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Laya Raki
Laya Raki (born Brunhilde Marie Alma Herta Jörns; 27 July 192721 December 2018) was a dancer and film actress popular in Germany in the 1950s and early 1960s. She also became an international star for her roles in British films and TV productions. Biography Laya Raki was born in Hamburg, Germany, to acrobat Maria Althoff, and her partner, acrobat and clown Wilhelm Jörns. As she was an admirer of the famous dancer La Jana and liked to drink raki, she assumed the stage name Laya Raki. She attracted attention for the first time in 1947–1950 as a dancer in Frankfurt and other German cities. When she performed in Berlin, her star began to rise: her 38–23–36 figure (5.35 ft, 110 lbs) and erotic radiance became the talk of the town. The film company DEFA engaged her for a small role as a dancer in the film ''The Council of the Gods'', which went on to win two awards. One newspaper, the ''Berliner Morgenpost'', wrote that she was a great dancer with an expressive fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australian Women's Weekly
''The Australian Women's Weekly'', sometimes known as simply ''The Weekly'', is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by Mercury Capital in Sydney. For many years it was the number one magazine in Australia before being outsold by the Australian edition of '' Better Homes and Gardens'' in 2014. , ''The Weekly'' has overtaken '' Better Homes and Gardens'' again, coming out on top as Australia's most read magazine. The magazine invested in the 2020 film '' I Am Woman'' about Helen Reddy, singer, feminist icon and activist. Editor-in-chief Nicole Byers told Film Ink "Helen’s story of adversity and triumph is nothing short of inspirational. ''The Weekly'' has been telling stories of iconic Australian women for more than 80 years and we're delighted to be supporting the film production". History and profile The magazine was started in 1933 by Frank Packer and Ted Theodore as a weekly publication. The first editor was George Warnecke and the initial dummy was laid out b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closed Exit
''Closed Exit'' (German: ''Gesperrte Wege'', Spanish: ''Camino cortado'') is a 1955 German-Spanish crime film directed by Ignacio F. Iquino and starring Viktor Staal, Laya Raki and Albert Matterstock.Bentley p.130 Cast * Viktor Staal as Juan * Laya Raki as Cecilia * Albert Matterstock as Policía * Franz Muxeneder as Ayudante dueño garito * Armando Moreno as Miguel * Eugenio Testa * Eugenio Domingo as Antonio * Manuel Otaola as Guardia Civil * Juan Albert as Antonio * Enrique Fernández as Locutor (voice) * Ramón Hernández as Portero * Concha Ledesma as Bailarina * José Ocón de Eslava as Coronel de la Guardia Civil * Ramón Quadreny as Pastor * Joaquín Soler Serrano as Locutor (voice) * Josefina Tapias as Vendedora de flores * Miguel Ángel Valdivieso --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ambassador's Wife (film)
''The Ambassador's Wife'' (german: Die Frau des Botschafters) is a 1955 West German spy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Paul Hubschmid, Ingrid Andree and Antje Weisgerber.Parish p.276 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location around Lisbon. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann. Cast * Paul Hubschmid as John de la Croix * Ingrid Andree as Andrea Lundvall * Antje Weisgerber as Subylle Costa * Hans Stüwe as Christian Lundvall * Laya Raki as Manuela * Charles Regnier as Mattusch * Hans Quest as Holmgreen * Kurt Vespermann as Nilsson * Alice Treff as Charlotte Hendrik * Herbert Hübner as Paul de la Croix * Sandra Mammis as Juana * Hans Deppe * Wolf Harnisch The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up To His Neck
''Up to His Neck'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy. It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. Plot Sailor Jack Carter has been marooned for ten years on a South Seas island, and treated as a King by natives. He is eventually rescued by the Royal Navy, who then use him to train up commandos to recover a stolen submarine, and to foil an oriental criminal plot. Cast References External links * 1954 films 1954 comedy films British comedy films Military humor in film Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carstairs Films scored by Benjamin Frankel Films with screenplays by Ted Willis, Baron Willis Films with screenplays by Patrick Kirwan Films set in the Pacific Ocean British black-and-white films Films shot at Pinewood Studios 1950s English-language fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beginning Was Sin
''The Beginning Was Sin'' (German: ''Am Anfang war es Sünde'') is a 1954 West-German-Yugoslavian drama film directed by František Čáp and starring Ruth Niehaus, Viktor Staal and Hansi Knoteck. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mirko Lipuzic. Cast *Ruth Niehaus as Rosalia *Viktor Staal as Jacob, farmer *Hansi Knoteck as Anna, his wife *Peter Carsten as Marko, farmworker *Laya Raki as gypsy dancer *Edith Schultze-Westrum as Rosalia's mother *Franz Muxeneder as Toni, farmworker *Zvonimir Rogoz *Petra Unkel as Therese, maid *Olga Bedjanic as Dora *Frane Milčinski *Lojze Potokar *Hans Pössenbacher Hans Pössenbacher (14 July 1895 – 24 February 1979) was an Austrian-born German actor. Filmography References External links * 1895 births 1979 deaths German male film actors Actors from Graz 20th-century German male actors ... as farmer *Mila Kacic *Boris Kralj References External links * West German films 1954 drama films German dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third From The Right
''Third from the Right'' (german: Die Dritte von rechts) is a 1950 West German musical crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Robert Lindner and Peter van Eyck. It was made by the Hamburg-based company Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Herbert Kirchhoff. Cast * Vera Molnar as Katrin *Robert Lindner as Viktor * Peter van Eyck as Renato *Marianne Wischmann as Asta *Grethe Weiser as Lotte Brühl * Paul Kemp as Hähnchen *Oskar Sima as Schneider *Rudolf Platte as Braun *Arno Paulsen as Herwitz *Willi Rose as detective commissioner Metz *Hans Zesch-Ballot as Kriminalrat Bittner *Carl Voscherau as Inspizient Müller *Josef Dahmen as Josef, waiter *Willy Witte as Chauffeur *Kurt Meister as Kriminalbeamter *Benno Gellenbeck as Managing director of the Kakadu Bar *Eva Pflug as Hilde *Edelweiß Malchin as Gerda *Katharina Brauren as Frau Goll *Edmond Ardisson *Erwin Bredow *Iska Geri *Gerhard Gregor *Alfred Hau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Randell
Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe Alasky *Ron Weasley, a character in ''Harry Potter.'' Language * Ron language, spoken in Plat State, Nigeria * Romanian language (ISO 639-3 code ron) People Mononym *Ron (singer), Rosalino Cellamare (born 1953), Italian singer Given name *Ron (given name) Surname *Dana Ron (born 1964), Israeli computer scientist and professor *Elaine Ron (1943-2010), American epidemiologist *Emri Ron (born 1936), Israeli politician *Ivo Ron (born 1967), Ecuadorian football player *Jason De Ron (born 1973), Australian musician *José Ron (born 1981), Mexican actor *Liat Ron, actress, dancer and dance instructor * * Lior Ron (born 1982), Israeli-American film and trailer composer and musician * Michael Ron (born 1932), Israeli fencer * Michael Røn (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Wilson (columnist)
Harvey Earl Wilson (May 3, 1907 – January 16, 1987) was an American journalist, gossip columnist, and author, perhaps best known for his 6-day a week nationally syndicated newspaper column, ''It Happened Last Night''. Early life and career Wilson was born in Rockford, in Mercer County in western Ohio, to Arthur Wilson, a farmer, and Chloe Huffman Wilson. He attended Central High, where he reported on the doings of the school, using his father's typewriter to write his stories. Young Earl's mother encouraged him to pursue a career outside of farming. Wilson contributed to the ''Rockford Press'' and the Lima ''Republican'' ''Gazette'', which would be the first to pay him for his writing. He also wrote for the Piqua, Ohio ''Daily Call'' before enrolling in college in 1925. Wilson attended Heidelberg College for two years before transferring to Ohio State University where he worked on ''The Lantern'', the university's student-run daily newspaper. He also held part-time jobs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Allen
John Keith Patrick Allen (17 March 1927 – 28 July 2006) was a British actor. Life and career Allen was born in Nyasaland (now Malawi), where his father was a tobacco farmer. After his parents returned to Britain, he was evacuated to Canada during the Second World War where he remained to finish his education at McGill University in Montreal. He gained experience as a local radio broadcaster and appeared on television in plays and documentaries, before returning to Britain. Returning to the UK in 1953, Allen made his film debut in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Dial M for Murder'' (1954). He subsequently appeared in character roles in many films, including '' Captain Clegg'', ''The Wild Geese'', ''The Sea Wolves'', ''Puppet on a Chain'', and ''Who Dares Wins''. He was also the lead actor in the Associated Rediffusion adventure series '' Crane'' (1963–65) and in the BBC-1 series ''Brett'' (1971). Allen played Moriarty's deputy Colonel Sebastian Moran in ''The Adventures of Sherlock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south. Mauritania lies to the south of Western Sahara. Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. It spans an area of or , with a population of roughly 37 million. Its official and predominant religion is Islam, and the official languages are Arabic and Berber; the Moroccan dialect of Arabic and French are also widely spoken. Moroccan identity and culture is a mix of Arab, Berber, and European cultures. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca. In a region inhabited since the Paleolithic Era over 300,000 years ago, the first Moroccan s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crane (TV Series)
''Crane'' is a British black and white adventure series that aired on ITV from 1963 to 1965. It was shown on Monday nights at 8 PM. Plot The series was based around Richard Crane (Patrick Allen) who was a successful city businessman who was tired of the big city rat race. He took his money and retired to the sun-drenched shores of Morocco, near Casablanca, investing his money in a beach side café and boat. Having let it be known that his services were available for import and export assignments, he soon found himself involved in minor smuggling activities (tobacco and alcohol, but no drugs, although the series never explained how he made a profit smuggling in a country where cigarettes over the counter are already a minimal fraction of the usual price elsewhere and Casablanca is over 300 km from the nearest border by sea). However, this brought him to the attention of the local chief of police, Colonel Mahmoud (Gerald Flood). The pair developed a healthy respect for eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
