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Andrews Engelmann
Andrews Engelmann (23 March 1901 – 25 February 1992) was a Russian-born German actor. He worked primarily in Germany, where he specialised in playing Russian roles, but also appeared in a number of British films during his career. He was born as Andrei Engelman and also credited by various other names during his career including André von Engelman. Selected filmography * '' The Two Boys'' (1924) * ''Mare Nostrum'' (1926) * ''Education of a Prince'' (1927) * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1928) * ''Diary of a Lost Girl'' (1929) * '' City of Play'' (1929) * ''The Three Passions'' (1929) * ''Cagliostro'' (1929) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930) * ''La Femme d'une nuit'' (1931) * '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932) * ''Baroud'' (1933) * ''Refugees'' (1933) * ''I Spy'' (1934) * '' The Island'' (1934) * ''The Crouching Beast'' (1935) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' Stormy Weather'' (1935) * ''Prison Breaker'' (1936) * ''The Last Four on Santa Cruz'' (1936) * '' Toilers of the Sea'' (1936) * ''The Pearls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Femme D'une Nuit
''La Femme d'une nuit'' ("The woman of one night") is a 1931 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It was made simultaneously with Italian and German versions of the same story, which were however not only in different languages but in different genres. Cast * Francesca Bertini as La princesse de Lystrie * Jean Murat as Jean d'Armont * Boris de Fast as Portier lystrien * Andrews Engelmann as Portier lystrien * Georges Tréville Georges Tréville (28 July 1875 – 30 May 1944) was a French actor and film director. Born as Georges Troly, during the silent era, he played the gentlemen thief Arsène Lupin in several short films. He also went to Britain to direct and star ... * Antonin Artaud as Jaroslav Production In 1930 Marcel L'Herbier was asked by the producer Mario Nalpas to go to Berlin to make a film based on a novel by . In common with many other early sound films, the proposal was that three versions would be made simultaneously in different langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faded Melody
''Faded Melody'' (german: Verklungene Melodie) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel and Carl Raddatz.Hake p. 247The film was made by Germany's largest studio of the era UFA. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location in French Algeria, New York City and Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann Asmus and Max Mellin. It premiered at Berlin's Gloria-Palast. Synopsis Horney and Birgel play characters engaged in a troubled transatlantic romance, with she based in New York City and he in Berlin. Partial cast * Brigitte Horney as Barbara Lorenz * Willy Birgel as Thomas Gront * Carl Raddatz as Werner Gront * Hans Brausewetter as Steffken * Vera von Langen as Olga, Thomas' Freundin * Silvia de Bettini as Sonja * Erich Fiedler as Freddy * Karl Platen as Karl, Diener * Andrews Engelmann as Casiez * Bill Bocket as Léon * Achim von Biel as Schmidt, Thomas' Sekretär * Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pearls Of The Crown
''The Pearls of the Crown'' (french: Les Perles de la couronne) is a 1937 French comedy film of historically based fiction by Sacha Guitry who plays four roles in it (many of the other performers play multiple roles, as well). Guitry's Jean Martin investigates the history of seven pearls, four of which end up on the crown of England, while the other three initially go missing. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris with location shooting at a variety of sites including the Abbaye de Royaumont, the Château de Louveciennes and aboard the S.S. Normandie. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Perrier. Plot Tracing the history of seven valuable pearls of the English Crown from the time of Henry VIII of England to the present day (1937). Writer Jean Martin (Sacha Guitry) attempts to track down three of the missing pearls by tracing their previous owners, with events seen in flashback, involving Napoleon, King Henry VIII and Elizabeth I of England amongst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toilers Of The Sea (1936 Film)
''Toilers of the Sea'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Ted Fox and Selwyn Jepson and starring Mary Lawson, Cyril McLaglen and Andrews Engelmann. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Victor Hugo. It was made at Wembley Studios.Wood p.93 Cast * Mary Lawson as Deruchette * Cyril McLaglen as Gilliatt * Andrews Engelmann as Capt. Clubin * Wilson Coleman as Lethierry * Ian Colin Ian Colin (1912–1987) was a British film and television actor. During the 1930s, Colin was a leading man in Quota quickies. He later acted predominantly in television shows such as ''The Quatermass Experiment'', '' Emergency-Ward 10'' and '' C ... as Peter Caudray * William Dewhurst as Landois * Walter Sondes as Rataine References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1936 films British drama films 1936 drama fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Four On Santa Cruz
''The Last Four on Santa Cruz'' (german: Die letzten Vier von Santa Cruz) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Hermann Speelmans, Irene von Meyendorff and Valéry Inkijinoff.Parish p. 507 The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in the Canary Islands. Cast * Hermann Speelmans as Kapitän Pieter Streuvels * Irene von Meyendorff as Madeleine - seine Braut * Valéry Inkijinoff as Reeder Alexis Aika * Françoise Rosay as Nadja Danouw * Erich Ponto as Alexander Ghazaroff * Josef Sieber as Jack * Max Schreck as William * Beppo Brem as Erik * Andrews Engelmann as Cairos * Harald Gloth as Hein * Walter Holten Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ... as Sklavenhalter Malherbes * Ludwig Andersen as Dunard * Max Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Breaker
''Prison Breaker'' is a 1936 British crime drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring James Mason, Wally Patch, Marguerite Allan and George Merritt. The film was based on a novel by Edgar Wallace; its plot concerns a British secret service agent who falls in love with the daughter of a criminal. Premise A British secret service agent falls in love with the daughter of a leading London criminal, and soon after becoming involved with her father finds himself in prison facing a charge of manslaughter. Cast * James Mason as 'Bunny' Barnes * Marguerite Allan as Veronica * Wally Patch as Villars * Andrews Engelmann as Stiegelman * Ian Fleming as Stephen Shand * George Merritt as Goldring * Vincent Holman as Jackman * Tarva Penna as Macallum * Aubrey Mallalieu Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s. Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormy Weather (1935 Film)
''Stormy Weather'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Plot Sir Duncan Craggs retires from the Colonial Service and returns to London with his new French wife. The couple are devoted to each other, but continually flirt with other people. Sir Duncan is appointed to the board of clothing retail chain. On his tour of inspection, he encounters a successful store run by the efficient Mr. Bullock. By contrast, a neighbouring shop is filled with unhelpful staff overseen by an incompetent and lazy manager, Raymond Penny, who is more interested in horseracing than running his shop. Craggs is unimpressed by Penny and summons him to a meeting in London. Both Bullock and his domineering wife travel up to London as well, fearing that Penny will tell Craggs malicious stories about them. Back in London, Mrs. Craggs is horrified to discover she is still married to the White Russian Count Polotsky, whom she had thought was dead. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Paradise (1935 Film)
''Return to Paradise'' (French: ''Retour au paradis'') is a 1935 French film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Claude Dauphin, Mary Morgan and Marcel André.Rège p.833 The film's sets were designed by Pierre Schild. Cast * Claude Dauphin as Robert Ginet * Mary Morgan as Line Sazarin * Marcel André as Le docteur Bouvard * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La baronne de Pindêche * Viviane Romance as Suzanne * Marcel Dalio as Le notaire * Jean Tissier as Le poète * Ginette Darcy as Simone * Andrews Engelmann as Mareuil * Simone Dehelly * Raymond Cordy * André Fouché * J.C. Christian * André Numès Fils * Albert Malbert * André Siméon André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ... * Andrée Lorraine * Rose Amy * Michèle Michel * Annie Carriel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crouching Beast
''The Crouching Beast'' is a 1935 British war thriller film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Fritz Kortner, Wynne Gibson and Richard Bird. It was shot at Welwyn Studios with sets designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.Wood p.85 Based on the novel ''Clubfoot'' by Valentine Williams, the film was distributed by the Hollywood studio RKO Pictures in order to fulfil its British quota. However it was considerably more expensive than many of the quota quickies produced by American companies during the era. Plot In 1915 during the First World War, a British secret agent is killed while stealing secret Turkish plans for the Gallipoli Campaign but manages to pass his information to an American journalist. Travelling to Constantinople she manages to make contact with the British network, but the ruthless head of Turkish intelligence is close on her trail. Cast * Fritz Kortner as Ahmed Bey * Wynne Gibson as Gail Dunbar * Richard Bird as Nigel Druce * Andrews Engelmann as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Island (1934 Film)
''The Island'' (german: Die Insel) is a 1934 German thriller film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch and Hubert von Meyerinck.Bock & Bergfelder p. 460 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Günther and Benno von Arent. Location shooting took place on the coast of Dalmatia. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ... in August 1934. A separate French version '' Vers l'abîme'' was also released. Plot An embassy is isolated like an island in a posh residential area. Among the guests at a reception organized by the embassy is a blackmailer who offers military attaché Captain Rist to buy back secret war plans he had previously stolen from him. Since Rist doesn't know exactl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Spy (1934 Film)
''I Spy'' is a 1934 British film. Ben Lyon made it at the same time as his wife, Bebe Daniels, was making a film at the same studio, BIP. It was the first British film for both Lyon and Sally Eilers. Cast *Ben Lyon *Sally Eilers Dorothea Sally Eilers (December 11, 1908 – January 5, 1978) was an American actress. Early life Eilers was born in New York City to a Jewish-American mother, Paula (or Pauline) Schoenberger, and a German-American father, Hio Peter Eilers ( ... References External links *I Spyat Letterbox DVDI Spyat BFI 1934 films British comedy-drama films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
