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Hanni Weisse
Hanni Weisse (16 October 1892 – 13 December 1967) was a German stage and film actress.Sutton, Katie. The Masculine Woman in Weimar Germany', pp. 68-69. New York, New York: Bergahn, 2011. She appeared in 146 films between 1912 and 1942. Biography Hanni Weisse was born on 16 October 1892 in Chemnitz. In 1910, she received an apprenticeship in cello playing and first appeared in small roles with choral engagement at the Berlin Thalia Theater in 1910. In 1912, Weisse became a member of the Royal Belvedere Dresden, with whom she toured all of Germany. The film director Max Mack discovered her that same year, and Weisse signed a contract with the Vitascope film company. She made her film debut in the short ''Whims of Fate'' (1912) with Erwin Fichtner and Lotte Neumann. Weisse's most popular film role was that of an alcoholic mother in E.A. Dupont's ''Alcohol'' (1919). In 1922, she starred alongside Albert Steinrück in The Blood. Weisse's first husband, Bobby E. Lüthge, wrote the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemnitz
Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany after (East) Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden. The city is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region, and lies in the middle of a string of cities sitting in the densely populated northern foreland of the Elster and Ore Mountains, stretching from Plauen in the southwest via Zwickau, Chemnitz and Freiberg to Dresden in the northeast. Located in the Ore Mountain Basin, the city is surrounded by the Ore Mountains to the south and the Central Saxon Hill Country to the north. The city stands on the Chemnitz River (progression: ), which is formed through the confluence of the rivers Zwönitz and Würschnitz in the borough of Altchemnitz. The name of the city as well as the names of the rivers are of Slavic origin. Chemnitz is the third larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other (1913 Film)
''The Other'' (German: ''Der Andere'') is a 1913 German silent thriller film directed by Max Mack and starring Albert Bassermann, Emmerich Hanus and Nelly Ridon. Plot When talking with friends, Dr. Hallers, a well-known lawyer in Berlin, said he was skeptical about fantasies on the split personality: he could never believe something like that. During a ride, however, he has an accident, after which he often falls into a deep sleep from which he awakens with the feeling of having a dual personality. Later, his double starts to rob his apartment with a thief. During the robbery, the police arrives and arrests the thief. Hallers, having fallen asleep, wakes up without remembering anything of what happened. Eventually, the lawyer recovers and marries his fiancée. Cast *Albert Bassermann as Dr. Hallers *Emmerich Hanus as Judge Arnoldy *Nelly Ridon as Agnes, Arnoldy's sister *Hanni Weisse as Amalie, a housemaid *Léon Resemann as Dickert, a burglar *Otto Colott as Dr. Feldmann, medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World By The Throat
''World by the Throat'' (German: ''Der Würger der Welt'') is a 1920 German silent crime film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Max Landa, Hanni Weisse and Ernst Rückert. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast *Max Landa as detective *Hanni Weisse as Sonja *Leo Connard as Professor Georg Melville *Ernst Rückert as Mc Lean, his Assistant *Rosa Liechtenstein as Eugenie, his daughter * Arthur Bergen as Iwan Nedela, A Russian student *Edmund Löwe as Boris Alschkin, a nihilist *Leopold von Ledebur Leopold von Ledebur (18 May 1876 – 22 August 1955) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''The Serenyi'' (1918) * ''Midnight'' (1918) * ''The Foolish Heart'' (1919) * ''The Golden Lie'' (1919) * '' Th ... as Algernon Selkirk, the American sugar mogul *Erich Waldow as Barnes, mate of the detective References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by E. A. Dupont German s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Count Of Cagliostro
''Der Graf von Cagliostro'' is a 1920 silent film directed and co-written by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Anita Berber and Conrad Veidt. It depicts the life of the eighteenth century Italian mesmerist and occultist Alessandro Cagliostro, who called himself Cagliostro. The film is considered a lost film. Cast Release and reception ''Der Graf von Cagliostro'' has its world premiere on December 21, 1920, at Busch-Kino, Vienna. It was later shown in Germany on Februaryt 17, 192 at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. '' Der Kinematograph'' declared the film as "marvelously effective cinema" while the script is "the weakest element in the entire production." The review also praised Carl Goetz who "gives the best performance of all" and Conrad Veidt Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German film actor who attracted early attention for his roles in the films ''Different from the Others'' (1919), '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Babylon Hotel (1920 Film)
''The Grand Babylon Hotel'' (german: Das Grand Hotel Babylon) is a 1920 German silent mystery film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Hans Albers, Max Landa and Karl Falkenberg. The film's title is drawn from the 1902 novel ''The Grand Babylon Hotel'' by Arnold Bennett.Hunter p. 280 Cast * Hans Albers * Max Landa * Karl Falkenberg * Toni Grünfeld * Hanni Weisse * Maria Zelenka References Bibliography * Hunter, Jefferson. ''English Filing, English Writing''. Indiana University Press Indiana University Press, also known as IU Press, is an academic publisher founded in 1950 at Indiana University that specializes in the humanities and social sciences. Its headquarters are located in Bloomington, Indiana. IU Press publishes 140 .... 2010. External links * 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic German mystery films German silent feature films Films directed by E. A. Dupont 1920 mystery films German black-and-white films Silent mystery films 1920s German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Two Worlds (1919 Film)
''Between Two Worlds'' (german: Zwischen zwei Welten) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Olga Engl, Bruno Kastner, and Lucie Mannheim Lucie Mannheim (30 April 1899 – 17 July 1976) was a German singer and actress. Life and career Mannheim was born in Köpenick, Berlin, where she studied drama and quickly became a popular figure appearing on stage in plays and musicals. Among ....Rogowski p. 64 Plot summary Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Adolf Gärtner German silent feature films German black-and-white films German drama films 1919 drama films Silent drama films 1910s German films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Derby (1919 Film)
''The Derby'' (German: ''Das Derby'') is a 1919 German silent mystery sports film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Hermann Picha and Hanni Weisse.Bock & Bergfelder p.102 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Max Landa as Detektiv * Hermann Picha as Ike Thurton, Trainer * Hanni Weisse as Daisy * Hellmut Kraus as Jockey * Bram Meynadier as Fletcher * Leo Connard * Wilhelm Diegelmann * Kurt Keller-Nebri * Maria Stork Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, d ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Jo
''Anita Jo'' is a 1919 German silent crime film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Charles Willy Kayser, and Hanni Weisse Hanni Weisse (16 October 1892 – 13 December 1967) was a German stage and film actress.Sutton, Katie. The Masculine Woman in Weimar Germany', pp. 68-69. New York, New York: Bergahn, 2011. She appeared in 146 films between 1912 and 1942. Biogra .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1919 films 1919 crime films German crime films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki German black-and-white films 1910s German films 1910s German-language films {{1910s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spies (1919 Film)
''The Spies'' (German: ''Die Spione'') is a 1919 German crime film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Johanna Terwin and Hanni Weisse.Bock & Bergfelder p.102 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Max Landa as Detektiv * Johanna Terwin as Marion * Emil Rameau as Dr. Mahon * Bernhard Goetzke as Jean Babtiste, politische Agenten * Arthur Beder as Jean Babtiste * Paul Biensfeldt as Dunkle Existenz * Hanni Weisse Hanni Weisse (16 October 1892 – 13 December 1967) was a German stage and film actress.Sutton, Katie. The Masculine Woman in Weimar Germany', pp. 68-69. New York, New York: Bergahn, 2011. She appeared in 146 films between 1912 and 1942. Biogra ... References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Apache Of Marseilles
''The Apache of Marseilles'' (german: Die Apachen) is a 1919 German silent thriller film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Hanni Weisse Hanni Weisse (16 October 1892 – 13 December 1967) was a German stage and film actress.Sutton, Katie. The Masculine Woman in Weimar Germany', pp. 68-69. New York, New York: Bergahn, 2011. She appeared in 146 films between 1912 and 1942. Biogra ..., and Reinhold Schünzel.Grange p. 41 Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by E. A. Dupont German silent feature films German black-and-white films German thriller films 1920s thriller films Silent thriller films 1910s German films 1920s German films {{silent-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkohol
''Alkohol'' ( en, Alcohol, link=yes, italic=yes) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and Alfred Lind and starring Wilhelm Diegelmann, Ernst Rückert, and Georg H. Schnell. The film was begun by Lind but finished by Dupont. It was his first major melodrama, and represented a breakthrough in his career. The film's theme and setting foreshadow much of his later work. It was one in a series of " Enlightenment films" examining social issues, which were produced around the time.Prawer p. 74 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Synopsis A middle-class man falls in love with a woman from a more ordinary background, and they end up working in a variety act where they sink into alcoholism. He then kills another man who he mistakenly believes is a rival. Cast * Wilhelm Diegelmann * Ernst Rückert * Georg H. Schnell * Emil Biron * Jean Moreau * Auguste Pünkösdy * Ferry Sikla * Toni Tetzlaff * Hanni Weisse * Maria Zelenka Maria Zelenka (1894–1975) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laugh Bajazzo
''Laugh Bajazzo'' (German: ''Lache Bajazzo'') is a 1915 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Rudolph Schildkraut, Alfred Abel and Hanni Weisse.Thomas p.34 It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. Cast * Rudolph Schildkraut as Musiker Rudolf * Alfred Abel as Schriftsteller Alfred * Ferdinand Bonn as HausmeisterßFaktotum * Hanni Weisse as Hanni Rober - Kontoristin * Johanna Terwin as Janni - Alfreds Frau * Robert Valberg * Hanne Brinkmann * Felix Basch * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Rentner Lehmann * Hans Wassmann Hans Wassmann (1 January 1873 – 5 April 1932) was a German film actor.Chandler p.271 Selected filmography * '' Laugh Bajazzo'' (1915) * '' Miss Venus'' (1921) * '' Louise de Lavallière'' (1922) * '' A Glass of Water'' (1923) * '' Nanon'' (1924 ... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Thomas, Douglas B. ''The Early History of German Motion Pictures, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
