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Elga Brink
Elisabeth Margarete Biermann (née Brink, born Frey; 2 April 1905 – 28 October 1985), known professionally as Elga Brink, was a German film actress. Brink rose to prominence in the early 1920s, when she starred in many silent films. Her last silent film was '' Marriage in Trouble'' in 1928. After silent films, Brink continued acting in sound films until her retirement in 1951. Her last role was in the 1951 movie ''Das fremde Leben.'' After her retirement, Brink remarried and worked as a clerk in Hamburg until her death in 1985. Life Elga Brink was born Elisabeth Margarete Frey in Berlin on 2 April 1905, the daughter of a banker in Berlin-Waidmannslust. Shortly after her birth, her surname was changed to Brink. Brink attended a business school before being introduced to silent films by Albert Pommer, the brother of Erich Pommer. Her first role was in a romantic comedy ''Lebenshunger'', where she played a supporting role alongside Ressel Orla. After several more films, Brink ros ...
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Quo Vadis (1924 Film)
''Quo Vadis'' (or ''Quo Vadis?'') is a 1924 Italian silent historical drama film directed by Gabriellino D'Annunzio and Georg Jacoby and starring Emil Jannings, Elena Sangro, and Lillian Hall-Davis. It is based on the 1896 novel '' Quo Vadis'' by Henryk Sienkiewicz which was notably later adapted into a 1951 film. Plot In Rome, during the reign of Nero, a young pagan general named Marcus Vinicius falls in love with a beautiful Christian hostage named Licia. Their love appears to be impossible, because of the conflict of their religions. Nero burns the city of Rome and blames the Christians, already hated by the pagan Romans. Cast Production The film was produced by the ambitious Unione Cinematografica Italiana. D'Annunzio, the son of the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, was considered a rising director and also wrote the film's screenplay. It was one of several attempts in early Fascist Italy to recapture the success of the historical epics of the previous decade. Rudolph Vale ...
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Between Evening And Morning
''Between Evening and Morning'' (german: Zwischen Abend und Morgen) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Werner Krauss, Agnes Straub, and Elga Brink Elisabeth Margarete Biermann (née Brink, born Frey; 2 April 1905 – 28 October 1985), known professionally as Elga Brink, was a German film actress. Brink rose to prominence in the early 1920s, when she starred in many silent films. Her last sil .... Cast Bibliography * External links * 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Arthur Robison German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ...
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The Fake (1927 Film)
''The Fake'' is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Henry Edwards, Elga Brink and Juliette Compton. It is based on a 1924 play of the same title by Frederick Lonsdale. It was made at Twickenham Studios in London. Plot An M.P. pressures his daughter to marry an aristocrat in spite of his drug addiction. Cast * Henry Edwards as Geoffrey Sands *Elga Brink as Mavis Stanton *Juliette Compton as Mrs. Hesketh Pointer *Norman McKinnel as Ernest Stanton *Miles Mander as Honourable Gerald Pillick * J. Fisher White as Sir Thomas Moorgate *A. Bromley Davenport as Hesketh Pointer *Julie Suedo as Dancer *Ivan Samson as Clifford Howe *Ursula Jeans Ursula Jean McMinn (5 May 1906 – 21 April 1973), better known as Ursula Jeans, was an English film, stage, and television actress. Biography Jeans was born in Simla, British India, to English parents, and brought up and educated in London. S ... as Maid References External links * Britis ...
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The Hunt For The Bride
''The Hunt for the Bride'' (German: ''Die Jagd nach der Braut'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by George Jacoby and starring Georg Alexander, Stewart Rome and Elga Brink. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter and Hermann Warm. Cast *Georg Alexander as Robert Brook *Paul Otto as Albert Brook, his father *Stewart Rome as Jeremias Ronald *Elga Brink as Florence *Marietta Millner as Elinor Mall *Jack Trevor as Bill Hoot *Eugen Burg Eugen Burg (6 January 1871 – 17 April 1944) was a German actor. His daughter was Hansi Burg. Burg was a close friend of the actor Hans Albers. Burg was born Eugen Hirschburg into a Jewish family, but later converted to Protestantism. He was ban ... as Thomas Atkins *Paula Eberty as Mrs. Booth References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ...
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Intoxicated Love
''Intoxicated Love'' (German: ''Liebe im Rausch'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink, Stewart Rome and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter and Hermann Warm. Cast *Elga Brink as Elga Lee *Stewart Rome as Jack Kent *Georg Alexander as Richard Courday *Marietta Millner as Harriet Milton *Jack Trevor as Robert Elliot *Karl Meinhardt as Fu-Chow *Nien Soen Ling as Sein Diener *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) * ... as Wirtschafterin References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby German black-and-white films Films set in China Films set in Japan Films shot a ...
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Nameless Woman
''Nameless Woman'' (German: ''Die Frau ohne Namen'') is a 1927 German silent adventure film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink, Jack Trevor and Georg Alexander. It was released in two parts. A pair of American journalists embark on a world-wide tour in which they enjoy many adventures. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location in the United States and East Asia. The film's sets were designed by Franz Schroedter and Hermann Warm. Cast * Elga Brink as Violett Jeffrey * Jack Trevor as Frank Milton * Georg Alexander as Bobby Dix * Marietta Millner as Vivian Ried * Stewart Rome as Bareira * Georg Baselt as editor * Willi Schaeffers as head clerk * Paul Biensfeldt as consul * Nien Soen Ling as the Chinese * Jakob Tiedtke as a rich Korean * Magnus Stifter Magnus Stifter (23 January 1878 – 8 September 1943) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He appeared in 85 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Aust ...
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Accommodations For Marriage
''Accommodations for Marriage'' (german: Das Gasthaus zur Ehe) is a 1926 German Silent film, silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Elga Brink, Georg Alexander and Kurt Vespermann.The film was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. It was based on a novel by Fedor von Zobeltitz. The film premiered in Berlin on 18 March 1926. Cast *Elga Brink *Georg Alexander *Kurt Vespermann *Ida Wüst *Mary Kid *Lotte Lorring *Livio Pavanelli *Rosa Valetti *Hugo Werner-Kahle References External links

* 1926 comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German comedy films Films directed by Georg Jacoby Films based on German novels German black-and-white films Silent comedy films Films shot at Halensee Studios 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ...
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The Pride Of The Company
''The Pride of the Company'' (German: ''Der Stolz der Kompanie'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Georg H. Schnell and Camilla Spira. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Cast *Reinhold Schünzel as Wilhelm - der Stolz der Kompagnie *Georg H. Schnell as DCaptain *Camilla Spira as Minna *Henry Bender as sergeant *Sig Arno as recruit #2 * Paul Morgan as recruit #2 *Kurt Vespermann as Musketier Franz *Werner Pittschau as Leutnant Fritz von Gernsdorf *Fritz Kampers as Sergeant Müller *Lydia Potechina as Frau Witwe Niemeyer *Hugo Werner-Kahle as Gutsbesitzer von Redern *Elga Brink as Meta von Redern *Julius Falkenstein as Oberstleutnant Erich von Falkenhagen *Olga Engl Olga Engl (30 May 1871 – 21 September 1946) was an Austrian-German stage and motion picture actress who appeared in nearly 200 films. Biography Engl was privately educated in an Ursul ...
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Circus Romanelli
''Circus Romanelli'' (German: ''Der dumme August des Zirkus Romanelli'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Claire Rommer and Victor Janson. Cast * Reinhold Schünzel as August *Claire Rommer as Viola *Victor Janson as director *Trude Hesterberg as Frau Direktor *Anton Pointner as Robert, Violas Bräutigam Kunstreiter *Sig Arno as Jolli *Paul Westermeier as Polli *Julius Falkenstein as Eberhard, Majoratsherr auf Stockeling * Elga Brink as Elga *Fritz Greiner as Karussellbesitzer *Hermann Picha *Paul Biensfeldt Paul Biensfeldt (4 March 1869 – 2 April 1933) was a German-JewishSiegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 stage and film actor. Selected filmog ... * Paul Morgan References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby 192 ...
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The Ride In The Sun
''The Ride in the Sun'' (German: ''Der Ritt in die Sonne'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Livio Pavanelli, Paul Heidemann and Hugo Werner-Kahle. The film's sets were designed by art director Walter Reimann. Cast *Livio Pavanelli as Fritz Jacobsen *Paul Heidemann as Jonny Reimers *Hugo Werner-Kahle as Hieronymi *Hans Mierendorff as Marquis d'Orsay *Elga Brink as Dina *Elena Lunda as Bianca Bell *Henry Bender Henry Bender (born Harry Bandheimer; 1867–1933) was a German stage and film actor.Chandler p. 272 He appeared in more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * ''The Devil'' (1918) * '' Madeleine'' (1919) * ''Whitechapel'' ... as Richwald, the banker References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Georg Jacoby German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ...
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Should We Be Silent?
''Should We Be Silent?'' (German: ''Dürfen wir schweigen?'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Walter Rilla and Henri De Vries. It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by . The film exists only in fragmentary form. Cast * Conrad Veidt as Paul Hartwig, painter * Walter Rilla as Dr. Georg Mauthner * Henri De Vries as Henry Pierson, town councillor * Mary Parker as Leonie Pierson, his daughter * Elga Brink as assistant * Frida Richard as old woman * Fritz Kortner as announcing doctor * John Gottowt as his factotum * Maria Forescu as 1st patient * Else Plessner as 2nd patient * Betty Astor as Inge * Ernő Verebes as Gerd * Albert Paulig Albert Paulig (14 January 1873 – 19 March 1933) was a German film actor who was popular during the silent era. Paulig made his first film in 1914. The following year he appeared in one of Ernst Lubitsch's first directorial attempts, '' A Trip on ... ...
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Hussar Fever
''Hussar Fever'' (German: ''Husarenfieber'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Max Hansen, Georg Alexander and Jakob Tiedtke. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Max Hansen *Georg Alexander *Jakob Tiedtke *Edith Meller * Elga Brink *Paul Otto *Paul Heidemann *Paula Eberty *Edith Heuss *Arnold Korff *Rudolf Maas *Hans Mierendorff *Waldemar Potier as Kind *Lotte Stein Lotte Stein (1894–1982) was a German actress of the stage and screen. Of Jewish descent, she fled to the United States via Czechoslovakia and Portugal, and arrived at the Port of New York on board the S/S ''Mouzinho'' in June 1941. Selected fi ... * Hans Wassmann References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Georg Jacoby German silent feature films German comedy films 1925 comedy films German films based on plays German black-and-white films Silent comedy films 1920s German films ...
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