By Day, You By Night
''I by Day, You by Night'' (german: Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht) is a 1932 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Käthe von Nagy and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and on location at the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte. It premiered in Berlin on 29 November 1932.Hardt p. 241 As was common at the time separate English- and French- language versions were released, both directed by Berger. The British version ''Early to Bed'' was co-produced with Gaumont British. The plot is very similar to the 1933 American film, ''Rafter Romance'' and it's 1937 remake, '' Living on Love'', though these films are based on a 1932 novel also named "Rafter Romance". Synopsis Greta, a manicurist, and Hans, a waiter, share the same room which he uses in the day and she at night due to their different working hours. Although they have never met they strongly dislike the other. However, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Express
The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet in 1900 by Sir Arthur Pearson. Its sister paper, the ''Sunday Express'', was launched in 1918. In June 2022, it had an average daily circulation of 201,608. The paper rose to become the largest circulation newspaper in the world under Lord Beaverbrook, going from 2 million in the 1930s to 4 million in the 1940s. It was acquired by Richard Desmond's company Northern & Shell in 2000. Hugh Whittow was the editor from February 2011 until he retired in March 2018. In February 2018 Trinity Mirror acquired the ''Daily Express'', and other publishing assets of Northern & Shell, in a deal worth £126.7 million. To coincide with the purchase the Trinity Mirror group changed the name of the company to ''Reach''. Hugh Whittow resigned as edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'', and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area. Daeida Wilcox, who donated land to hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
