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Gisa Wurm
Gisa Wurm (8 October 1885 – 10 August 1957) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Giesen p.208 Selected filmography * '' Grand Duchess Alexandra'' (1933) * '' Harvest'' (1936) * ''Mirror of Life'' (1938) * '' My Daughter Lives in Vienna'' (1940) * '' Operetta'' (1940) * '' Love Is Duty Free'' (1941) * ''Violanta'' (1942) * '' Two Happy People'' (1943) * '' Gateway to Peace'' (1951) * ''Franz Schubert'' (1953) * ''Lavender ''Lavandula'' (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found in Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, and from Europe across to northern and easte ...'' (1953) References Bibliography * Giesen, Rolf. '' Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003. External links * 1885 births 1957 deaths Austrian stage actresses Austrian film actresses {{Austria-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is Duty Free
''Love is Duty Free'' (german: Liebe ist zollfrei) is a 1941 comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Hans Moser, Susi Peter, and Theodor Danegger. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incorporated into Greater Germany following the 1938 Anschluss. The film was intended to mock the First Austrian Republic The First Austrian Republic (german: Erste Österreichische Republik), officially the Republic of Austria, was created after the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 10 September 1919—the settlement after the end of World War I w ... and its democratic system of government as incompetent. Synopsis The financially hard-pressed Austrian government have arranged a secret deal with the Swiss, but an officious Austrian customs officer is unaware of this and arrests the Swiss representatives in the belief that they are wanted criminals. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1941 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Deaths
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavender (1953 Film)
''Lavender'' (german: Lavendel) is a 1953 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Gretl Schörg, Karl Schönböck, and Hans Holt. It was made at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Felix Smetana. Cast References External links * 1953 comedy films Austrian comedy films German comedy films West German films Films directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt Adultery in films Films shot at Schönbrunn Studios Austrian black-and-white films German black-and-white films 1950s German films {{Austria-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Schubert (film)
''Franz Schubert'' (original German title: ''Franz Schubert – Ein Leben in zwei Sätzen'') is a 1953 Austrian film depicting composer Franz Schubert's life and work. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna with sets designed by the art director Leo Metzenbauer. Plot Franz Schubert works as an assistant teacher in the school led by his father. In his spare time, however, the young man, who considers Ludwig van Beethoven to be his unattainable role model, devotes himself to writing music. As public acceptance is denied to him, his friends lobby at the music publisher Anton Diabelli for a public performance of Schubert's music. During a reception, at which Schubert performs his ''Ave Maria'', he gets to know singer Therese Grob. Schubert decides to quit the employment at his father's and, instead, to concentrate merely on music, and moves in his with friends, poets Franz von Schober and Moritz von Schwind and painter Johann Mayerhofer. There, he is inspired to set Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateway To Peace
''Gateway to Peace'' (German: ''Das Tor zum Frieden'') is a 1951 Austrian drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Paul Hartmann (actor), Paul Hartmann, Vilma Degischer and Hilde Krahl.Fritsche p.240 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. Cast * Paul Hartmann (actor), Paul Hartmann as Paul Dressler, ungarischer Gutsbesitzer * Vilma Degischer as Elisabeth Dressler * Michael Tellering as Martin - beider Sohn * Ida Krottendorf as Luise - beider Tochter * Hilde Krahl as Maria Gebhart, Konzertsängerin * Walter Ladengast as Thomas * Günter Krula as Der kleine Niki - beider Sohn * Klaus Dorneich as Der große Niki - beider Sohn * Kurt Bülau as Toni Neubauer, Baumeister * Gisa Wurm as Mutter Thomas * Hans Franz Pokorny as Moosbauer * Maria von Höslin as Die Moosbäuerin * Jutta Bornemann as Magd Klara * Alfred Schnayder as Organist * Pater Beda as Pater References Bibliography * Fritsche, Maria. ''Homemade Men In Postwar A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Happy People
''Two Happy People'' (german: Zwei glückliche Menschen) is a 1943 comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Magda Schneider, Wolf Albach-Retty, and Oskar Sima. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incorporated into Greater Germany following the 1938 Anschluss. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Grave Erich Grave (1891–1955) was a German art director.Giesen p.213 Selected filmography * ''Behind the Altar'' (1927) * ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (1935) * ''Maria the Maid'' (1936) * ''The Call of the Jungle'' (1936) * '' A Night in May'' (193 ... and Franz Berger. Premise Two divorce lawyers' intense commitment to their work almost leads to the breakdown of their own marriage. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1943 films Films of Nazi Germany German romantic comedy films 1943 romantic comedy films 1940s German-language films Films directed by E. W. Emo Films about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violanta (1942 Film)
''Violanta'' is a 1942 German drama film directed by Paul May and starring Annelies Reinhold, Richard Häussler, and Hans Schlenck.Goble p. 1005 It is based on a novel by Ernst Zahn which had previously been turned into a silent film in 1928. Location filming took place around Kufstein in Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1942 films 1942 comedy films German comedy films Films of Nazi Germany 1940s German-language films Films directed by Paul May German black-and-white films Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films UFA GmbH films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operetta (film)
''Operetta'' (german: Operette) is a 1940 German musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Maria Holst and Dora Komar. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incorporated into Greater Germany following the 1938 Anschluss. It is the first film in director Willi Forst's "Viennese Trilogy" followed by '' Vienna Blood'' (1942) and ''Viennese Girls'' (1945). The film portrays the life of Franz Jauner (1832–1900), a leading musical figure in the city.Hake p. 163 It is both an operetta film and a Wiener Film. Cast * Willi Forst as Franz Jauner * Maria Holst as Marie Geistinger * Dora Komar as Emmi Krall, Jauner's wife * Paul Hörbiger as Alexander Girardi * Leo Slezak as Franz von Suppé * Edmund Schellhammer as Johann Strauss II * Curd Jürgens as Karl Millöcker * Siegfried Breuer as Fürst Hohenburg * Gustav Waldau as Ferdinand, Emmi's teacher * Theodor Danegger as Tundler * Trude Marlen as Antonie Link * Viktor Heim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Daughter Lives In Vienna
''My Daughter Lives in Vienna'' (german: Meine Tochter lebt in Wien) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Elfriede Datzig, Hans Moser, and O. W. Fischer. Cast *Elfriede Datzig as Gretl Klaghofer * Hans Moser as Florian Klaghofer *O. W. Fischer as Hauser Chauffeur *Charlott Daudert as Ada de Niel *Dorit Kreysler as Marga *Hedwig Bleibtreu as Aunt Ottilie *Hans Olden as Felix Frisch *Theodor Danegger as Marga's father *Annie Rosar as Kindermann, economist *Pepi Glöckner-Kramer *Gisa Wurm *Anton Pointner as Probst, Juwelier * *Egon von Jordan Egon von Jordan (19 March 1902 – 27 December 1978) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' The Ghost of Morton's Castle'' (1922) * '' Young Medardus'' (1923) * ''Lace' ... as Helmuth Wittner * References External links * Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1940 comedy films Films directed by E. W. Emo Films set in Vien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
