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Johannes Brandt
Johannes Brandt (1884–1955) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Screenwriter * ''Diamonds'' (1920) * '' The Three Dances of Mary Wilford'' (1920) * '' The Call of Destiny'' (1922) * '' Felicitas Grolandin'' (1923) * '' King of Women'' (1923) * '' The Clever Fox'' (1926) * '' Trude'' (1926) * ''Excluded from the Public'' (1927) * '' Women on the Edge'' (1929) * '' The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (1929) * ''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (1930) * ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (1930) * ''The Other'' (1930) * '' The Song of the Nations'' (1931) * ''The Street Song'' (1931) * '' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1931) * ''This One or None'' (1932) * ''Gitta Discovers Her Heart'' (1932) * '' Under False Flag'' (1932) * ''The Hymn of Leuthen ''The Hymn of Leuthen'' (german: Der Choral von Leuthen) is a 1933 German film depicting Frederick the Great, directed by Carl Froelich starring Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa and Elga Brink. It was part of the cycle of no ... [...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] |
The Other (1930 Film)
''The Other'' (german: Der Andere) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Fritz Kortner, Käthe von Nagy and Heinrich George. It was based on the 1893 play ''Der Andere'' by Paul Lindau. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Jung & Schatzberg p. 153 A French-language version ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' was shot by Wiene immediately afterwards in the same Berlin studio, but with different actors. Cast * Fritz Kortner as Prosecutor Hallers * Käthe von Nagy as Analie Frieben * Heinrich George as Dickert * Hermine Sterler as Hallers Schwester * Ursula van Diemen as Marion * Eduard von Winterstein as Dr. Koehler * Oskar Sima as Gruenspecht * Julius Falkenstein as Sekretaer Bremer * Paul Bildt as Prof. Wertmann * Otto Stoessel as Medizinalrat Rienhofer * Emil Heyse as Polizeikommissar * Hans Ahrens as Wachtmeister See also * ''The Other (1913 film), The Other'' (1913) * ''The Haller Case'' (1933), an Italian remake References Bibliography * External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Der Fahnenträger Von Sedan
''The Standard-Bearer of Sedan'' (German: ''Der Fahnenträger von Sedan'') is a 1927 German silent film, silent historical film directed by Johannes Brandt and starring Walter Slezak, Camilla von Hollay and Vera Schmiterlöw.Quinlan p.430 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Walter Slezak * Camilla von Hollay * Vera Schmiterlöw * Gaston Briese * Carl Geppert * Martin Kosleck * Anton Pointner * Ernst Rückert * Otz Tollen * Gustav Trautschold * Kurt Vespermann References Bibliography * Lamprecht, Gerhard . ''Deutsche Stummfilme: 9a . 1927-1931''. Deutsche Kinemathek, 1968. * Quinlan, David. ''The Illustrated Directory of Film Stars''. Hippocrene Books, 1981. External links * 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Johannes Brandt German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films set in the 1870s German historical films 1920s historical films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hymn Of Leuthen
''The Hymn of Leuthen'' (german: Der Choral von Leuthen) is a 1933 German film depicting Frederick the Great, directed by Carl Froelich starring Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa and Elga Brink. It was part of the cycle of nostalgic Prussian films popular during the Weimar and Nazi eras. The title refers to the 1757 Battle of Leuthen. The film was loosely based on the novel ''Fridericus'' by Walter von Molo. It presented Frederick as an inspired leader. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. The film premiered four days after Adolf Hitler became chancellor of the Reich ''Reich'' (; ) is a German noun whose meaning is analogous to the meaning of the English word "realm"; this is not to be confused with the German adjective "reich" which means "rich". The terms ' (literally the "realm of an emperor") and ' (lit .... Cast References Bibliography * Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under False Flag (1932 Film)
''Under False Flag'' (German: ''Unter falscher Flagge'') is a 1932 German spy thriller film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Charlotte Susa, Gustav Fröhlich and Friedrich Kayssler. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin from the end of November 1931 to the beginning of 1932. It was made by Deutsche Universal, the German branch of Universal Pictures, in co-production with Tobis Film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte. It premiered at Berlin's Ufa-Palast am Zoo. The film was based on the novel of the same title by Max W. Kimmich, who also worked on the screenplay.Goble p.259 In 1934 Universal made an American remake '' Madame Spy'' in Hollywood with Fay Wray and Edward Arnold and directed by Karl Freund. Plot Captain Herbert Frank (Gustav Fröhlich), a German intelligence officer, fights in World War I and gets severely wounded in 1916. While in hospital, he is cared for devotional by a nurse called Maria Horn (Charlotte Susa). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gitta Discovers Her Heart
''Gitta Discovers Her Heart'' (german: Gitta entdeckt ihr Herz) is a 1932 German musical film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Gitta Alpar, Gustav Fröhlich, and Paul Kemp. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Plot While looking for new members in a small Hungarian village, the Prímás of a music ensemble comes across the young Gitta Farkas, who confidently performs her song with a beautiful voice. She is accepted and soon becomes a celebrated revue star. In the period that followed, she traveled the world with the ensemble. During a train ride to a guest performance in Berlin, Prímás Gitta tries to get closer. However, she rejects him and leaves the train in Berlin before the destination station. After boarding a double-decker bus, she strikes up a conversation with her neighbor Peter, a young composer, to whom she suggests that he shouldn't compose so serious things. When she has to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This One Or None
''This One or None'' (German: ''Die - oder keine'') is a 1932 German musical film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Gitta Alpar, Max Hansen and Ferdinand von Alten. It is part of the tradition of operetta films. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.37 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Location shooting took place around Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz and Unter den Linden. Cast * Gitta Alpar as Eva Petri * Max Hansen as Prince Michael von Marana * Ferdinand von Alten as Prince Wenzel von Marana * Paul Otto as Ravel, Bankier * Fritz Fischer as Florian, Tenor * Paul Henckels as Montalon, Michaels Adjutant * Rudolf Platte as Officer * Wolfgang von Schwindt as Ein Bassist * Erich Fuchs as Ein Bariton * Lucy Malata as Eine Altastin * Barnabás von Géczy as Primgeiger * Comedian Harmonists The Comedian Harmonists were an internationally famous, all-male German close harmony ense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooray, It's A Boy! (1931 Film)
''Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (german: Hurra – ein Junge!) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Lucie Englisch, Max Adalbert and Ida Wüst. It is based on the 1926 play of the same name. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Otto Hunte. Cast *Lucie Englisch as Henny Weber *Max Adalbert as Geheimrat Theodor Natusius *Ida Wüst as Mathilde Natusius * Fritz Schulz as Dr. Waldemar Weber *Jessie Vihrog as Ellen Lüders *Georg Alexander as Dr. Kurt Brandt *Ralph Arthur Roberts as Fritz Pappenstiel *Lotte Lorring *Vicky Werckmeister as Dienstmädchen Anna *Hans Hermann Schaufuß Hans Hermann Schaufuß (13 July 1893 – 30 January 1982) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1922 to 1969. His sons were actors Hans Joachim Schaufuß Hans Joachim Schaufuß (transliterated: Schaufuss) (28 Decemb ... as Bürovorsteher Kiebitz See also *'' It's a Boy'' (1933) *'' Hooray, It's a Boy!'' (1953) *' (1961) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
