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Hai-Tang
''Hai-Tang'' is a 1930 British-German drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and Jean Kemm and starring Anna May Wong, Marcel Vibert and Robert Ancelin.St. Pierre p.83 It was made at Elstree Studios as the French-language version of ''The Flame of Love'', which also starred Anna May Wong. A separate German version (''The Road to Dishonour'') was also released. Such multiple-language versions were common during the early years of sound before dubbing became more widespread. Synopsis In the Russian Empire, a young officer and a powerful Grand Duke both fall in love with a Chinese woman. Cast * Anna May Wong as Hai-tang * Marcel Vibert as Le grand duc * Robert Ancelin as Boris Ivanoff * Armand Lurville as Le colonel Mouraview * Hélène Darly as Yvette * François Viguier as Viguier * Gaston Dupray as Pierre Baron, le chanteur * Claire Roman * Mona Goya * Gaston Jacquet Gaston Émile Marius Jacquet (14 August 1883 – 28 January 1970) was a French actor. Jacq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame Of Love
''The Flame of Love'' is a 1930 British drama film, that is a love story between Russian military officer and a Chinese actress. Directed by Richard Eichberg and Walter Summers it stars Anna May Wong and John Longden and has a running time of 74 minutes. This film has also been released under the title ''Road to Dishonour''. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures. Separate French (''Hai-Tang'') and German-language versions ('' The Road to Dishonour'') of the film were also made and released. The film's sets were designed by Clarence Elder, Willi Herrmann and Werner Schlichting. Synopsis ''The Flame of Love'' is the story of a beautiful young Chinese actress who falls in love with a Russian military officer. While performing one night, the Grand Duke sees Hai-Tang (Wong) on stage and immediately decides he must have her for himself. The Grand Duke orders the officer Hai-Tang has fallen for (Boris) to bring her to his room, and after a night of dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To Dishonour
''The Road to Dishonour'' (German: ''Der Weg zur Schande'') is a 1930 British-German drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Anna May Wong, Francis Lederer and Georg H. Schnell.Grange p.330 It was made at Elstree Studios as part of a co-production deal between Eichberg and British International Pictures. Separate English-language ('' The Flame of Love'') and French-language (''Hai-Tang'') were also made. Cast * Anna May Wong as Hai-Tang, Star einer chinesischen Gruppe * Francis Lederer as Leutnant Boris Borrisoff - German version * Georg H. Schnell as Großfürst Pawel - General-Gouverneur * Hermann Blaß * Edith d'Amara as Yvette - Chansonette * Ley On as Wang-Hu - Hai-Tangs Bruder * Hugo Werner-Kahle Hugo Werner-Kahle (5 August 1882 – 1 May 1961) was a German stage and film actor (and sporadically, a movie director). He appeared in around a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Midnight'' (1918) * '' The Bracelet'' (1918 ... as Ober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiple-language Version
A multiple-language version film, often abbreviated to MLV, is a film, especially from the early talkie era, produced in several different languages for international markets. To offset the marketing restrictions of making sound films in only one language, it became common practice for American and European studios to produce foreign-language versions of their films using the same sets, crew, costumes, etc. a BrentonFilm.com retrieved 7 July 2015 The first foreign-language versions appeared in 1929 and largely replaced the |
Richard Eichberg
Richard Eichberg (27 October 1888 – 8 May 1952) was a German film director and producer. He directed 87 films between 1915 and 1949. He also produced 77 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * '' Sins of the Parents'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Der Fluch der Menschheit'' (1920) * '' Hypnose'' (1920) * '' Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan'' (1920) * '' Im Rausche der Milliarden'' (1920) * ''Evelyn's Love Adventures'' (1921) * ''The Living Propeller'' (1921) * '' Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin'' (1922) * ''Monna Vanna'' (1922) * ''The Moneylender's Daughter'' (1922) * ''The Romance of a Poor Sinner'' (1922) * ''Girl of the Berlin Streets'' (1922) * ''Fräulein Raffke'' (1923) * ''The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'' (1924) * ''The Motorist Bride'' (1925) * ''Women of Luxury'' (1925) * ''The Girl on the Road'' (1925) * '' Love and Trumpets'' (1925) * ''The Woman with Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Mondi
Bruno Mondi (30 September 1903, Schwetz, West Prussia – 18 July 1991, Berlin) was a German cameraman and director of photography. Biography Mondi graduated from training in 1918 at the School of Cinema and Technology at the School of Photography in Berlin. Soon after, he worked as an assistant cameraman in numerous silent film productions, including Fritz Lang's ''Destiny'' (''Der müde Tod'', 1921). From 1925 he worked as co-cinematographer with Heinrich Gärtner, and in the comedy film ''Die tolle Lola''. In 1927, he served as executive director of photography. Mondi initially worked primarily with director Richard Eichberg. In 1935, he joined the permanent staff Veit Harlan. In addition to numerous comedies and entertainment films, Mondi also shot some propaganda films, including the anti-Semitic production ''Jud Süß'' (1940). Despite this, Mondi was hired in 1946 by DEFA, the East German state-owned film studio, as one of its chief cameramen. In this capacity he made in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Kemm
Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939. Selected filmography * '' André Cornélis'' (1918) * '' André Cornélis'' (1927) * '' Hai-Tang'' (1930) * ''Atlantis'' (1930) * '' The Polish Jew'' (1931) * '' The Lacquered Box'' (1932) * '' Miss Helyett'' (1933) * ''The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based ...'' (1933) 1874 births 1939 deaths French male stage actors French male film actors French male silent film actors French film directors Silent film directors 20th-century French male actors {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Dupray
Gaston Dupray (8 June 1886 – 12 December 1976) was a Belgian film actor. Dupray was born Gaston Joseph Dopère in Schaerbeek and died in 1976 in Ixelles. Dupray spent most of his film career working in French cinema. Selected filmography * ''Atlantis'' (1930) * ''Hai-Tang'' (1930) * ''A Caprice of Pompadour'' (1931) * '' The Lacquered Box'' (1932) * '' Night Shift'' (1932) * '' Little Jacques'' (1934) * '' Parisian Life'' (1936) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) *''Judicial Error ''Judicial Error'' (French: ''Erreur judiciaire'') is a 1948 French drama film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Michèle Alfa, Jimmy Gaillard and Lucienne Le Marchand.Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: e ...'' (1948) External links * 1886 births 1976 deaths Belgian male stage actors Belgian male film actors Belgian male silent film actors 20th-century Belgian male actors People from Schaerbeek {{Belgium-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Goya
Mona Goya (25 November 1909 – 8 October 1961) was a Mexican-born French film actress who rose to fame in the 1930s. Selected filmography * ''Madame Récamier'' (1928) * ''Princesse Mandane'' (1928) - Simoun * ''L'Argent'' (1928) * ''Jim Hackett Champion'' (1928) * ''Rayon de soleil'' (1929) * ''The Lady from the Sea'' (1929) - Claire le Grange * ''Hai-Tang'' (1930) - (French Version) * '' The Flame of Love'' (1930) - Yvette * '' Not So Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930) - Fifi * '' The Price of Things'' (1930) - Natasha Boleska * ''Chérie'' (1930) - Olivia Dangerfield * ''Soyons gais'' (1930) - Diane * '' Road to Dishonour'' (1930) * ''Révolte dans la prison'' (1931) - Anna Harvey * '' Jenny Lind'' (1931) - Selma * ''Hardi les gars'' (1931) - Yvette * ''La bande à Bouboule'' (1931) - Émilienne * ''Buster se marie'' (1931) * ''Amour et discipline'' (1931) - Juliette Giroudet * ''Quand on est belle'' (1932) - Peg * ''Coiffeur pour dames'' (1932) - Aline * '' The Wonderful D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Jacquet
Gaston Émile Marius Jacquet (14 August 1883 – 28 January 1970) was a French actor. Jacquet was born in Lanas, Ardèche, France and died in 1970 in Thonex in Switzerland. Selected filmography * ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921) * ''The Hurricane on the Mountain'' (1922) * '' The Orchid Dancer'' (1928) * '' Nile Water'' (1928) * '' Suzy Saxophone'' (1928) * ''The Maelstrom of Paris'' (1928) * ''Their Son'' (1929) * '' House in the Sun'' (1929) * '' Sin of a Beautiful Woman'' (1929) * ''Latin Quarter'' (1929) * ''The Girl with the Whip'' (1929) * '' When the White Lilacs Bloom Again'' (1929) * ''The Road to Paradise'' (1930) * '' Hai-Tang'' (1930) * ''Illusions'' (1930) * ''There Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You'' (1930) * ''Miss Europe'' (1930) * '' David Golder'' (1931) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * ''Abduct Me'' (1932) * '' A Man's Neck'' (1933) * ''Charlemagne'' (1933) * ''Le Golem'' (1936) * ''Girls in Distress ''Girls in Distress'' (french: Jeunes filles en dét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Eichberg-Film
Richard Eichberg (27 October 1888 – 8 May 1952) was a German film director and producer. He directed 87 films between 1915 and 1949. He also produced 77 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * '' Sins of the Parents'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Der Fluch der Menschheit'' (1920) * '' Hypnose'' (1920) * '' Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan'' (1920) * '' Im Rausche der Milliarden'' (1920) * ''Evelyn's Love Adventures'' (1921) * ''The Living Propeller'' (1921) * '' Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin'' (1922) * ''Monna Vanna'' (1922) * ''The Moneylender's Daughter'' (1922) * ''The Romance of a Poor Sinner'' (1922) * ''Girl of the Berlin Streets'' (1922) * ''Fräulein Raffke'' (1923) * ''The Most Beautiful Woman in the World'' (1924) * ''The Motorist Bride'' (1925) * ''Women of Luxury'' (1925) * ''The Girl on the Road'' (1925) * '' Love and Trumpets'' (1925) * ''The Woman with Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Gärtner (cinematographer)
Heinrich Gärtner (1895–1962) was an Austrian cinematographer who worked on over 180 films during his career. He is often credited as Enrique Guerner in his later films. Gärtner was born in Radautz which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but later became Rădăuți in Romania. He entered the German film industry in 1915, and worked prolifically during the silent era. As Gärtner was of Jewish descent, he was forced to flee Germany once the Nazis gained power in 1933. He settled in Spain, where he continued to work following Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War. Gärtner was an influential figure in Spanish cinema, introducing elements of expressionism and training rising filmmakers such as Alfredo Fraile, José F. Aguayo and Cecilio Paniagua.Kinder p.482 Selected filmography * ''Dancer of Death'' (1920) * '' Demon Blood'' (1920) * ''Off the Rails'' (1921) * ''The Black Spider'' (1921) * ''Sunken Worlds'' (1922) * ''The Circle of Death'' (1922) * ''Youth'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans May
Hans May (11 July 1886 – 1 January 1959) was an Austrian-born composer who went into exile in Britain in 1936 after the Nazis came to power in his homeland, being of Jewish descent. May first gained attention as a composer during the 1920s and 1930s, writing German language songs such as ''Ein Lied geht um die Welt'' ( 1933 ) and ''Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben'' (1936), gaining considerable popularity in Europe through recordings by Joseph Schmidt and Richard Tauber. He also wrote scores for silent movies in Berlin and Paris. Initially most of his work was for short films and musicals, but once in the UK he began scoring full length feature films for the organisations such as Boulting Brothers and Rank/Gainsborough Pictures, most notably '' Thunder Rock'' (1942), ''Madonna of the Seven Moons'' (1945), ''The Wicked Lady'' (1945) and '' Brighton Rock'' (1948). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |