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Franz Vogel
Franz Vogel (1883–1956) was a German film producer.Bock & Bergfelder p.274 In 1912 he established Eiko Film which enjoyed success during the First World War. In 1913 the company constructed the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' His Coquettish Wife'' (1916) * '' The Unmarried Woman'' (1917) * '' The Bracelet'' (1918) * ''Love'' (1919) * ''The Girl and the Men'' (1919) * '' Battle of the Sexes'' (1920) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1920) * ''Hate'' (1920) * ''Sons of the Night'' (1921) * ''The Testament of Joe Sivers'' (1922) * ''The Iron Bride'' (1925) * ''The Catwalk'' (1927) * ''The Two Seals'' (1934) * '' His Late Excellency'' (1935) * '' The Accusing Song'' (1936) * '' The Gambler'' (1938) * ''Sergeant Berry'' (1938) * '' A Man Astray'' (1940) * '' The Black Robe'' (1944) * ''Search for Majora'' (1949) * ''Madonna in Chains'' (1949) * ''Wedding with Erika ''Wedding with Erika'' (german: Hochzeit mit Erika) is a 1950 West German musical comedy film direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the 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 capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Testament Of Joe Sivers
''The Testament of Joe Sivers'' (German: ''Das Testament des Joe Sivers'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Hans Albers, Karl Falkenberg, and Hildegard Imhof.Bock & Bergfelder p.8 The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus. Cast In alphabetical order * Hans Albers * Karl Falkenberg * Hildegard Imhof * Friedrich Kühne * Mara Markow * Hans Steinbeck * Sacy von Blondel References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Conrad Wiene German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films based on German novels {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. * February – ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi is first published complete in book form, in Italy. * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power (TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The '' Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding With Erika
''Wedding with Erika'' (german: Hochzeit mit Erika) is a 1950 West German musical comedy film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Marianne Schönauer, Wolfgang Lukschy and Dorit Kreysler.Goble p. 493 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow. Cast * Marianne Schönauer as Erika * Wolfgang Lukschy as Fred * Dorit Kreysler as Irene * Hans Holt as Peter * Charlott Daudert as Emilie * Kurt Seifert as Baron Kroko * Carsta Löck as Mathilde * Erika von Thellmann as Mrs. Horsemeat * Hans Zesch-Ballot as Colonel Hunter * Carl Napp as Lukasmann * Kurt Großkurth Kurt Großkurth (or Grosskurth; 11 May 1909 – 29 May 1975) was a German actor and singer. Biography Grosskurth was born in Langenselbold, Germany, in 1909. He grew up in Rhineland-Palatinate. In the 1920s, he followed his father's wish and we ... as Jakob References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madonna In Chains
''Madonna in Chains'' (german: Madonna in Ketten) is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Lotte Koch, Karin Hardt and Elisabeth Flickenschildt. It was shot in studios in Düsseldorf with location shooting took place in the surrounding region. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow. Plot A woman is wrongly accused of a crime that was really committed by her husband and is sent to jail. While in prison she gives birth and the child is put up for adoption. Once fresh evidence frees her from jail, the woman goes searching for her daughter. Cast *Lotte Koch as Maria Randolf *Karin Hardt as Gerda Wienholt *Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Gabriele Custodis *Elise Aulinger as Nickel, mother *Dagmar Jansen as Christa, child *Richard Häussler as Professor Wienholt *Heinz Schorlemmer as Dr. Peter Gellert *Werner Hessenland as Randolf, general director *Rudolf Therkatz as Director Weigant *Willy Millowitsch as Prof. Kleinschmidt *Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Search For Majora
''Search for Majora'' (german: Gesucht wird Majora) is a 1949 West German crime film directed by Hermann Pfeiffer and starring Lotte Koch, Hermann Speelmans and Camilla Horn.Davidson & Hake p. 60 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow. Cast * Lotte Koch as Frau Dr. Otto * Hermann Speelmans as Will Blom * Camilla Horn as Gritt Faller * Harald Paulsen as Der eitle Harry * Rudolf Therkatz as Dr. Neuhoff * Paul Henckels as Portier Wilkens * Hans Zesch-Ballot as Prof. Mengler * Werner Hessenland as Manzeiras * Willy Millowitsch as Prack * Tim Nolte as Klaus Otto * Heinz Erhardt as singender Pianist * Hans Fitz * Marja Tamara * Max Eckard Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ... * Hans Müller-Westernhagen H References Bibliography * Davidson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Robe (film)
''The Black Robe'' (german: Die schwarze Robe) is a 1944 German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Lotte Koch, Richard Häussler, and Kirsten Heiberg.Hake p. 199 An ambitious public prosecutor A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal tria ... neglects her husband to pursue her career, but has to change when her husband is caught up in a court case. Cast References Bibliography * External links * ''Die schwarze Robe''Full movie at Deutsche Filmothek 1944 films Films of Nazi Germany German drama films 1944 drama films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Fritz Peter Buch German black-and-white films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Astray
''A Man Astray'' (German: ''Ein Mann auf Abwegen'') is a 1940 German comedy adventure film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Charlotte Thiele and Hilde Weissner.Hull p.222 The film is an adaptation of the 1938 novel ''Percy auf Abwegen'' by Hans Zehrer. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Location shooting took place around Lake Starnberg in Bavaria. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat. A financial success, it was produced and distributed by Tobis Film, one of Nazi Germany's leading film companies. Synopsis Percival Pattersson, a wealthy Swedish industrialist disappears one morning without warning, and police suspect a crime. However his daughter Ingrid and a journalist both suspect he has deliberately vanished and set out to track him down. Pattersson has in fact been laying low incognito but when his daughter approaches, he flees to Geneva posing as the chauffeur of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant Berry
''Sergeant Berry'' is a 1938 German comedy western film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Hans Albers, Toni von Bukovics and Peter Voß. A tough Chicago policeman is sent to the Mexican–American border on a dangerous mission. It was based on a novel by Robert Arden.Hull p.145 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat. Cast * Hans Albers as Sergeant Mecki Berry *Toni von Bukovics as Berry's mother *Peter Voß as Oberst Turner *Edwin Jürgensen as Madison * Gerd Höst as Amely Madison *Alexander Golling as Evans *Alexander Engel as Gomez *Herbert Hübner as Don Antonio de Garcia * Herma Relin as Ramona *Werner Scharf as Don José *Erich Ziegel as Consul Erasmus Smith *Hanni Weisse as the consul's wife *Hans Stiebner as Carlo * Kurt Seifert as Chief of Police Alcalde *Hertha von Walther as Juanita *Erich Dunskus as ein Grenzpolizeiinspektor * Annemarie Schreiner as Zofe Ramonas * Toni Färber as US-Grenzbeamter *Friedrich Gnaß a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gambler (1938 Film)
''The Gambler'' (german: Der Spieler) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Lída Baarová, and Hedwig Bleibtreu. It is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel '' The Gambler''. Due to the scandal over Baarová's affair with Joseph Goebbels, followed by her return to Czechoslovakia, the film was withdrawn from cinemas three days after its release. It was not given a release again until 1950. A similar fate had befallen another film of hers '' A Prussian Love Story''.Kreimeier p. 246 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Heinrich Weidemann. A separate French-language version ''Le Joueur'' (1938) was also released, with Pierre Blanchar and Viviane Romance Viviane Romance (born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns; 4 July 1912 – 25 September 1991) was a French actress. Viviane Romance was born in Roubaix, France. She began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Accusing Song
''The Accusing Song'' (german: Ein Lied klagt an) is a 1936 German musical drama film directed by Georg Zoch and starring Louis Graveure, Gina Falckenberg and Walter Rilla. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.138 Cast * Louis Graveure as Kammersänger Harden * Gina Falckenberg as Vera, seine Frau * Walter Rilla as Detlef Ollmer - Bildhauer * Walter Janssen as Justus Kramer * Hanna Waag as Maria, seine Tochter * Fritz Odemar as Baron Brix * Margarete Lanner as Baronin Brix * Erwin Biegel as Josef - Hardens Diener * Johanna Blum as Anni - Frau Hardens Zofe * Carla Rust as Emma - Dienstmädchen bei Ollmer * Herbert Hübner as Kriminalkommissar Collander * Albert Probeck as Kriminalassistent Breuer * Georg A. Profé as Kriminalassistent Rothaus * Gerhard Dammann as Portier Krüger * Eva Tinschmann Eva Tinschmann (April 19, 1893 – August 10, 1978) was a German actress. She appeared in the 1937 Sherlock Holmes film '' The Grey Lady''.Pointer p.153 Selected film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Late Excellency (1935 Film)
''His Late Excellency'' (german: Die selige Exzellenz) is a 1935 German historical comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ... directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Arthur Schroder, Rose Vollborn, and Hansjoachim Büttner.Wadlman p. 152 Following the death of the ruler of a German principality in the nineteenth century, intrigue breaks out in the struggle to succeed him. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer and Otto Moldenhauer. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1935 films 1930s historical comedy films German historical comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Hans H. Zerlett Films set in the 19th century German films based on plays Remakes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
