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Evelyn Holt
Evelyn Holt (born Edith Toni Elsbeth Wenckens; 3 October 1908 – 22 February 2001) was a German actress. Biography The daughter of a journalist, she began her film career at UFA. She quickly advanced to starring roles alongside Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Albers. After singing lessons, she was committed in 1931 as a soubrette at the Grosses Schauspielhaus in Berlin. However, the Nazi takeover ended her film career after six successful years, since she was allegedly half-Jewish. Holt was prohibited from appearing in films. She still enjoyed engagements as a soubrette at the Komische Oper in Berlin. When Jewish publisher Felix Guggenheim (1904-1976) married her in 1936, it was no longer possible. In 1938 the couple emigrated first to Switzerland, then in 1940 to England, and later to the United States. There Guggenheim was exile publisher of authors such as Thomas Mann, Franz Werfel, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Alfred Doblin. Evelyn Holt remained until the end of her life in the U.S. and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 city limits, most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's States of Germany, sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the Brandenburg, State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Metropolitan regions in Germany, Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree (river), Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eighteen Year Old
''The Eighteen Year Old'' (german: Die Achtzehnjährigen) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Ernő Verebes, and Frida Richard. It was made at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Karl Machus Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art director. Along with Erich Zander he designed the sets for most of the films made by director Veit Harlan during the Nazi era.Noack p.145 Selected filmography * ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * '' Blonde Poiso .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Manfred Noa Bavaria Film films Films shot at Staaken Studios German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three From The Unemployment Office
''Three from the Unemployment Office'' (German: ''Drei von der Stempelstelle'') is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Eugen Thiele and starring Fritz Kampers, Paul Kemp and Anton Walbrook. The film was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. It premiered on 29 February 1932.Grange p.382 The film's title alludes to the 1930 hit '' The Three from the Filling Station''. Cast * Fritz Kampers as Fritz Wenneis, Arbeitsloser * Paul Kemp as Arthur Jaenicke, Arbeitsloser * Anton Walbrook as Max Binder, Arbeitsloser * Evelyn Holt as Else, deren Tochter * Margarete Kupfer as Mutter Gohlke, Wäscherin * Ferdinand von Alten as Kienast, Chef eines Modesalons * Helen Schöner as Frau Kienast * Margita Alfvén as Die Directrice * Marion Moench as Lotte * Elsa Wagner as Die Vermieterin * Hedwig Wangel as Die Wohlfahrtsdame * Hilde Maroff as Laufmädel bei Kienast * Arthur Mainzer * Julius Brandt * Ernst Morgan * Carl Peterhans * Hans Schüren * Antonie Jaeckel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scoundrel (1931 Film)
''The Scoundrel'' (german: Das Ekel) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Eugen Schüfftan and Franz Wenzler and starring Max Adalbert, Emilia Unda, and Evelyn Holt.Bock & Bergfelder p. 236 It is based on the play '' The Scoundrel'' by Hans Reimann and Toni Impekoven. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Otto Erdmann. The film was remade in 1939 and 1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1931 films Films of the Weimar Republic German comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s German-language films German films based on plays Films directed by Eugen Schüfftan Films directed by Franz Wenzler Films set in Berlin German bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Hour Of Happiness
''One Hour of Happiness'' (german: Eine Stunde Glück) is a 1931 German drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Evelyn Holt, and Harald Paulsen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 178 It was released by the German branch of Universal Pictures. Synopsis Two workers in a department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic appe ... see an attractive but poverty-stricken newspaper seller looking through the window at the goods inside. As part of a game they decide to give her gifts of items in the shop, but she doesn't realize that they are only pretending. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1931 films Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films 1931 drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by William Dieterle Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash Wednesday (1931 Film)
''Ash Wednesday'' (german: Aschermittwoch) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl Karl Ludwig Diehl (14 August 1896 – 8 March 1958) was a German film actor. He appeared in 66 films between 1924 and 1957. His father was Karl Diehl, the German professor of Anarchism. Filmography * ''Die Tragödie der Entehrten'' (1924) ..., Hans Stüwe and Claire Rommer.Waldman p. 104 The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1931 films 1931 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Johannes Meyer Films set in 1913 German black-and-white films Films set in Cologne 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right To Love (1930 German Film)
''The Right to Love'' (german: Das Recht auf Liebe) is a 1930 German silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Georg Alexander, Evelyn Holt, and Georgia Lind. The film addresses the issue of the rights of ex-soldiers made impotent by war wounds to get married. It is in the Weimar Weimar is a city in the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in Central Germany between Erfurt in the west and Jena in the east, approximately southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg and west of Dresden. Together with the neighbouri ... tradition of Enlightenment films. Cast In alphabetical order References Bibliography * External links * 1930 films 1930 drama films German drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films directed by Jacob Fleck Films directed by Luise Fleck Silent drama films 1930s German films 1930s German-language films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage In Name Only
''Marriage in Name Only'' (german: Namensheirat) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Evelyn Holt, Erika Dannhoff, and Wolfgang Zilzer.Bock & Bergfelder p. 397 The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich Robert A. Dietrich (28 March 1889 – 8 September 1947) was a German art director.Scheunemann p.277 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Student of Prague'' (1913) * '' The Path of De .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1930 films 1930 romantic drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German romantic drama films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Heinz Paul German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-romantic-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Veil Dancer
''The Veil Dancer'' (french: Le meneur de joies, german: Die Schleiertänzerin) is a 1929 French-German silent film directed by Charles Burguet and starring René Navarre, Hertha von Walther Hertha von Walther (born Hertha Stern und Walter von Monbary, 12 June 1903 – 12 April 1987) was a German film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1921 and 1983. Biography Hertha von Walther was born Hertha Stern und Walther von Monb ..., and Hans Albers. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Charles Burguet German silent feature films French silent feature films German black-and-white films French black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man With The Frog
''The Man with the Frog'' (German: ''Der Mann mit dem Laubfrosch'') is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Heinrich George, Hans Junkermann and Evelyn Holt.Caneppele p.53 The film's 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 * Caneppele, Paolo. ''Entscheidungen der Wiener Filmzensur: 1929-1933''. Film-Archiv Austria, 2003. External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1929 crime films German crime films German silent feature films Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht National Film films German black-and-white films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Kings (film)
''The Three Kings'' (German: ''Ein Mädel und drei Clowns'') is a 1929 British-German silent film, silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards, Evelyn Holt and Warwick Ward. Separate versions were released in Germany and Britain. At a circus in Blackpool, a violent rivalry breaks out between two of the performers over a woman. Cast * Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards as Edgar King * Evelyn Holt as Maria * Warwick Ward as Frank King * John F. Hamilton as Charlie King * Clifford McLaglen as Fredo References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1929 films 1929 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic British drama films German drama films Films directed by Hans Steinhoff British silent feature films Films set in England Films set in Lancashire Films set in Blackpool Circus films German silent feature films German black-and-white films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crucified Girl
''Crucified Girl'' (German: ''Mädchen am Kreuz'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise FleckPrawer p.85 and starring Valerie Boothby, Gertrud de Lalsky and Evelyn Holt. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Artur Gunther and August Rinaldi. Cast In alphabetical order * Valerie Boothby * Gertrud de Lalsky * Evelyn Holt * Robert Leffler * Fritz Odemar * Livio Pavanelli * Ernő Verebes Ernő Verebes (born Ernst Weiss, December 6, 1902 – June 13, 1971) was a Hungarian-American actor who began his career in Hungarian silent films in 1915. During his film career he worked and lived in Hungary, Germany and in the United States. ... * Wolfgang Zilzer References Bibliography *Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933''. Berghahn Books, 2005. External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1929 drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
