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Günther Stapenhorst
Günther Stapenhorst (25 June 1883 – 4 February 1976) was a German film producer. He produced more than 50 films between 1927 and 1960. He was a member of the jury at the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' The Blue Mouse'' (1928) * '' Yacht of the Seven Sins'' (1928) * '' Because I Love You'' (1928) * '' Her Dark Secret'' (1929) * ''The Model from Montparnasse'' (1929) * '' The Convict from Istanbul'' (1929) * ''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (1930) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) * ''A Student's Song of Heidelberg'' (1930) * '' Hocuspocus'' (1930) * ''The Little Escapade'' (1931) * ''Ronny'' (1931) * '' Emil and the Detectives'' (1931) * '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932) * '' Morgenrot'' (1933) * '' Waltz War'' (1933) * '' Refugees'' (1933) * ''Court Waltzes'' (1933) * ''Season in Cairo'' (1933) * ''Night in May'' (1934) * ''The Young Baron Neuhaus'' (1934) * ''Amphitryon'' (1935) * '' The Great Barrier'' (1937) * ''Two Times Lotte' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gebweiler
Guebwiller (french: Guebwiller, ; Alsatian: ''Gàwiller'' ; ) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est currently in north-eastern France. It was a sub-prefecture of the department until 2015. It is situated northwest of Mulhouse at the foot of the Vosges mountains. The '' Ballon de Guebwiller'', the highest point in the Vosges, lies to the west of the town. In 2018, Guebwiller had a population of 11,022 and its urban area had a population of 28,662. History Guebweiler, as Gebweiler, is mentioned as early as 774. It belonged to the religious foundation of Murbach, and in 1759 the abbots chose it for their residence. In 1789, at the outbreak of the French Revolution, the monastic buildings were laid in ruins, and, though the archives were rescued and removed to Colmar, the library perished. Geography Climate Guebwiller has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Guebwiller is . The average annual rainfall is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronny (1931 French-language Film)
''Ronny'' is a 1931 musical comedy film directed by Roger Le Bon and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Käthe von Nagy, Marc Dantzer and Fernand Frey.Bock & Bergfelder p.23 It was made by UFA as the French-language version of ''Ronny''. Such multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound. Cast * Käthe von Nagy as Ronny * Marc Dantzer as Rudolph, Prince of Perusa * Fernand Frey as the Minister * Lucien Baroux as Theater director * Georges Deneubourg as Minister of Justice * Gustave Huberdeau as Minister of State * Charles Fallot as Finance Minister * Monique Casty as Lisa * Guy Sloux as Bomboni * Lucien Callamand Lucien Callamand born Lucien Marie Pascal Eugène Callamand (April 1, 1888, in Marseille – December 3, 1968, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes) was one of the earliest French film actors whose career spanned six decades of French cinema. Between 1909 ... as Anton References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Adventure
''The White Adventure'' (german: Das weiße Abenteuer) is a 1952 West German comedy crime film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Joe Stöckel, Lucie Englisch and Adrian Hoven. It set at a ski resort on the Bavarian border with Austria, where smuggling is taking place. Cast *Joe Stöckel as Josef Stutzinger *Lucie Englisch as Franzi Schlott *Adrian Hoven as Dr. Peter Wiedemann *Josefin Kipper as Lotte Wendel *Margot Rupp as Katharina Brandl *Marianne Wischmann as Lydia Bartnik *Fee von Reichlin as Winii Pardubitz * Willem Holsboer as Alois Brandl *Franz Muxeneder as Nikolaus *Hugo Lindinger as Bürgermeister * Vera Complojer as Frau Elise *Armin Dahlen as Skilehrer Fasser *Gerd Frickhöffer Gerd Frickhöffer (21 November 1913 – 4 July 1980) was a German film and television actor. He appeared as Captain Donvan in the television detective series '' Sergeant Berry''. Selected filmography * ''Chemistry and Love'' (1948) * '' Everyth ... as Her Wimmer *Curt A. Tich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Times Lotte
''Two Times Lotte'' (german: Das doppelte Lottchen) is a 1950 West German film, directed by Josef von Báky and starring Antje Weisgerber, Peter Mosbacher, Jutta Günther and Isa Günther.Davidson & Hake p. 237 Based on a 1949 novel ''Lisa and Lottie'' by Erich Kästner, it was made by Bavaria Film at the Emelka Studios near Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Willy Schatz Willy Schatz (1903–1976) was a German art director of Baltic German origin. He designed the sets for numerous film productions in post-war West Germany including Fritz Lang's '' The Tiger of Eschnapur'' and '' The Indian Tomb'' in 1959.Langford p .... Cast References Bibliography * Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. ''Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany''. Berghahn Books, 2007. External links * 1950 films 1950 comedy films German comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films based on Lottie and Lisa Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Barrier (film)
''The Great Barrier'' is a 1937 British historical drama film directed by Milton Rosmer and Geoffrey Barkas and starring Richard Arlen, Lilli Palmer and Antoinette Cellier. The film depicts the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was based on the 1935 novel '' The Great Divide'' by Alan Sullivan. It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by Walter Murton. Cast * Richard Arlen as Hickey * Lilli Palmer as Lou * Antoinette Cellier as Mary Moody * Barry MacKay as Steve * Roy Emerton as Moody * J. Farrell MacDonald as Major Rogers * Ben Welden as Joe * Jock MacKay as Bates * Ernest Sefton as Magistrate * Henry Victor as Bulldog Kelly * Reginald Barlow as James Hill * Arthur Loft as William Van Horne * Frank McGlynn Sr. as Sir John MacDonald Production It was one of a series of British Empire-related movies made by Gaumont around this time, others including ''Rhodes of Africa'', ''The Flying Doctor'' and ''So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphitryon (film)
''Amphitryon'' is a 1935 German musical film. Written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, it is based on plays by Molière, Plautus, and Heinrich von Kleist, which in turn are based on Greek mythology. The film is known by a variety of other names: ''Amphitryon – Happiness from the Clouds'', ''Amphitryon – Aus den Wolken kommt das Glück'' in Austria, ''Amfitryon'' in Greece, ''Anfitrione'' in Italy, ''Det gudomliga äventyret'' in Sweden. ''Amphitryon'' was filmed in Ufa-Atelier, Neubabelsberg, from 2 February 1935 – May 1935. It was one of UFA's many multiple-language version films: a French version, ''Les dieux s'amusent'' (The gods are having fun), was shot at the same time. Synopsis Amphitryon is a Theban general away at war. The god Jupiter disguises himself as Amphitryon to seduce Amphitryon's wife, Alkmene. Cast *Willy Fritsch as Jupiter / Amphitryon * Paul Kemp as Merkur / Sosias *Käthe Gold as Alkmene *Fita Benkhoff as Andria *Adele Sandrock as Juno * Hilde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Baron Neuhaus
''The Young Baron Neuhaus'' (German: ''Der junge Baron Neuhaus'') is a 1934 German historical drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Viktor de Kowa, Käthe von Nagy and Christl Mardayn. Produced and distributed by UFA, it was shot at the company's Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location around Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Plot Vienna, 1753. The young Empress Maria Theresa wants to be a shining example for her compatriots, whose morality worries her. Above all, "window-slinging" young men, i.e. those gentlemen who enter the sleeping rooms of presumably chaste, innocent, young ladies at night, arouse her anger. The monarch therefore plans to urgently change something about this "bad habit" and is looking for morally stable allies for her project. One day, Her Majesty is recommended the supposedly modest Baron Neuhaus, on whom her lady-in-waiting, Countess Christl Palm, has cast an eye. In order to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night In May
''Night in May'' (french: Nuit de mai) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette, Gustav Ucicky and Raoul Ploquin. It starred Käthe von Nagy, Fernand Gravey and Annie Ducaux. It is the French-language version of UFA's ''The Young Baron Neuhaus''. Such multi-language versions were common during the early years of sound film before dubbing had become more widespread. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Plot Baron Neuhaus obtains the responsibility of the police at the court of Maria Theresa. He is tasked with searching for a man who smuggled into the home of Countess Christel. But it is actually about himself, who came to thank the Countess's maid. Cast *Käthe von Nagy as Countess Christel Palm *Fernand Gravey as Baron Neuhaus *Annie Ducaux as Empress Marie-Thérèse *Monette Dinay as Toni *Lucien Baroux as Monsieur Stockel *Marguerite Templey as Madame Stockel *Katia Lova as Josefa *Alexandre Rignault as Gaysberge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season In Cairo
''Season in Cairo'' (german: Saison in Kairo) is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Gustav Waldau.Bregfelder & Bock p. 346 A French-language version '' Idylle au Caire'' was released, also featuring Müller. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot on location in Egypt at Giza and Cairo, with interior filming taking place at the Babelsberg Studios in 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 ci .... Cast References Bibliography * * * External links * 1933 films 1933 musical comedy films German musical comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel Films set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Waltzes
''Court Waltzes'' (french: La guerre des valses) is a 1933 musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and Raoul Ploquin and starring Fernand Gravey, Armand Dranem and Madeleine Ozeray. It was the French-language version of '' Waltz War'', made by the German studio UFA and also directed by Berger.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 195 In the early years of sound it was common to shoot completely separate versions of films in different languages before dubbing became more established. It was part of a trend of operetta films released during the decade. Cast * Fernand Gravey as Franz * Armand Dranem as Le juge * Madeleine Ozeray as Queen Victoria * Fernand Charpin as Joseph Lanner * Pierre Mingand as Johann Strauss * Janine Crispin as Katie * Paul Ollivier as Le chambellan * François Rozet as Prince Albert * Arletty as La chocolatière * Maximilienne as Une dame d'honneur * Eric Roiné * Nane Germon * Jane Marken * Willy Rozier Willy Rozier (27 June 1901 – 29 May 1983) was a Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Refugees (1933 Film)
''Refugees'' (German: ''Flüchtlinge'') is the 1933 German drama film, directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Käthe von Nagy, and Eugen Klöpfer. It depicts Volga German refugees persecuted by the Bolsheviks on the Sino-Russian border in Manchuria in 1928. Erwin Leiser, ''Nazi Cinema'' p. 29. . The screenplay was written by Gerhard Menzel and was based on his own novel of the same title.Cinzia Romani, ''Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich'' p. 150. . It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios with sets designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was the first movie to win the state prize, and Goebbels praised it as among those films that, while they did not explicitly cite National Socialist principles, nevertheless embodied its spirit, a new film reflecting the ideal of their national revolution. The refugees are rescued by a heroic German leader much like the Führer; the symbolism is obviously intended to emulate Adolf Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltz War
''Waltz War'' (German: ''Walzerkrieg'') is a 1933 German musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch and Paul Hörbiger. It is loosely based on the rivalry between waltz composers Joseph Lanner and Johann Strauss I, as well as the life of the Austrian ballet dancer Katti Lanner (Joseph's daughter) who eventually settled in Victorian Britain. It is also known by the alternative title of ''The Battle of the Walzes''. The film was made by the largest German studio UFA and shot at the company's Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with sets designed by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. A separate French-language version ''Court Waltzes'' was also directed by Berger.Elsaesser p.407 Plot In 1839 in Vienna, Joseph Lanner is a waltz composer and orchestral leader whose band plays in cafes. His first violinist, Johann Strauss, chafes under his leadership, and composes his own waltzes; Lanner believes Strauss is plagiarizing from him, leading to open t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
