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F.P.1 Doesn't Answer
''F.P.1'' ( ger, F.P.1 antwortet nicht) is a 1932 German film directed by Karl Hartl. The film was based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Kurt Siodmak. The plot concerned a permanent air station in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The film was developed as a multilingual version, with one film each in German, French, and English. The film was shot in 1932 and premiered in Berlin late that year with English and French-language versions premiering the next year. Plot Lieutenant Droste wants to build an air station in the middle of the ocean to allow pilots on intercontinental flights to refuel and repair any damage to their aircraft. With the help of the pilot Ellissen, he manages to win the support of the Lennartz-Werke for the project. Ellissen, who has taken up with the owner's sister Claire Lennartz, shies away from marriage and seeks new adventure. After two years, the platform has become a city on the ocean, with runways, hangars, hotels, and shopping centers. Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Hartl
Karl Hartl (10 May 1899 – 29 August 1978) was an Austrian film director. Life Born in Vienna, Hartl began his film career at the Austrian Sascha-Film company of Alexander Kolowrat and from 1919 was assistant to the Hungarian director Alexander Korda. As a production manager, he in the 1920s accompanied Korda to Berlin, until in 1926 he returned to Vienna to work for his former class-mate director Gustav Ucicky. From 1930 he worked for Universum Film AG (UFA) and debuted as director of ''Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg'' ("A Fraternity Song from Heidelberg") starring Hans Brausewetter and Willi Forst, with young Billy Wilder as a screenwriter. Together with Luis Trenker he directed the ''Gebirgsjäger'' drama ''Berge in Flammen'' ("Mountains in Flames") in 1931. He then experimented with other genres, for example the comedy ''Die Gräfin von Monte Cristo'' ("The Countess of Monte Cristo") (1932) with Brigitte Helm and Gustaf Gründgens, and in the same year achieved his final b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Speelmans
Hermann Speelmans (14 August 1906 – 9 February 1960) was a German stage and film actor.Capua p. 120 Selected filmography * ''Her Dark Secret'' (1929) - Emil * ''Diana'' (1930) * ''There Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You'' (1930) * ''Danton'' (1931) - Legendre * ''The Man in Search of His Murderer'' (1931) - Jim * ''Inquest'' (1931) - Bruno Klatte, Artist * ''Kinder vor Gericht'' (1931) - August Schulze, Vater * ''Checkmate'' (1931) - Markutius, pensionierter Kriminalbeamter * ''No More Love'' (1931) - Tom * '' The Battle of Bademunde'' (1931) - Hannes * ''Der Herr Finanzdirektor'' (1931) - Albert Boudaine * '' The Captain from Köpenick'' (1931) - Wachtmeister Killian * '' At Your Orders, Sergeant'' (1932) * ''Night Convoy'' (1932) - Banjospieler * '' Under False Flag'' (1932) - Kriminalkommissar Schulz * '' Crime Reporter Holm'' (1932) * '' A Shot at Dawn'' (1932) - Schmitter * ''Spoiling the Game'' (1932) - Erwin Banz - Rennfahrer * ''F.P.1'' (1932) - Chefingenieur Damsky * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Calthrop
Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London, Calthrop was educated at St Paul's School and made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age at the Comedy Theatre, London. His first film was '' The Gay Lord Quex'' released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical '' The Boy'' in the same year. He then appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He died in Eton, Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming ''Major Barbara'' (1941). According to Ronald Neame in his autobiography, some shots in the final film had a stand-in playing Calthrop's role (from the back) and a piece of dialogue was recorded using an unnamed person who impersonated Calthrop's voice. He was the nephew of dramatist Dion Boucicault. Selected filmography * ''Altar Chains'' (1916) * ''Masks and Faces'' (1917) - Lovell * '' The Gay Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Fenton
Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1923 and 1945. Early life Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He emigrated to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter Fenton, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. ''Celtic'', which departed from Liverpool, 11 September 1909, and arrived at New York, where they were ferried over to Ellis Island for "U.S. Immigrant Inspection" on 19 September. They were quickly admitted and continued their journey by rail to join his father, shoe manufacturer's representative Richard Fenton, in Mifflin, Ohio. Career As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. Military service Fenton saw active service during the Seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Esmond
Jill Esmond (born Jill Esmond Moore; 26 January 1908 – 28 July 1990) was an English stage and screen actress. She was the first wife of Laurence Olivier. Early life Esmond was born in London, the daughter of stage actors Henry V. Esmond and Eva Moore. Dramatist W.S. Gilbert and actress Maxine Elliott were her godparents. One of her maternal aunts was Decima Moore. She had a brother Jack (an actor) and a sister, Lynette, who did not survive infancy.Joannou, Maroula"Moore, Eva (1868–1955)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 10 February 2011 While her parents toured with theatre companies, Esmond spent her childhood in boarding schools until she decided at the age of 14 to become an actress. She made her stage debut playing Wendy to Gladys Cooper's Peter Pan, but her success was short-lived. When her father died suddenly in 1922, in Paris, due to pneumonia, Esmond returned to school and at the time considered abandoning her a ... [...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 Heinri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Piérade
Pierre Piérade (died 1937) was a Belgian stage and film actor.Hardt p.242 Selected filmography * ''Little Lise'' (1930) * ''American Love'' (1931) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * ''To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932) * ''Here's Berlin'' (1932) * ''Narcotics'' (1932) * ''F.P.1'' (1933) * ''Charlemagne'' (1933) * ''Gold'' (1934) * '' Rothchild'' (1934) * ''Night in May'' (1934) * '' A Man Has Been Stolen'' (1934) * ''My Heart Is Calling You'' (1934) * ''Baccara'' (1935) * ''The Last Waltz'' (1936) * ''Taras Bulba'' (1936) * ''Jenny'' (1936) * ''The Brighton Twins ''The Brighton Twins'' (French: ''Les jumeaux de Brighton'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Suzy Prim.Crisp p.407 It is based on the 1908 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard. T ...'' (1936) References Bibliography * Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars''. Berghahn Books, 1996. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1923) * ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (1930) * ''The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * '' Alone'' (1931) * ''The Night at the Hotel'' (1932) * ''Nights in Port Said'' (1932) * ''A Star Disappears'' (1932) * ''The Champion Cook'' (1932) * '' Topaze'' (1933) * ''The Little King'' (1933) * ''Judex'' (1934) * ''Song of Farewell'' (1934) * ''Divine'' (1935) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' Beautiful Star'' (1938) * ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * '' Serenade'' (1940) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * ''Madly in Love'' (1943) * '' The Midnight Sun'' (1943) * ''The Ideal Couple'' (1946) * ''That's Not the Way to Die'' (1946) * ''Rooster Heart'' (1946) * '' Rendezv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Murat
Jean Murat (13 July 1888, in Périgueux – 5 January 1968, in Aix-en-Provence) was a French actor. He was married to the French actress Annabella. Selected filmography * ''Sex'' (1920) * ''La Galerie des monstres'' (1924), as Sveti * '' Carmen'' (1926), as Officier * ''Attorney for the Heart'' (1927), as Dr. Robert Lingh * ''The Prey of the Wind'' (1927), as The husband * '' The Duel'' (1927) * ''Valencia'' (1927), as Count Alfonso de Padilla * '' Homesick'' (1927) * '' Escape from Hell'' (1928), as Erik Ward * '' The Carousel of Death'' (1928) * '' Nile Water'' (1928) * ''Masks'' (1929), as Jonny * ''Venus'' (1929), as Capitaine Franqueville * ''The Divine Voyage'' (1929), as Jacques de Saint-Ermont * '' The Night Is Ours'' (1930), as Henri Brécourt * '' The Love Market'' (1930) * '' A Hole in the Wall'' (1930), as André de Kerdrec * '' La Femme d'une nuit'' (1931), as Jean d'Armont * '' The Typist'' (1931), as Paul Derval * ''Captain Craddock'' (1931), as Captain Craddock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danièle Parola
Danièle Parola (March 28, 1905 – September 2, 1998) was a French film actress. She starred in the 1932 crime film '' Narcotics''.Youngkin p.465 She was married to the actor and producer André Daven. Selected filmography * '' The Orchid Dancer'' (1928) * ''Delicatessen'' (1930) * '' Narcotics'' (1932) * '' The Last Blow'' (1932) * ''The Merry Widow'' (1934) * ''Adventure in Paris ''Adventure in Paris'' (French: ''Aventure à Paris'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Jules Berry, Lucien Baroux and Danièle Parola.Parish p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène ...'' (1936) * '' Under Western Eyes'' (1936) * '' Aloha, le chant des îles'' (1937) References Bibliography * Youngkin, Stephen. ''The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre''. University Press of Kentucky, 2005. External links * 1905 births 1998 deaths French film actresses French silent film actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American films during the 1930s. His memorable performances were among the era's most highly praised, in romantic dramas such as '' The Garden of Allah'' (1936), ''Algiers'' (1938), and '' Love Affair'' (1939), as well as the mystery-thriller ''Gaslight'' (1944). He received four Oscar nominations for Best Actor. He also appeared as himself on the CBS sitcom ''I Love Lucy''. Life and career Early years Boyer was born in Figeac, Lot, France, the son of Augustine Louise Durand and Maurice Boyer, a merchant. Boyer (which means "cowherd" in the Occitan language) was a shy small-town boy who discovered the movies and theatre at the age of eleven. Early acting career Boyer performed comic sketches for soldiers while working as a hospital orderly during Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 career around 1900 in smaller stages and traveling theatres. In 1904, he was engaged at the Theater of Wilhelmshaven, followed by appearances at Stolp in 1905, Altona, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Bochum and Göttingen. In 1914, John worked as an actor and producer for Vaterländische Schauspiele in Vienna. In 1917, John first appeared in silent movies, playing a Tibetan monk in ''Die Fremde'' (''The Stranger''), and Death in ''Hilde Warren und der Tod'' (''Hilde Warren and Death''). These roles were typical of the kinds of parts he would become known for, even if, at first, he was more often seen as a father, husband or dignitary. Beginning in the 1920s, John appeared in the films of notable German filmmakers, where he often played bizarre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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