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Ernst Legal
Ernst Otto Eduard Legal (2 May 1881 – 29 June 1955) was a German actor and opera director of Berlin State Opera. Born on 2 May 1881 in Schlieben in the Prussian Province of Saxony, he was the father of the actress Marga Legal. He died in Berlin at age 74. Selected filmography * ''The Mayor of Zalamea'' (1920) * ''The Story of Christine von Herre'' (1921) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1922) * ''Friedrich Schiller'' (1923) * ''There Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You'' (1930) * '' Love Conquers All'' (1934) * ''Charley's Aunt'' (1934) * ''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' (1934) * ''Hundred Days'' (1935) * '' One Too Many on Board'' (1935) * ''Augustus the Strong'' (1936) * ' (1936) * '' The Dreamer'' (1936) * ''Maria the Maid'' (1936) * '' Street Music'' (1936) * ''To New Shores'' (1937) * '' His Best Friend'' (1937) * ''The Glass Ball'' (1937) * ''Diamonds'' (1937) * ''The Divine Jetta'' (1937) * ''Seven Slaps'' (1937) * ''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (1937) * ''When Women Kee ...
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Schlieben
Schlieben ( dsb, Sliwin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated north of Bad Liebenwerda. Schlieben was the site of a concentration camp during the Holocaust. History From 1815 to 1944, Schlieben was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. Demography Personalities Sons and daughters of the city * Ernst Legal (1881-1955), actor, director and director Personalities connected with the city * Edwin Zimmermann (* 1948), politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ... (SPD), 1990-1997 Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry of the State of Brandenburg References ...
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Augustus The Strong (film)
''Augustus the Strong'' (german: August der Starke) is a 1936 German-Polish biographical film directed by Paul Wegener and starring Michael Bohnen, Lil Dagover, and Marieluise Claudius. The film depicts the life of Augustus the Strong, the Eighteenth Century ruler of Saxony and Poland. It was partly shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus and Ludwig Reiber. Production A multiple-language version was made in Polish, directed by Stanisław Wasylewski and featuring a Polish cast. Another Polish-German co-production ''Adventure in Warsaw'' was produced the following year. Cast See also *''The King's Prisoner ''The King's Prisoner'' (german: Der Gefangene des Königs) is a 1935 German historical comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Michael Bohnen, Paul Kemp, and Susi Lanner. It is based around the development of Meissen porcelain durin ...'' (1935) References Bibliography * * Bock, Hans-Michael . ...
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The Roundabouts Of Handsome Karl
''The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (german: Die Umwege des schönen Karl) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karin Hardt, and Sybille Schmitz. It portrays the experiences of a young waiter during the Great Depression. Partial cast References External links

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The Model Husband (1937 Film)
''The Model Husband'' (german: Der Mustergatte) is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Heinz Rühmann, Leny Marenbach, and Hans Söhnker.Hake p. 95 It is based on a 1915 American play ''Fair and Warmer'' by Avery Hopwood. The film was screened at the Venice Film Festival where it won an award. In the 1950s it was remade twice: a 1956 West German film '' The Model Husband'' and a 1959 Swiss '' The Model Husband''. Synopsis A London banker makes a business trip to Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400  ... where he falls in love with a woman who thinks her friend is cheating. They marry, but she soon gets bored because he's the "model husband"—the way she wished previously: he barely looks at other women. In turn no woman shows i ...
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When Women Keep Silent
''When Women Keep Silent'' (German: ''Wenn Frauen schweigen'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Johannes Heesters, Hansi Knoteck Johanna Knoteck, known as Hansi Knoteck (2 March 1914 – 23 February 2014), was an Austrian film actress. Selected filmography * '' Count Woronzeff'' (1934) * '' Hubertus Castle'' (1934) * '' The Gypsy Baron'' (1935) * ''The Saint and Her F ... and Friedrich Kramer.Bock & Bergfelder p.367 A newly married couple become involved in a series of marital differences, largely due to misunderstandings. Cast References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1937 films 1937 comedy films German comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Fritz Kirchhoff UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ...
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The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (German: ''Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war'') is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Plot Detective Morris Flynn (Hans Albers) and his assistant Macky McMacpherson (Heinz Rühmann), masquereading as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, investigate two attractive sisters, Mary and Jane Berry, and the theft and forgery of valuable postage stamps. Reception ''Lexikon des Internationalen Films'' calls it a swinging, lively comedy. Albers and Rühmann have been two longtime major stars of German cinema and are still known for the main song in this movie, ''Jawoll, meine Herr'n''. Release ''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' was released on DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a d ...
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Seven Slaps
7 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 7 or seven may also refer to: * AD 7, the seventh year of the AD era * 7 BC, the seventh year before the AD era * The month of July Music Artists * Seven (Swiss singer) (born 1978), a Swiss recording artist * Seven (Korean singer) (born 1984), a South Korean recording artist * Se7en (American singer) (born 1986), the former stage name of Sevyn Streeter * Mick Thomson or #7, an American recording artist * Seven (band), a British AOR band * The Seven (band) a late 1960s rock band from Syracuse, New York * Seven (record producer) (born 1980), an American producer * S Club 7, a British pop band * SVN, a British pop band featuring Aimie Atkinson and Jarnéia Richard-Noel from the cast of ''SIX'' * Sevendust, a hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia Albums * ''7'' (Apoptygma Berzerk album), 1996 * ''7'' (Beach House album), 2018 * ''7'' (Bushido album), 2007 * ''7'' (Con Funk Shun album), 1981 * ''7'' (David Guetta album), 2018 * ''7'' (David ...
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The Divine Jetta
''The Divine Jetta'' (german: Die göttliche Jette) is a 1937 German musical comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Grethe Weiser, Viktor de Kowa, and Marina von Ditmar Marina von Ditmar (30 October 1914 – 3 September 2014) was a German film actress born in Saint Petersburg of Baltic German descent. After moving to Germany she studied acting under Lucie Höflich and Ilka Grüning. Her first roles were performed .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1937 films 1930s historical comedy films German historical comedy films 1937 musical comedy films German musical comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Erich Waschneck Films set in the 1900s Films set in Berlin Films about singers Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1930s historical musical films German historical musical films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ...
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Diamonds (1937 Film)
''Diamonds'' (german: Brillanten) is a 1937 German mystery film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Hansi Knoteck, Viktor Staal, and Hilde Körber. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Röhrig. Location shooting took place in Amsterdam and Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1937 films 1937 mystery films Films of Nazi Germany German mystery films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Eduard von Borsody German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Films set in Amsterdam Films shot in Amsterdam 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ...
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The Glass Ball
''The Glass Ball'' (german: Die gläserne Kugel) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Peter Stanchina and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Sabine Peters, and Hilde von Stolz.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Hans Minzloff. Location shooting took place in Berlin and Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ... in late 1936. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1937 films 1937 drama films German drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Bavaria Film films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ...
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His Best Friend (1937 Film)
''His Best Friend'' (german: Sein bester Freund) is a 1937 German crime film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Edna Greyff, Henry Lorenzen and Lissy Arna.Rentschler p. 284 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios 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 .... The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Weber and Erich Zander. Piel had previously starred in a 1929 film of the same title. Plot It's already dark outside and the rain is falling in torrents. A German Shepherd appears to be wandering aimlessly down the sidewalk when he bumps into detective Harry Peters. Peters first takes the seemingly abandoned dog with him and the next day goes in search of the owner. He is a dog dealer from whom he quickly buys the shepherd dog de ...
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To New Shores
''To New Shores'' (german: Zu neuen Ufern) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk) and starring Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel and Viktor Staal. It was Leander's first film for the German studio UFA, and its success brought her into the front rank of the company's stars.Ascheid p. 177 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studio in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Maurischat. Synopsis London, 1846. Gloria Vane, is a cabaret singer and the lover of Sir Albert Finsbury, a selfish aristocrat set to join the royal cavalry in Australia, as an officer. The night before Albert leaves England, he begs a friend for money to repay debts. The angry friend gives Albert only £15, instead of the £615 Albert needs, so Albert forges the number 6 before the 15 on the check. When his forgery is discovered, Albert has already left. Gloria confesses to the crime out of love for Albert and to protect his promising career as an off ...
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