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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 industry of the era. He appeared in 134 films between 1915 and his death in 1945. Selected filmography * '' Lucciola'' (1917) * '' Il trono e la seggiola'' (1918) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1918) * ''Hedda Gabler'' (1920) *'' Red Love'' (1921) * '' Chief Saetta'' (1924) * '' Pleasure Train'' (1924) * ''Maciste's American Nephew'' (1924) * ''The Girl with a Patron'' (1925) * '' One Minute to Twelve'' (1925) * ''Letters Which Never Reached Him'' (1925) * ''Women You Rarely Greet'' (1925) * ''Nick, King of the Chauffeurs'' (1925) * ''The Flight in the Night'' (1926) * ''One Does Not Play with Love'' (1926) * ''The Pink Diamond'' (1926) * '' The Queen of the Baths'' (1926) * ''Department Store Princess'' (1926) * ''The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by the presence of important road and rail transport infrastructures as well as by the main airport in Sicily, fifth in Italy. It is located on Sicily's east coast, at the base of the active volcano, Mount Etna, and it faces the Ionian Sea. It is the capital of the 58-municipality region known as the Metropolitan City of Catania, which is the seventh-largest metropolitan city in Italy. The population of the city proper is 311,584, while the population of the Metropolitan City of Catania is 1,107,702. Catania was founded in the 8th century BC by Chalcidian Greeks. The city has weathered multiple geologic catastrophes: it was almost completely destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169. A major eruption and lava flow from nearby Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letters Which Never Reached Him
''Letters Which Never Reached Him'' (German: ''Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Albert Bassermann, Marcella Albani and Mia Pankau. The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Andrejew and Gustav A. Knauer. Cast *Albert Bassermann as Consul Werner Gerling *Marcella Albani as Elena *Mia Pankau as Bessie, her friend *Oreste Bilancia as William Charles O'Doyle, her husband *Nils Asther as Georg von Arnim *Bernhard Goetzke as Chü-Hi-Yin *Tzwetta Tzatschewa as Tsu-Hsi, his daughter *Alf Blütecher as Sir Anstrutter *Mira Brandt as Vivian *Wilhelm Diegelmann Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first stage appearance was in 1878 in the chorus for the Frankfurt Opera. In 1881 he debuted at the Frankfurt City Theater, playing King Lear, Wil ... as Lord Dayton *Edith Sklarz as his daughter *Nien Soen Ling as Ta-Kwan-Li, a Kuli R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Csardas Princess (1927 Film)
''The Csardas Princess'' (German: ''Die Czardasfürstin'') is a 1927 German-Hungarian silent romance film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Liane Haid, Imre Ráday and Ferenc Vendrey.Grange p.252 It is based on the 1915 operetta '' The Csardas Princess'', the title referring to the popular Hungarian Csárdás dance. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Cast * Liane Haid as Sylva Verescu * Imre Ráday as Luftikus * Ferenc Vendrey as Baron Franz von Kerekes * Kálmán Zátony * Oskar Marion as Prinz Edwin von Weylersheim * 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 ... * Gyula Zilahi as Lebemann * Ibi Boya as Stasi * Bolla Marischka References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eighteen Year Old
''The Eighteen Year Old'' (german: Die Achtzehnjährigen) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Ernő Verebes, and Frida Richard. It was made at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Karl Machus Karl Machus (1884–1944) was a German art director. Along with Erich Zander he designed the sets for most of the films made by director Veit Harlan during the Nazi era.Noack p.145 Selected filmography * '' Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * '' Blonde P .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Manfred Noa Bavaria Film films Films shot at Staaken Studios German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Young Wine Blossoms (1927 Film)
''When the Young Wine Blossoms'' (german: Wenn der junge Wein blüht) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Robert Scholz, Egon von Jordan and Lotte Lorring.Grange p. 249 It was based on a play by the Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. It was subsequently remade as a sound film of the same title in 1943. The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther. Cast * Robert Scholz as Mirko Graf Petrowitsch * Egon von Jordan as Graf Tino * Lotte Lorring as Komtesse Milena * Olga Engl as Milenas Tante * Sig Arno as Dr. Krolenko, Advokat * Hanni Weisse as Natascha Kaminskaja, Tänzerin * Lissy Arna * Oreste Bilancia as Sekretär Jan Krawatschky * Adolphe Engers as Toto von Giri * Carl Geppert Carl Geppert was a German actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1919 to 1932. Selected filmography References External links *Postcard Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown German male film actors German mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Serious Case
''A Serious Case'' (german: Ein schwerer Fall) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Felix Basch and starring Ossi Oswalda, Alfons Fryland, and Gyula Szöreghy. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Stern Ernst Stern (1 April 1876 – 28 August 1954) was a Romanian-German scenic designer who, through his collaborations with most of the prominent German directors of the early 20th century, helped define the aesthetic of expressionism in both the the .... Cast References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Felix Basch 1927 comedy films 1920s German-language films German black-and-white films Silent German comedy films 1920s German films Films shot at Halensee Studios {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...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] |
The Bank Crash Of Unter Den Linden
''The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (german: Der Bankkrach unter den Linden) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Alfred Abel, Hans Albers, and Margarete Schlegel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 8 It was produced by the German subsidiary of the Fox Film Company. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer Gustav A. Knauer (1886–1950) was a German art director.Gemünden p.171 He designed the sets of more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (1919) * '' The Flight into Marriage'' (1922) .... Cast In alphabetical order References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Paul Merzbach German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Store Princess
''Department Store Princess'' (German: ''Die Warenhausprinzessin'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hella Moja, Hans Albers and Paul Heidemann. No copies of the film are known to survive. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus. Synopsis An exiled Russian Princess is so impoverished that she begins working as a mannequin in the clothes section of a department store. Cast In alphabetical order *Hans Albers *Karl Beckersachs *Oreste Bilancia *Julius Falkenstein *Paul Graetz *Paul Heidemann as decorator in the department store *Lotte Lorring as saleswoman in the laundry department *Hella Moja as impoverished Russian princess *Albert Paulig *Hermann Picha *Vicky Werckmeister *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 Brace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen Of The Baths
''The Queen of the Baths'' (german: Die Königin des Weltbades) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mary Nolan, Walter Rilla and Livio Pavanelli.Grange p. 242 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast * Mary Nolan as Micheline Bonnard * Walter Rilla as Lord Arthur Blythe * Livio Pavanelli as Marquis * Camilla von Hollay as Mme. Richemond * Ida Wüst as Fürstin Wolkonski * Gertrud Arnold as Lady Blythe * Ferdinand Hart as Maler Tschakoff * Lissy Arna as Mannequin * Eva Speyer as Direktrice * Alf Blütecher as Gibson * Paul Morgan as Spieler * Siegfried Berisch as Spieler * 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 indust ... as Spieler References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pink Diamond
''The Pink Diamond'' (german: Der rosa Diamant) is a 1926 German silent comedy-drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Xenia Desni, Rudolf Klein-Rogge and William Dieterle. It was based on the play ''Karriere'' by Richard Kepler. The film's sets were designed by Egon Eiermann. It premiered on 8 March 1926. Cast *Xenia Desni as Nelly *Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Stuart, Theater director *William Dieterle as Tobian * Ginette Maddie as Bessie * Hans Rameau as Robert *Adolf Zurmühl as Regisseur Held *Alice Hechy as Lady Fox, Revuestar *Aleksander Marten *Oreste Bilancia as Direktor Pepperini *Lydia Potechina as Wirtin zum 'Blökenden Ochsen' *Max Schreck Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck Eickhoff, Stefan. 2007 (6 September 1879 – 20 February 1936), Walk, Ines. 2006. known professionally as Max Schreck, was a German actor, best known for his lead role as the vampire Count Orlok in the film ... as Watson - Diener Lady Fox' References Bibliography * External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Does Not Play With Love
''One Does Not Play with Love'' (german: Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe) is a 1926 silent film, silent German drama film directed by G. W. Pabst. The film is an adaptation of the 1834 play by Alfred de Musset, ''On ne badine pas avec l'amour''. The film is considered to be a lost film. Cast * Werner Krauss as Fürst Colalto (''Prince Colalto'') * Lili Damita as Calixta * Erna Morena as Florence, ehemalige Opernsängerin (''alumna opera singer'') * Egon von Jordan as Eugen Lewis * Artur Retzbach as Nepallek, Hofmobiliardirektor (''Director of the furniture of the court'') (as Artur Retzbach-Erasiny) * Oreste Bilancia as Der Freund (''the friend'') * Gustav Czimeg * Tala Birell as Bit Role (as Thala Birell) * Karl Etlinger * Maria Paudler * Mathilde Sussin See also *List of lost films References External links * 1926 films 1926 drama films German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films directed by G. W. Pabst Films of the Weimar Republic Lost German fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
