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Lux, King Of Criminals
''Lux, King of Criminals'' (German: ''Lux, der König der Verbrecher'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Carl Auen, Paul Michelo Kramer and Fred Immler.Krautz p.72 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Other films with Carl Auen as Lux are ''The Man in the Dark'' (1930), ''Pariser Unterwelt'' (1930) and ''Zweimal Lux'' (1930) Cast * Carl Auen as Lux * Paul Michelo Kramer as Edgar von Allmen * Fred Immler as José * Nico Turoff as Rico * Carla Bartheel as Madeleine * Melitta Klefer as Carlotta * Julius Falkenstein * Karl Harbacher * Lia Hildebrandt * Hugo Werner-Kahle Hugo Werner-Kahle (5 August 1882 – 1 May 1961) was a German stage and film actor (and sporadically, a movie director). He appeared in around a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Midnight'' (1918) * '' The Bracelet'' (191 ... References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Heuberger
Edmund Heuberger (1883–1962) was a Swiss art director, screenwriter and film director.Goble p.387 Selected filmography Screenwriter * ''The Man Without Nerves'' (1924) * ''The Fake Emir'' (1924) * ''A Dangerous Game (1924 film), A Dangerous Game'' (1924) * ''Adventure on the Night Express'' (1925) * ''Swifter Than Death'' (1925) *''The Black Pierrot'' (1926) * ''Night of Mystery (1927 film), Night of Mystery'' (1927) * ''Affair at the Grand Hotel'' (1929) * ''Bobby Gets Going'' (1931) Director * ''Lux, King of Criminals'' (1929) * ''Distinguishing Features'' (1929) * ''The Youths (1929 film), The Youths'' (1929) * ''Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness'' (1929) * ''Secret Police (film), Secret Police'' (1929) * ''Witnesses Wanted'' (1930) * ''Of Life and Death'' (1930) * ''The Man in the Dark'' (1930) * ''The Lost Valley'' (1934) * ''Das Menschlein Matthias'' (1941) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nico Turoff
Nico Turoff (Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...: Ніко Турофф; 6 December 1899 – 22 June 1978) was a Ukrainian boxer and actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1926 to 1979. Selected filmography References External links * 1899 births 1978 deaths Ukrainian male film actors Ukrainian male silent film actors People from Kremenchuk Soviet emigrants to Germany {{Ukraine-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Silent Feature Films
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Of The Weimar Republic
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Films
The following is an overview of 1929 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on. * February 1 – ''The Broadway Melody'' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that will run until 1940. * February 18 – The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are announced for the year ended August 1, 1928. * March 3 – William Fox announces that he has taken control of Loews Inc., including its subsidiary Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, buying shares from Marcus Loew's widow and sons and Nicholas Schenck for $50 million. The acquisition eventually falls through. * May 16 – The first Academy Awards are distributed at The Hollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Werner-Kahle
Hugo Werner-Kahle (5 August 1882 – 1 May 1961) was a German stage and film actor (and sporadically, a movie director). He appeared in around a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Midnight'' (1918) * '' The Bracelet'' (1918) * ''Europe, General Delivery'' (1918) * ''The Count of Cagliostro'' (1920) * ''Biribi'' (1922) * ''Money in the Streets'' (1922) * '' Tabitha, Stand Up'' (1922) * '' Miss Madame'' (1923) * ''Friend Ripp'' (1923) * ''The Lost Soul, or: The Dangers of Hypnosis'' (1923)Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 264. . * '' Modern Vices'' (1924) * '' The Other Woman'' (1924) * ''Hunted Men'' (1924) * '' A Woman for 24 Hours'' (1925) * '' The Uninvited Guest'' (1925) * ''Shadows of the Metropolis'' (1925) * ''Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * ''The Woman with That Certain Something'' (1925) * ''Accommodations for Marriage'' (1926) * ''The Pride of the Company'' (1926) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Hildebrandt
Lia is a feminine given name. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In America, the name may be a variant of Leah or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornelia, Ophelia, Rosalia / Roselia, Natalia, Aurelia, Adalia / Adelia, Ailia, Apulia, Alia / Aleah. It can also be a surname. People with the given name Lia * Lia (artist), Austrian software artist * Lia (singer), Japanese singer * Lia, member of the Korean group Itzy * Lia Andrea Ramos (born 1981), Filipina model * Lía Bermúdez (1930–2021), Venezuelan sculptor * Francesca Lia Block (born 1962), American fantasy writer * Lia Franca (1912-1988) Italian actress * Lía Borrero (born 1976), Panamanian beauty queen * Lia Boysen (born 1966), Swedish actress * Lia Chang (born 1963), American actress and journalist * Lia Cruz (born 1985), Filipina television host * Lia Dorana (1918–2010), a Dutch actress * Lia Eibenschütz (1899–1985), German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Harbacher
Karl Harbacher (1879–1943) was an Austrian actor. Selected filmography * '' Miss Piccolo'' (1914) * '' No Sin on the Alpine Pastures'' (1915) * ''Fanny Elssler'' (1920) * '' Das blaue Duell'' (1920) * ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * ''The Dance of Love and Happiness'' (1921) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1921) * ''Circus People'' (1922) * '' Yvette, the Fashion Princesss'' (1922) * '' The Blonde Geisha'' (1923) * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1923) * '' The Woman on the Panther'' (1923) * ''Debit and Credit'' (1924) * ''New Year's Eve'' (1924) * ''By Order of Pompadour'' (1924) * '' The Venus of Montmartre'' (1925) * ''The Old Ballroom'' (1925) * ''The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store'' (1925) * ''Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1925) * '' Struggle for the Soil'' (1925) * '' Golden Boy'' (1925) * ''The Woman with That Certain Something'' (1925) * ''Darling, Count the Cash'' (1926) * ''The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (1926) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Falkenstein
Julius Falkenstein (25 February 1879 – 9 December 1933) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1914 and 1933. Falkenstein was Jewish, but secured a special permit to continue making films following the Nazi rise to power in 1933. He died of natural causes the same year, having made only one further film. Selected filmography * ''Die geheimnisvolle Villa'' (1914) * '' The Princess of Neutralia'' (1917) *'' The Toboggan Cavalier'' (1918) * ''The Oyster Princess'' (1919) * ''The Dancer Barberina'' (1920) * ''The Love of a Thief'' (1920) * ''The Princess of the Nile'' (1920) * '' Romeo and Juliet in the Snow'' (1920) * '' The Haunted Castle'' (1921) * ''The Story of Christine von Herre'' (1921) * '' The Convict of Cayenne'' (1921) * ''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' (1922) * '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922) * ''His Excellency from Madagascar'' (1922) * ''Don Juan'' (1922) * ''Das Milliardensouper'' (1923) * '' Earth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitta Klefer
Melitta () is a German company selling coffee, paper coffee filters, and coffee makers, part of the Melitta Group, which has branches in other countries. The company is headquartered in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is named after Melitta Bentz (1873–1950) who founded the company after she invented the drip brew paper coffee filter (German patent granted July 8, 1908). Bentz later ran the company as a family business. History In 1908, Melitta Bentz, a 35-year-old woman from Dresden, Germany, invented the first coffee filter, receiving a patent registration for her "Filter Top Device lined with Filter Paper" from the Patent Office in Berlin on July 8. She founded the company bearing her name the same year. In the 1930s, Melitta revised the original filter, tapering it into the shape of a cone and adding ribs. This created a larger filtration area, allowing for improved extraction of the ground coffee. In 1936, the widely recognised cone-shaped filter paper that fit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Bartheel
Carla Bartheel (born Charlotte Franziska Johanna Barthel, 5 July 1902 – 28 December 1983) was a German film actress and photographer.Giesen p.200 Biography Carla Bartheel was born Charlotte Franziska Johanna Barthel on 5 July 1902. She took acting and singing lessons and planned to train as a dancer, but a cardiac defect prevented this, and led her to acting. She made her film debut in ''Addio giovinezza!'' (1927), starring Walter Slezak, Elena Sangro, and Carmen Boni. That same year, she played supporting roles in '' A Girl of the People'', the anti-abortion film ''Children's Souls Accuse You'', and ''Herkules Maier''. She is perhaps best known for her roles in ''Todessturz im Zirkus Cesarelli'' (1927), ''Die weiße Sonate'' (1928), and ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1929). Her last film appearance was in the Nazi propaganda film '' Hans Westmar'' (1933). After Bartheel retired from acting, she traveled throughout Europe as a photographer. She published two books contai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man In The Dark
''The Man in the Dark'' (german: Der Mann im Dunkel) is a 1930 German thriller film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Carl Auen, Edith Meinhard, and Siegfried Berisch. It was made as the sequel to the 1929 film ''Lux, King of Criminals''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1930 films 1930s thriller films German thriller films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Edmund Heuberger German sequel films German black-and-white films Silent thriller films 1930s German films {{1930s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
