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Paul May (writer)
Paul May (8 May 1909 – 25 February 1976) was a German film director and editor. He directed 40 films between 1935 and 1972. Biography He was the son of Peter Ostermayr, a film producer with Universum Film AG, and his wife Olga, ''née'' Wernhard. After secondary school in Feldkirch, he entered to film industry and trained in film laboratory work. He became a film editor in 1930 and assistant director in 1935. His first film as director was ''Edelweißkönig'', in 1938. After the Second World War, he adopted the pseudonym Paul May. His greatest successes were '' 08/15'' (1954), '' The Forests Sing Forever'' (1959), ''Via Mala'' (1961) from the book by John Knittel, and '' Scotland Yard Hunts Dr. Mabuse'' (1963) with Peter van Eyck. He also directed for television. He directed more than forty films between 1935 and 1972. Selected filmography Editor * ''Panic in Chicago'' (1931) * ''Shooting Festival in Schilda'' (1931) * '' The Spanish Fly'' (1931) * ''The Champion S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by population, third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 11th-largest city in the European Union. The Munich Metropolitan Region, city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Northern Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the population density, most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialects, Bavarian dialect area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunter Of Fall (1936 Film)
''The Hunter of Fall'' (german: Der Jäger von Fall) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Paul Richter, Franz Loskarn and Rolf Pinegger. It is based on the 1883 novel '' The Hunter of Fall'' by Ludwig Ganghofer.Waldman p. 148 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Kuhnert. Cast * Paul Richter as Friedl, Jagdgehilfe * Marie Sera as Friedls Mutter * Franz Loskarn as Hias, Jagdgehilfe * Georgia Holl as Burgl, Sennerin * Rolf Pinegger as Lenz, Senner * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Huisen Blasi * Willy Rösner as Birkhofbauer * Betty Sedlmayr as Loni * Thea Aichbichler as Buchnerin * Hans Hanauer as Förster Donhart * Hélène Robert as Therese, Frau des Försters * Gustl Gstettenbaur as Toni Donhart * Philipp Veit as Dr. Rauch * Josef Eichheim as Brandtner Michl * Hans Henninger Hans Henninger (24 February 1905 – 15 May 1937) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Here's Berlin'' (1932) * '' Traum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Guardsman Bruggler
''Home Guardsman Bruggler'' (german: Standschütze Bruggler) is a 1936 German war film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Ludwig Kerscher, Franziska Kinz and Rolf Pinegger. It is set in the Tyrol during the First World War and depicts the activities of the local home guard unit. It was based on a novel by Anton Graf Bossi-Fedrigotti, itself based on the diary of the titular Anton Bruggler.Stimpfl p. 85 Location shooting took place in the Dolomites. Cast and characters * Ludwig Kerscher as Toni Bruggler * Franziska Kinz as Mother Bruggler * Rolf Pinegger as Grandfather Bruggler * Eduard Köck as Anderl Theissbacher * Viktor Gehring as Waldemar * Friedrich Ulmer as Hans Oberwexer * Beppo Brem as Jorgl Trimml * Lola Chlud as Countess von Teuff * Gustl Gstettenbaur as Bartl Theissbacher * Hans Hanauer as Sepp Thaler * Fritz Hofbauer as Sebastian Mutschechner * Willy Schultes Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracle Of Flight (1935 Film)
''Miracle of Flight'' (German: ''Wunder des Fliegens'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Ernst Udet, Jürgen Ohlsen and Käthe Haack. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. It in the tradition of mountain films and was backed by the Ministry of Aviation whose chief Hermann Göring briefly appears in the film.Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936 p.167 Jürgen Ohlsen, who plays the aspiring aviator in the film, had previously starred in another Nazi propaganda film '' Hitler Youth Quex'' in 1933. Synopsis A boy whose aviator father was killed in the First World War, idolises the fighter pilot Ernst Udet. His ambitions to become a pilot himself are opposed by his mother because of her loss her husband. While on a training flight the boy is stranded on a mountainside and a rescue mission is flown by Udet to rescue him. Eventually his mother's objections are overcome to his future career. Cast * Ernst Udet as Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter, Paul And Nanette
''Peter, Paul and Nanette'' (German: ''Peter, Paul und Nanette'') is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Hermann Thimig, Hans Junkermann and Hilde Krüger.Waldman p.255 Cast * Hermann Thimig as Peter Pellmann / Paul Polter * Hans Junkermann as Arthur Bergmann * Hilde Krüger as Nanette, seine Tochter * Olga Limburg as Ida, seine Schwester * Paul Heidemann as Martin Götz * Hilde Hildebrand as Mary * Paul Henckels as Professor Leblanc * Jakob Tiedtke as Sebastian * Wolfgang von Schwindt as Max * Hans Richter as Fritz * Paula Denk as Adele * Jupp Hussels Jupp may refer to: * Jupp (given name), a German masculine given name * Jupp (surname), a surname * jupp, a cross-platform text editor forked from Joe's Own Editor JOE or Joe's Own Editor is an ncurses-based text editor for Unix systems, availab ... as Verleger References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films In America, 1933-1942''. McFarland & Co, 2008. External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Musketeers (1934 Film)
''The Four Musketeers'' (german: Die vier Musketiere) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Fritz Kampers, Paul Westermeier and Erhard Siedel.Waldman p. 86 It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Robert A. Dietrich. Synopsis Four comrades of the First World War meet up many years later and discover they have very different views on the political future of Germany. Cast * Fritz Kampers as Musketier Schlumberger aus Bayern * Paul Westermeier as Musketier Stempel aus Berlin * Erhard Siedel as Musketier Krause aus Sachsen * Hans Brausewetter as Musketier Gisevius aus Hamburg * Hermann Speelmans as Gefreiter Eberle * Werner Schott as Hauptmann der Kompanie * Fritz Odemar as Ortskommandant * Friedrich Ettel as Feldwebel Hülsebeck * Liselotte Schaak as Hildegard Gievius * Agnes Straub as Frau Schlumberger * Martha Ziegler as Fräulein Meyer * Carsta Löck as Minna * Arthur Reinhardt as Kompanie-Feldwebel * Gustav Püttjer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday From Myself (1934 Film)
''Holiday From Myself'' (german: Ferien vom Ich) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Hermann Speelmans, Carola Höhn, and Georg H. Schnell. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann Willi Herrmann (1893–1968) was a German art director. Selected filmography * '' Madness'' (1919) * '' Child on the Open Road'' (1919) * '' Jettatore'' (1919) * ''Humanity Unleashed'' (1920) * '' The Secrets of Berlin'' (1921) * ''The Maharaja ... and Hans Kuhnert. It was partly shot on location in Lower Saxony. Deppe himself directed a remake of the film in 1952. Plot A stressed American millionaire is advised by his Doctor to take a rest cure in the German countryside. The tycoon is so impressed that he buys an estate and turns it into a resort where other businessmen can take holidays from their normal lives. In the process he falls in love with the estate's former owner. Cast References External links * German films 1934 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tell (1934 Film)
''William Tell'' (German: ''Wilhelm Tell'') is a 1934 German-Swiss historical drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hans Marr, Conrad Veidt and Emmy Göring. It is based on the 1804 play William Tell by Friedrich Schiller about the Swiss folk hero William Tell. It was made in Germany by Terra Film, with a separate English-language version supervised by Manning Haynes also being released. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios of Terra Film in Berlin with location shooting in Switzerland. While working on the film Veidt, who had recently given sympathetic performances of Jews in '' Jew Suss'' (1934) and ''The Wandering Jew'', was detained by the authorities. It was only after pressure from the British Foreign Office that he was eventually released. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Legend of William Tell''. Cast * Hans Marr as Guillaume Tell *Conrad Veidt as Gessler *Emmy Göring as Hedwig Tell (credited as Emmy Sonnemann) *Olaf Bach as Arnold von Melcht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Peak Scaler
''The Peak Scaler'' (german: Gipfelstürmer) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Franz Schmid, Walter Krieger and Mizzl Bardorf.Waldman p. 151 The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Cast * Franz Schmid as Franzl Schmid * Walter Krieger as Bertl * Mizzl Bardorf as Mizzl * Anni Trautner as Die Zimmervermieterin * Traudl Ertl as Traudl * Theodor Loos as Ein Herr im Hotel * Paul Rehkopf as Der Grenzbeamte * Emil Matousek as Winkelmann * Theo Lingen as Ein Kellner * Gustl Gstettenbaur Gustl Gstettenbaur (1 March 1914 – 20 November 1996) was a German stage, film and television actor. Born in Bavaria, Gustl Gstettenbaur began his career onstage as a child actor in 1927, at the age of thirteen. He went on to play a variety of ... as Ein Pikkolo * Heini Aberle as Edwin, Handwerksbursche * Hans Schurich as August, Handwerksbursche References Bibliography * External links * 1933 films 1933 drama films Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Of The Blue Room (1932 Film)
''Geheimnis des blauen Zimmers'' () is a 1932 German mystery film directed by Erich Engels and starring Theodor Loos, Else Elster and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. The film began shooting on 28 October 1932 at Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. It was remade by Universal Studios in the United States as '' The Secret of the Blue Room''. Cast * Theodor Loos as Robert von Hellberg * Else Elster as Irene von Hellberg * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Marineoffizier Axel Brinck * Wolfgang Staudte as Frank Färber * Peter Wolff as Thomas Brandt * Oskar Sima as Kriminalkommissar Schuster * Gerhard Dammann as Kriminalbeamter Krüger * Paul Henckels as Diener Paul * Betty Bird as Zofe Betty * Reinhold Bernt as Chauffeur Max * Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke (5 June 1884 – 7 October 1964) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Fear'' (1917) * ''The Last Sun Son'' (1919) * ''The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * ''The P ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Champion Shot
''The Champion Shot'' (german: Der Schützenkönig) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Weiß Ferdl, Max Adalbert and Hugo Schrader.Waldman p. 32 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ludwig Reiber. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Synopsis The owner of a store in a small Bavarian town is put out when a new shop is opened by an arrival from Berlin who also claims to be a better marksmen than the local. The two men entertain a rivalry in both business and shooting prowess. To complicate matters further, their children fall in love. Cast * Weiß Ferdl as Siebzehnrübel * Max Adalbert as Funke Sr. * Hugo Schrader as Funke Jr. * Gretl Theimer as Anni Siebzehnrübel * Berthe Ostyn as Lola * Paula Menari as Sophie Siebzehnrübel * Joe Stöckel Josef "Joe" Stöckel (27 September 1894, Munich – 14 June 1959) was a Germans, German actor, screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Actor * ''The Villa in Tiergarten Park'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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