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Eva May
Eva Maria Mandl (29 May 1902 – 10 September 1924), known professionally as Eva May, was an Austrian actress. She was the daughter of the film director Joe May and his wife Mia May. In 1924, she committed suicide by gunshot. Biography Eva Maria Mandl was born on 29 May 1902, the daughter of Austrian actress Mia May and the Austrian-Jewish film director Joe May. Her parents had married seven weeks prior to her birth. She took the name of Eva May and made her film debut in '' Die geheimnisvolle Villa'' (1914), which was directed by her father. From 1918 onwards she worked for the Ring-Film GmbH, managed by Manfred Liebenau, who was working as a director under the nom de plume Erik Lund. The two married when May was 16 years old. During this time, May appeared in films such as ''Erträumtes'' (1918), '' Sadja'' (1918), and '' The Bride of the Incapacitated'' (1919). Lund and May soon created their own Eva May serial, in which May wrote the scripts for. In the 1920s, May worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Die Fledermaus
' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original literary source for ' was ' (''The Prison''), a farce by German playwright Julius Roderich Benedix that premiered in Berlin in 1851. On 10 September 1872, a three-act French vaudeville play by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, ', loosely based on the Benedix farce, opened at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal. Meilhac and Halévy had provided several successful libretti for Offenbach and ''Le Réveillon'' later formed the basis for the 1926 silent film '' So This Is Paris'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Meilhac and Halévy's play was soon translated into German by Karl Haffner (1804–1876), at the instigation of Max Steiner, as a non-musical play for production in Vienna. The French custom of a New Year's Eve '' réveillon'', or supper party, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fairy Of Saint Ménard
''The Fairy of Saint Ménard'' (German:''Die Fee von Saint Ménard'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast In alphabetical order * Margot Hermer * Eva May * Karl Platen * Edwin Schäfer * Marie von Buelow * Leopold von Ledebur Leopold von Ledebur (18 May 1876 – 22 August 1955) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Carmen'' (1918) * ''The Serenyi'' (1918) * ''Midnight'' (1918) * ''The Foolish Heart'' (1919) * '' The Golden Lie'' (1919) * '' T ... * Kissa von Sievers References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Erik Lund German black-and-white films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irrlicht (film)
''Irrlicht'' is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast In alphabetical order * Olga Engl * Eva May * Hermann Picha * Karl Platen * Wilhelm Prager * Johannes Riemann * Eduard von Winterstein Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was ... References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Erik Lund German black-and-white films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Attorney Jordan (1919 Film)
''State Attorney Jordan'' (German:''Staatsanwalt Jordan'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 It was based on a novel of the same title by , which was later remade into a 1926 film. The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast In alphabetical order * Ernst Behmer * Ernst Laskowski * Eva May as Herta Hecker * Lina Paulsen * Hermann Picha * Heinz Stieda * Magnus Stifter as Staatsanwalt Jordan * Leopold von Ledebur * Emmy Wyda Emmy Wyda (2 March 1876 – 22 January 1942) was a German actress. She appeared in more than eighty films from 1913 to 1941. Selected filmography References External links * 1876 births 1942 deaths German film actresses German si ... References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Enchanted Princess (film)
''The Enchanted Princess'' (German:''Die verwunschene Prinzessin'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 Cast In alphabetical order * Ernst Behmer * Olga Dalzell * Olga Engl * Eva May * Johannes Riemann * Leopold von Ledebur * Anna von Palen * Emmy Wyda Emmy Wyda (2 March 1876 – 22 January 1942) was a German actress. She appeared in more than eighty films from 1913 to 1941. Selected filmography References External links * 1876 births 1942 deaths German film actresses German si ... References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Erik Lund German black-and-white films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlene Dietrich
Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; 27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992) was a German and American actress and singer whose career spanned from the 1910s to the 1980s. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola-Lola in Josef von Sternberg's ''The Blue Angel'' (1930) brought her international acclaim and a contract with Paramount Pictures. She starred in many Hollywood films, including six iconic roles directed by Sternberg: ''Morocco'' (1930) (her only Academy Award nomination), ''Dishonored'' (1931), '' Shanghai Express'' and ''Blonde Venus'' (both 1932), ''The Scarlet Empress'' (1934) and '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1935), '' Desire'' (1936) and ''Destry Rides Again'' (1939). She successfully traded on her glamorous persona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Mandl
Friedrich Alexander Maria "Fritz" Mandl (9 February 1900 – 8 September 1977) was chairman of Hirtenberger Patronen-Fabrik, a leading Austrian armaments firm founded by his father, Alexander Mandl. A prominent fascist, Mandl was attached to the Austrofascism and Italian varieties and an opponent of Nazism. In the 1930s he became close to Prince Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, the commander of the Austrian nationalist militia ("Heimwehr"), which he furnished with weapons and ammunition. He inherited the weapons factory from his father, Alexander Mandl, which was used to help equip Hitler's Germany. Until 1940, Mandl tried to maintain contact with Hermann Göring's office in order to supply Germany with iron. Private life Mandl was born on 9 February 1900, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, the son of a Jewish father and a Catholic mother: Alexander Mandl (1861–1943) and Maria Mohr (1873–1924). Mandl was married five times. His wives were: * Helene Hella Mandl (née Strauss; born 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Geheime Agent
''The Secret Agent'' (German: ''Der geheime Agent'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Eva May, Lucie Höflich and Carl Lamac. Bock, Hans-Michael & Lenssen, Claudia. ''Joe May: Regisseur und Produzent''. 1991. p. 176. . The film's art direction was by Erich Zander. It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. Cast *Eva May as Duchess *Lucie Höflich as Duchess's mother *Carl Lamac as Duke *Max Gülstorff as minister *Ernst Behmer as minister *Leonhard Haskel as minister *Eugen Rex as servant *Karl Platen as builder *Karl Beckersachs as Marquis *Trude Berliner Trude Berliner (28 February 1903 – 26 February 1977) was a German actress. She was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933. Biography Berliner was born Gertrude Berliner in Be ... as Zofe References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Erich Schönfelder German sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hartmann (actor)
Paul Wilhelm Constantin Hartmann (8 January 1889 – 30 June 1977) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Zofia - Kriegs-Irrfahrten eines Kindes'' (1915) * ' (1915) * ' (1916) * ' (1917) * ' (1917) as Georg * '' Christa Hartungen'' (1917) as Bernd Römer * ' (1917) as Hieronymus * '' Mountain Air'' (1917) as Egon * ' (1917) * ' (1918) * '' Es werde Licht!'' (1918) as Ernst Hartwig * ''Mouchy'' (1918) * '' The Prisoner of Dahomey'' (1918) * '' Precious Stones'' (1918) * ''Der unheimliche Gast'' (1918) as Uwe Johanssen * ''Taumel'' (1919) * '' The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * ''Die Hexe von Norderoog'' (1919) * ''The Secret of Wera Baranska'' (1919) * ''Blonde Poison'' (1919) as Georg Maudi * '' The Galley Slave'' (1919) as Rastignac * ''The Girl and the Men'' (1919) * ''Monika Vogelsang'' (1920) as Amadeo Vaselli, Kirchenmaler * ''Battle of the Sexes'' (1920) * ''Mary Magdalene'' (1920) as Karl * ''Können Gedanken töten?'' (1920) as Geliebter * '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Heidelberg (1923 Film)
''Old Heidelberg'' (German: ''Alt Heidelberg'') is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Paul Hartmann, Eva May and Werner Krauss. It was based on the 1901 play of the same name by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster. Cast * Paul Hartmann as Erbprinz Karl Heinz *Eva May as Kaethi * Werner Krauss as Dr. Jüttner *Eugen Burg as Lutz, Kammerdiener *Eugen Rex as Kellermann, Corpsdiener * Willy Prager *Karl Harbacher *Fritz Wendhausen *Victor Colani *Albert Bassermann Albert Bassermann (7 September 1867 – 15 May 1952) was a German stage and screen actor. He was considered to be one of the greatest German-speaking actors of his generation and received the famous Iffland-Ring. He was married to Elsa Sch ... References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German drama films Films directed by Hans Behrendt Films set in Heidelberg Films set in the 19th century Films about princes 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Veidt
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German film actor who attracted early attention for his roles in the films ''Different from the Others'' (1919), '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), and '' The Man Who Laughs'' (1928). After a successful career in German silent films, where he was one of the best-paid stars of UFA, he and his new Jewish wife Ilona Prager left Germany in 1933 after the Nazis came to power. The couple settled in Britain, where he took British citizenship in 1939. He appeared in many British films, including '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1940), before emigrating to the United States around 1941, which led to his being cast in what may be his best remembered role as Major Strasser in '' Casablanca'' (1942). This was Veidt's last film role to be released during his lifetime. Early life Hans Walter Conrad Veidt was born on 22 January 1893 in his parents' home at Tieckstraße 39 in Berlin to Amalie Marie (née Gohtz) and Philipp Hein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
