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Oscar Werndorff
Oscar Friedrich Werndorff (1880–1938) was an Austrian art director. After leaving Germany in the early 1930s he moved to Britain where he worked in the British film industry. He co-directed the 1931 film '' The Bells''.Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.78 Selected filmography Art director * '' The Count of Cagliostro'' (1920) * ''The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * '' Money in the Streets'' (1922) * '' The Daughter of the Brigadier'' (1922) * '' The Slipper Hero'' (1923) * ''The Three Marys'' (1923) * ''The Wonderful Adventure'' (1924) * '' Carlos and Elisabeth'' (1924) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * ''Unmarried Daughters'' (1926) * '' Nanette Makes Everything'' (1926) * '' A Modern Dubarry'' (1927) * ''Always Be True and Faithful'' (1927) * '' Heaven on Earth'' (1927) * '' Odette'' (1928) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * ''The Singing City'' (1930) * '' The First Mrs. Fraser'' (1932) * '' The Camels Are Coming'' (1934) * ''Forbidden Territory'' (1934) * ''Heat Wave'' (1935) * '' Figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Unmarried Daughters
''Unmarried Daughters'' (German: ''Ledige Töchter'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Jenny Jugo, Charlotte Ander and Ida Wüst.Parish p.297 The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff. Cast * Jenny Jugo as Eva Munk * Charlotte Ander as Mela Munk * Ida Wüst as Frau Munk * Ernő Verebes as Heidemann * Gyula Szőreghy as Renz - ein Möbelhändler * Karl Falkenberg as Hans Graf * Kurt Vespermann as Stichelmann - ein Maler * Fritz Spira as Herr Munk * Livio Pavanelli as Foerster * Lotte Lorring as Frau Stichelmann * Trude Lehmann Trude Lehmann (1892–1987) was a German film actress.Grange p.307 Selected filmography * ''Children of No Importance'' (1926) * ''We'll Meet Again in the Heimat'' (1926) * ''Unmarried Daughters ''Unmarried Daughters'' (German: ''Ledige Töcht ... as Anna, Hausmädchen bei Munks References Bibliography * Parish, Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagliacci (1936 Film)
''Pagliacci'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by Karl Grune and starring Richard Tauber, Steffi Duna and Diana Napier. It is an adaptation in English of the 1892 opera ''Pagliacci'' by Ruggiero Leoncavallo. Production The film is shot partially in colour (using the UFAcolor process) and partially in black-and-white. The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. The film was made by the independent Trafalgar Films at Elstree Studios. The film was a very expensive production, with Tauber himself receiving £60,000 for appearing, which turned into a costly flop on its release. Caught up in the technical procedures of the colour sequences, Grune asked Wendy Toye to direct the actors for him. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Stock
''Fighting Stock'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Robertson Hare, Lesley Wareing and Herbert Lomas. its plot involves a Brigadier who retires to a country cottage for some quiet fishing, but it soon overtaken by madcap events. The screenplay is by Ben Travers based on his earlier stage play of the same name, and the cast included cast members from Travers's Aldwych Farces. It was filmed at Islington Studios with sets by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. Cast * Tom Walls as Brig. Gen. Sir Donald Rowley * Ralph Lynn as Sydney Rowley * Robertson Hare as Duck * Marie Lohr as Mrs. Barbara Rivers * Herbert Lomas as Murlow * Lesley Wareing as Eileen Rivers * Veronica Rose as Diana Rivers * Hubert Harben as Mr. Rivers * Margaret Davidge as Mrs. Fenton * Peggy Simpson as Maid * Mary Jerrold as Emmie * Sybil Grove as Mrs. Peacock * Norah Howard as Ada Critical reception '' Sky Movies'' gave the film three out of fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heat Wave (1935 Film)
''Heat Wave'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Albert Burdon, Cyril Maude and Les Allen. It was titled ''The Code'' originally. Plot A British vegetable salesman accidentally gets mixed up in a planned revolution in South America. Cast * Albert Burdon as Albert Speed * Cyril Maude as President Allison * Les Allen as Tom Brown * Anna Lee as Jane Allison * Vera Pearce as Gloria Spania * Bernard Nedell as Gen. Da Costa * C. Denier Warren as Col. D'Alvarez * Bruce Winston as Lerone * Edmund Willard as Hoffman * Finlay Currie as Captain * Grace Poggi as Dancer Production It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.Wood p.82 The film's sets were designed by the Austrian art director Oscar Friedrich Werndorff Oscar Friedrich Werndorff (1880–1938) was an Austrian art director. After leaving Germany in the early 1930s he moved to Britain where he worked in the British film industry. He co-directed the 1931 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden Territory
''Forbidden Territory'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Gregory Ratoff, Ronald Squire and Binnie Barnes. It was based on the 1933 novel '' The Forbidden Territory'' by Dennis Wheatley.Shaw p.15 The film, about an Englishman and his son who travel to the Soviet Union to rescue a family member being held in prison, was made at the Lime Grove Studios of Gainsborough Pictures in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff. Plot Cast * Gregory Ratoff as Alexei Leshki * Ronald Squire as Sir Charles Farringdon * Binnie Barnes as Valerie Petrovna * Tamara Desni as Marie-Louise * Barry MacKay as Michael Farringdon * Anthony Bushell as Rex Farringdon * Anton Dolin as Jack Straw * Marguerite Allan Helen Marguerite Allan (30 August 1905 – 29 January 1994) was a Russian-born British actress, who appeared in film roles between 1928 and 1942 Allan was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia before moving to the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Mrs
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singing City
''The Singing City'' (German: ''Die singende Stadt'') is a 1930 German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jan Kiepura, Brigitte Helm and Walter Janssen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Werndorff. An English-language version of the film, ''City of Song'', also directed by Gallone and starring Kiepura along with a British cast, was released in 1931.Bock & Bergfelder p.243 Synopsis While holidaying in Naples, a wealthy young Austrian woman discovers the singing talents of her tour guide. He falls in love with her, but once she has taken him to Vienna to launch his career he becomes disillusioned with her lifestyle and circles of friends and returns home to Italy and his original girlfriend. Cast * Jan Kiepura as Giovanni Cavallone - Fremdenführer * Brigitte Helm as Claire Landshoff - junge Witwe * Walter Janssen as Professor Andreas Breuling * Trude Berliner as Carmela - neapolitanisches Mädchen * Georg Alexander as Rudi Feldegg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyckerpotts' Heirs
''Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (German: ''Dyckerpotts Erben'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Hans Behrendt.Bock & Bergfelder p.215 It was based on a 1917 Robert Grötzach-penned play by the same name. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Emil Hasler and Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. It was distributed by the German branch of Fox Film. Cast In alphabetical order * Georg Alexander * Paul Biensfeldt * Hanne Brinkmann * Oscar Ebelsbacher * Pepi Glöckner-Kramer * Ilka Grüning * Paul Hörbiger * Lotte Lorring * Paul Morgan * Fred Solm * Paul Westermeier Paul Westermeier (9 July 1892 – 17 October 1972) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * ''Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * ''About the Son'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Actre ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette (1928 Film)
''Odette'' (german: Mein Leben für das Deine) is a 1928 German silent drama film based upon the play by Victorien Sardou, directed by Luitz-Morat, and starring Francesca Bertini, Warwick Ward, and Simone Vaudry.Goble p. 408 Bertini would star in two other adaptations of the play, '' Odette'' (1916) and '' Odette'' (1934). The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. Cast * Francesca Bertini as Odette * Warwick Ward as Graf Georg de Clermont-Latour, ihr Mann * Simone Vaudry as Jacqueline, beider Tochter * Fred Solm as Marquis Gaston de Meyran * Fritz Kortner as Frontenac * Angelo Ferrari Angelo Ferrari (14 August 1897 – 15 June 1945) was an Italian actor known for his work in German cinema. Selected filmography * ''The Nude Woman'' (1922) * ''The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * ''Pr ... as Cardeilhan * Alfred Gerasch as Philippe La Hoche References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven On Earth (1927 German Film)
''Heaven on Earth'' (german: Der Himmel auf Erden) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Alfred Schirokauer and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Charlotte Ander, and Adele Sandrock. A prohibitionist inherits a cabaret called Heaven on Hearth. The film's art direction was by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff Oscar Friedrich Werndorff (1880–1938) was an Austrian art director. After leaving Germany in the early 1930s he moved to Britain where he worked in the British film industry. He co-directed the 1931 film '' The Bells''.Bergfelder & Cargnel .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films German comedy films 1927 comedy films Silent comedy films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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