Hans Theyer

picture info	Hans Theyer Hans Theyer (1884–1955) was an Austrian cinematographer. From 1907, Theyer travelled around the world as a newsreel cameraman for Pathé. Theyer’s work took him as far as China, Alaska, the South Sea Islands, Africa and the Middle East. In January 1914, Theyer was employed as a cinematographer for the German Messter film studio. At the outbreak of World War I he was assigned by Messter to the German War Office to produce films on the German war effort. In January 1915, Theyer was sent to the Western Front and to occupied Belgium to record a film together with American film correspondent Albert K. Dawson. Parts of this footage have been located in the film archives of the Library of Congress by film historians Ron van Dopperen and Cooper C. Graham while researching their book ''American Cinematographers in the Great War''. In 1916, Theyer returned to Vienna and joined producer Alexander Kolowrat who had set up film propaganda productions for the Austrian war effort. Selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Der Rosenkavalier (1926 Film) ' is a 1926 Austrian silent film of the opera of the same name by Richard Strauss (music) and Hugo von Hofmannsthal ( libretto). Directed by Robert Wiene, it premiered on 10 January 1926 at the Dresden Semperoper, which had also hosted the actual opera's premiere 15 years earlier. Hofmannsthal considerably changed the storyline for the film version (which included a final scene in the formal gardens behind the Field Marshal's residence) and Strauss' score included music not only from the opera but also sections of his Couperin Suite and a march for the Field Marshal, who appears in this version. The film was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna. The music during the film's performances was provided by an orchestra. At the premiere, this was conducted by Richard Strauss himself. The film's projection speed had to be adjusted by the projector in order to fit the speed of the orchestra. This task fell to the film's cameraman, Hans Androschin, because only he knew the exact l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1955 Deaths Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Seventh Flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1884 Births Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price attempts to cremate his dead baby son, Iesu Grist, in Wales. Later tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, he is thus able to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times) on March 14, setting a legal precedent. * February 1 – ''A New English Dictionary on historical principles, part 1'' (edited by James A. H. Murray), the first fascicle of what will become ''The Oxford English Dictionary'', is published in England. * February 5 – Derby County Football Club is founded in England. * March 13 – The siege of Khartoum, Sudan, begins (ends on January 26, 1885). * March 28 – Prince Leopold, the youngest son and the eighth child of Queen Victoria and Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adventures On The Lido ''Adventures on the Lido'' (German: ''Abenteuer am Lido'') is a 1933 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Alfred Piccaver, S.Z. Sakall and Nora Gregor. Because Oswald was a Jew, both this and another film of his were denied permission to be shown in Nazi Germany.Kohl & Robertson p.99 Partial cast * Alfred Piccaver as Gennaro Mattei * S.Z. Sakall as Michael * Nora Gregor as Evelyn Norman * Walter Rilla as Leonard * Susi Lanner as Mitzi * Hermine Sterler as Lucena * John Mylong * Eugen Jensen Eugen Jensen (1871–1957) was an Austrian stage and film actor. He worked frequently in the Austrian and German cinemas during the silent era in supporting roles in films such as ''The Love of Jeanne Ney'' (1927).Eisner p.351 Following the Anchlu ... References Bibliography * Kohl, Katrin & Robertson, Ritchie. ''A History of Austrian Literature 1918-2000''. Camden House, 2006. External links * 1933 films 1933 musical comedy films Austri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Deed Of Andreas Harmer ''The Deed of Andreas Harmer'' (German: ''Die Tat des Andreas Harmer'') is a 1930 Austrian silent crime film directed by Alfred Deutsch-German and starring Oskar Marion, Tala Birell and Attila Hörbiger.Von Dassanowsky p.40 The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Stepanek. Cast * Arthur von Duniecki as Hofrat Othmar Valentin * Tala Birell as Othmars Valentin's Gattin * Gina Puch-Klitsch as Fritzi, Othmar Valentin's Tochter * Attila Hörbiger as Marquese Robert Gomez * Oskar Marion as Andreas Harmer * Paula Pfluger as Emilie Harmer * Annie Rosar Annie Rosar (May 17, 1888 – August 5, 1963) was an Austrian stage and film actress who is best remembered today for her appearances in many Austrian comedy films from the 1930s to the early 1960s. In those movies, she was frequently cast in the ... as Frau Enzesfelder * Annie Markart as Paula Enzesfelder * Ly Corelly as Manuel Cortez * Walter Huber as Der 'geflickte Karl' * Roman Winter as Rüdiger von Poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kult Ciała ''Kult ciała'' (''The Cult of the Body'') is a 1930 Polish film directed by Michał Waszyński. It is based on a novel by Mieczysław Srokowski and stars Victor Varconi. Cast * Victor Varconi ... Czesław (as Michał Victor Varconyi) * Agnes Petersen-Mozżuchinowa ... Hanka Złotopolska * Fryderyk Delius ... Baron Stanisław Stumberg Krystyna Ankwicz ... Lina Eugeniusz Bodo ... Franciszek Paweł Owerłło Paweł Owerłło (15 September 1869 – 27 April 1957) was a Polish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 45 films between 1912 and 1939. Selected filmography '' The Unthinkable'' (1926) ''Pan Tadeusz'' (1928) '' Pod banderą ... ... Zahorski External links * ''Kultu ciała''at the Internet Polish Movie Database 1930 films 1930s Polish-language films Polish black-and-white films Films directed by Michał Waszyński 1930 romantic drama films Polish romantic drama films {{poland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Devotion (1929 Film) ''Devotion'' (german: Hingabe) is a 1929 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marcella Albani, Hans Melzer, and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. The film's sets were designed by Artur Berger and Emil Stepanek Emil Stepanek (21 February 1895 – 12 April 1945) was an Austrian set designer and film architect. Biography Stepanek was born in Vienna, the son of a carpenter, and received a training in stage set construction, in which he worked for severa .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1929 drama films 1929 films Austrian silent feature films Austrian drama films German drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Guido Brignone German black-and-white films Austrian black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Archduke John (film) ''Archduke John'' (german: Erzherzog Johann) is a 1929 Austrian silent historical drama film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Igo Sym, Xenia Desni and Paul Biensfeldt.Von Dassanowsky p. 37 It portrays the life of Archduke John of Austria, a nineteenth century member of the Habsburg Dynasty. It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location in Styria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger. Cast * Igo Sym as Erzherzog Johann * Xenia Desni as Anna Plochl, Postillon von Aussee * Paul Biensfeldt as Kaiser Ferdinand I. * Hans Homma as Fürst Metternich, Staatskanzler * Werner Pittschau as Graf Ferdinand Prokesch * Carl Auen as Der Herrnhofbauer * Max Maximilian as Franz Plochl, K.k.Posthalter Aussee * Paul Askonas as Graf Arnhorst, Metternichts rechte Hand * Victor Kutschera The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ship Of Girls ''Ship of Girls'' or ''Living Goods'' (German: ''Lebende Ware'' or '' Das Mädchenschiff'') is a 1929 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Robert Wohlmuth and starring Margot Landa, Luigi Serventi and Attila Hörbiger.Gandert p.405 Its plot concerns white slavery. Cast * Margot Landa as Miss Europe * Luigi Serventi as Charles Barrow * Theodor Pištěk as Jack Brown * Attila Hörbiger as RIII * Eugen Neufeld as Prefect of Costo Roma * El' Dura as Myrrha * Paula Pfluger Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game ''EarthBound'' * Paula, List of The Larry Sanders Show characters, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (EastEnders), Paula Campbell (''East ... References Bibliography * Gandert, Gero. ''1929''. Walter de Gruyter, 1993. External links * 1929 films 1929 drama films German drama films Austrian drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Austrian silent feature fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Woman Of Yesterday And Tomorrow ''The Woman of Yesterday and Tomorrow'' (German: ''Die Frau von gestern und morgen'') is a 1928 Austrian silent drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Arlette Marchal, Vivian Gibson, Livio Pavanelli.Klapdor p.241 It is based on the novel of the same title by Alfred Schirokauer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Ledersteger . Synopsis A famous divorce lawyer falls in love with a woman but is reluctant to commit to her because his work has left him so cynical about marriage. Cast * Arlette Marchal as Hilde von Lobach * Vivian Gibson as Marya Fjodrowna Jsajeff * Livio Pavanelli as Dr. Röhn - Scheidungsanwalt * Fritz Alberti as Oberst von Lobach * Igo Sym as Erwin Oven * Hans Homma * Fritz Strassny * Viktor Franz * Julia Janssen * Helene Lauterböck * Maria Korten * Cornelius Kirschner * Hermann Frischler * Karl Friedl * Alfred Lohner * Wilhelm Völcker * Hermann Benke * Anna Kallina Anna Kallina (31 March 1874 – 4 January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Criminal Of The Century ''The Criminal of the Century'' (german: Der größte Gauner des Jahrhunderts) is a 1928 German silent crime film directed by Max Obal and starring Luciano Albertini, Gritta Ley, and Hans Albers. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Jacek Rotmil Jacek Rotmil (1888–1944) was a Russian-born art director and production designer who worked on 100 films during his career Following the First World War, Rotmil entered the booming German film industry and worked prolifically until 1933. Follo .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Max Obal 1928 crime films German crime films Films based on German novels German black-and-white films 1920s German films Films shot at Staaken Studios {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]