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Otto Guelstorff
Otto Guelstorff (1878 1959) was a German art director.Fox p. 257 He worked on around fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Hell of Love'' (1926) * '' Silence in the Forest'' (1929) * '' Rustle of Spring'' (1929) * ''Heilige oder Dirne'' (1929) * ''Love and the First Railway'' (1934) * ''All Because of the Dog'' (1935) * ''Punks Arrives from America'' (1935) * ''Pillars of Society'' (1935) * ''Stronger Than Regulations'' (1936) * '' Back in the Country'' (1936) * ''The Glass Ball'' (1937) * ''Der singende Tor'' (1939) *''The Master of the Estate'' (1943) * ''1-2-3 Corona ''1-2-3 Corona'' is an East German film directed by Hans Müller. It was released in 1948. Plot In ruined Berlin, several bands of abandoned children roam the streets, engaging in petty crimes. When a circus arrives nearby, the boys are charmed ...'' (1948) References Bibliography * Fox, Jo. ''Film propaganda in Britain and Nazi Germany: World War II Cinema''. Berg, 2007. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilsit
Sovetsk (russian: Сове́тск; german: Tilsit; Old Prussian: ''Tilzi''; lt, Tilžė; pl, Tylża) is a town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the south bank of the Neman River which forms the border with Lithuania. Geography Sovetsk lies in the historic region of Lithuania Minor at the confluence of the Tilse and Neman rivers. Panemunė in Lithuania was formerly a suburb of the town; after Germany's defeat in World War I, the trans-Neman suburb was detached from Tilsit (with the rest of the Klaipėda Region) in 1920. Climate Sovetsk has a borderline oceanic climate (''Cfb'' in the Köppen climate classification) using the boundary, or a humid continental climate (''Dfb'') using the boundary. History Tilsit, which received civic rights from Albert, Duke of Prussia in 1552,''Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII'', p. 703 developed around a castle of the Teutonic Knights, known as the Schalauer Haus, founded in 128 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punks Arrives From America
''Punks Arrives from America'' (German: ''Punks kommt aus Amerika'') is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Karl Heinz Martin and starring Attila Hörbiger, Lien Deyers, Ralph Arthur Roberts and Sybille Schmitz. Produced and distributed by UFA, it was made at the company's Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Guelstorff. Location shooting took place around Hamburg. Along with '' Fresh Wind from Canada'' it was one of several seemingly innocuous comedies released that supported the Nazi Party's Heim ins Reich policy.Rentschler p.76 Synopsis A German citizen who has been away in the United States, and has becomes Americanised and acquired the nickname of "punks" returns home after some bad fortune. He manages to eventually overcome his family and former friends' bad opinion of him by rescuing his uncle's business from a robbery. Cast * Attila Hörbiger as Werner 'Punks' Holzhausen * Lien Deyers as Marlis * Ralph Arthur Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Deaths
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive Islands, Maldive archipelago (Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) United Suvadive Republic, declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – ''The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year reign (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 – The British fleet enters Turkish waters, and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul, but does not carry out the threat. * Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1-2-3 Corona
''1-2-3 Corona'' is an East German film directed by Hans Müller. It was released in 1948. Plot In ruined Berlin, several bands of abandoned children roam the streets, engaging in petty crimes. When a circus arrives nearby, the boys are charmed by one trapeze performer called Corona. They are upset when the circus' manager insults her, and plan a revenge by setting a trap on the ring. But their scheme fails and it is Corona that is injured. Being unable to work, she is dismissed. The boys tend to her, and as time passes, she teaches them her art, and they form a little circus of their own. A manager of another circus offers Corona a job. She is reluctant to leave the children. Eventually, the manager takes them all in into his circus. Cast * Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Corona * Lutz Moik as Gerhard Wittmann * Piet Clausen as Dietrich * Ralph Siewert as Fritzchen * Walter Werner as Doctor Waldner * Annemarie Hase as Frau Schmittchen * Herbert Hübner as Professor Hanke * Hans-Edgar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Master Of The Estate
''The Master of the Estate'' (German: ''Der Majoratsherr'') is a 1943 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Willy Birgel, Viktoria von Ballasko and Anneliese Uhlig.Kreimeier p.354 Location shooting took place in Pomerania, Mecklenburg and Ramsau in the Bavarian Alps. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Gülstorff and Carl Ludwig Kirmse. It is based on the 1895 Swedish novel ''Der Majoratsherr von Halleborg'' by Alfred von Hedenstjerna. Cast * Willy Birgel as Bernhard von Halleborg * Viktoria von Ballasko as Amelie von Linden * Anneliese Uhlig as Julia Dahl * Ernst Sattler as von Linden, Amelies Vater * Heddo Schulenburg as Kurt, ihr Bruder * Doris Holve as Christa, ihre Schwester * Arthur Schröder as Dr. Osterkamp * Harry Liedtke as Dr. Stempel * Werner Scharf as Oskar von Halleborg * Maria Locatelli as Cilli, seine Frau * Knut Hartwig as Plate, Gutsinspektor * Hedwig Wangel Hedwig Wangel (1875–1961) was a German sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Singende Tor
''Der singende Tor'' (literal English translation: ''The Singing Fool'') is a 1939 German-Italian musical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Beniamino Gigli, Kirsten Heiberg, and Hilde Körber.Parish p.315 It was a co-production made at Cinecittà Studios in Rome with a German director and a cast of mixed nationalities. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Guelstorff. A separate Italian version called ''Casa lontana'' was also made. Cast * Beniamino Gigli as Carlo Franchetti * Kirsten Heiberg as Sylvia Franchetti * Hilde Körber as Peggy Kennedy * Hans Olden as James Kennedy * Elsa Wagner as Diana * Werner Fuetterer as Antonio * Walter Steinbeck as Franchettis Manager * Rudolf Platte as Sekretär * Friedrich Kayßler as Judge * Franz Schafheitlin as Prosecutor * Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Defense lawyer * Rudolf Essek as Korrepetitor Franchettis * Else Boy as Freundin Sylvias * Oretta Fiume as Freundin Sylvias * Charlotte Schellhorn as Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glass Ball
''The Glass Ball'' (german: Die gläserne Kugel) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Peter Stanchina and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Sabine Peters, and Hilde von Stolz.Bock & Bergfelder p. 193 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Hans Minzloff. Location shooting took place in Berlin and Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ... in late 1936. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1937 films 1937 drama films German drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Bavaria Film films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back In The Country
''Back in the Country'' (German: ''Dahinten in der Heide'') is a 1936 German drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hilde Weissner, Hans Stüwe and Hermann Speelmans. It is based on the 1910 novel of the same title by Hermann Löns. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location around Lüneburg Heath.Klaus p.40 The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Gülstorff. Cast * Hilde Weissner as Holde Rotermund * Hans Stüwe as Lüder Volkmann * Hermann Speelmans as Ramacker * Helmuth Rudolph as v. Zollin - Gutsbesitzer * Julia Serda as Seine Mutter * Helmut Weiss as v. Dongern - Bankier * Gerhard Dammann as Pächter Lemke * Herta Saal as Lina - seine Tochter * Albert Florath as Garberding * Claire Reigbert as Frau Gaberding * Kurt Felden as Förster Lohmann * Gerhard Bienert as Pohl, Gendarm * Hans Leibelt as Freimut - Kommissär * Ernst Behmer Ernst Behmer (22 December 1875 – 26 February 1938) was a prolific German stage and fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stronger Than Regulations
''Stronger Than Regulations'' (German: ''Stärker als Paragraphen'') is a 1936 German mystery film directed by Jürgen von Alten and starring Paul Hartmann, Karl Hellmer and Manja Behrens. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Hans Minzloff.Klaus p.198 Cast * Paul Hartmann as Lawyer Dr. Birk * Karl Hellmer as Theodor Hubricht - Geldvermittler * Manja Behrens as Renate - seine Nichte * Maria Krahn as Christine - Wirtschafterin bei Hubricht * Aribert Wäscher as Bankier Lörik * Hilde von Stolz as Frau Lörik * Ursula Herking as Tochter des Portiers * Walter Franck as Prosecutor * Karel Stepanek as Robert Wendland * F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Dr. Krüger * Walter Werner as Judge * Carl Auen as Prosecutor * Fredy Barten as Diener * Jac Diehl * Fritz Draeger as Gerichtsreporter * Kurt Felden * Gerdi Gerdt as Zofe * Oskar Höcker * Ellen-Ruth Knapp-Güttingen as Freundin * Viggo Larsen * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pillars Of Society (1935 Film)
''Pillars of Society'' (German: ''Stützen der Gesellschaft'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk) and starring Heinrich George, Maria Krahn and Albrecht Schoenhals. It is based on the eponymous play by Henrik Ibsen.Rentschler p.105 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Hans Minzloff. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg and the Danish island of Bornholm. Synopsis In America, at the turn of the twentieth century, Norwegian immigrant Johann Tonnessen is a successful farmer. A friend of his, who manages a circus, invites Johann to travel with the circus on their upcoming tour of Norway and return to the town Johann emigrated from twenty years before. Meanwhile, in Johann's hometown in Norway, Consul Karsten Bernick is one of the wealthiest, most celebrated citizens. He rules the town and owns a shipyard, which he intends to hand down eventually to his beloved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Because Of The Dog
''All Because of the Dog'' (german: Alles weg'n dem Hund) is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Julia Serda and Edith Oß.Hake p. 145 Location shooting took place around Munich and Tegernsee. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Hans Minzloff. Cast * Weiß Ferdl as Sebastian Neumeyer, Postassistent * Julia Serda as Cilly Neumeyer, seine Frau * Edith Oß as Anny, seine Tochter * Waldemar Spann-Müller as Schorschi, sein Sohn * Heinz Dugall as Pepi, sein Sohn * Peter Bosse as Der kleine Hansl, sein Jüngster * Otto Sauter-Sarto as Hölzinger, Postmeister * Trude Hesterberg as Lottchen, seine Frau * Dieter Borsche as Franz, beider Sohn * Willi Schaeffers as Pilzer, Notar * Robert Jungk as Jean, Diener * Irene Andor as Schmederer, Bäckermeisterin * Wolfgang von Schwindt as Apotheker * Otto Kronburger as Zimmermann, Neumeyers Kollege * Lucie Euler as Frau Schwiebus * Egon Brosig as Geier, Auktionator * Vera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
