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Norbert Falk
Norbert Falk, also credited as Fred Orbing, (5 November 1872, Weißkirchen - 16 September 1932, Berlin) was an Austrian journalist and writer, most notable as a screenwriter for German films made under the Weimar Republic, such as ''Madame Dubarry'' (1919), ''Anna Boleyn'' (1920), '' Rosita'' (1923) and ''Der Kongreß tanzt'' (1931). Works Books Selected filmography * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''A Waltz Dream'' (1925) * ''The Loves of Casanova'' (1927) * '' The White Slave'' (1927) * '' Orient'' (1928) * ''Pawns of Passion'' (1928) * ''The Case of Prosecutor M'' (1928) * ''Secrets of the Orient ''Secrets of the Orient'' (german: Geheimnisse des Orients) is a 1928 German- French silent drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Nikolas Kolin, Iván Petrovich and Dimitri Dimitriev.Bock p. 237 It was made at the Babelsberg S ...'' (1928) * '' The Last Night'' (1928) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930) * '' Congress Dances'' (1932) Bibliography * Kay Weniger: ''Das große Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hranice (Přerov District)
Hranice (; german: Weißkirchen or ''Mährisch Weißkirchen'') is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. The town is known for the Hranice Abyss. Administrative parts Hranice is made up of nine town parts and villages: *Hranice I-Město *Hranice II-Lhotka *Hranice III-Velká *Hranice IV-Drahotuše *Hranice V-Rybáře *Hranice VI-Valšovice *Hranice VII-Slavíč *Hranice VIII-Středolesí *Hranice IX-Uhřínov Středolesí and Uhřínov form an exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The name Hranice literally means "border". It is sometimes called ''Hranice na Moravě'' ("Hranice in Moravia") to distinguish from other places with the same name. Geography Hranice is located about northeast of Přerov and east of Olomouc. It lies mostly in the Moravian Gate lowland. The exclave of the municipal territory lies alr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Slave (1927 Film)
''The White Slave'' (german: Die weisse Sklavin) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Liane Haid, Vladimir Gajdarov and Harry Hardt.Grange p. 265 The film's sets were designed by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Cast * Liane Haid as Lady Mary Watson, die weiße Sklavin * Vladimir Gajdarov as Ali Benver Bey * Harry Hardt as Brefont * Charles Vanel as Dr. Warner * Renée Héribel as Fatme, Alis Frau * Anatol Potock * Lucille Barns * Oreste Bilancia Oreste Bilancia (24 September 1881 – 31 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. Born in Catania, Sicily he was a star of Italian films in the silent era. He worked during the 1920s in Weimar Germany which had the largest European film indus ... * Nino Ottavi References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films German drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Male Screenwriters
Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ** Austria-Hungary ** Austrian Airlines (AUA) ** Austrian cuisine ** Austrian Empire ** Austrian monarchy ** Austrian German (language/dialects) ** Austrian literature ** Austrian nationality law ** Austrian Service Abroad ** Music of Austria **Austrian School of Economics * Economists of the Austrian school of economic thought * The Austrian Attack variation of the Pirc Defence chess opening. See also * * * Austria (other) * Australian (other) * L'Autrichienne (other) is the feminine form of the French word , meaning "The Austrian". It may refer to: *A derogatory nickname for Queen Marie Antoinette of France *L'Autrichienne (film), ''L'Autrichienne'' (film), a 1990 French film on Marie Antoinette with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Journalists
Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ** Austria-Hungary ** Austrian Airlines (AUA) ** Austrian cuisine ** Austrian Empire ** Austrian monarchy ** Austrian German (language/dialects) ** Austrian literature ** Austrian nationality law ** Austrian Service Abroad ** Music of Austria ** Austrian School of Economics * Economists of the Austrian school of economic thought * The Austrian Attack variation of the Pirc Defence chess opening. See also * * * Austria (other) * Australian (other) * L'Autrichienne (other) is the feminine form of the French word , meaning "The Austrian". It may refer to: *A derogatory nickname for Queen Marie Antoinette of France *L'Autrichienne (film), ''L'Autrichienne'' (film), a 1990 French film on Marie Antoinette wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Deaths
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1872 Births
Year 187 ( CLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 187 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Septimius Severus marries Julia Domna (age 17), a Syrian princess, at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon). She is the youngest daughter of high-priest Julius Bassianus – a descendant of the Royal House of Emesa. Her elder sister is Julia Maesa. * Clodius Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest. By topic Religion * Olympianus succeeds Pertinax as bishop of Byzantium (until 198). Births * Cao Pi, Chinese emperor of the Cao Wei state (d. 226) * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Dances
''Congress Dances'' is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Erik Charell and starring Lilian Harvey, Conrad Veidt and Henri Garat. It was an English-language version of the German film ''Der Kongreß tanzt''. A separate French-language version '' Le congrès s'amuse'' was also made. It is centered on the Congress of Vienna, where an Austrian commoner is mistaken for the Tsar of Russia. It was made at the Babelsberg Studio near Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Cast * Lilian Harvey as Christel * Conrad Veidt as Prince Metternich * Henri Garat as Zar Alexander I / Uralsky * Lil Dagover as Countess * Gibb McLaughlin as Bibikoff * Reginald Purdell as Pepi * Philipp Manning as King of Saxony * Humberston Wright as Duke of Wellington * Helen Haye as Princess * Spencer Trevor Spencer Trevor (29 May 1875 – 22 May 1945) was a British stage and film actor. He was born as Spencer Trevor Andrews. In 1897 he married the actress Mary Davis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Worlds (1930 British Film)
''Two Worlds'' is a 1930 British war drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Norah Baring, John Longden and Donald Calthrop. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.Wood p.70 It was made as an MLV, with a separate German-language version '' Zwei Welten'' and the French ''Les deux mondes''. The film's art direction was by Alfred Junge. The film is set during the First World War. The action takes place on the Eastern Front between Austria and the Russian Empire. Cast * Norah Baring as Esther Goldscheider * John Longden as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky * Donald Calthrop as Mendel * Randle Ayrton as Simon Goldscheider * Constance Carpenter as Mizzi * C. M. Hallard as Col. von Zaminsky * Jack Trevor as Captain Stanislaus * Andrews Engelmann Andrews Engelmann (23 March 1901 – 25 February 1992) was a Russian-born German actor. He worked primarily in Germany, where he specialised in playing Russian roles, but also appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Night (1928 Film)
''The Last Night'' (german: Revolutionshochzeit) is a 1928 German silent historical film directed by A.W. Sandberg and starring Diomira Jacobini, Gösta Ekman and Karina Bell.Qvist & von Bagh p. 68 Produced and distributed by Terra Film, it was shot at the company's Marienfelde Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. Cast * Diomira Jacobini as Alaine * Gösta Ekman as Marc-Anton * Karina Bell as Leontine * Walter Rilla as Ernest * Fritz Kortner as Montaloup * Paul Henckels as Prosper * Ernst Behmer Ernst Behmer (22 December 1875 – 26 February 1938) was a prolific German stage and film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during the silent and early sound eras. Behmer was born in Königsberg, East-Prussia, Germany (now Kalin ... References Bibliography * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. External links * 1928 films Films of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of The Orient
''Secrets of the Orient'' (german: Geheimnisse des Orients) is a 1928 German- French silent drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Nikolas Kolin, Iván Petrovich and Dimitri Dimitriev.Bock p. 237 It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin while Location shooting took place in Nice and French Tunisia. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexandre Lochakoff and Vladimir Meingard. Cast * Nikolas Kolin as Ali, shoemaker in Cairo * Iván Petrovich as Prince Achmed * Dimitri Dimitriev as Sultan Schariah * Gaston Modot as Prince Hussein * Julius Falkenstein as Astrologer * Hermann Picha as Sultan's fool * Aleksandr Vertinsky as Vezir * Marcella Albani as Sobeide, Sultan's favorite * Agnes Petersen-Mozzuchinowa as Princess Gylnare, daughter of Sultan * Nina Koshetz as Fatme, wife of Ali * Dita Parlo as Slave of the Princess * Brigitte Helm Brigitte Helm (born Brigitte Gisela Eva Schittenhelm, 17 March 1906 – 11 June 1996) was a German actress, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Case Of Prosecutor M
''The Case of Prosecutor M'' (German: ''Der Fall des Staatsanwalts M...'') is a 1928 German silent mystery film directed by Rudolf Meinert and Giulio Antamoro and starring Maria Jacobini, Jean Angelo and Gregori Chmara.Krautz p.46 It was released in the United States in 1930 by Unusual Photoplays Inc. as ''The Strange Case of the District Attorney'' with English intertitles by Don Bartlett and an added sound effects track. The film's sets were designed by Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Maria Jacobini as Wera Mirzewa * Jean Angelo as Mirzew, ihr Gatte * Gregori Chmara as Poljarin * Ida Wüst as Ivitzkaja * Elza Temary as Sinaida Koljawa * Natalya Rozenel as Julia * Warwick Ward as Shegin * Oreste Bilancia as Dr. Siegel * Gyula Szőreghy as Starobelski * Harry Frank Harry Frank (15 October 1896 – 12 December 1947) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' In den Goldfeldern von Nevada'' (1920) * ''Das wandernde Bild'' (1920) * ''The Wandering Image'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pawns Of Passion
''Pawns of Passion'' (German:''Marter der Liebe'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Wiktor Biegański and Carmine Gallone and starring Olga Tschechowa, Harry Frank and Hans Stüwe. The film was released in the United States in 1929.Street p.225 The film is also known by several other titles including ''Liebeshölle''. Cast * Olga Tschechowa as Ala Suminska * Harry Frank as Ihr Mann, Offizier * Hans Stüwe as Bruno Bronek, Maler * Henri Baudin as Pierre, Offizier * Oreste Bilancia as Jean, Bildhauer * Helmuth Krauß as Viktor, Maler * Angelo Ferrari as Robert, Maler * Lola Josane as Lolotte, Modell * Sofia Szuberla as Alas Kind * Max Maximilian as Ein Bauer * Sylvia Torf as Eine Bäuerin * Diana Karenne * Sidney Suberly References Bibliography *Helker, Renata. ''Die Tschechows: Wege in die Moderne''. Deutsches Theatermuseum The Deutsche Theatermuseum in Munich is a museum focused on history of the theater, and primarily devoted to the Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
