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Paul Biensfeldt
Paul Biensfeldt (4 March 1869 – 2 April 1933) was a German-JewishSiegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * ''Countess Kitchenmaid'' (1918) * '' The Blue Lantern'' (1918) * ''The Adventure of a Ball Night'' (1918) * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''The Victors'' (1918) * '' My Wife, the Movie Star'' (1919) * ''The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (1919) * '' The Spies'' (1919) * ''Harakiri'' (1919) * ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * '' Veritas Vincit'' (1919) * ''A Drive into the Blue'' (1919) * '' Mascotte'' (1920) * '' Va banque'' (1920) * '' Romeo and Juliet in the Snow'' (1920) * '' Sumurun'' (1920) * '' The Hunchback and the Dancer'' (1920) * ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1921) * '' The Wild Cat'' (1921) * '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spies (1919 Film)
''The Spies'' (German: ''Die Spione'') is a 1919 German crime film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Johanna Terwin and Hanni Weisse.Bock & Bergfelder p.102 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast * Max Landa as Detektiv * Johanna Terwin as Marion * Emil Rameau as Dr. Mahon * Bernhard Goetzke as Jean Babtiste, politische Agenten * Arthur Beder as Jean Babtiste * Paul Biensfeldt as Dunkle Existenz * Hanni Weisse Hanni Weisse (16 October 1892 – 13 December 1967) was a German stage and film actress.Sutton, Katie. The Masculine Woman in Weimar Germany', pp. 68-69. New York, New York: Bergahn, 2011. She appeared in 146 films between 1912 and 1942. Biogra ... References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1919 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl With The Mask
''The Girl with the Mask'' (german: Das Mädel mit der Maske) is a 1922 German silent comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Ossi Oswalda, Paul Biensfeldt, and Hermann Thimig. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter (24 November 1900 – 29 December 1969) was a German chess International Master and chess writer. Chess achievements In 1922, Richter for the first time won the Berlin City Chess Championship. In 1928, he tie .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Victor Janson German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films German comedy films 1922 comedy films Silent comedy films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild Cat (1921 Film)
''The Wild Cat'' (aka ''The Mountain Cat'', german: Die Bergkatze), subtitled ''A Grotesque in Four Acts'', is a 1921 German silent, farcical romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra premiered its new score for the film at the 2011 St. Louis International Film Festival. Plot Act I The commander of an isolated border fortress receives word that a Lieutenant Alexis has been assigned there as punishment. This delights his wife and daughter. Elsewhere, vast mobs of women line the streets to bid Alexis goodbye (as does a horde of young children who call him Daddy). Act II On the sleigh ride to his new posting, Alexis is pelted by a snowball by a young woman. When he gets out of the sleigh, he is surrounded by armed men, part of a gang of feared robbers nominally led by Claudius, but in reality under the bidding of his daughter, Rischka. Rischka forces Alexis to take off his uniform. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Voss, Thief Of Millions (1921 Film)
''Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' or ''The Man Without a Name'' (German: ''Der Mann ohne Namen'') is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Harry Liedtke, Paul Otto, and Mady Christians. It was released in six separate parts. A number of such serials were made during the early Weimar Republic, including Joe May's ''The Mistress of the World''. It is based on the novel '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' by Ewald Gerhard Seeliger which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios with extensive location filming taking place in Denmark, Italy, Spain, Morocco, and Dalmatia. Cast *Harry Liedtke as Peter Voß *Paul Otto as Alexander Voss *Jakob Tiedtke as Frederik Nissen *Mady Christians Marguerita Maria "Mady" Christians (January 19, 1892 – October 28, 1951) was an Austrian actress who had a successful acting career in theatre and fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventuress Of Monte Carlo
''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (german: Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo) is a 1921 German silent adventure film directed by Adolf Gärtner and starring Ellen Richter, Anton Pointner and Eduard von Winterstein. It was released in three parts, ''The Mistress of the Shah'', ''Moroccan Nights'' and ''The Stanley Trial''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Extensive location shooting took place in Monte Carlo, Morocco, Paris, Nice, Switzerland, Barcelona and Italy. Cast *Ellen Richter as Zoraja *Anton Pointner as Edward Stanley *Albert Patry as De Jong *Eduard von Winterstein as Rimay * Charles Puffy as Ali, servant *Kurt Rottenburg as Thiery *Karl Günther as Prinz Luigi *Karl Swoboda as Prokurist *Martha Hoffmann as stewardess *Toni Tetzlaff as Madame X * Albert Paulig as Oberkellner *Henry Bender as Achmed *Magnus Stifter as Ibrahim *Hamed ben Melusi as Ali ben Rassid *Max Kronert as Nyhoff *Paul Biensfeldt as Moroccan Postbeamter * Arthur Krau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunchback And The Dancer
''The Hunchback and the Dancer'' (german: Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin) is a 1920 silent film, silent German horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and photographed by Karl Freund. This is now considered to be a lost film. The film was written by Carl Mayer, who also wrote ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920). Karl Freund later emigrated to Hollywood where he directed such classic horror films as The Mummy (1932 film), ''The Mummy'' (1932) and Mad Love (1935 film), ''Mad Love'' (1935).Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 223.. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Plot A repulsive Kyphosis, hunchback named James Wilton changes his relationship with women when he discovers a diamond mine in Java. A young woman named Gina, on the rebound from an earlier relationship, begins dating him. Later when she decides to break up with him and go back to her former lover, the hunchback manages to taint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumurun
''Sumurun'' (a.k.a. ''One Arabian Night'') is a 1920 German silent film directed by Ernst Lubitsch based on a pantomime by . Plot A company of travelling performers arrive at a fictional oriental city. It includes the beautiful dancer Janaia, the hunchback clown Yeggar who is lovesick for Janaia and the Old Lady who loves Yeggar. The slave trader Achmed wants to sell Janaia to the Sheik for his harem. At the Palace, the Sheik finds out that his favourite, Sumurun, is in love with Nur al Din, the handsome clothes merchant. He wants to condemn her to death but his son obtains her pardon. After seeing Janaia dancing, the Sheik is keen to buy her. Yeggar is desperate and takes a magic pill which make him look dead. His body is hidden in a chest. The women from the harem come to Nur al Din's shop and hide him in a chest so that he can be brought into the Palace. The chest containing Yeggar's body is also brought to the Palace and the Old Lady manages to revive him. The Sheik finds Jana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo And Juliet In The Snow
''Romeo and Juliet in the Snow'' (german: Romeo und Julia im Schnee) is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Lotte Neumann, Julius Falkenstein and Gustav von Wangenheim.Thomson p. 145 Cast * Lotte Neumann as Julia * Gustav von Wangenheim as Romeo * Jakob Tiedtke as Bauer * Marga Köhler as Bäuerin * Ernst Rückert as Montekugerl * Paul Biensfeldt as Beamte * Julius Falkenstein as Paris * Hermann Picha as Beamte * Josefine Dora Josefine Dora (born Isidora Emilie Friese; 13 November 1867 – 28 May 1944) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She appeared in over 100 films, generally in supporting roles such as in ''The Virtuous Sinner'' (1931).Prawer p.137 Selected f ... as Frau Montekugerl References Bibliography * Kristin Thompson. ''Herr Lubitsch Goes to Hollywood: German and American Film After World War I''. Amsterdam University Press, 2005. External links * 1920 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Va Banque (film)
''Va banque'' is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Léo Lasko and starring Fritz Kortner, Edith Meller and Meinhart Maur.Bock & Bergfelder p. 223 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Robert Neppach. Cast * Fritz Kortner as S. M. Wulff * Edith Meller as Hella * Meinhart Maur as Krojanker * Charles Willy Kayser as Herbert von Hochberg * Erich Pabst as Kammerdiener Aristid * Niels Prien as Prinz Isenburg * Gerhard Ritterband as Piccolo Fritz * Fritz Beckmann as Buchmacher Korn * Paul Biensfeldt * Hugo Flink Hugo Flink (16 August 1879 – 2 May 1947) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Flink was one of the earliest actors to play Sherlock Holmes on screen. Flink was born in Vienna and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' The Onyx Head'' (1 ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mascotte (film)
''Mascotte'' is a 1920 German silent film directed by Felix Basch and starring Gretl Basch, Paul Biensfeldt, and Hanni Reinwald. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast *Gretl Basch as Ballhaus-Anna *Felix Basch as Lebemann *Mizzi Schütz as Mutter Hanke *Paul Biensfeldt as Diener *Kurt Ehrle *Fred Immler * * *Sophie Pagay *Hermann Picha *Hanni Reinwald *Anna von Palen *Emmy Wyda Emmy Wyda (2 March 1876 – 22 January 1942) was a German actress. She appeared in more than eighty films from 1913 to 1941. Selected filmography References External links * 1876 births 1942 deaths German film actresses German si ... References Bibliography * External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Felix Basch UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films German drama films 1920 drama films Films based on German novels Silent drama films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Drive Into The Blue
''A Drive into the Blue'' (German: ''Die Fahrt ins Blaue'') is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Henny Porten, Georg Alexander, and Jakob Tiedtke.Bock & Bergfelder p.372 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Synopsis A young female bank cashier wins a lottery whose prize is a car. Cast * Jakob Tiedtke as Warenhausbesitzer Herr Paetz * Franz Verdier as Abteilungschef * Henny Porten as Wanda Lossen - Kassiererin * Sophie Pagay as Frau Schulze - ihre Wirtin * Georg Alexander as Dr. Erich Fuld - Schriftsteller * Herr Brögel as Alfred Bessel - sein Freund * Robert Scholz as Ernst Holl - sein Freund * Paul Biensfeldt Paul Biensfeldt (4 March 1869 – 2 April 1933) was a German-JewishSiegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 stage and film actor. Selected fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
