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Ewald Daub
Ewald Daub (13 October 1889 – 4 November 1946) was a German cinematographer who shot more than a hundred films during his career. Daub entered the film industry during the silent era, with one of his first films being the biopic ''Martin Luther'' (1923).Wipfler p.210 Over the next two decades he was to work on a number of Harry Piel thrillers and Heinz Rühmann comedies. He died in 1946 following an operation. Selected filmography * ''Miss Venus'' (1921) * ''A Dying Nation'' (1922) * ''Martin Luther'' (1923) * ''Helena'' (1924) * ''The Brigantine of New York'' (1924) * ''Girls You Don't Marry'' (1924) * ''Reluctant Imposter'' (1925) * '' Love Story'' (1925) * '' The Man in the Saddle'' (1925) * ''Die Tragödie zweier Menschen'' (1925) * ''Der Schuß in den Schatten'' (1925) * ''Our Emden'' (1926) * '' Crooks in Tails'' (1927) * ''Assassination'' (1927) * '' Lützow's Wild Hunt'' (1927) * ''His Strongest Weapon'' (1928) * '' Man Against Man'' (1928) * ''Immorality'' (1928) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser. In 2016, it had a population of 250,704. A powerful and influential centre of commerce in medieval Germany, Brunswick was a member of the Hanseatic League from the 13th until the 17th century. It was the capital city of three successive states: the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1269–1432, 1754–1807, and 1813–1814), the Duchy of Brunswick (1814–1918), and the Free State of Brunswick (1918–1946). Today, Brunswick is the second-largest city in Lower Saxony and a major centre of scientific research and development. History Foundation and early history The date and circumstances of the town's foundation are unknown. Tradition maintains that Brunswick was created through the merge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Story (1925 Film)
''Love Story'' (German: ''Liebesgeschichten'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Fritz Freisler and starring Olga Tschechowa, Hans Unterkircher and Claire Rommer.''Das Ufa-Buch'' p.122 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm. Cast * Olga Tschechowa as Lilli, das Verhältnis * Hans Unterkircher as Rudi Schönau, der "Unwiderstehliche" Hans * Claire Rommer as Steffi, das "süße Mädel" * Minna Jaida as Steffis Tante * Karl Platen as Anton Reichelt, Buchhändler * Richard Starnburg as Onkel Theobald * Hans Thimig Hans Emil Thimig, pseudonym: Hans Werner (23 July 1900 in Vienna – 17 February 1991, also in Vienna) was an Austrian actor, film director, and stage director. Life The youngest son of the Burgtheater actor Hugo Thimig and Franziska "Fanny" Hu ... References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock & Michael Töteberg. ''Das Ufa-Buch''. Zweitausendeins, 1992. External links * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achtung! – Auto-Diebe!
''Achtung! Auto-Diebe!'' ( en, Warning! Car thieves!) is a 1930 German crime film directed by Harry Piel and written by Hans Rameau. The film starred Harry Piel and Leopold von Ledebur. Cast *Harry Piel as Harry Palen, Auto-Verkäufer and in alphabetical order *Charly Berger *Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Franz, Chauffeur *Charles Francois *Max Gülstorff as Jakob Reuß, Inhaber einer Auto-Firma * Dary Holm as Helene, seine Gattin *Herbert Paulmüller *Lydia Potechina * Oswald Scheffel * Raimondo Van Riel as Robert Radek *Leopold von Ledebur as Eggert, Kriminalkommissär Release The film premiered on 5 June 1930 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 .... External links * 1930 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films German black-and-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Without Work
''Men Without Work'' (german: Männer ohne Beruf) is a 1929 German silent action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. It premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo The Ufa-Palast am Zoo, located near Berlin Zoological Garden in the New West area of Charlottenburg, was a major Berlin cinema owned by Universum Film AG, or Ufa. Opened in 1919 and enlarged in 1925, it was the largest cinema in Germany until 192 .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Harry Piel German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films shot at Staaken Studios Films shot in Marseille 1920s action films German action films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Best Friend (1929 Film)
''His Best Friend'' (German: ''Sein bester Freund'') is a 1929 German silent action film directed by and starring Harry Piel and also featuring Dary Holm and Grit Haid.Bleckman p.460 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. Cast In alphabetical order * Ernst Behmer as Hochzeitsgast * Charly Berger as Nachtwächter * Maria Forescu as Hochzeitsgast * Grit Haid as Nora Sanden * Dary Holm as Else Kruse * Philipp Manning as Meyer * Harry Piel as Harry Peters * Alexander Sascha as Graf Soderstrom * Vera Schmiterlöw as Helga Schott * Grit Sloma as Emil Grigoleit * Otto Wallburg * Aruth Wartan Aruth Wartan (or ''Haruth Vartan'', hy, Հարութ Վարդան, 23 June 1880 – 14 April 1945) was a German film actor of Armenian origin who appeared in around ninety films during his career, generally in supporting roles. Life and career B ... as Boris Radowski References Bibliography * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi At Midnight
''Taxi at Midnight'' (German: ''Die Mitternachtstaxe'') is a 1929 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Betty Bird and Philipp Manning.Prawer p.83 It was shot at the Staaken and Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Fritz Maurischat and Max Knaake. Cast * Harry Piel as Harry Pattler * Betty Bird as Lilly * Philipp Manning as Prof. Dr. Olten * Albert Paulig as Direktor Cremer * Hans Sanden as Knackermaxe * Hermann Böttcher as Kommissar Tenner * Bruno Ziener as W.S. Pinkus * Aruth Wartan as Martini * Maria Asti as Mimi * Steffie Vida as Bardame * Jaria Kirsanoff as Bardame * El' Dura as Bardame * Eva Schmid-Kayser as Bardame * Hedy Meyer-Seebohn as Bardame * Wolfgang von Schwindt as Mann im Smoking * Georg Schmieter as Mann im Smoking * Charles Francois as Mann im Smoking * Henry Bender as Erster Wachtmeister * Julius Falkenstein as Zweiter Wachtmeister * Georg John Georg John (born Georg Jaco ... [...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] |
Immorality (film)
''Immorality'' (German: ''Unmoral'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Nicolas Rimsky and Georg Alexander.Bock & Bergfelder p.17 Plot Cast * Ellen Richter as Yvonne Longval * Nicolas Rimsky as Professor Thomas Barlet * Georg Alexander as Ernest Barlet * Kurt Gerron as Matrosenemil * Albert Paulig as Bartels Diener * Evi Eva as Sekretärin * Camilla von Hollay as Darsteller aus der Operette * Sig Arno as Darsteller aus der Operette * Henry Bender as Darsteller aus der Operette * Toni Tetzlaff as Darsteller aus der Operette * Hermann Böttcher Hermann Gotthilf Ferdinand Boettcher (12 November 1866 – 7 May 1935) was a German stage and film actor.Hardt p.223 Selected filmography * '' The Man of Action'' (1919) * '' The Swabian Maiden'' (1919) * '' Madame Récamier'' (1920) * '' The Big ... as Darsteller aus der Operette References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man Against Man (1928 Film)
''Man Against Man'' (German:''Mann gegen Mann'') is a 1928 German silent thriller filmKreimeier p.167 directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Fritz Beckmann. Cast * Harry Piel as Harry Paulsen * Dary Holm as Miß Gladys Norton * Fritz Beckmann as Bartholomeo, Wirt der Schmugglerschenke * Hertha von Walther as Emita * Philipp Manning as Fuessli * Eugen Burg as Berner * Georg John Georg John (born Georg Jacobsohn; 23 July 1879 – 18 November 1941) was a German stage and film actor. Early life Georg Jacobsohn was born into a Jewish household in Schmiegel, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany. Career John began his ... as Zamok * Charly Berger as Porter * Charles Francois as Kanzow References Bibliography * Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945''. University of California Press, 1999. External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German thriller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Strongest Weapon
''His Strongest Weapon'' (german: Seine stärkste Waffe) is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Vera Schmiterlöw and Philipp Manning. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * '' Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921) * '' The Mahar .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1928 films 1920s action thriller films German action thriller films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Harry Piel UFA GmbH films Silent thriller films 1920s German films {{action-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lützow's Wild Hunt (film)
''Lützow's Wild Hunt'' (German: ''Lützows wilde verwegene Jagd'') is a 1927 German silent war film. The 1927 German silent war film was directed by Richard OswaldPrawer p.207 and starring Ernst Rückert, Arthur Wellin and Mary Kid. The film's art direction was by Ernst Stern. It is part of the cycle of Prussian films and portrays the fight of Prussian troops under the command of Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow against the French during the Napoleonic Wars, commemorated in the poetry of Theodor Körner. Cast * Ernst Rückert as Theodor Körner * Arthur Wellin as Major von Lützow * Mary Kid as Toni Adamberger, Schauspielerin am Burgtheater * Paul Bildt as Napoleon Bonaparte * Wera Engels as Eleanore Prochaska, ein Bürgermädchen * Gerd Briese as Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz * Sig Arno as Franz I of Austria * Leopold von Ledebur as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * Albert Steinrück as Ludwig van Beethoven * Friedrich Kühne as Klemens von Metternich * Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination (1927 Film)
''Assassination'' (german: Feme) is a 1927 German silent thriller film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Eduard Rothauser, Mathilde Sussin and Hans Stüwe. It was adapted from a novel by Vicki Baum.Hake p. 39 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Gustav A. Knauer Gustav A. Knauer (1886–1950) was a German art director.Gemünden p.171 He designed the sets of more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (1919) * '' The Flight into Marriage'' (1922) .... Cast References Bibliography * * External links * 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1920s thriller films German silent feature films German thriller films Films directed by Richard Oswald Films based on Austrian novels German black-and-white films Silent thriller films 1920s German films Films shot at Halensee Studios {{silent-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
