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Favorite Of Schonbrunn
''The Favourite of Schonbrunn'' (German: ''Der Günstling von Schönbrunn'') is a 1929 German historical film directed by Erich Waschneck and Max Reichmann and starring Iván Petrovich, Lil Dagover and Vera Malinovskaya.Kosta p.115 It was a part-talkie, with some sequences in sound and others silent. The film's sets were designed by Erich Czerwonski and Alfred Junge. Cast * Iván Petrovich as Oberst Trenck * Lil Dagover as Kaiserin Maria Theresia * Vera Malinovskaya as Gräfin Nostiz * Henry Stuart as Kaiser Franz * Kurt Vespermann as Trencks Diener * John Mylong as Ordonnanz des Kaisers * Ferdinand von Alten * Valeria Blanka * Ludwig Stössel * Alexander Murski Alexander Alexandrovich Murski ( Russian: Александр Александрович Мурский) (1 November 1869 – April 1943) was a Saint Petersburg, Russian-born German actor. Murski died in 1943 in Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, Fra ... See also * '' Trenck, der Pandur'' (1940) Referen ...
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Erich Waschneck
Erich John Waschneck (29 April 1887, in Grimma, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 September 1970, in Berlin) was a German cameraman, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Early life Erich was the son of Karl Hermann Waschneck, a blacksmith, and his wife Therese Emilie, née Schneider. Waschneck went to finishing school at the Leipzig Art Academy and studied painting. Career He came in contact with the film industry in 1907 when he began to paint posters for films. He then worked as a still photographer and later as a camera assistant to cinematographer Fritz Arno Wagner . In 1921, he did his first work as a cameraman in the adaptation of the fairy tale ''The Little Muck'' by Wilhelm Hauff. From 1924 he worked as a director. His film ''Eight Girls in a boat'' (1932) won the Gold Medal at the Venice Film Festival. In 1932 he became managing director of Beacon-Film GmbH in Berlin and film producer. After the Nazi rise to power, into force on 4th Waschneck April 1933 the National Soc ...
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Erich Czerwonski
Erich Czerwonski (1889–1940) was a German art director.Kreimeier p.73 He designed the sets for around a hundred productions during his career. He died in 1940 after being struck by a train during a blackout. Filmography * '' The Black Panther'' (1921) * ''Barmaid'' (1922) * ''Phantom'' (1922) * '' Lust for Life'' (1922) * '' A Glass of Water'' (1923) * '' The Princess Suwarin'' (1923) * '' The Expulsion'' (1923) * ''The Grand Duke's Finances'' (1924) * '' My Leopold'' (1924) * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1925) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1925) * '' The Boxer's Bride'' (1926) * '' The Fiddler of Florence'' (1926) * '' The Great Leap'' (1927) * '' His Late Excellency'' (1927) * ''The Woman in the Cupboard'' (1927) * '' Eva and the Grasshopper'' (1927) * ''Grand Hotel'' (1927) * ''You Walk So Softly'' (1928) * ''Panic'' (1928) * ''The Lady with the Mask'' (1928) * ''Scandal in Baden-Baden'' (1929) * '' Favorite of Schonbrunn'' (1929) * ''Never Trust a Woman'' (1930) ...
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1929 Films
The following is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on. * February 1 – ''The Broadway Melody'' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that will run until 1940. * February 18 – The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are announced for the year ended August 1, 1928. * March 3 – William Fox announces that he has taken control of Loews Inc., including its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, buying shares from Marcus Loew's widow and sons and Nicholas Schenck for $50 million. The acquisition eventually falls through. * May 16 – The first Academy Awards are distributed at The Hollyw ...
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Alexander Murski
Alexander Alexandrovich Murski (Russian: Александр Александрович Мурский) (1 November 1869 – April 1943) was a Saint Petersburg, Russian-born German actor. Murski died in 1943 in Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France. He was occasionally credited with the names Alexander Mursky and Aleksandr Murskij. Selected filmography * '' Zaida, the Tragedy of a Model'' (1923) * ''Michael'' (1924) * '' Comedy of the Heart'' (1924) * '' Two Children'' (1924) * ''The Blackguard'' (1925) * '' The Adventure of Mr. Philip Collins'' (1925) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1925) * ''The Island of Dreams'' (1925) * '' The Found Bride'' (1925) * '' Love is Blind'' (1926) * '' State Attorney Jordan'' (1926) * '' The Son of Hannibal'' (1926) * ''His Toughest Case'' (1926) * ''Mata Hari'' (1927) * '' A Murderous Girl'' (1927) * '' The Queen of Spades'' (1927) * '' Homesick'' (1927) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''The Famous Woman'' (1927) * ''Linden Lady on the Rhine'' (1 ...
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Ludwig Stössel
Ludwig Stössel (12 February 1883 – 29 January 1973) was an actor born in Lockenhaus, now Austria, then Hungary. He was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Germany when the Nazis came to power in 1933. Biography Stössel began performing on the stage in Austria and Germany when he was only 17. He soon became a successful character actor and performed on the most prestigious stages in Germany, among them the Max Reinhardt, the stage and the in Berlin. Stössel later became a movie actor. His first motion picture was a small role in the silent movie ''In der Heimat, da gibt's ein Wiedersehn!'' (''We'll Meet Again in the Homeland'') in 1926 at the age of 43. He appeared in about a half dozen silent movies in Germany and landed more roles with the arrival of sound. Stössel's first sound movie was Georg Wilhelm Pabst's ''Skandal um Eva'' (''(Scandalous Eva)'') in 1930. The following year, he appeared in Max Neufeld's ''Opernredoute'' (''The Opera Ball ...
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Valeria Blanka
Valeria may refer to: People * Valeria (given name), a female given name * The gens Valeria, a family at Rome * Valeria (ancient Roman women), a name used in ancient Rome for women of the gens Valeria * Saint Valeria (other), several saints * Valeriya (born 1968), Russian pop star Places * Valeria, a late Roman province in Suburbicaria * Valeria, Iowa, United States * Valeria, Spain (Roman City), an important Roman city and one of the three major cities (with Segobriga and Ercavica) in the modern province of Cuenca * Valeria (fictional planet), a planet in the Lensman universe * Valeria, the name of Fay D. Flourite's native world in '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' * 611 Valeria, a 57-km (35-mile) wide asteroid Other uses * Valeria (Conan the Barbarian), a prominent character in the tales of Conan * ''Valeria'' (Takemitsu), a 1965 chamber music composition by Tōru Takemitsu * ''Valeria'' (1966 TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Valeria'' (2009 TV series), a ...
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Ferdinand Von Alten
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, venture." The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , '' Fernand'', and , and it is '' Ferdinando'' and in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and '' Ferry''. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, . Royalty Aragón/León/Castile/Spain *Ferd ...
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John Mylong
John Mylong (September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States. Selected filmography * ''Der heilige Hass, 1. Teil'' (1921) - Rabob * ''Der heilige Hass, 2. Teil - Die Flucht vor dem Tode'' (1921) - Rabob * ''Die Schlucht des Grauens'' (1921) * ''Die Satansfratze'' (1921) * ''Die Nacht der tausend Seelen'' (1921) * ''Das Wirtshaus im Spessart'' (1923) * ''Die Bestie'' (1923) * ''The Tragedy of a Night of Passion'' (1924) * '' The Malay Junk'' (1924) * ''The Terror of the Sea'' (1924) * ''The Four Last Seconds of Quidam Uhl'' (1924) - Heinrich, Magdalensa Bruder * ''Die Tragödie der Entehrten'' (1924) * ''The Pearls of Doctor Talmadge'' (1925) * ''A Song from Days of Youth'' (1925) - Jürg Asmussen * '' Written in the Stars'' (1925) - Horst Raabe * ''Mrs Worrington's Perfume'' (1925) - Dr. Harry Edwards * '' The Adventurous Wedding'' (1925) - Fergus * ''Venetian Lover ...
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Kurt Vespermann
Kurt Vespermann (1 May 1887 – 13 July 1957) was a German stage and film actor. Career Vespermann was born into an actor's family in Culmsee, West Prussia, Imperial Germany today Chełmża, Poland. Already his great-grandparents were actors and directors at different operas and theatres. Vespermann began his career in 1913 at the Royal Schauspielhaus Berlin and first appeared in silent movies in 1915. Kurt Vespermann was married to actress Lia Eibenschütz and was the father of actor Gerd Vespermann. Vespermann died in 1957 and was buried at the ''Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis'' cemetery in Berlin. Selected filmography *1915: ''Manya, die Türkin'' *1915: ''Im Feuer der Schiffskanonen'' *1915: ''Police Nr. 1111'' - Baron von Bode *1916: ''Ein tolles Mädchen'' *1916: ''Stolz weht die Flagge schwarz-weiß-rot'' *1917: ''Das durfte nicht kommen'' *1917: ''Let There Be Light'' (part 1, 4) - Gerd *1917: ''Königliche Bettler'' *1917: ''Der Tod des Baumeisters Olsen'' (Short) ...
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Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I (Francis Stephen; french: François Étienne; german: Franz Stefan; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, and Tuscany through his marriage to Maria Theresa, daughter of Emperor Charles VI. Francis was the last non-Habsburg monarch of both the Empire and Austria, which were effectively governed by Maria Theresa. The couple were the founders of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, and their marriage produced sixteen children. Francis was the fourth (but oldest surviving) son of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, and the French princess Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans. Duke Leopold died in 1729, and was succeeded by his son. In 1736, Francis married Maria Theresa. In 1738, he left the Duchy of Lorraine and Bar for the deposed Polish king Stanisław Leszczyński in exchange for the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, as one of the terms ending the ...
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Henry Stuart (actor)
Henry Stuart (1 February 1885 – 26 January 1948) was a Swiss film actor known for his work in Germany. Stuart was born in Cairo as son of a Swiss doctor, but educated in Britain. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, intending to become a painter. After moving into the German film industry following the First World War, Stuart played a number of prominent supporting roles in productions such as '' Joyless Street'' (1925).Isenberg p.142 Stuart's film career largely ended with the arrival of sound, and he worked increasingly on the stage. His final film appearance was a small role in the Nazi agfacolor epic '' Münchhausen'' (1943). Filmography * '' A Glass of Water'' (1923) * '' Joyless Street'' (1925) * '' The Wig'' (1925) * ''The Adventures of Sybil Brent'' (1925) * ''Wrath of the Seas'' (1926) * '' The Man in the Fire '' (1926) * ''Two and a Lady'' (1926) * '' The Street of Forgetting'' (1926) * ''Derby'' (1926) * '' Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit'' (1927) ...
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