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Ernst Behmer
Ernst Behmer (22 December 1875 – 26 February 1938) was a prolific German stage and film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during the silent and early sound eras. Behmer was born in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia) and died in Berlin at age 62. Selected filmography * ''Ferdinand Lassalle'' (1918) * '' The Enchanted Princess'' (1919) * ''The Commandment of Love'' (1919) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1919) * ''Only a Servant'' (1919) * ''Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (1920) * ''Kean'' (1921) * ''The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * '' The Golden Bullet'' (1921) * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1922) * ''A Woman, an Animal, a Diamond'' (1923) * ''By Order of Pompadour'' (1924) * ''The Girl with a Patron'' (1925) * ''Children of No Importance'' (1926) * '' The Armoured Vault'' (1926) * ''Watch on the Rhine'' (1926) * ''Love's Joys and Woes'' (1926) * ''The Violet Eater'' (1926) * '' Roses from the South'' (1926) * ''Sister Veronika'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of No Importance
''Children of No Importance'' or ''The Illegitimate'' (German: ''Die Unehelichen'') is a 1926 German Silent film, silent Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Margarete Kupfer and Elsa Wagner. It was part of the series of Enlightenment films produced in Weimar Germany, examining social issues such as illegitimate children.Murray, Bruce Arthur. ''Film and the German Left in the Weimar Republic: From Caligari to Kuhle Wampe''. University of Texas Press, 1990. p. 82. . Cast *Bernhard Goetzke *Margarete Kupfer *Elsa Wagner *Jaro Fürth *Ralph Ludwig *Fee Wachsmuth *Margot Misch *Fred Grosser *Hermine Sterler *Max Maximilian *Eduard Rothauser *Lili Schoenborn-Anspach *Paul Bildt *Käthe Haack *Hugo Flink *Ernst Behmer *Karl Platen *Trude Lehmann References External links * 1926 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht National Film films German black- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Juan In A Girls' School
''Don Juan in a Girls' School'' (german: Don Juan in der Mädchenschule) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by and starring Reinhold Schünzel. It is based on Hans Stürm's play '' The Unfaithful Eckehart''. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. Two later film versions were '' The Unfaithful Eckehart'' (1931) and '' The Unfaithful Eckehart'' (1940). Cast In alphabetical order *Ernst Behmer as Studienrat Meisel *Adolphe Engers as Fritz Stürmer * Carl Geppert as Studienrat Schäden *Else Groß as Mädchen für alles bei Susanne Bach *Max Gülstorff as Oberstudienrat Arminius Niedlich *Julius E. Herrmann as Sala Mander *Carola Höhn *Valerie Jones as Eva *Maria Kamradek as Susanne Bach *Lydia Potechina as Frau Tiedemann * F. W. Schröder-Schrom * Reinhold Schünzel as Dr. Eckehart Bleibtreu *Lotte Stein as Perle im Hause Bleibtreu *Jakob Tiedtke as Herr Tiedemann * Rolf von Goth as Prinz Osram *Hilde von Stolz Hilde von Stolz (8 July 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panic (1928 Film)
''Panic'' (German: ''Panik'') is a 1928 German silent crime film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Eugen Burg. It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Czerwonski. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo on 23 February 1928.Grange p.278 Cast * Harry Piel as Mister X/Rajah von Lahore/Harry Peel * Dary Holm as Anita * Eugen Burg * Erich Kaiser-Titz * Ernst Behmer * Henry Bender * Kurt Brenkendorf * Jaro Fürth * Georg John * Philipp Manning * Gloria Maro * Albert Paulig * Josef Peterhans * Walter Steinbeck * Toni Tetzlaff * Leopold von Ledebur * Bruno Ziener * Max Zilzer Max Zilzer (23 November 1868, in Budapest – 1943, in Berlin) was a Hungarian-born German stage and film actor. Zilzer was Jewish and died under interrogation by the Gestapo during World War II. He was the father of actor Wolfgang Zilzer. Sele ... References Bibliography * Grange, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Night (1928 Film)
''The Last Night'' (german: Revolutionshochzeit) is a 1928 German silent historical film directed by A.W. Sandberg and starring Diomira Jacobini, Gösta Ekman and Karina Bell.Qvist & von Bagh p. 68 Produced and distributed by Terra Film, it was shot at the company's Marienfelde Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. Cast * Diomira Jacobini as Alaine * Gösta Ekman as Marc-Anton * Karina Bell as Leontine * Walter Rilla as Ernest * Fritz Kortner as Montaloup * Paul Henckels as Prosper * Ernst Behmer Ernst Behmer (22 December 1875 – 26 February 1938) was a prolific German stage and film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during the silent and early sound eras. Behmer was born in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany (now Kalin ... References Bibliography * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. External links * 1928 films Films of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beaver Coat (1928 Film)
''The Beaver Coat'' (german: Der Biberpelz) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Lucie Höflich and Wolfgang von Schwindt. It is based on Gerhart Hauptmann's play ''The Beaver Coat''. It was made by the German subsidiary of First National Pictures. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Bruno Lutz and Franz Seemann. Cast *Ralph Arthur Roberts as Wehrhahn *Lucie Höflich as Mrs. Wolff *Wolfgang von Schwindt as Julian Wolff * La Jana as Leontine *Ilse Stobrawa as Adelheid * Rudolf Biebrach as Rentier Krüger *Josefine Dora as Krüger's wife *Paul Henckels as Mothes *Camilla von Hollay as Mothes's wife *Max Maximilian as Wulkow *Walter Formes as Dr. Fleischer *Heinrich Gotho as Mittendorf *Ernst Behmer as Glasenapp *Harry Gondi as Gustav, Leontine's fiancé *Ernst Pittschau Ernst Pittschau (5 October 1883 – 2 June 1951) was a German stage and film actor. Biography Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Mouse
''The Blue Mouse'' (german: Die blaue Maus) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Jenny Jugo, Harry Halm, and Brita Appelgren. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil Jacek Rotmil (1888–1944) was a Russian-born art director and production designer who worked on 100 films during his career Following the First World War, Rotmil entered the booming German film industry and worked prolifically until 1933. Follo .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Johannes Guter German silent feature films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1928 comedy films German comedy films Silent comedy films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Catwalk (film)
''The Catwalk'' (german: Der Katzensteg) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lissy Arna, Jack Trevor, and Andreas Behrens-Klausen. It was based on the 1890 novel of the same title by Hermann Sudermann. The film premiered at the Capital am Zoo in Berlin. Art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer Otto Moldenhauer (30 August 1882 – 27 April 1969) was a German art director. He worked frequently on the director Gerhard Lamprecht's films. Selected filmography * ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * ''The Graveyard of the Living'' (1921) * '' The Bud .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1928 films 1920s historical drama films German historical drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht Films based on German novels Films based on works by Hermann Sudermann Films set in Prussia Napoleonic Wars films National Film films German black-and-white films 1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Orlov
The Orlov (German: ''Der Orlow'') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Vivian Gibson, Hans Junkermann and Georg Alexander. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast *Vivian Gibson as Nadja Nadjakowska - née Lady Proschaja *Hans Junkermann as John Walsh *Georg Alexander as Jolly Jefferson *Bruno Kastner as Alexander Alexandrowitsch *Max Ralph-Ostermann as Watson - police commissioner *Evi Eva as Dolly Marbanks - Jolly's secretary *Iván Petrovich as Alexander - Russian exile *Ernst Behmer Ernst Behmer (22 December 1875 – 26 February 1938) was a prolific German stage and film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during the silent and early sound eras. Behmer was born in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany (now Kalin ... as Iwan Stephanow - Russian exile *Weinau-Schallay as Leuchtturmwächter Flugzeugfabrik Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister Veronika
''Sister Veronika'' (german: Schwester Veronika) is a 1927 German Silent film, silent Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Paul Richter, and Hilde Maroff. The film's Art director, art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer. It was based on a play by Hans Müller-Einigen, Hans Müller. It premiered on 12 February 1927. Cast References External links * 1927 drama films German silent feature films Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht German films based on plays Films of the Weimar Republic National Film films German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roses From The South (film)
''Roses from the South'' (German: ''Rosen aus dem Süden'') is a 1926 German silent film, silent romance film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Angelo Ferrari and Wilhelm Bendow. Its title is a reference to the song ''Rosen aus dem Süden'' by Johann Strauss II. Art direction was by Franz Schroedter. The film premiered in Berlin on 11 March 1926.Grange p. 220 Cast * Henny Porten as Dr. Eva Maron * Angelo Ferrari as Dr. Hans Adam * Wilhelm Bendow as Adolf Brinkmann * as Anna Kruse * Robert Scholz as Armand Laurence * as Die liebe Familie * Sophie Pagay as Die liebe Familie * Georg Baselt as Die liebe Familie * Ernst Behmer as Die liebe Familie References Bibliography * William Grange, Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1926 films 1920s romance films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German romance films Films directed by Carl Froelich German black-and-white f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Violet Eater
''The Violet Eater'' (German: ''Der Veilchenfresser'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lil Dagover, Harry Liedtke and Ernö Verebes.Grange p.235 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Germany's capital. Cast * Lil Dagover as Melitta von Arthof * Harry Liedtke as Victor von Ronay * Ernö Verebes as Bobby Sterzl * Theodor Loos as Herr von Golitzki * Dary Holm as Frau von Routt * Evi Eva as Lilly Niedegg * Hans Behrendt as Peter * Maria Paudler as Resi * Gustav Adolf Semler as Rittmeister * Ernst Behmer Ernst Behmer (22 December 1875 – 26 February 1938) was a prolific German stage and film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during the silent and early sound eras. Behmer was born in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany (now Kalin ... as Wachtmeister * Ida Perry References Bibliograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
