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Casanova's Legacy
''Casanova's Legacy'' (German: ''Casanovas Erbe'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Maly Delschaft and Elizza La Porta.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Andrée Lafayette * Maly Delschaft * Elizza La Porta * Yvette Darnys * Harry Hardt * John Loder * Kurt Gerron * Louis Ralph Louis Ralph (born Ludwig Josef Musik; 17 August 1878 – September 1952) was an Austrian film actor and director. He was born Ludwig Musik in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Berlin at age 68. Selected filmography * ''D ... * Olga Belajeff 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 Films directed by Manfred Noa German silent feature films Bavaria Film films German black-and-white fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Noa
Manfred Noa (22 March 1893 – 5 December 1930) was a German film director. Noa was described by Vilma Bánky, who he directed twice, as her "favourite director". Noa's 1924 film ''Helena (1924 film), Helena'' has been called his "masterpiece" although it was so expensive that it seriously damaged the finances of Bavaria Film.Schildgen p.42 Noa is perhaps best known today for his 1922 film ''Nathan the Wise (film), Nathan the Wise'', an adaptation of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's 1779 Nathan the Wise, play of the same title, which made a plea for religious tolerance. He was the third husband of the actress Eva May, who was the daughter of his fellow director Joe May. Noa died 5 December 1930 in Berlin of peritonitis. Selected filmography * ''The Uncanny House'' (1916) * ''The Diamond Foundation'' (1917) * ''The Lord of Hohenstein'' (1917) * ''Love (1919 German film), Love'' (1919) * ''The Girl and the Men'' (1919) * ''Wibbel the Tailor (1920 film), Wibbel the Tailor'' (1920) * ''Hate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvette Darnys
Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases. Name days *Czech Republic: ''7 June'' *Hungary: ''13 January'', ''6 May'' and ''29 June'' *Poland: ''13 January'' *Slovakia: ''27 May'' *Bulgaria: ''24 June'' ("Eniovden") *Latvia: 12 December Notable people * Yvette Alexander (born 1961), U.S. politician *Yvette Andréyor (1891–1962), French silent film actress * Yvette Baker (born 1968), British orienteer *Yvette Biro, Hungarian essayist, screenwriter, and professor emerita *Yvetta Blanarovičová, Slovak actress and singer *Yvette Borup Andrews (1891–1959), American photographer * Yvette Brind'Amour (1918–1992), Canadian actor * Yvette Cason, U.S. film and television actress *Yvette Chauviré (1917–2016), French prima ballerina *Yvette Clarke (born 1964), U.S. politician *Yvette Cooper (born 1969), British politician * Yvette Coppersmith (born 1980), Australian artist *Yvette D'Ath (born 1970), Australian pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Silent Feature Films
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Films Directed By Manfred Noa
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Of The Weimar Republic
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Films
The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1928 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 6 – The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy '' The Circus'' premieres at the Strand Theatre in New York City. *April 21 – ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is released. * July 6 – '' Lights of New York'' (starring Helene Costello) is released by Warner Bros. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film. Previous releases ''Don Juan'' and ''The Jazz Singer'' had used a synchronized soundtrack with sound effects and music, with ''The Jazz Singer'' having a few incidental lines spoken by Al Jolson. * September 19 – ''The Singing Fool'', Warner Bros' follow-up to ''The Jazz Singer'', is released. While still only a partial-talkie (sequences still feature intertitles), 66 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Belajeff
Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Primorsky Krai * Olga Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan in Primorsky Krai * Olga (river), Primorsky Krai United States * Olga, Florida, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Olga, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Olga, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Olga, Washington, an unincorporated community * Olga Bay, Alaska, a bay on the south end of Kodiak Island * Olga, a neighborhood of South Pasadena, California Elsewhere * Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory, Australia, also known as the Olgas, a group of domed rock formations ** Mount Olga, the tallest of these rock formations * Olga, Greece, a settlement * 304 Olga, a main belt asteroid Arts and entertainment * ''Olga'' (opera), a 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Ralph
Louis Ralph (born Ludwig Josef Musik; 17 August 1878 – September 1952) was an Austrian film actor and director. He was born Ludwig Musik in Graz, Styria, Austria-Hungary (now Austria), and died in Berlin at age 68. Selected filmography * ''Die Vila der Narenta'' (1919) * ''Der Schatzgräber von Blagaj'' (1919) * ''Diamonds'' (1920) * '' Lady Hamilton'' (1921) * '' The Golden Plague'' (1921) * '' The Lodging House for Gentleman'' (1922) * '' The Inheritance'' (1922) * '' The Unknown Tomorrow'' (1923) * ''The Green Manuela'' (1923) * '' The Love of a Queen'' (1923) * '' The Final Mask'' (1924) * '' The Voice of the Heart'' (1924) * '' Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' (1924) * '' Orient'' (1924) * '' The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (1925) * '' The Elegant Bunch'' (1925) * '' Our Emden'' (1926) * ''The Circus of Life'' (1926) * '' The Queen Was in the Parlour'' (1927) * ''Ghost Train'' (1927) * '' Alpine Tragedy'' (1927) * ''The Little Slave'' (1928) * '' Escape from Hell'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Gerron
Kurt Gerron (11 May 1897 – 28 October 1944) was a German History of the Jews in Germany, Jewish actor and film director. He and his wife, Olga were murdered in the Holocaust. Life Born Kurt Gerson into a well-off merchant family in Berlin, he studied medicine before being called up for military service in World War I. After being seriously wounded, he was qualified as a military doctor in the German Army (German Empire), German Army, despite having been only in his second year at university. After the war Gerron turned to a stage career, becoming a theatre actor under director Max Reinhardt in 1920. He appeared in secondary roles in several silent films and began directing film shorts in 1926. Gerron's popular cinema breakthrough came with ''The Blue Angel'' (''Der Blaue Engel'', 1930) opposite Marlene Dietrich. Two years before, Gerron originated the role of "Tiger" Brown in the 1928 premiere production of ''The Threepenny Opera'' (''Die Dreigroschenoper'') at the Berlin Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Loder (actor)
John Loder (born William John Muir Lowe; 3 January 1898 – 26 December 1988) was established as a British film actor in Germany and Britain before migrating to the United States in 1928 for work in the new talkies. He worked in Hollywood for two periods, becoming an American citizen in 1947. After living also in Argentina, he became a naturalized British citizen in 1959. Biography Early life Loder was born in 1898 in Knightsbridge, London. His father was W. H. M. Lowe, a British career army officer who achieved the rank of general. Patrick Pearse, the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, surrendered to him. Both were present at the surrender. His mother was Frances Broster Johnson (née de Salvo; 1857–1942), daughter of Francesco de Salvo of Palermo, Sicily and his English wife Emma Broster. Frances was widowed when she married Lowe; she had been married to the late Captain Robert Harry Johnson of the 64th Foot Regiment. Loder had a younger sister, Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Hardt
Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a military academy and serving during World War I. He later turned to acting, having a long career both in films and on television. Selected filmography * '' The Passion of Inge Krafft'' (1921) * '' The Eternal Struggle'' (1921) * '' The Women of Gnadenstein'' (1921) * '' The False Dimitri'' (1922) - Fürst Leschinsky * '' Frauenmoral'' (1923) * ''Fräulein Raffke'' (1923) * '' The Comedian's Child'' (1923) * '' The Great Unknown'' (1924) * '' The Hobgoblin'' (1924) * '' Around a Million'' (1924) * '' Nanon'' (1924) - Bruder der Dame (Brother of the Dame) * '' The Wife of Forty Years'' (1925) * '' Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * ''Upstairs and Downstairs'' (1925) * ''The Dealer from Amsterdam'' (1925) * '' Ship in Distress'' (1925) * ''In the Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ferenczy
Alexander Ferenczy (1895–1931) was a Hungarian art director.Tabori p.70 Selected filmography * ''Samson and Delilah (1922 film), Samson and Delilah'' (1922) * ''The Portrait (1923 film), The Portrait'' (1923) * ''Fadette'' (1926) * ''Attorney for the Heart'' (1927) * ''The Gypsy Baron (1927 film), The Gypsy Baron'' (1927) * ''Modern Pirates'' (1928) * ''Escape from Hell (1928 film), Escape from Hell'' (1928) * ''Casanova's Legacy'' (1928) * ''My Sister and I (1929 film), My Sister and I'' (1929) * ''Checkmate (1931 film), Checkmate'' (1931) * ''Alarm at Midnight'' (1931) References Bibliography * Tabori, Paul. ''Alexander Korda''. Living Books, 1966. External links * 1895 births 1931 deaths Hungarian art directors Film people from Budapest {{Hungary-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
