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Erwin Scharf (art Director)
Erwin Scharf (1901–1972) was an Austrian art director. He worked in the German film industry during the Weimar Era, often collaborating with Robert Neppach on set designs. Because of his Jewish heritage he left Germany following the Nazi takeover in 1933, and spent the next five years working in a variety of European countries. This included the 1937 Carol Reed-directed film '' Who's Your Lady Friend?'' in Britain.Evans p.173 In 1938 he settled in the United States. His final cinematic work was on the 1950 film '' Kill or Be Killed''. Selected filmography * ''Father and Son'' (1929) * '' Katharina Knie'' (1929) * ''The Green Monocle'' (1929) * '' Him or Me'' (1930) * ''The Song Is Ended'' (1930) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1931) * '' Panic in Chicago'' (1931) * ''The Bartered Bride'' (1932) * '' The First Right of the Child'' (1932) * '' The Company's in Love'' (1932) * ''The Pride of Company Three'' (1932) * '' Haunted People'' (1932) * ''Invisible Opponent'' (1933) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Panic In Chicago
''Panic in Chicago'' (german: Panik in Chicago) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Olga Tschechowa, Hans Rehmann and Ferdinand Hart. It was based on the novel ''Panic in Chicago'' by the German writer Robert Heymann. The film was shot at the Staaken Studios with sets designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. It premiered at the Palast-am-Zoo in Berlin on 23 June 1931.Jung & Schatzberg p. 222 Synopsis In 1930s mob-dominated Chicago, a leading gangster poses as a respectable member of society. Cast * Olga Tschechowa as Florence Dingley * Hans Rehmann as Taglioni * Ferdinand Hart as Percy Boot * Hilde Hildebrand as Susy Owen * Lola Chlud as Fay Davis * Ernst Dumcke as Kommissar Renard * William Trenk as Kriminalbeamter Charles * Gerhard Bienert as Tom * Friedrich Ettel Friedrich Ettel (8 June 1890 – 12 March 1941) was a Swiss film actor. Ettel was born in Zurich and died at the age of 50 in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Ludwig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Follies Girl
''Follies Girl'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by William Rowland and starring Wendy Barrie, Doris Nolan and Gordon Oliver. It was made by the poverty row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. Much of the film takes place in or around a burlesque house.Koszarski p.553 It was the final film appearance of Barrie apart from a cameo role in '' It Should Happen to You''. Cast * Wendy Barrie as Anne Merriday * Doris Nolan as Francine La Rue * Gordon Oliver as Pvt. Jerry Hamlin * Anne Barrett as Bunny * Arthur Pierson as Sgt. Bill Perkins * J.C. Nugent as J.B. Hamlin * Cora Witherspoon as Mrs. J.B. Hamlin * William Harrigan as Jimmy Dobson * Jay Brennan as Andre Duval * Lew Hearn as Lew * Cliff Hall as Cliff * Marion McGuire as Trixie * Pat C. Flick as Patsy * Anthony Blair as Somers * Jerri Blanchard as Jerri * Sergei Badamsky as Scarini * G. Swayne Gordon as Doorman * Ray Heatherton as Bandleader Ray Heatherton * Johnny Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Career (1938 Film)
''Career'' (Swedish: ''Karriär'') is a 1938 Swedish drama film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Signe Hasso, Sture Lagerwall and Tollie Zellman.Hjort & Lindqvist p.318 The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. It follows the members of a touring theatre company. Cast * Signe Hasso as Monika Hall * Sture Lagerwall as Erik Norrby * Tollie Zellman as Nanny Högfelt * Carl Barcklind as Ferdinand Sund * Ruth Stevens as Karin Lund * Olof Widgren as Helge Berg * Olof Sandborg as Theater Manager * Wiola Brunius a s Margit Larsson * Mona Mårtenson as Actress * Ludde Gentzel as Johansson * Ragnar Widestedt as Lindell * Gösta Cederlund as Malte Brundin Senior * Sigge Fürst as Bus Driver * Douglas Håge as Rydman, Theater Manager * Åke Engfeldt as Malte Brundin Junior * Hartwig Fock as Man at Railroad Crossing * Gustaf Färingborg as Pelle Söderström, Actor * Torsten Hillberg as Man * Elsa Holmquist as Lena Moberg, Actress * Bellan Roos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witches' Night (1937 Film)
''Witches' Night'' (Swedish: ''Häxnatten'') is a 1937 Swedish drama film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Gösta Ekman, Signe Hasso and Ruth Stevens.Gustafsson p.33 The film's sets were designed by the Austrian art director Erwin Scharf. Synopsis A teacher and poet is much lamented when he leaves a school to get married, particularly one of the students Majken. Five years later she encounters him again. Cast * Gösta Ekman as Arne Markell * Signe Hasso as Majken Celsing * Ruth Stevens as Lena Markell * Göran Bernhard as Gunnar Markell * Sture Lagerwall as Balalajkan * Einar Axelsson as Bengt Arktander * Eric Abrahamsson as Mr. Olsson * Gerda Björne as Mrs. Olsson * Märtha Lindlöf as Grandmother * Aurore Palmgren as Sidonia * Margareta Bergfeldt as Anna * Kurt Björkvall as Self * John Botvid as Prison guard * Märta Dorff as Student * Gustaf Färingborg as Journalist * Sigge Fürst as Policeman * Mona Geijer-Falkner Mona Geijer-Falkner (2 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Street Singer (1937 Film)
''The Street Singer'' (aka, ''Interval for Romance'') is a 1937 British musical film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Arthur Tracy, Margaret Lockwood and Arthur Riscoe. The screenplay concerns a famous musician who is mistaken for a street singer. It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. Cast * Arthur Tracy as Richard King * Arthur Riscoe as Sam Green * Margaret Lockwood as Jenny Green * Hugh Wakefield as Hugh Newman * Emile Boreo as Luigi * Ellen Pollock as Gloria Weston * Wally Patch as Policeman * Ian McLean as Police Inspector * John Deverell as James * Rawicz and Landauer as Specialty Act * Lew Stone and His Band References External links *''The Street Singer''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine The Last
''Catherine the Last'' (German: ''Katharina, die Letzte'') is a 1936 Austrian romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Franciska Gaal, Hans Holt and Hans Olden.Bock & Bergfelder p.257 It was made by the Austrian subsidiary of Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. After making the film Koster moved to Hollywood. In 1938 the film was remade in America as ''The Girl Downstairs'' with Gaal reprising her role. Synopsis After Hans is frustrated in his attempts to see his girlfriend Sybill by her overprotective business tycoon father, he attempts to gain entry into the house by romancing the family's kitchen maid. While at first he simply uses her as a ruse, he eventually falls in love with her instead. Cast * Franciska Gaal as Katharina, Kitchen maid * Hans Holt as Hans von Gerstikow * Hans Olden as Eduard, Hans' friend * Otto Wallburg as Sixtus Braun, Big industrialist * Dorothy Poole as Sybill Braun * Eduard Linke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Big Van Het Regiment
'' De Big van het Regiment '' is a 1935 Dutch film directed by Max Nosseck. Cast *Philip Dorn ... Berkhage (as Frits van Dongen) * Fien de la Mar ... Fietje * Heintje Davids ... Annemie * Jopie Koopman ... Nora *Sylvain Poons ... Maupie * Johan Kaart ... Jan Adriaanse (as Johan Kaart jr.) *Adolphe Engers ... Kruitnagel * Hansje Anderiesen ... De Big (as Jansje Anderiesen) *Matthieu van Eysden ... Piet * Jan Van Ees ... Army Officer * Piet Te Nuyl (as Piet te Nuyl sr.) * Jan C. De Vos (as Jan C. de Vos jr.) * Jac. Van Bijlevelt * Cruys Voorbergh *Jan van Dommelen Jan van Dommelen (28 April 1878 – 26 October 1942) was a Dutch film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 44 films between 1911 and 1939. Filmography * '' Boefje'' (1939) * '' De Big van het Regiment'' (1935) * '' De Familie van mijn ... ... Vader van Nora External links * 1935 films Dutch black-and-white films Films set in 1915 Films directed by Max Nosseck Dutch comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oil Sharks
''The Oil Sharks'' (french: Les requins du pétrole) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Rudolph Cartier and Henri Decoin and starring Arlette Marchal, Vivian Grey and Gabriel Gabrio.Youngkin p. 466 It is the French-language version of ''Invisible Opponent'', made with the same crew but a largely different cast and some alterations to the story line. The sets for both films were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf (art director), Erwin Scharf. Cast In alphabetical order * Raoul Aslan as Delmonde * Raymond Cordy as Hans Mertens * Gabriel Gabrio as James Godfrey * Jean Galland as Pierre Ugron * Vivian Grey as Eve Ugron * Peter Lorre as Henry Pless * Arlette Marchal Arlette Marchal (29 January 1902 – 11 February 1984) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1922 and 1951. She was born and died in Paris. Partial filmography * ''Mon p'tit'' (1922) * '' The Gardens of Murc ... as Jeannette * Robert Ozanne as Santos References Bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invisible Opponent
''Invisible Opponent'' (German: ''Unsichtbare Gegner'') is a 1933 German-Austrian drama film directed by Rudolph Cartier and starring Gerda Maurus, Paul Hartmann, and Oskar Homolka. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. The plot revolves around an oil swindle in a South American country. The film was made at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The critics were not generally impressed with the film, the ''Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung'' described it as "unbelievable and unbelievably awful picture". A separate French-language version ''The Oil Sharks'' was also released.Youngkin p.466 Cast * Gerda Maurus as Sybil Herford * Paul Hartmann as Peter Ugron * Oskar Homolka as James Godfrey * Peter Lorre as Henry Pless * Paul Kemp as Hans Mertens * Raoul Aslan as J. Delmonte * Leonard Steckel as Santos * H. Kyser as Sir Thomas * Eva Schmid-Kayser as Eva Ugron * Jaro Fürth * John Mylong * Otto Schmöle * Franke * Maria Holst * Josef Rehber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haunted People
''Haunted People'' (german: Gehetzte Menschen) is a 1932 German-Czech drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Hans Feher, and Eugen Klöpfer.Goble p. 775 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Neppach and Erwin Scharf. Cast * Magda Sonja as Dame ohne Unterleib * Eugen Klöpfer as Vincenz Olivier * Hans Feher as Boubou, sein Sohn * Friedrich Ettel as Bürgermeister * Emilia Unda as seine Frau * Camilla Spira as Louise, beider Tochter * Vladimir Sokoloff as Trödler * Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Ausrufer * Fritz Odemar as Polizeichef * Hermann Picha as Mann in der Pferdehaut * Gustav Püttjer as André, Tischlergehilfe * Paul Rehkopf as Polizeikommissar * Joseph Schmidt * Ferdinand Hart Ferdinand Hart (28 October 1893 in Písek – 12 January 1937 in Prague) was a film actor from Czechoslovakia. Selected filmography * '' The Hungarian Princess'' (1923) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pride Of Company Three
''The Pride of Company Three'' (German: ''Der Stolz der 3. Kompanie'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Heinz Rühmann, Anton Walbrook and Eugen Burg. It premiered on 4 January 1932.Grange p.379 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Neppach Robert Neppach (2 March 1890 – 18 August 1939) was an Austrian architect, film producer and art director. Neppach worked from 1919 in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. He oversaw the art direction of over 80 films during his career, i ... and Erwin Scharf. Synopsis The film is set in pre-1914 Germany. It follows the tangled love lives of a group of soldiers at a military barracks. Cast References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1932 films 1932 comedy films German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
