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Karl Anton
Karl Anton or Karel Anton (25 October 1898 12 April 1979) was a Bohemian-born German film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography He was born in Prague on 25 October 1898. His father Wilhelm Anton (1861–1918) was a physician. Anton studied medicine, but left the school after his father's death. He started as a stage actor and director in Vienna, Linz and Prague. During the World War I Anton made amateur documentaries with his friends Karel Lamač and Otto Heller. He directed his first movie, a lyrical drama ''Gypsies'', in 1921. Anton is considered an early proponent of Czech lyrical cinema tradition. He founded his own production companies Antonfilm (1923–30) and Sonorfilm (1930–32). After the international success of ''Tonka of the Gallows'' he worked in Paris for Paramount Pictures from 1932 to 1935. After leaving Paramount he moved to Germany in 1935. He died in Berlin, Germany in 1979. Czech actor Raoul Schránil was his cousin. Selected filmography * ... [...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] |
The Kidnapping Of Fux The Banker
''The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker'' ( cs, Únos bankéře Fuxe) is a 1923 Czech silent comedy film directed by Karl Anton. The film was inspired by the slapstick comedies about the Keystone Cops. Fashion designer Paul Poiret played himself. Only an incomplete 61 minutes long version of the film survived. Cast * Adi Berger as Banker C. W. Fux * Anny Ondra as Fux's daughter Daisy * Karel Lamač as Tom Darey * Bronislava Livia as Maud Gould * Eman Fiala as Sherlock Holmes II * Emilie Nitschová as Daisy's tutor * Karel Fiala as Butler Karel * Theodor Pištěk as Duke of Pommery * Saša Rašilov as Police chief * Paul Poiret as Fashion designer from Paris * Jan W. Speerger as Burglar * Přemysl Pražský Přemysl Pražský was an early Czech film director, film actor, screenwriter and radio producer. He directed and appeared in a number of films in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s and 1930s, directing comedy films such as '' Two Mothers'' (1921), '' T ... as Director of the asy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thing About Styx
''The Thing About Styx'' (german: Die Sache mit Styx) is a 1942 German comedy crime film directed by Karl Anton and starring Laura Solari, Viktor de Kowa and Margit Symo. It was based on the novel ''Rittmeister Styx'' by Georg Mühlen-Schulte. Cast *Laura Solari as Julia Sander *Viktor de Kowa as Captain Styx * Margit Symo as Ariane *Will Dohm as Basilio *Curt Lucas as Jules Stone *Walter Steinbeck as Jacques Stone *Hans Leibelt as consul Sander *Harald Paulsen as Dr. Bonnett *Theodor Loos as Lenski * Franz Weber as Cyrill *Werner Scharf as Tschelebi *Franz Zimmermann as Dodley *Kurt Seifert as Eugene *Karl Meixner as messenger *Leo Peukert as Duchan *Hans Stiebner as host *Louis Ralph as packager *Wilhelm Bendow as administrator of the legation *Kurt Mikulski as opera doorman *Theodor Vogeler as accompanist #1 *Friedrich Petermann as accompanist #2 *Karl Jüstel *Angelo Ferrari *Franz Schafheitlin Franz Schafheitlin (9 August 1895 – 6 February 1980) was a German film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star Of Rio (1940 Film)
''The Star of Rio'' (german: Stern von Rio) is a 1940 German comedy thriller film directed by Karl Anton and starring La Jana, Gustav Diessl and Harald Paulsen Harald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954. Career Paulsen first appeared on stage at age sixteen. He then studied under from Leopold Jessner, .... In 1955 it was remade as a film of the same title. Cast References External links * Films of Nazi Germany German comedy thriller films 1940s comedy thriller films Films directed by Karl Anton Films set in Brazil Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1940 comedy films 1940s German-language films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Danced Around The World
''We Danced Around the World'' (german: Wir tanzen um die Welt) is a 1939 German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Charlotte Thiele, Irene von Meyendorff, and Carola Höhn. It is a backstage musical. The film's sets were designed by Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat Fritz Maurischat (April 27, 1893 in Berlin – December 11, 1986) was a German production designer. He made his film debut in 1924. Over the next 38 years, he worked on over 70 films, all of them in his native Germany. He earned an Oscar nominati .... Cast References External links * 1939 musical films German musical films Films of Nazi Germany Films directed by Karl Anton Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{Musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Slaves (film)
''White Slaves'' (german: Weisse Sklaven) is a 1937 German film directed by Karl Anton. It is also known by the longer title ''Panzerkreuzer Sebastopol: "Weisse Sklaven"'' (''Battleship Sevastopol: "White Slaves"'') and was later re-released as ''Rote Bestien'' ("Red Beasts"). An anti-Soviet propaganda film from the Nazi era, set during the Russian Revolution, the film was designed as a response to Eisenstein's ''Battleship Potemkin''. Plot summary In St. Petersburg in 1917 revolution is brewing, but in more far-flung parts of Russia life is apparently carrying on as usual. At Sevastopol the officers on board a battleship are looking forward to its return to port when they will be allowed to fraternise with local girls. Kostja, one of the officers, is particularly excited. He is in love with Marija, the daughter of Sevastopol's Governor. The deck of the ship is being prepared to become a dance-floor for a party. However, revolutionaries led by the Governor of Sevastopol's dislo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' is a 1935 French romantic comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Fernand Gravey, Josseline Gaël and Ginette Gaubert. The following year it was remade as an American comedy ''One Rainy Afternoon'', released by United Artists.Mazdon p.152 Synopsis A man creates a national scandal after he mistakenly kisses the wrong woman in a darkened cinema. Cast *Fernand Gravey as Fernand Martin *Josseline Gaël as Monique Perrochin *Ginette Gaubert as Juliette Durand * Armand Dranem as Le souffleur *Thérèse Dorny as La féministe * Jeanne Byrel as La gouvernante * Charles Dechamps as Pierre Crémieux * Jim Gérald as Monsieur Perrochin * Nicolas Rimsky Nicolas Rimsky (russian: Николай Алекса́ндрович Римский; born Nikolai Alexandrovich Kurmashov; 18 February 1886 – 5 September 1941) was a Russian-French film actor, director and writer. He was born in Moscow, Russia. ... as Le musicien References Bibliography *Crisp, Colin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Porter From Maxim's (1933 Film)
''The Porter from Maxim's'' (French: ''Le chasseur de chez Maxim's'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Tramel, Suzy Vernon and Robert Burnier.Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Maryellen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p. 294. It is one of several film adaptations of the 1923 French play of the same title. It was made at the Joinville Studios by the French branch of Paramount Pictures. Cast * Tramel as Julien * Suzy Vernon as Geneviève Pauphilat *Robert Burnier as Le marquis du Vélin *Mireille Perrey as Totoche *Charles Siblot as La Chanoine *Marguerite Moreno as Mme. Pauphitat *Dany Lorys as Cricri *Pierre Moreno as La Giclais *Pierre Stéphen as Octave *Georges Cahuzac as Cruchot *Ritou Lancyle *Denise Dorian *Madeleine Lebergy *Yves Mirande Yves Mirande (Bagneux (Maine-et-Loire), May 8, 1876 – Paris, March 17, 1957) was a French screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. Career Yves Mirande began his acting car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Naked Truth (1932 Film)
''The Naked Truth'' (German: ''Die nackte Wahrheit'') is a 1932 American German language comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Jenny Jugo, Oskar Karlweis and Trude Hesterberg. It is the German version of the 1929 film '' Nothing but the Truth''. It was also known by the alternative title of ''Heut' küsst Paris'' It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, where many of Paramount Pictures' multiple-language version were made. A separate French version was also produced. Cast *Jenny Jugo *Oskar Karlweis *Trude Hesterberg *Otto Wernicke *Tibor Halmay *Hans Adalbert Schlettow *Alexander Köckert *Marita Ángeles *Harry Hardt *Jaro Fürth *Harry Nestor Harry Nestor (born Franz Harry Pridun; 11 March 1893 – 11 November 1969) was an Austrian actor. Selected filmography * ''The Secret of the Mummy'' (1921) * ''The Bull of Olivera'' (1921) * ''To the Ladies' Paradise'' (1922) * ''City in View'' ... References External links * American comedy films 1932 comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Champion Cook
''The Champion Cook'' (French: ''Le cordon bleu'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Pierre Bertin, Jeanne Helbling and Louis Baron fils.Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. p. 391. It was made by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at Joinville Studios near Paris. Cast * Pierre Bertin as Oscar Ormont * Jeanne Helbling as Irma *Louis Baron fils as Bernereau *Lucien Baroux as Lucien Dumorel *Marguerite Moreno as Mme. Dumorel *Marcel Vallée as Detective Dick *Madeleine Guitty as Célestine * Maurice Lagrenée as Arthur *Edwige Feuillère as Régine *Pedro Elviro as Achille *Jeanne Fusier-Gir *Simone Héliard Simone Héliard was a French stage and film actress.White p.366 Selected filmography * '' Mistigri'' (1931) * '' Topaze'' (1933) * ''Côte d'Azur'' (1932) * ''The Champion Cook'' (1932) * '' A Love Story'' (1933) * ''Bach the Millionaire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Albert
''Monsieur Albert'' is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Noël-Noël, Betty Stockfeld and Marcel Barencey.Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p. 167. It was produced by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Henri Ménessier. Cast *Noël-Noël as Monsieur Albert * Betty Stockfeld as Sylvia Robertson * Marcel Barencey as Octave * Charles Carson as Mr. Robertson *Edwige Feuillère as La comptesse Peggy Riccardi *Vera Baranovskaya as La duchesse *Louis Baron fils as Le roi *René Donnio as William *Jean Mercanton as Le groom *Georges Bever *Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Case Of Colonel Redl
''The Case of Colonel Redl'' (German: ''Der Fall des Generalstabs-Oberst Redl'') is a 1931 German spy drama film directed by Karl Anton and starring Theodor Loos, Lil Dagover and Otto Hartmann. It was co-production between the Prague-based company Elektafilm and Sonor Film. A separate Czech-language film ''The Affair of Colonel Redl'' was also produced.Von Dassanowsky p.337 It was based on a 1924 novel of the same title by Egon Kisch, based on the story of Alfred Redl. Synopsis In the years leading up to the First World War, Colonel Redl of the Austrian army acts as a double agent for enemy powers. Cast * Theodor Loos as Oberst Alfred Redl * Lil Dagover as Vera Nikolayevna * Otto Hartmann as Stephan Dolan, Ulanenleutnant * Friedrich Hölzlin as Marchenko * Alexander Murski as Daragaieff, russischer Spion * Werner Jansch as Der Chef des russischen Spionageddienstes in Petersburg * Michael von Newlinsky as Der russische Botschafter in Wien * Willy Bauer as General Conrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
