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Dagny Servaes
Dagny Servaes (10 March 1894 – 10 July 1961) was a German-Austrian stage and film actress. In the theatre she appeared in the productions of Max ReinhardtStyan p.89 and Berthold Brecht. Servaes appeared in around sixty films during her career, initially in lead and later in supporting roles. One of her earliest screen performances was in the 1917 propaganda film ''Dr. Hart's Diary''. She also voiced the character of the evil queen in a German language dub of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs made for the Austrian market in 1938. Personal life Servaes was born in Berlin in the German Empire (present day Germany) to parents Martha (née Haese) and Franz Theodor Hubert Servaes. She had with Erwin Goldarbeiter, a daughter, Evi Servaes, who also became an actress in movies and on stage. She had a brother, Roderich Servaes, whose son Arnim became a stage actor as well. Through her father, she was cousins with Vice Admiral Reginald Servaes. She is also distant cousins to Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam And Eve (1923 Film)
''Adam and Eve'' (german: Adam und Eva) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Friedrich Porges and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Werner Krauss, Dagny Servaes and Rudolf Forster.Bock & Bergfelder p. 434 Cast * Werner Krauss * Dagny Servaes * Rudolf Forster * Ruth Weyher * 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 of lead and supporting r ... * Loni Pyrmont References Bibliography * External links * 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films German silent feature films 1923 drama films Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel German black-and-white films Films directed by Friedrich Porges Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror Of Life
''Mirror of Life'' (german: Spiegel des Lebens) is a 1938 Austrian drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Peter Petersen, Paula Wessely, and Attila Hörbiger. The film's sets were overseen by art director Julius von Borsody Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His youn .... Cast References External links * Austrian drama films 1938 drama films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry Films scored by Hans Lang Austrian black-and-white films {{Austria-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Prussian Love Story
''A Prussian Love Story'' (german: Preußische Liebesgeschichte) is a 1938 German historical romance film directed by Paul Martin and starring Karl Günther, Hans Nielsen, and Willy Fritsch. The film depicts the love affair between William I and Elisa Radziwill. In the Third Reich the film was banned right after completion because the love affair of Joseph Goebbels and the actress Lída Baarová had become public—it was first shown in 1950. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue .... Cast References Bibliography * * * * External links * 1938 films 1930s historical romance films German historical romance films 1930s German-language films Films of Nazi Germany Films directed by Paul Martin Films se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanon (1938 Film)
''Nanon'' is a 1938 German historical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Erna Sack, Johannes Heesters and Dagny Servaes.Goble p. 484 It is based on the original operetta ''Nanon'' by Richard Genée which had a libretto by F Zell, although the music for this film was specially commissioned from Alois Melichar. It was produced by the giant German studio UFA, and is part of a cycle of operetta films made during the 1930s. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was a remake of the 1924 silent film of the same title. Cast * Erna Sack as Nanon Patin * Johannes Heesters as Marquis Charles d'Aubigne * Dagny Servaes as Ninon de l'Enclos * Kurt Meisel as Hector * Otto Gebühr as Jean Baptiste Molière * Oskar Sima as Marquis de Marsillac * Karl Paryla as Louis XIV * Berthold Ebbecke as Pierre * Ursula Deinert as Tänzerin * Clemens Hasse as Francois Patin * Paul Westermeier as 1. Korporal * Armin Schweizer as 2. Korporal * Oskar Höcker as 3. Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florentine (film)
''Florentine'' is a 1937 Austrian comedy film directed by Karel Lamac and starring Paul Hörbiger, Geraldine Katt, Hans Holt and Rudolf Carl Rudolf Carl (19 June 189915 January 1987) was an Austrian actor who appeared in more than 150 German language films between 1934 and 1969. He also directed two films '' Der Leberfleck'' and '' Dort in der Wachau''. Selected filmography * '' Poli .... References External links * 1937 comedy films 1937 films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Karel Lamač Austrian black-and-white films Austrian comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weavers (1927 Film)
''The Weavers'' (german: Die Weber) is a 1927 German silent historical drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Paul Wegener, Valeska Stock and Hermann Picha. The film is based on the 1892 play '' of the same title'' by Gerhart Hauptmann based on a historical event.Prawer p. 208 The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew. Synopsis During the 1840s a group of Silesian weavers stage an uprising due to their concerns about the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...'s impact of their lives. Cast References Bibliography *Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005. External links * 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Hotel (1927 Film)
''Grand Hotel'' (German:''Grand Hotel...!'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Mady Christians, Dagny Servaes and Günther Hadank.Bock & Bergfelder p.24 The film's art direction was by Erich Czerwonski. Plot summary Cast * Mady Christians * Dagny Servaes * Günther Hadank * Werner Fuetterer * Erna Morena * Frida Richard * John Mylong * Otto Wallburg * Karl Platen * Paul Otto * Harry Hardt * Heinrich Gotho Heinrich Gotho (May 3, 1872 – August 28, 1938) was an Austrian film actor. Born in Dolina (now in Ukraine), he started his acting career at some provincial theatres until he found an engagement at the Neues Volkstheater in Berlin. The charact ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Johannes Guter German silent feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Student Of Prague (1926 Film)
''The Student of Prague'' (german: Der Student von Prag) is a 1926 German Expressionist silent film by actor and filmmaker Henrik Galeen Plot In the year 1820, Balduin is a student at a university in Prague. At a student-led outing to a country inn, Balduin encounters the figure Scapinelli who offers him money "for very low interest." Balduin believes him to be a loan shark and ignores him to go engage in a fencing match with another student. After the match, the viewer sees Scapinelli on a cliffside, watching a young woman (later revealed to be Margit, the daughter of a count) on horseback who is participating in a boar-hunt. He manipulates the situation such that the animals run amok and head towards the inn. Margit's horse runs away with her and Balduin catches her when she falls off. As a reward, she gives Balduin a crucifix which has fallen from her neck and later he receives an invitation to the house of her father, Count Schwarzenberg. There he becomes aware of his own p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadette
''Fadette'' (german: Die lachende Grille) is a 1926 German silent film, silent historical film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Yvette Guilbert and Eugen Klöpfer.Grange p. 242 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Lya Mara as Die kleine Fadette * Yvette Guilbert as Die alte Fadette * Eugen Klöpfer as Barbeau * Harry Liedtke as Landry * Ernö Verebes as Sylvaine * Eugen Burg as James Mayer de Rothschild, Baron Rothschild * Dagny Servaes as George Sand * Alfred Abel as Frédéric Chopin, Chopin * Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Gioachino Rossini, Rossini * Max Grünberg as Heinrich Heine * Hanns Waschatko as Niccolò Paganini, Paganini * Ferdinand von Alten as Louis Philippe I, the Duke of Orleans * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Der Wirt * Hermann Picha as Ein alter Bauer * Harry Berber * Karl Etlinger * Karl Platen * Berta Scheven * Hans Heinrich von Twardowski References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel Redl (1925 Film)
''Colonel Redl'' (German: ''Oberst Redl'') is a 1925 Austrian silent drama film directed by Hans Otto and starring Robert Valberg, Eugen Neufeld and Harry Norbert.Holmes & Silverman p.152 It portrays the career of the Austrian Army Officer Alfred Redl, exposed as a foreign agent shortly before the First World War. Cast * Robert Valberg as Oberst Alfred Redl * Eugen Neufeld as Oberst Ullmanitzky * Harry Norbert as Oberstleutnant Jamischewicz * Albert von Kersten as Major Wierenkoff * Eugen Dumont as Kriegsminister Rußlands * Dagny Servaes as Sonja Uraskow * Ellen Reith as Hauptmann Erdmann's Braut * Carlos Gerspach as Hauptmann Erdmann * Louis Seeman as Gendarmerieoberst Boreff * Julius Stärk as Auditor * Mella Baffa * Louis Erdmann Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Name Of The King (1924 Film)
''In the Name of the King'' (German: ''Im Namen des Königs'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Dagny Servaes, Walter Rilla and Magda Unger.Bock & Bergfelder p.179 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer. Cast * Dagny Servaes * Walter Rilla * Magda Unger * Julius Falkenstein * Elisabeth Lennartz * Adi Gröger * Heinz Stieda The H. J. Heinz Company is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. Heinz manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six conti ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Erich Schönfelder German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
