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Panic In Chicago
''Panic in Chicago'' (german: Panik in Chicago) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Olga Tschechowa, Hans Rehmann and Ferdinand Hart. It was based on the novel ''Panic in Chicago'' by the German writer Robert Heymann. The film was shot at the Staaken Studios with sets designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. It premiered at the Palast-am-Zoo in Berlin on 23 June 1931.Jung & Schatzberg p. 222 Synopsis In 1930s mob-dominated Chicago, a leading gangster poses as a respectable member of society. Cast * Olga Tschechowa as Florence Dingley * Hans Rehmann as Taglioni * Ferdinand Hart as Percy Boot * Hilde Hildebrand as Susy Owen * Lola Chlud as Fay Davis * Ernst Dumcke as Kommissar Renard * William Trenk as Kriminalbeamter Charles * Gerhard Bienert as Tom * Friedrich Ettel as King * Franz Weber as John * Ernst Wurmser as Robert * Arthur Bergen Arthur Bergen (24 October 1875 – 1943) was an Austrian Jewish actor and film director. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wiene
Robert Wiene (; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a film director of the silent era of German cinema. He is particularly known for directing the German silent film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' and a succession of other German Expressionism, expressionist films. Wiene also directed a variety of other films of varying styles and genres. Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, Wiene, who was of Jewish descent, fled into exile. Biography Early life Robert Wiene was born in Breslau, in the German Province of Silesia (now the city of Wrocław in Poland), as the elder son of the successful theatre actor Carl Wiene. His younger brother Conrad Wiene, Conrad also became an actor, but Robert Wiene at first studied law at the University of Berlin. Career in Germany In 1908 he also started to act, at first in small parts on stage. His first involvement with film was in 1912, writing and (possibly) directing ''Die Waffen der Jugend''. His most memorable feature films are the horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
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Films Directed By Robert Wiene
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s German-language Films
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Films Of The Weimar Republic
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Crime Films
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1931 Crime Films
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1931 Films
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars ''Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Bergen
Arthur Bergen (24 October 1875 – 1943) was an Austrian Jewish actor and film director. He was murdered at Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust.Mary Nolan, Ziegfeld Girl and Silent Movie Star: A Biography Including Her 1941 Memoir By Louise Carley Lewisson, Mary Nolan p.142 Selected filmography Actor * '' The Homecoming of Odysseus'' (1918) * ''The Victors'' (1918) * ''World by the Throat'' (1920) * ''Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' (1921) * ''The New Paradise'' (1921) * '' The Golden Plague'' (1921) * ''The False Dimitri'' (1922) * ''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' (1922) * ''The Passenger in the Straitjacket'' (1922) * ''The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' (1924) * ''Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * ''Fire in the Opera House'' (1930) * ''Panik in Chicago'' (1931) * '' Different Morals'' (1931) * ''Modern Dowry'' (1932) * '' The Mad Bomberg'' (1932) * '' Under False Flag'' (1932) * ''Typhoon'' (1933) * ''Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Weber (actor)
Franz Weber (24 March 1888 – 10 August 1962) was a German actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during a lengthy screen career.Giesen p.208 He appeared in a diverse range of productions which encompassed the Weimar, Nazi and post-war (both East and West Germany) eras. Selected filmography * ''There Is a Woman Who Never Forgets You'' (1930) * ''Panic in Chicago'' (1931) * '' Berlin-Alexanderplatz'' (1931) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1931) * ''The Trunks of Mr. O.F.'' (1931) * '' The Spanish Fly'' (1931) * ''Spell of the Looking Glass'' (1932) * ''Little Girl, Great Fortune'' (1933) * '' Paganini'' (1934) * ''The Two Seals'' (1934) * ''Such a Rascal'' (1934) * '' Gypsy Blood'' (1934) * '' The Island'' (1934) * ''The Brenken Case'' (1934) * '' The Double'' (1934) * ''Pillars of Society'' (1935) * ''A Strange Guest'' (1936) * ''Family Parade'' (1936) * ''Capers'' (1937) * ''Freight from Baltimore'' (1938) * '' Triad'' (1938) * ''Dance on the Volcano'' (1938) * ''Yvette'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Ettel
Friedrich Ettel (8 June 1890 – 12 March 1941) was a Swiss film actor. Ettel was born in Zurich and died at the age of 50 in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * '' Ludwig II, King of Bavaria'' (1929) * '' Two People'' (1930) * ''Louise, Queen of Prussia'' (1931) * ''The Other Side'' (1931) * '' Panik in Chicago'' (1931) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1931) * '' The Trunks of Mr. O.F.'' (1931) * '' Trenck'' (1932) * '' Eight Girls in a Boat'' (1932) * '' Haunted People'' (1932) * '' Tannenberg'' (1932) * ''A Tremendously Rich Man'' (1932) * '' Impossible Love'' (1932) * '' Typhoon'' (1933) * ''The Merry Heirs'' (1933) * '' Tugboat M 17'' (1933) * ''There Is Only One Love'' (1933) * '' Two Good Comrades'' (1933) * '' Laughing Heirs'' (1933) * ''Dream of the Rhine'' (1933) * ''Wilhelm Tell'' (1934) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1934) * '' Heinz in the Moon'' (1934) * '' The Champion of Pontresina'' (1934) * '' Black Fighter Johanna'' (1934) * '' Bashfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerhard Bienert
Gerhard Max Richard Bienert (8 January 1898 – 23 December 1986) was a German stage and film actor. Gerhard Bienert was born in Berlin, Germany and died in the same city in 1986 at age 88. Selected filmography * ''Duke Ferrante's End'' (1922) * ''Man by the Wayside'' (1923) * ''The Man with the Frog'' (1929) * '' Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness'' (1929) - Untermieter * ''Ludwig II, King of Bavaria'' (1930) - Hesselschwerdt * ''The Blue Angel'' (1930) - Polizist / Policeman * ''Her Majesty the Barmaid'' (1931) - Werkmeister * ''The Man in Search of His Murderer'' (1931) - Policeman * '' Feind im Blut'' (1931) - Mechaniker * '' Inquest'' (1931) - Baumann, Kriminalkommissar * '' M'' (1931) - Criminal Secretary * ''Checkmate'' (1931) - 2. Kommissar * ''Panik in Chicago'' (1931) - Tom * '' The Battle of Bademunde'' (1931) - Feldwebel * '' Berlin-Alexanderplatz'' (1931) - Klempner-Karl * '' Peace of Mind'' (1931) - Unteroffizier Krause * '' Kameradschaft'' (1931) - Deutscher Genda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
