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Ludwig Donath
Ludwig Donath (6 March 1900 – 29 September 1967), was an Austrian actor who appeared in many American films. Life Born to a Jewish family, Donath graduated from Vienna's Academy of Dramatic Art and became a prominent actor on the stage in Berlin. When Hitler came to power in 1933, he returned to Vienna and was active there in theater and film until the Anschluss in 1938. He began his American film career with ''Lady from Chungking'' (1942) and went on to appear in dozens of films, including ''Gilda'' (1946), ''The Jolson Story'' (1946), ''Jolson Sings Again'' (1949), ''The Great Caruso'' (1951), ''My Pal Gus'' (1952), ''Sirocco'' (1951), and ''Torn Curtain'' (1966). Donath played the father of entertainer Al Jolson (Larry Parks) in the two biopics ''The Jolson Story'' (1946) and ''Jolson Sings Again'' (1949), although he was less than 15 years older than Parks as Jolson. He also appeared frequently on television and on Broadway. He died of leukemia in 1967. His cremain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolson Sings Again
''Jolson Sings Again'' is a 1949 American musical biographical film directed by Henry Levin, and the sequel to ''The Jolson Story'' (1946), both of which cover the life of singer Al Jolson. It was the highest-grossing film of 1949 and received three Oscar nominations at the 22nd Academy Awards. Synopsis In this follow-up to ''The Jolson Story'', we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the spotlight is not what it used to be. This time Jolson (Larry Parks) trades in the stage for life in the fast lane: women, horses, travel. His father (Ludwig Donath) becomes increasingly concerned about his frivolous lifestyle. With the death of his mother (Tamara Shayne) and the beginning of World War II, Jolson comes back to earth—and returns to the stage. Once again teamed with manager Steve Martin (William Demarest), Jolson travels the world entertaining troops everywhere from Alaska to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leukemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ''leukemia cells''. Symptoms may include bleeding and bruising, bone pain, fatigue, fever, and an increased risk of infections. These symptoms occur due to a lack of normal blood cells. Diagnosis is typically made by blood tests or bone marrow biopsy. The exact cause of leukemia is unknown. A combination of genetic factors and environmental (non-inherited) factors are believed to play a role. Risk factors include smoking, ionizing radiation, petrochemicals (such as benzene), prior chemotherapy, and Down syndrome. People with a family history of leukemia are also at higher risk. There are four main types of leukemia— acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and chronic myeloi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight We Raid Calais
''Tonight We Raid Calais'' is a 1943 American film directed by John Brahm and starring John Sutton, Lee J. Cobb, and Annabella. Plot summary Geoffrey Carter ( John Sutton), a young commando British intelligence officer, is sent into Nazi-occupied France as a one-man raid to destroy a munitions plant with help from a patriotic farmer, M. Bonnard (Lee J. Cobb). Carter confronts a French woman Odette Bonnard ( Annabella) who hates the British and the Germans. Cast * Annabella as Odette Bonnard * John Sutton as Geoffrey Carter * Lee J. Cobb as Bonnard * Beulah Bondi as Mme. Bonnard * Blanche Yurka as Widow Grelieu * Howard Da Silva as Sgt. Block * Marcel Dalio as Jaques Grandet * Ann Codee as Mme. Grandet * Richard Derr as German Captain (unbilled) * other unbilled players include Sven Hugo Borg Reception Quentin Tarantino picked ''Tonight We Raid Calais'' as one of his five favorite World War II films. It was one of the films he discovered while doing research for his own Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangmen Also Die!
''Hangmen Also Die!'' is a 1943 noir war film directed by the Austrian director Fritz Lang and written by John Wexley from a story by Bertolt Brecht (credited as Bert Brecht) and Lang. The film stars Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Alexander Granach and Anna Lee, and features Gene Lockhart and Dennis O'Keefe. Hanns Eisler composed the score, being nominated for an Academy Award, and the cinematographer was James Wong Howe. The film is loosely based on the 1942 assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi Reich Protector of German-occupied Prague, number-two man in the SS, and a chief mastermind of the Holocaust, who was known as "The Hangman of Prague." The real Heydrich was assassinated by Czech resistance fighters parachuted from a British plane in Operation Anthropoid, but in the film, which was made during World War II before the full story had become public knowledge, Heydrich's killer is depicted as a member of the Czech resistance with ties to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moon Is Down (film)
''The Moon Is Down'' is a 1943 American war film starring Cedric Hardwicke and Henry Travers and directed by Irving Pichel. It is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. During World War II, German soldiers occupy a small Norwegian town. Cast * Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Col. Lanser * Henry Travers as Mayor Orden * Lee J. Cobb as Dr. Albert Winter * Dorris Bowdon as Molly Morden * Margaret Wycherly as Sarah Orden * Peter van Eyck as Lt. Tonder * William Post, Jr. as Alex Morden * Henry Rowland as Capt. Loft * E. J. Ballantine as George Corell * Hans Schumm as Capt. Bentick * Frederic Brunn as German Soldier (as Frederick Brunn) * Ernst Deutsch as Maj. Hunter (as Ernest Dorian) * Ludwig Donath as Hitler's Voice (as Louis Donath) * John Banner as Lt. Prackle (uncredited) * Jeff Corey as Albert (uncredited) * Ludwig Hardt as Elderly Man (uncredited) Production The set of ''How Green Was My Valley'' was reused for this film. Reception Bosley Crowther, the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margin For Error
''Margin for Error'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Lillie Hayward and Samuel Fuller is based on the 1939 play of the same title by Clare Boothe Luce. Plot When police officer Moe Finkelstein (Milton Berle) and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer (Otto Preminger) by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi. Capt. Mulrooney, who appointed them to this job, tells Moe that although the mayor personally is opposed to Adolf Hitler and his regime, the mayor is responsible for the safety of everybody, and he believes that through this assignment Finkelstein can show them the difference between their system and the Nazi one. Moe quickly discovers Baumer is in trouble with Berlin for having squandered money intended to finance sabotage. His secretary, Baron Max von Alvenstor (Carl Esmond), has become dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reunion In France
''Reunion in France'' is a 1942 American war film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, John Wayne, and Philip Dorn in a story about a woman in occupied France who, learning her well-heeled lover has German connections, aids a downed American flyer. Ava Gardner appears in a small uncredited role as a Parisian shopgirl. The movie was directed by Jules Dassin. Plot It is 1940 in Paris. Michele de la Becque (Joan Crawford) is a career woman in love with industrial designer Robert Cortot (Philip Dorn). They enjoy a luxurious lifestyle unfazed by the approach of World War II. The two become engaged. After the Battle of France and subsequent German occupation, Michele discovers her fiancé is socializing with Nazi officers, including General Schroeder, the military commandant of Paris; and the SS Gruppenfuehrer in charge of the Gestapo in the Greater Paris region. Cortot's factories are manufacturing heavy duty trucks and weapons for the Germans. She confronts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Falcon's Brother
''The Falcon's Brother'' is a 1942 American crime drama film in which George Sanders, who had been portraying " The Falcon" in a series of films, appears with his real-life brother Tom Conway; with Sanders handing off the series to Conway, who would play the new Falcon in nine subsequent films. Jane Randolph was featured in a supporting role. ''The Falcon's Brother'', the only one to feature two Falcons, was directed by Stanley Logan. Plot Sleuth Gay Lawrence (George Sanders), known as "The Falcon," with his assistant, "Lefty" ( Don Barclay), arrive at dockside to meet a Latin American cruise ship. On board is Lawrence's brother, Tom (Tom Conway) who is pronounced dead, a victim of suicide, by homicide inspector Timothy Donovan (Cliff Clark). Diane Medford (Gwili Andre), Tom's shipboard companion offers sympathy, but Lawrence has Lefty tail her, as he already knew the body in the cabin was not his brother. Tracking Diane to a fashion show at the salon of her employer Madame Arle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Code (serial)
''The Secret Code'' (1942) was the 19th serial released by Columbia Pictures. It features the masked hero "The Black Commando" facing Nazi saboteurs, inspired by Republic Pictures' successful ''Spy Smasher'' serial of the same year. The chapters of this serial each ended with a brief tutorial in cryptography. Plot This serial introduces the World War II scenario when a masked hero tries to prevent Nazi agents from crippling the US's war effort. The spy ring is led by fifth columnist Jensen, who, with his lieutenant Rudy Thyssen and a network of Nazi saboteurs, is trying to get possession of a top-secret formula the United States had developed for manufacturing synthetic rubber while creating explosive gases and radio-controlled bombs to sabotage the exhausting war effort. Then Police Lieutenant Dan Barton stages a public dismissal from the police department, in order to join the saboteurs ring and learn the secret code they have been using. To further assist his efforts (especial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
''Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen'' is a 1942 black-and-white thriller film, directed by James P. Hogan and written by Ellery Queen, the duo of Manfred Lee and Frederic Dannay. The film was the final entry in the Ellery Queen film series. Plot Cast *William Gargan ... Ellery Queen *Margaret Lindsay ... Nikki Porter *Charley Grapewin ... Inspector Richard Queen *Gale Sondergaard ... Mrs. Van Dorn *Gilbert Roland ... Paul Gillete *Sig Ruman ... Heinrich * James Burke ... Police Sergeant Valle *Ernst Deutsch ... Dr. Morse *Maurice Cass ... Mr. Calkus *Minor Watson ... Commander Lang *Felix Basch ... Helm *James Seay ... Marine Sergeant Stevens *Ludwig Donath ... Reece *Dick Wessel Richard Michael Wessel (April 20, 1913 – April 20, 1965) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 270 films between 1935 and 1966. He is best remembered for his only leading role, a chilling portrayal of strangler Harry "C ... ... The Big Sailor. Production The film was origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Füsilier Wipf
''Fusilier Wipf'' (German: ''Füsilier Wipf'') is a 1938 Swiss drama film directed by Hermann Haller and Leopold Lindtberg and starring Paul Hubschmid, Heinrich Gretler and Robert Trösch. When the First World War breaks out, a hairdresser's assistant in neutral Switzerland is mobilised for border protection duty. Serving in the army, he grows from a boy into a man and develops a greater love for his country. The film was part of the intellectual spiritual defence of Switzerland during the era as the country maintained a neutral stance in the years leading up to the Second World War, which began a year after the film was released. Cast * Paul Hubschmid - Reinhold Wipf * Heinrich Gretler Leu * Robert Trösch - Meisterhans * Zarli Carigiet - Schatzli * Max Werner Lenz - Hungerbühler * Karl Meier - Gmür * Walter Bölsterli - Füsilier * Paul Ruffy - Füsilier * Sigfrit Steiner - Oberleutnant * Arnold Müdespacher - Korporal Hotz * Emil Hegetschweiler - Coiffeu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls To Marry
''Girls to Marry'' (german: Mädchen zum Heiraten) is a 1932 German romantic comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig and Wolf Albach-Retty.''Gainsborough Pictures'' p. 42 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. It was remade the same year in Britain as '' Marry Me'', also directed by Wilhelm Thiele, with Müller starring again. Cast * Renate Müller as Gerda Arnhold * Hermann Thimig as Robert Goll * Wolf Albach-Retty as Paul, sein Bruder * Gustl Gstettenbaur as Willi, sein Bruder * Fritz Grünbaum as Sigurd Bernstein, Heiratsvermittler * Willi Grill as Meyer, sein Sekretär * S.Z. Sakall as Alois Novak * Gertrud Wolle as Frau Krause * Oskar Sima as Direktor Korten * Margita Alfvén * Ilse Fürstenberg * Else Ward * Ludwig Donath * Erich Dunskus Erich Adolf Dunskus (27 July 1890 – 25 November 1967) was a German film actor. He appeared in 170 films betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
