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Her Highness Dances The Waltz (1935 Film)
''Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (German: ''Hoheit tanzt Walzer'') is a 1935 German-language Czech musical comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Irén Ágay, André Mattoni and Hans Homma.Von Dassanowsky p. 9 The operetta film is based on the 1912 operetta '' Hoheit tanzt Walzer'' by Leo Ascher (music) and Alfred Grünwald ( libretto). It was filmed at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Berger. A French version '' Valse éternelle'' was released in 1936. Cast * Irén Ágay as Princess Marika * André Mattoni as Prince Georg, Count Hohenaus' son * Hans Homma as Count Franz von Hohenau * Anna Kallina as Agnes, Count Hohenau's wife * Phillis Fehr as Liesl, Count Hohenaus' daughter * Maria Balcerkiewiczówna as Countess Lubowska * Teddy Bill * Alexander Fischer-Marich as Hofer, music copyist * Hans Jaray as Josef Langer, composer * Eugen Neufeld * Camilla Spira Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Neufeld
Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Selected filmography Screenwriter * '' After the Ball'' (1932) Actor * '' The Wedding of Valeni'' (1914) * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1914) * ''With Heart and Hand for the Fatherland'' (1915) * ''On the Heights'' (1916) * ''Summer Idyll'' (1916) * '' The Black Hand'' (1917) * '' Don Cesar, Count of Irun'' (1918) * ''The Ancestress'' (1919) * '' Doctor Ruhland'' (1920) * '' Let the Little Ones Come to Me'' (1920) * '' The Voice of Conscience'' (1920) * ''The Dancing Death'' (1920) * ''Eva, The Sin'' (1920) * ''The Master of Life'' (1920) * '' The Woman in White'' (1921) * ''The Dead Wedding Guest'' (1922) * ''Confessions of a Monk'' (1922) * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) * '' The Priest from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Berger
Artur Semyonovich Berger (german: Arthur Berger, russian: Артур Семёнович Бергер; 27 May 1892 – 11 January 1981) was an Austrian-Soviet film architect and set designer. He was active in Austria between 1920 and 1936, during which time he worked on about 30 feature films. In 1936 he emigrated to the Soviet Union, where he continued to work on films until the early 1970s. Biography Born Arthur Berger in Vienna in 1892 to Jewish parents (Simon Berger, a civil servant, and his wife Pauline, née Beran), Berger was educated at the ''Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt'' and between 1911 and 1915 the '' Hochschule für angewandte Kunst in Wien'', where he was trained in architecture by the highly respected Jugendstil architects Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad. At first Berger worked with his brother Josef Berger and with Martin Ziegler on the residential building programme of Red Vienna, but in 1920 he changed over to working for Sascha-Film as an architect for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Musical Comedy Films
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Films
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial ''The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * February 27 – Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Von Dassanowsky
Robert von Dassanowsky FRHistS, FRSA (born January 28, 1965) is an Austrian-American academic, writer, film and cultural historian, and producer. He is usually known as Robert Dassanowsky. Education, career and publications Dassanowsky was born in New York City. A student of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a graduate of UCLA (MA, PhD), where he also served as Visiting Professor of German, Dassanowsky is a widely published academician, independent film producer, playwright, and has written for television. He holds dual American and Austrian citizenship. Dassanowsky was named CU Distinguished Professor of Film Studies and Languages & Cultures by the University of Colorado System in November 2020. He has been professor of German and Visual and Performing Arts, and founding director of film studies at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs since 1993, and has become particularly known for his influential scholarly work on Austrian author Alexander Lernet-Holenia, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Highness Dances The Waltz (1926 Film)
''Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (German: ''Hoheit tanzt Walzer'') is a 1926 Austrian silent romance film directed by Fritz Freisler and starring Claire Rommer, Magda Karmen and Walter Rilla.Krautz p. 172 The operetta film is based on the 1912 operetta '' Hoheit tanzt Walzer'' by Leo Ascher (music) and Alfred Grünwald ( libretto). Cast * Claire Rommer * Magda Karmen * Walter Rilla * Eugen Neufeld * * Gisela Günther * Lilian Gray * Gyula Szőreghy Gyula Szőreghy (30 November 1887 – 22 December 1942) was a Hungarian film actor. Szőreghy was born in Algyo, Austria-Hungary (now, Hungary) and died in 1942 in Budapest. He was also credited as Julius von Szöreghy. Selected filmography * ... * Albert Paulig See also *'' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1935) References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film, Volume 4''. Saur, 1984. External links * 1926 films 1920s romance films Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Spira
Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August 1997) was a German film actress. She appeared in 68 films between 1924 and 1986. She was born in Hamburg, Germany, of Jewish ancestry on her father's side, and died in Berlin, Germany. Her father was the Austrian actor Fritz Spira who died in the Ruma concentration camp in 1943. Her mother was actress Lotte Spira and her sister was the East German actress Steffie Spira. Selected filmography * ''Mutter und Sohn'' (1924) * ''In den Krallen der Schuld'' (1924) - Matia * ''A Free People'' (1925) * ''Im Krug zum grünen Kranze'' (1925) - Marie, seine Tochter * ''The Heart on the Rhine'' (1925) * ''The Pride of the Company'' (1926) - Minna * ''We Belong to the Imperial-Royal Infantry Regiment'' (1926) - Köchin * ''The Third Squadron'' (1926) - Ilonka, seine Tochter * '' Maytime'' (1926) - Minchen Lemke, die Tochter * ''Wrath of the Seas'' (1926) * ''Aftermath'' (1927) - Marlene - Wirtschafterin * ''On the Banks of the River Weser'' (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Neufeld
Eugen Neufeld (6 December 1882 in Göding – 18 October 1950 in Vienna) was an Austrian-Jewish film actor. He was the older brother of actor and director Max Neufeld. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 Selected filmography * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1914) * ''The Ancestress'' (1919) * '' Light of His Life'' (1921) * '' The Woman in White'' (1921) * ''The Dead Wedding Guest'' (1922) * '' East and West'' (1923) * '' The Iron King'' (1923) * ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1923) * '' The City Without Jews'' (1924) * '' Gulliver's Travels'' (1924) * ''Colonel Redl'' (1925) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1925) * '' Sons in Law'' (1926) * '' The Arsonists of Europe'' (1926) * '' Her Highness Dances the Waltz'' (1926) * '' Alpine Tragedy'' (1927) * ''The Bordello in Rio'' (1927) * '' German Women - German Faithfulness'' (1927) * '' The Beloved of His Highness'' (1928) * '' At Ruedeshei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Jaray
Hans Jaray (1906–1990) was an Austrian actor and playwright. He also wrote and directed several television films. Jaray starred as a leading man in a number of 1930s films, such as the Schubert biopic ''Gently My Songs Entreat'' (1933).Bergfelder & Cargnell p.130 Jaray emigrated to the United States following the Anchluss of 1938, but returned to Vienna after the Second World War. The 1934 Czech film ''Man in Demand on All Sides'' was based on one of his plays. In one of his final roles he appeared in the 1977 West German television series ''Uncle Silas (TV series), Uncle Silas''. Selected filmography * ''Sons in Law'' (1926) * ''The Love of Jeanne Ney'' (1927) * ''The Beggar Student (1931 German film), The Beggar Student'' (1931) * ''The Emperor's Sweetheart'' (1931) * ''Gently My Songs Entreat ''Gently My Songs Entreat'' (German: ') is a 1933 Austrian-German musical film directed by Willi Forst and starring Marta Eggerth, Luise Ullrich and Hans Jaray. The film was shot a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Fischer-Marich
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre (given name), Alexandre, Aleks (given name), Aleks, Aleksa (given name), Aleksa and Sander (name), Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria (given name), Alexandria, and Sasha (name), Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genetive, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy shield wall, battle line. The earliest Attested langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Bill
Teddy Bill (18 November 1900 – 11 February 1949) was an Austrian actor. Later in his career he was also credited as Teddy Kern. Selected filmography * ''Princess Trulala'' (1926) - Lackei * ''Vienna - Berlin'' (1926) - Ein Heurigenfänger * '' The Boxer's Bride'' (1926) - Heinz Gordon * ''The Sea Cadet'' (1926) * ''Marie's Soldier'' (1927) * '' The Imaginary Baron'' (1927) - Hans v. Grabow * ''Durchlaucht Radieschen'' (1927) - Pueblo de Santa Galantos * ''The Eighteen Year Old'' (1927) - Paul Malot * '' Students' Love'' (1927) - Teddy * '' Das Fürstenkind'' (1927) - Trottulos * '' The Most Beautiful Legs of Berlin'' (1927) * ''Svengali'' (1927) - Maler Leard * '' Der König der Mittelstürmer'' (1927) - Mr. Jonas * '' Only a Viennese Woman Kisses Like That'' (1928) - Der Bäcker * ''Artists'' (1928) - Ralph, Milsons Freund * '' It Attracted Three Fellows'' (1928) * '' When the Guard Marches'' (1928) * '' Honeymoon'' (1928) * '' Love's Masquerade'' (1928) - Herr im Auto * '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Balcerkiewiczówna
Maria Balcerkiewiczówna (21 December 1903 – 11 February 1975) was a Polish stage and film actress of the early 20th century. Born in Warsaw, in 1921 she graduated from the C. Rino-Lupo film school, followed by a year of private acting lessons under the tutelage of Aleksander Zelwerowicz before making her stage debut on the theater stages of Warsaw in 1922, including stints at the National Theatre, Warsaw and the Grand Theatre, Warsaw. She made her film debut in the 1924 Edward Puchalski-directed ''O czym sie nie mówi'', starring Jadwiga Smosarska. From 1929 to 1931 she led her own acting troupe through the Polish provinces, bringing theater to small towns and villages, where she would also recite poetry. During World War II, Balcerkiewiczówna fled to London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
