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Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Life Lamač was born 27 January 1897 in Prague, Austria-Hungary. His parents were Karel Lamač sr. (1863–1938), opera singer and a pharmacist, and Františka Lamačová (née Prusíková, 1860–1949). In his childhood Lamač was interested in pharmacy, electrical engineering, stage magic and acting. Before WWI he went to apprentice in camera manufacturer company Ernemann in Dresden. During the war he was a combat cameraman. After the war he became a technical director of film laboratory in Excelsiorfilm. He started working in movies in 1918, first as an actor, later as a writer and a director. Among his best movies of this period are crime drama ''The Poisoned Light'', comedy ''Catch Him!'' and drama '' White Paradise''. In 1923 he wrote a book '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Havlíček Borovský (film)
''Karel Havlíček Borovský '' is a 1925 Czechoslovak biographical film drama directed by Karel Lamač. It is about Karel Havlíček Borovský and is set during the 1848 revolutions. Cast * Jan W. Speerger as Karel Havlíček Borovský *Anny Ondra as Fanny Weidenhofferová *Karel Lamač as Frantisek Havlíček *Mary Jansová as Julie Sýkorová * Anna Opplová as Julie's Mother * Otto Zahrádka as Prince Windischgrätz * Robert Ford as Staff Officer *Rudolf Stahl as Staff Officer * Theodor Pištěk as Weidenhoffer / minister Augustin Bach * Max Körner as Newspaper publisher * Běla Horská as Princess Windischgrätz * Eduard Malý as Clerk *Jaroslav Vojta Jaroslav Vojta (27 December 1888 – 20 April 1970) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1921 and 1970. Selected filmography * ''Karel Havlíček Borovský'' (1925) * ''The Lantern'' (1925) * '' Hraběnk ... * Antonín Marek References External links * 1925 films 1920s biog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairground People
''Fairground People'' (german: Die vom Rummelplatz) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Sig Arno and Margarete Kupfer. The film was made shortly after the sound revolution, which had damaged Ondra's career in British films and led her to return to Germany. It showcased Ondra's talents as a musical comedy star who sings and dances.Bock & Bergfelder p. 347 Ondra's character dresses up as Mickey Mouse for her performances, and the film was known by the alternative title of ''Mickey Mouse Girl'' (''Das Micky-Maus-Girl''). Cast * Anny Ondra as Anny Flock * Sig Arno as Hannes, Ausrufer * Margarete Kupfer as Annys Mutter * Viktor Schwanneke as Annys Vater * Toni Girardi as Ordini * Max Ehrlich as Horbes, Agent * Kurt Gerron as Schaubudenbesitzer * Gretl Basch as Mimi * Yvette Rodin as Lily * Julius Falkenstein * Paul Morgan * Walter Norbert * Paul Rehkopf * Fritz Spira * Bruno Arno Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Brun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Caviar Princess
''The Caviar Princess'' (german: Die Kaviarprinzessin) is a 1930 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Maria Forescu and André Roanne.Prawer p. 123 The film's art direction was by Heinrich Richter. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Virgin of Paris''. Cast * Anny Ondra as Annemarie * Maria Forescu as Ihre Tante * André Roanne as Attaché * Albert Paulig as Minister * Ida Wüst as seine Frau * Josef Rovenský as Jazzsänger * Hans Mierendorff as Finanzmagnet * Paul Rehkopf as Schutzmann * Sig Arno as Dorfbursche * Carl Walther Meyer Carl Walther Meyer was a German stage and film actor and film editor. Meyer appeared in more than fifty productions during the silent and early sound eras.Giesen & Hobsch p.66 Selected filmography * '' Women Who Fall by the Wayside'' (1925) * '' ... as Journalist References Bibliography *Prawer, S.S. ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933''. Bergha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl With The Whip
''The Girl with the Whip'' (German: ''Das Mädel mit der Peitsche'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Werner Fuetterer and Sig Arno.Prawer p.123 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Heinrich Richter. It was based on a play by Hans H. Zerlett. Cast * Anny Ondra as Anny Nebenkrug * Werner Fuetterer as Edgar Krell * Sig Arno as Onkel Axmann * Gaston Jacquet as Professor Nebenkrug * Olga Limburg as Frau Professor Nebenkrug * Mimo von Delly as Mimi Gwenda, Tänzerin * Julius E. Herrmann * Karl Harbacher * Gerhard Ritterband * Josef Rovenský * Oreste Bilancia Oreste Bilancia (24 September 1881 – 31 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. Born in Catania, Sicily he was a star of Italian films in the silent era. He worked during the 1920s in Weimar Germany which had the largest European film indust ... * Paul Goergens References Bibliography *Prawer, S.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin Of A Beautiful Woman
''Sin of a Beautiful Woman'' ( cs, Hříchy lásky) is a 1929 Czech silent drama film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Josef Rovenský, Marcella Albani and Gaston Jacquet. It was shot in Kavalírka studio in Prague. Cast * Josef Rovenský as Actor Ivan Kristen * Marcella Albani as Actress Soňa Kristenová * Gaston Jacquet as Eduard Warren * Walter Rilla as Actor Richard Kent * Ladislav H. Struna as Thief Ferda Štika * Karel Schleichert as Old Taverner * Alois Charvát as Director of Provincial Theatre * Josef Šváb-Malostranský as Provincial Actor * Ludvík Veverka as Warren's Assistant * Bronislava Livia as Mimi Stevensová * Bohumil Kovář as Director * Jiří Červený as Intendant of the Great Theatre * Čeněk Šlégl as Warren's Secretary * Betty Kysilková as Prompter * Theodor Pištěk as Police Commissioner * Ernst Waldow as Examining Officer Release In 2017 the film was restored by Czech Film Archive The National Film Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinful And Sweet
''Sinful and Sweet'' (German: ''Sündig und süß'') is a 1929 German silent film, silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Toni Tetzlaff and Paul Rehkopf.Bock & Bergfelder p.258 The film's sets were designed by Heinrich Richter. Cast * Anny Ondra as Musette - ein Pariser Modell * Toni Tetzlaff as Frau Griche * Paul Rehkopf as Herr Griche * Julius Falkenstein as Kurzsichtier Nachbar Musettes * Eugen Rex as Meunier - Bildhauer * Hans Junkermann (actor), Hans Junkermann as Mr. de Malcomte - Kunstliebhaber * André Roanne as Joe Willings - reicher Mann aus den USA * Teddy Bill as Gaston - Willings' Freund * Anielka Elter as Helen - Willings' Freundin * Adolphe Engers as Albert - Willings' Diener * Hermann Picha as Prof. Voronoffsky - Verjüngungsdoktor * Artur Hofer as Ein Ausländer * Paul Morgan (actor), Paul Morgan as Ein Ausländer References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Erste Kuß
''The First Kiss'' (german: Der erste Kuß) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Eugen Burg and Viola Garden.Grange p. 288 The film's art direction was by Carl Ludwig Kirmse and Heinrich Richter. Cast * Anny Ondra as Anny Cord * Eugen Burg as William Cord, Getreidekönig, ihr Vater * Viola Garden as Bessie, seine Sekretärin * Hilde Jennings as Margit, Annys Freundin * Werner Pittschau as Walter Stolz, ein Musiker * Gaston Jacquet as Harry Peters * Teddy Bill as Präsident des Anny-Cord-Clubs * Mikhail Rasumny as Ein Hoteldirektor & Harry, Peters Chauffeur * Josef Rovenský as Kuhlmann * Mia Pankau as Eine Soubrette, seine Freundin * Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858 ... as James Twist Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzy Saxophone
''Suzy Saxophone'' or ''Saxophone Suzy'' (german: Saxophon-Susi) is a 1928 French-German silent comedy film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Anny Ondra and Hans Albers.Grange p. 290 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Carl Ludwig Kirmse Carl Ludwig Kirmse (1888–1982) was a German art director who worked prolifically on films during the silent and sound eras.Giesen p.220 Selected filmography * ''The House of Torment'' (1921) * '' Country Roads and the Big City'' (1921) * '' T .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic French silent feature films German silent feature films Films directed by Karel Lamač German black-and-white films Films shot at Johannisthal Studios 1928 comedy films German comedy films French comedy films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Kiss (German Film)
''The First Kiss'' (german: Der erste Kuß) is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Eugen Burg and Viola Garden.Grange p. 288 The film's art direction was by Carl Ludwig Kirmse and Heinrich Richter. Cast * Anny Ondra as Anny Cord * Eugen Burg as William Cord, Getreidekönig, ihr Vater * Viola Garden as Bessie, seine Sekretärin * Hilde Jennings as Margit, Annys Freundin * Werner Pittschau as Walter Stolz, ein Musiker * Gaston Jacquet as Harry Peters * Teddy Bill as Präsident des Anny-Cord-Clubs * Mikhail Rasumny as Ein Hoteldirektor & Harry, Peters Chauffeur * Josef Rovenský as Kuhlmann * Mia Pankau as Eine Soubrette, seine Freundin * Hubert von Meyerinck Hubert "Hubsi" von Meyerinck (23 August 1896 – 13 May 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1970. Biography Meyerinck was born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, the son of Friedrich von Meyerinck (1858 ... as James Twist Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve's Daughters
''Eve's Daughters'' (german: Evas Töchter; cs, Dcery Eviny) is a 1928 Czech-German silent drama film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Anny Ondra, Karel Lamač and Wolfgang Zilzer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Victor Trivas. Cast * Anny Ondra as Dancer Nina Laval * Karel Lamač as Rudolf Bünzli * as Marie Santo * Wolfgang Zilzer as Baron Hans von Stetten * Steffie Vida as Baroness Edith * Theodor Pištěk as Baron Bihl / Tramp * Uli Tridenskaja as Rudolf's Mother * Albert Paulig as Detective Harry Pilka * Václav Srb Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav. Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda For ... as Tramp * Friedel Seiler as Fisher's Daughter References External links * 1928 films French drama films Films of the Weimar Republic Czech silent films German silent fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never The Twain (film)
''Never the Twain'' (Czech: ''Velbloud uchem jehly'') is a 1926 Czech silent comedy film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Jan W. Speerger, Betty Kysilková and Anny Ondra. It is based on a play by František Langer. The son of a wealth industrialist marries the daughter of a beggar.Bock & Bergedler p.271 The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Berger. Cast * Jan W. Speerger as Pesta * Betty Kysilková as Pestová * Anny Ondra as Zuzka Pestová / Lili Weberová * Theodor Pištěk as Dairy Shop Customer * Karel Lamač as Alík Vilím * Hugo Thimig as Joe Vilím * Ela Lausmanová as Weberová * Čeněk Šlégl as Berka * František Havel as Andrejs * Karl Noll as Bezchyba * Joe Lars as Butler * Oldřich Nový as Butler See also *''Camel Through the Eye of a Needle ''Camel Through the Eye of a Needle'' ( cs, Velbloud uchem jehly) is a 1936 Czech comedy film directed by and starring Hugo Haas. The title is an allusion to the "eye of a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
