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Per Schwenzen
Per Schwenzen (3 February 1899 – 4 November 1984) was a Norwegian writer who settled in Germany. Schwenzen wrote a number of screenplays, plays and librettos for operettas. His play ''In the Skies of Europe'', advocating Franco-German reconciliation, was widely performed in 1933.Strobl, Gerwin. ''The Swastika and the Stage: German Theatre and Society, 1933-1945''. Cambridge University Press, 2007, p. 95 Selected filmography * ''Family Parade'' (1936) * ''Back in the Country'' (1936) * ''Autobus S'' (1937) * ''Counterfeiters'' (1940) * '' The Swedish Nightingale'' (1941) * ''Gabriele Dambrone'' (1943) * '' When the Young Wine Blossoms'' (1943) * '' The Molander Case'' (1945) * ''Professor Nachtfalter'' (1951) * '' Captain Bay-Bay'' (1953) * ''Jonny Saves Nebrador'' (1953) * ''Men at a Dangerous Age'' (1954) * '' Ten on Every Finger'' (1954) * ''Guitars of Love'' (1954) * ''As Long as There Are Pretty Girls'' (1955) * ''The Major and the Bulls'' (1955) * ''I Often Think of Pirosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moss, Norway
is a coastal town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt) and City in 1720. The rural municipality of Jeløy was merged with the city on 1 July 1943. The former municipality of Rygge was merged into it on January 1, 2020. Its administrative district covers areas east of the town, such as the island of Dillingøy in the lake Vansjø. Parts of the town are located on the peninsula of Jeløy. The city of Moss has 30,723 inhabitants (2012). Name The Old Norse form of the name was . It may be derived from an old root ''mer-'' which means to "divide" or "split". The adjacent topography shares similar etymology: * , Mosse-"marsh-river-border"+ (see , , Old Norse for river). The name is thought to be very old and the meaning of it is not clear. * , Mosse-"marsh-river-border"+ (Moss channel). * , Mosse-"marsh-river-bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonny Saves Nebrador
''Jonny Saves Nebrador'' (german: Jonny rettet Nebrador) is a 1953 West German adventure film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hans Albers, Margot Hielscher and Peter Pasetti.Bock & Bergfelder p. 8 The film is set in South America, but was shot on location in Ancona and Rimini, Italy. It was made by Bavaria Film at the company's Munich Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat. Cast * Hans Albers as Jonny / General Oronta * Margot Hielscher as Marina * Peter Pasetti as Lt. Col. Dacano * Ferdinand Anton as Lt. Articos * Trude Hesterberg as Madame Dubouche * Linda Hardt as Rosita * Al Hoosmann as Totti * Franz Muxeneder as Paco * Kurt E. Ludwig as Carlo * Fritz Benscher as Rubino * Rudolf Vogel as Major Souza * Horst Loska as Maracas * Hans Bergmann as Rastano * Wolfgang Molander as Captain Tolly * Karl-Heinz Peters as Major Vinaigle * Ernst Rotmund as President Dacapo * Meloani * Walter Wehner * Viktor Afritsch * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Births
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cry Of The Wild Geese
''The Cry of the Wild Geese'' (German: ''Ruf der Wildgänse'') is a 1961 Austrian historical drama film directed by Hans Heinrich and starring Ewald Balser, Heidemarie Hatheyer and Brigitte Horney.Bock & Bergfelder p.217 The film's sets were designed by the art director Leo Metzenbauer. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna and on location in Manitoba in Canada. Cast * Ewald Balser as Caleb Gare * Heidemarie Hatheyer as Amelia Gare * Brigitte Horney as Mrs. Sandbo * Marisa Mell as Judith Gare * Horst Janson as Sven Sandbo * Gertraud Jesserer Gertraud Jesserer (13 December 1943 – 9 December 2021) was an Austrian film and television actress. Jesserer was the wife of German actor Peter Vogel and the mother of actor-journalist Nikolas Vogel. She died in a house fire in Vienna on 9 De ... as Ellen Gare * Hans H. Neubert as Mark Jordan See also *'' Wild Geese'' (1927) References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Of Bjorndal
''The Inheritance of Bjorndal'' (German: ''Das Erbe von Björndal'') is a 1960 Austrian drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Brigitte Horney and Ellen Schwiers.von Dassanowsky p.176 It is the sequel to the 1959 film '' The Forests Sing Forever''. The film's art direction was by Leo Metzenbauer. Cast * Maj-Britt Nilsson as Adelheid * Brigitte Horney as Tante Eleonore * Ellen Schwiers as Gunvor * Joachim Hansen as Dag * Hans Nielsen as Major a.D. Barre * Carl Lange as Mr. von Gall * Hans Christian Blech as Aslak, Gunvor's Husband * Michael Hinz as Adelheid's Son * Franz Messner Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ... as Lorenz * Elisabeth Epp as Old Kruse * Gertraud Jesserer as Barbara * Franz Schafheitlin as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hula-Hopp, Conny
''Hula-Hopp, Conny'' is a 1959 West German musical comedy film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Cornelia Froboess, Rudolf Vogel and Susi Nicoletti.Bock & Berfelder p.137 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Herbert Ploberger. Cast * Cornelia Froboess as Cornelia "Conny" Haller * Rudolf Vogel as John Newman * Susi Nicoletti as Diana Haller * Ingrid Pan as Steffi Gutlieb * Elfie Pertramer as Erna Gutlieb * Angèle Durand as Lola * Rex Gildo as Billy Newman * Paul Bös as Tommy * Elke Arendt as Lotte * Hans Zander as Fritz * Harald Juhnke as Dr. Robert Berning * Will Brandes Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ... as Christian * Ulla Torp as Frau am Kaufhausfahrstuhl * Frithjo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Sea And You
''The Blue Sea and You'' (german: Das blaue Meer und Du) is a 1959 West German romantic comedy film directed by Thomas Engel and starring Fred Bertelmann, Karin Dor and Renate Ewert.Bock & Bergfelder p.96 The film's art direction was by Wolf Englert and Ernst Richter. It was shot at Berlin's Spandau Studios with location shooting taking place in Montenegro and Mostar. Cast * Karin Dor as Helga Heidebrink * Renate Ewert as Suzy * Chris Howland as Christopher Greenwood * Ursula Herking as Fräulein Spätlieb * Hans Nielsen as Direktor Heidebrink * Stanislav Ledinek as Der Bärtige * Eduard Wandrey * Kurt Weitkamp * Petar Spajic-Suljo * Käte Jaenicke * Ada Witzke * Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann * Klaus Becker Klaus Becker (born February 4, 1953 in Marburg, Germany) is a German/American businessman, working in the steel industry. Early life and education Klaus Becker was born in Marburg, Germany in 1953 and grew up in Dortmund, where his father wor ... References Bib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Who Knows What She Wants (1958 Film)
''A Woman Who Knows What She Wants'' (german: Eine Frau, die weiß, was sie will) is a 1958 West German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Lilli Palmer, Peter Schütte and Maria Sebaldt. It is based on a 1932 stage musical composed by Oscar Straus, which had previously been made into a 1934 film. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. Cast *Lilli Palmer as Julia Klöhn, Lehrerin & Angela Cavallini *Peter Schütte as Viktor Keller *Maria Sebaldt as Emmy *Rudolf Vogel as Herzmansky *Gerd Frickhöffer as Fritz Hollmann *Fritz Eckhardt as Arpad Kelemen *Rudolf Rhomberg as Dr. Kladde *Barbara Gallauner as Sängerin *Karl-Heinz Peters Karl-Heinz Peters (1903–1990) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Alarm at Station III'' (1939) * ''Men Are That Way'' (1939) * '' The Governor'' (1939) * ''Enemies'' (1940) * '' Mein Leben für Irland'' (1940) * ''Between Hamburg ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mad Bomberg (1957 Film)
''The Mad Bomberg'' (german: Der tolle Bomberg) is a 1957 West Germany comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Hans Albers, Marion Michael and Harald Juhnke. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios with sets designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon and Peter Röhrig. The film is an adaptation of the 1923 novel of the same title by Josef Winckler which was based on a real historical Westphalian aristocrat of the nineteenth century. The film was conceived partly as an attempt to replicate the success of Albers' hit film '' Münchhausen'' (1943).Hake p.228 Plot Cast * Hans Albers as Baron Gisbert von Bomberg * Marion Michael as Paula Mühlberg * Harald Juhnke as Dr. Roland * Paul Henckels as Dr. Emil Landois * Ingeborg Christiansen as Emma, the buxom maid * Gert Fröbe as Gustav-Eberhard Mühlberg * Camilla Spira as Frau Kommerzienrat Mühlberg * Ilse Künkele as Baroneß Adelheid von Twackel * Erich Fiedler as Baron von Twackel * Hubert von Meyerinck as Past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Often Think Of Piroschka
''I Often Think of Piroschka'' (german: Ich denke oft an Piroschka) is a 1955 German romantic comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Gunnar Möller and Wera Frydtberg. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. It is based on the novel of the same name by . Plot The frame story shows Andreas, a middle aged man, sitting in a train and reminiscing about "Piroschka". The main story starts with him as a young university student on a boat in the Danube, on his way to spend several weeks with a host family in the small Hungarian village of Hódmezővásárhely-Kutasipuszta. On board he meets and befriends fellow German Greta, who is on her way to a vacation on Lake Balaton. When the boat arrives in Budapest, they spend the evening together, with Andreas falling for Greta. After their romantic dinner and stroll is disturbed by an intrusive fiddler, they part ways but promise to contact each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Major And The Bulls
''The Major and the Bulls'' (German: ''Der Major und die Stiere'') is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Fritz Tillmann, Christiane Hörbiger and Attila Hörbiger. It is based on the 1953 novel of the same title by Hans Venatier.Fehrenbach p.194 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and in Wiesbaden. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Schomer. Synopsis Following the Second World War, Allied forces arrive to occupy Germany. In Bavaria in the American Zone, an army major tries to prevent fraternising between his troops and the locals. This quickly breaks down as several romantic relationships begin between local girls and the G.I.s while the obstinate peasants eventually overcome their dislike of being ordered about by the military. Cast * Fritz Tillmann as Major William Sunlet * Christiane Hörbiger as Marie * Attila Hörbiger as Koltnerbauer * Hans von Borsody as George * Eva Probst as Mrs. Wendlandt * Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Long As There Are Pretty Girls
''As Long as There Are Pretty Girls'' (German: ''Solang' es hübsche Mädchen gibt'') is a 1955 West German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Georg Thomalla, Alice Kessler and Ellen Kessler. Bock & Bergfelder p.456 It was based on the play ''Okay Mama'' by Annemarie Artinger. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios and Carlton Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Robert Herlth. Cast * Georg Thomalla as Ernst * Alice Kessler as Alice * Ellen Kessler as Ellen * Grethe Weiser as Erna Lerch * Rudolf Vogel as Herr Lerch * Irene Mann as Monika * Oskar Sima as Colonel * Blandine Ebinger as Frau Otto * John W. Bubbles John William Sublett (February 19, 1902 – May 18, 1986), known by his stage name John W. Bubbles, was an American tap dancer, vaudevillian, movie actor, and television performer. He performed in the duo "Buck and Bubbles", who were the fi ... as Self * Robert Cunningham as Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
