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Olga Limburg
Olga Limburg (5 April 1881 – 7 March 1970) was a German theater and film actress. She began her artistic career in 1901 with a commitment at the Municipal Theatre of Poznan. Since 1902, she played at several of Berlin's leading theaters including the Tribune, the Metropol Theatre, Berlin , the comedy and the Theater am . During the early part of her theater career, Limburg usually played supporting roles. Later she worked in the "comical oldies" plays. Career Limburg's film acting career started in 1907 with a minor role in the silent film ' and followed by ' (1910). She also starred in major productions including ' (1919), ''Kean'' (1921) and Rudolf Meinert-directed ''Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King'' (1922). These films achieved her much acclaim as a supporting actress. She continued her acting career through the next decade and starred in talkies like '' Between Night and Dawn'' (1931), ', '' The Black Forest Girl'' (both 1933), '' The Girl Irene'' (1936) ''Madame Bovary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state and the seventh-largest city in Germany, with a population of 617,280. Düsseldorf is located at the confluence of two rivers: the Rhine and the Düssel, a small tributary. The ''-dorf'' suffix means "village" in German (English cognate: ''thorp''); its use is unusual for a settlement as large as Düsseldorf. Most of the city lies on the right bank of the Rhine. Düsseldorf lies in the centre of both the Rhine-Ruhr and the Rhineland Metropolitan Region. It neighbours the Cologne Bonn Region to the south and the Ruhr to the north. It is the largest city in the German Low Franconian dialect area (closely related to Dutch). Mercer's 2012 Quality of Living survey ranked Düsseldorf the sixth most livable city in the world. Düsse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Rühmann
Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a German film legend. Rühmann is best known for playing the part of a comic ordinary citizen in film comedies such as '' Three from the Filling Station'' and '' The Punch Bowl''. During his later years, he was also a respected character actor in films such as '' The Captain from Köpenick'' and ''It Happened in Broad Daylight''. His only English-speaking movie was ''Ship of Fools'' in 1964. Biography Early life Rühmann was born in Essen as the son of a restaurateur. His father Hermann Rühmann moved to Berlin in 1915, where he probably committed suicide a little later. The exact circumstances of death could never be clarified. His son Heinz began his acting career during the early 1920s and appeared in numerous theatres in Germany during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Shot (1922 Film)
''The Big Shot'' (german: Der große Wurf) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Hugo Fischer-Köppe, Wilhelm Diegelmann, and Hugo Döblin Hugo Döblin (29 October 1876 – 4 November 1960) was a German stage and film actor.Hardt p.233 He appeared in more than eighty films, most of them during the silent era. The Jewish Döblin left Germany following the Nazi Party's rise to power i .... Plot summary Cast References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Georg Jacoby German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Nest (1922 Film)
''The Love Nest'' (german: Das Liebesnest) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Paul Wegener, Reinhold Schünzel, and Lyda Salmonova. It was released in two parts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 434 The film's sets were designed by the art director Rochus Gliese. Cast * Reinhold Schünzel as Lothar von Brandt * Paul Wegener * Lyda Salmonova * Hans Adalbert Schlettow * Olga Limburg * Käthe Haack * Erich Kaiser-Titz * Wilhelm Diegelmann * Margit Barnay * Hugo Flink * Max Gülstorff * Hermann Picha * Hermine Sterler References Bibliography * External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Ladies' Paradise
''To the Ladies' Paradise'' (German: ''Zum Paradies der Damen'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Lupu Pick.Taylor p.182 It is based on the 1883 novel ''Au Bonheur des Dames'' by Emile Zola. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Edith Posca * Lupu Pick * Harry Nestor * Walter Brügmann * Mathilde Sussin * Hermann Picha * Olga Limburg * Leopold von Ledebur Leopold von Ledebur (18 May 1876 – 22 August 1955) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''The Serenyi'' (1918) * ''Midnight'' (1918) * ''The Foolish Heart'' (1919) * ''The Golden Lie'' (1919) * '' Th ... References Bibliography * Taylor, Richard. ''The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema''. BFI Publishing, 2000. External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Lupu Pick German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films based on works by Émile Zola Films set in d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cigarette Countess
''The Cigarette Countess'' (german: Die Zigarettengräfin) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Esther Carena, Carl Auen and Olga Limburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Esther Carena * Carl Auen * Olga Limburg * Hermann Picha * Lo Bergner * Rolf Prasch * Alfred Schmasow Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *'' Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interl ... References External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Wolfgang Neff German black-and-white films 1922 drama films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Bad Reputation
''Your Bad Reputation'' (german: Ihr schlechter Ruf) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Werner Funck, Olga Limburg and Paul Graetz.Caneppele p. 56 The film's sets were designed by the art director Adolf von Marées. Cast * Werner Funck as Baron Herbert von Melzow * Olga Limburg as Sascha von Rothenburg * Paul Graetz as Robert Zenker * Vicky Werckmeister as Olga * Olga Engl as Frau von Gellin * Karl Falkenberg as Assessor von Heer * Hermann Vallentin Hermann Vallentin (24 May 1872 – 18 September 1945) was a German actor. Biography Hermann Vallentin was born in Berlin in 1872. He was the son of a Jewish timber merchant and factory owner, Felix Vallentin. He was the older brother of actress ... as Baron von Karwitz * Rosa Porten References Bibliography * Paolo Caneppele. ''Entscheidungen der Tiroler Filmzensur 1919-1920-1921: mit einem Index der in Tirol verbotenen Filme 1916–1922''. Film Archiv Austria, 2002. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dance Of Love And Happiness
''The Dance of Love and Happiness'' (german: Der Tanz um Liebe und Glück) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Willy Zeyn and starring Werner Krauss, Olga Limburg and Hugo Flink.Bock & Bergfelder p. 261 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Werner Krauss as Direktor Mac Sullivan * Olga Limburg as Gladys * Hugo Flink as Harry Gordon * Elisabeth Grube as Sibyll * Fritz Beckmann as Direktor des Varieté Fledermaus * Karl Harbacher as Gordons Diener * Gerhard Ritterband * Danny Guertler * Erna Offeney * Emmy Sturm * Marie Voigtsberger * Ballett Erna Offeney Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Aunts (film)
''The Three Aunts'' (German: ''Die drei Tanten'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Lotte Neumann, Olga Limburg and Johannes Riemann.Grange p.85 Cast * Lotte Neumann as Ellen Hegelund * Johannes Riemann as Erik von Straaten * Olga Limburg as Aunt * Josefine Dora as Aunt * Emmy Wyda as Aunt * Charles Puffy * Willi Allen * Adolf Klein Adolf Klein (15 August 1847 – 11 March 1931) was an Austrian actor and theatre director. Klein appeared in around sixty films, mainly during the silent era. He appeared in a number of the epics made by the German film industry during the early ... as Graf Hegelund * Rosa Valetti References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Rudolf Biebrach German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Brother's Wife
''Your Brother's Wife'' (German: ''Deines Bruders Weib'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Franz Eckstein and starring Olaf Storm, Olga Limburg and Margarete Schlegel.Feld p.386 Cast * Werner Funck * Olga Limburg * Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg * Emil Rameau * Margarete Schlegel * Olaf Storm Olaf Storm, pseudonym of Kurt Theodor von Kann (10 January 1894 – 11 or 12 March 1931) was a German film actor of the silent era. Storm was a star of early German cinema, playing the lead in films such as '' The Stranger from Alster Street'' ... References Bibliography * Friedrich Feld. ''Fritz Rosenfeld, Filmkritiker''. Filmarchiv Austria, 2007. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Franz Eckstein German black-and-white films Films based on German novels National Film films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Respectable Women
''Respectable Women'' (German: ''Anständige Frauen'') is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Ressel Orla, Heinrich Schroth and Olga Limburg.Grange p.71 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraencke. Cast * Erra Bognar * Olga Limburg * Paul Morgan * Ressel Orla * Heinrich Schroth * Rosa Valetti Rosa Valetti (25 January 1876, Berlin, Germany – 10 December 1937, Vienna, Austria), born Rosa Alice Vallentin, was a German actress, cabaret performer, and singer. Biography Rosa Valetti was born in Berlin, the daughter of industrialist Fel ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Carl Wilhelm German silent feature films 1920 drama films German drama films German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spinning Ball (1919 Film)
''The Spinning Ball'' (German: ''Die rollende Kugel'') is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Ernst Hofmann, Olga Limburg and Martha Angerstein-Licho.Das Ufa-Buch p. 50. It is an adaptation of the 1866 novel '' The Gambler'' by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. Cast *Ernst Hofmann as Vanja *Martha Angerstein-Licho as Pauline Sagorianskij *Rudolf Biebrach as General Sagorianskij *Olga Limburg as Blanche *Georg H. Schnell Georg Heinrich Schnell (11 April 1878 – 31 March 1951) was a German actor who remains perhaps best-known for his role as shipowner Harding in ''Nosferatu, Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens'' (1922). Georg appeared in over one hundred fi ... as Marquis de Grillet References Bibliography *Bock, Hans-Michael & Töteberg, Michael. ''Das Ufa-Buch''. Zweitausendeins, 1992. External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Rudolf Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
