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Louis Brody
Louis Brody (born Ludwig M'bebe Mpessa; 15 February 1896 – 11 February 1951) was a Cameroonian-born German film actor, musician and showfighter. Brody was born in Douala, in the German colony of Kamerun, now Cameroon. His career began in the 1920s after he moved to Germany and lasted uninterrupted throughout the Nazi regime till his death in 1951. Brody engaged also in political work in favour of Afro-Germans as part of the African Aid Organisation, established by and for Afro-Germans living in Germany. In 1938 he married a woman from Danzig. Brody remained active and successful as an artist during World War II. Selected filmography *' (1915) as the Black African (film debut) *''The Mistress of the World'' (1919) as Mallkalle the medicine man/Simba the Chinese servant *'' The Dagger of Malaya'' (1919) as Jack Johnson * '' Genuine'' (1920) as the Malay * ''Destiny'' (1921) as the Moor * '' The Pearl of the Orient'' (1921) as the Rajah's servant * ''The Conspiracy in Genoa' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. , the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population of 5,768,400. The city sits on the estuary of Wouri River and its climate is tropical. History The first Europeans to visit the area were the Portuguese in about 1472. At the time, the estuary of Wouri River was known as the Rio dos Camarões (Shrimp River). By 1650, it had become the site of a town formed by immigrants, said to have arrived from Congo, who spoke the Duala language. During the 18th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Island Of The Lost
''The Island of the Lost'' (German: ''Die Insel der Verschollenen'') is a 1921 German silent science fiction film directed by Urban Gad and starring Alf Blütecher, Hanni Weisse and Erich Kaiser-Titz. It is a loose unauthorized adaptation of the 1896 novel '' The Island of Doctor Moreau'' by H. G. Wells. Author Wells was allegedly unaware that this unauthorized version of his novel existed. It was a common practice in the silent era for European filmmakers to produce unauthorized versions of famous works of literature, as evidenced by F. W. Murnau's ''Der Januskopf''(1920) (based upon Robert Louis Stevenson's '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'') and ''Nosferatu'' (1922) (based upon Bram Stoker, Bram Stoker's ''Dracula (novel), Dracula''). Thought at one time to have been lost, a print has turned up at the Bundesarchiv in Berlin, Germany. The film was only screened in the US for the first time at a "Monster Bash" convention in 2014. Comments from the attendees included the fact that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calais-Dover
''Calais-Dover'' (french: Calais-Douvres) is a 1931 French-German comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and Anatole Litvak and starring Lilian Harvey, André Roanne and Armand Bernard.Bock & Bergfelder p. 455 It is the French-language version of the German film '' No More Love'', with Harvey reprising her role. The title refers to the Dover–Calais ferry. It incorporated location shooting on the French Riviera with interiors shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth, Walter Röhrig and Werner Schlichting Werner Schlichting (1904–1996) was a German art director who worked on over a hundred films during a lengthy career. He worked on a number of Austrian films including '' The Congress Dances'' and '' The Last Ten Days'' (1955).Fritsche p.253 Sel .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1931 films German comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Testament
''The Last Testament'' (german: Das verschwundene Testamant; cs, Ztracená závěť) is a 1929 German-Czech silent film directed by Rolf Randolf and starring Carlo Aldini, Daisy D'Ora, and Hans Junkermann. The film's art direction was by Heinrich Richter Heinrich Richter (1884–1981) was a German painter and art director.Soister p.122 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Confessions of the Green Mask'' (1916) * '' The Sensational Tr .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Rolf Randolf German silent feature films Czech silent films German black-and-white films Czech black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Drive For The World Record
''Death Drive for the World Record'' (German: ''Die Todesfahrt im Weltrekord'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Kurt Blachy and starring Hermann Stetza, Claire Rommer and Valerie Boothby.Bock & Bergfelder p.64 Cast * Hermann Stetza as Salto King, der kreisende Komet * Claire Rommer as Evelyn Hall * Valerie Boothby as Ellen Montis * Carl Auen as Graf Thierry * Bernhard Goetzke as Kommissar Wolter * Gerhard Dammann as Der Zirkusdirektor * Louis Brody Louis Brody (born Ludwig M'bebe Mpessa; 15 February 1896 – 11 February 1951) was a Cameroonian-born German film actor, musician and showfighter. Brody was born in Douala, in the German colony of Kamerun, now Cameroon. His career began in the 1 ... as Salto King's Faktotum * Greif as Der Polizeihund References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Hari (1927 Film)
''Mata Hari: The Red Dancer'' (german: Mata Hari, die rote Tänzerin), often shortened on release to ''Mata Hari'', is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Friedrich Feher and starring Magda Sonja, Wolfgang Zilzer and Fritz Kortner. It depicts the life and death of the German World War I spy Mata Hari. It was the first feature-length portrayal of Hari. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin with sets designed by Alfred Junge. Cast * Magda Sonja as Mata Hari * Wolfgang Zilzer as Erzherzog Oskar * Fritz Kortner as Graf Bobrykin * Mathias Wieman as Grigori * Emil Lind as Defense lawyer * Eduard Rothauser as Military Auditor * Max Maximilian as Kosaken Unteroffizier * Leo Connard as Polizeihofrat * Elisabeth Bach as Mata Hari's Indische Dienerin * Dorothea Albu as Dancer * Alexander Murski * Hermann Wlach * Lewis Brody * Eberhard Leithoff * Georg Paeschke * Zlatan Kasherov * Carl Zickner * Nico Turoff * Georg Gartz See also *''Mata Hari'' (1931) *''Mata Hari, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Duchess
''The Great Duchess'' (German: ''Die tolle Herzogin'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Adolf Klein and Evi Eva.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.860 The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Cast * Ellen Richter as Herzogin Gloria * Adolf Klein as Herzog von Burnham * Evi Eva as Lady Grace Neville * Alfred Gerasch as Graf Las Valdas * Walter Janssen as Lord Neville * Henry Bender as Spielsaalsdirektor * Heinrich Schroth as Steenberg * Jack Trevor Anthony Cedric Sebastian Steane (14 December 1893 – 19 December 1976), known by the stage name Jack Trevor, was a British film actor of the silent and early sound era. Based in Weimar (and later Nazi) Germany, he acted in 67 films between ... as Abentuerer * Louis Brody References External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Willi Wolff German silent feature films UFA GmbH f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Armoured Vault (1926 Film)
''The Armoured Vault'' (german: Das Panzergewölbe) is a 1926 German silent thriller film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Ernst Reicher, Johannes Riemann, and Mary Nolan.Thomson p. 113 It was part of a popular series featuring the detective character Stuart Webbs, and a remake of an earlier film '' The Armoured Vault'' directed by Joe May in 1914. The film's sets were designed by Rudi Feld. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitu .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Lupu Pick German silent feature films UFA GmbH films German thriller films German black-and-white films 1920s thriller films Films shot at Staaken Studios Remakes of Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Once Had A Comrade
''I Once Had a Comrade'' (German: ''Ich hatt' einen Kameraden'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Erich Kaiser-Titz, Otz Tollen and Erwin Fichtner.Kapczynski, Jennifer M. & Richardson, Michael D. ''A New History of German Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2014. p.97. The film's art direction was by Robert A. Dietrich. Cast *Erich Kaiser-Titz *Otz Tollen *Erwin Fichtner *Carl de Vogt *Louis Brody *Hans Albers *Olaf Fjord *Conrad Flockner *Bernecke Heinz *Emil Heyse *Fritz Kampers *Grete Papst *Ernst Pittschau *Grete Reinwald *Frida Richard Frida Richard (born Friederike Raithel, 1 November 1873 – 12 September 1946) was an Austrian actress. Selected filmography * ''The Sin of Helga Arndt'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * '' The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach'' (1917) * ... *Herbert Stock * Iwa Wanja *Andja Zimowa References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Conrad Wiene German silent feature fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boxer's Bride
''The Boxer's Bride'' (german: Die Boxerbraut) is a 1926 German silent sports film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni, Willy Fritsch and Hermann Picha.Bock & Bergfelder p. 134 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ... Erich Czerwonski. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films 1920s sports films German sports films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Johannes Guter UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Films produced by Erich Pommer 1920s German films 1920s German-language films Silent sports films {{sport-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pleasure Garden (1925 Film)
''The Pleasure Garden'' is a 1925 British-German silent drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his feature film directorial debut. Based on the 1923 novel by Oliver Sandys, the film is about two chorus girls at the Pleasure Garden Theatre in London and their troubled relationships. Plot Jill, a young dancer, arrives in London with a letter of introduction to Mr. Hamilton, proprietor of the Pleasure Garden Theatre. The letter and all her money are stolen from her handbag as she waits to see him. Patsy, a chorus girl at the Pleasure Garden, sees her difficulty and offers to take her to her own lodgings and to try to get her a job. Next morning Jill is successful in getting a part in the show. Her fiancé, Hugh, arrives with a colleague called Levet. Hugh and Patsy become very close while Jill is being pursued by a number of rich men, eventually breaking up with Hugh in order to begin a relationship with the wealthy Prince Ivan. Not long after this, Hugh is sent to Africa by h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lust For Life (1922 Film)
''Lust for Life'' (german: Lebenshunger) is a 1922 German silent romantic comedy film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Ressel Orla, Elga Brink, and Walter Janssen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ... Erich Czerwonski. Plot summary Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Johannes Guter German black-and-white films 1922 romantic comedy films German romantic comedy films Silent romantic comedy films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
