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Robert A. Stemmle
Robert Adolf Stemmle (10 June 1903 – 24 February 1974) was a German screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1932 and 1967. He also directed 46 films between 1934 and 1970. His 1959 film '' Die unvollkommene Ehe'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. He was born in Magdeburg, Germany and died in Baden-Baden, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Rebel'', German-language version (dir. Luis Trenker, Curtis Bernhardt, 1932) ** ''The Rebel'', English-language version (dir. Luis Trenker, Curtis Bernhardt, Edwin H. Knopf, 1932) * ''The Invisible Front'' (dir. Richard Eichberg, 1932) * '' Ripening Youth'' (dir. Carl Froelich, 1933) * ''Happy Days in Aranjuez'', German-language version (dir. Johannes Meyer, 1933) ** ', French-language version (dir. Johannes Meyer, André Beucler, 1933) * ''Girls of Today'' (dir. Herbert Selpin, 1933) * '' The Lucky Diamond'', Italian-language version (dir. Carl Boese, 1933) ** ''The Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg, was buried in the city's cathedral after his death. Magdeburg's version of German town law, known as Magdeburg rights, spread throughout Central and Eastern Europe. In the Late Middle Ages, Magdeburg was one of the largest and most prosperous German cities and a notable member of the Hanseatic League. One of the most notable people from the city is Otto von Guericke, famous for his experiments with the Magdeburg hemispheres. Magdeburg has been destroyed twice in its history. The Catholic League sacked Magdeburg in 1631, resulting in the death of 25,000 non-combatants, the largest loss of the Thirty Years' War. During the World War II the Allies bombed the city in 1945 and destroying much of it. After World War II the city belonge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Selpin
Herbert Selpin (29 May 1904 – 1 August 1942) was a German film director and screenwriter of light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s. He is best known for his final film, the partly suppressed ''Titanic'', during the production of which he was arrested by Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. He was later found dead in his prison cell. Life and career Herbert Selpin was born on 29 May 1904 in Berlin. After his medical studies in the same city, Selpin worked as a dancer, boxer, librarian, and art seller before he obtained, in the mid-1920s, an internship at the prestigious UFA film studios. Among other assignments at UFA, he worked on the set of Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's ''Faust'' (1926). Selpin was subsequently employed by the European subsidiary of the Fox Film Corporation, where he held several positions, including – in 1927 – that of director's assistant to Walther Ruttmann on the set of ''Berlin: Sinfonie einer Großstadt''. After several positions as e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (1935 Film)
''Victoria'' (German: ''Viktoria'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carl Hoffmann and starring Luise Ullrich, Mathias Wieman and Alfred Abel.The BFI companion to German cinema p.165 It is an adaptation of Knut Hamsun's ''Victoria''. It was made at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis Film in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It was shot on location in Bergen in Norway. Main cast * Luise Ullrich as Viktoria * Mathias Wieman as Johannes * Alfred Abel as Der Schloßherr * Erna Morena as Die Schloßherrin * Helmut Hoffmann as Ditlef * Theodor Loos as Der Kammerherr * Maria Seidler as Die Kammerherrin * Heinz von Cleve as Otto * Bernhard Goetzke as Der Müller, Vater Johannes' * Margarete Schön as Die Müllerin, Mutter Johannes' * Paul Bildt Paul Hermann Bildt (19 May 1885 – 13 March 1957) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1910 and 1956. He was born and died in Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was Jack Mortimer
''I Was Jack Mortimer'' (german: Ich war Jack Mortimer) is a 1935 German thriller film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Anton Walbrook, Eugen Klöpfer, and Sybille Schmitz. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. It is an adaptation of the 1933 novel of the same title by Alexander Lernet-Holenia. Synopsis Fred is a struggling Budapest taxi driver, is frustrated because he wants to marry his girlfriend Marie whose Russian emigre work in one of the city's cheap restaurants. His big break seems to come one day when he assists a wealthy woman with the engine of her car and is hired by her to act as her chauffeur on a trip down to Monte Carlo on very good wages. On the same day celebrated conductor Pedro Montemayor arrives in the city for a concert, accompanied by his wife Winifred. His jealous, domineering nature has led her into a romance with American Jack Mortimer, who is also scheduled to ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant Schwenke
''Sergeant Schwenke'' (German: ''Oberwachtmeister Schwenke'') is a 1935 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Hoppe and Karl Dannemann. It was made at the former National Studios in Berlin's Tempelhof areaKlaus p.152 which were now controlled by Froelich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Schroedter and Walter Haag. It is based on a novel of the same title by Hans Joachim Freiherr von Reizenstein. It was remade in 1955 as ''Sergeant Borck''.. Cast * Gustav Fröhlich as Oberwachtmeister Willi Schwenke * Marianne Hoppe as Maria Schönborn, Verkäuferin im Blumenhaus Floris * Karl Dannemann as Oberwachtmeister Wölfert * Katja Bennefeld as Frau Wölfert, Marias Schwester * Walter Steinbeck as Baankier Wenkstern * Emmy Göring as Rena, seine Frau * Falk May as Hans-Helmut, ihr Sohn * Ruth Nitsche as Sybille, ihre Tochter * Sybille Schmitz as Erna Zuwade, Stütze bei Wenkstern * Ellen Geyer as Emma, Köchin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Arthur Maria Rabenalt (25 June 1905 – 26 February 1993) was an Austrian film director, writer, and author. He directed more than 90 films between 1934 and 1978. His 1958 film '' That Won't Keep a Sailor Down'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Two years later, his 1960 film ''Big Request Concert'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. His career encompassed both Nazi cinema and West German productions. He also wrote several books on the 1930s and 1940s wave of German cinema. Career In his early teens, Rabenalt began his stage career directing operas at theatres in Darmstadt, Berlin and Gera. From then on to the mid-1920s he worked (though uncredited) as a production assistant on several films such including G. W. Pabst's '' Joyless Street'' (1925). After Nazi's rise to power, Rabenalt made his feature film debut directing the musical comedy, ''What Am I Without You'' (1934), which was then shortly followed with the rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz In The Moon
''Heinz in the Moon'' (german: Heinz im Mond) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Heinz Rühmann, Rudolf Platte and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Stemmle renamed the title from Hans to Heinz to take advantage of the star's popularity.Hake p. 93 Cast * Heinz Rühmann as Aristides Nessel * Rudolf Platte as Arthur Kosemund, Nessels Diener * Annemarie Sörensen as Anna Busch, Privatsekretärin * Oskar Sima as Martin Fasan, Börsenmakler * Erika Glässner as Helene Fasan * Ellen Frank as Siddie Fasan * Anita Mey as Dina, Dienstmädchen bei Fasan * Hans Leibelt as Professor Ass * Susi Lanner as Cleo Ass * Inge Conradi as Corinna Linck * Alexa von Porembsky as Emma, Dienstmädchen von Ass * Julia Serda as Frau Bach * Fita Benkhoff a sMadame Pythia * Dodo van Doeren * Friedrich Ettel * Ernst Nessler * Max Wilmsen * Josef Dahmen * Walter Stei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouble With Jolanthe
''Trouble with Jolanthe'' (German: ''Krach um Jolanthe'') is a 1934 German romantic comedy film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Wilhelm P. Krüger, Marianne Hoppe and Olaf Bach.Williams, Alan. ''Film and Nationalism''. Rutgers University Press, 2002. p. 150. It was remade in 1955 as ''The Happy Village''. A separate Swedish adaptation ''Jolanta the Elusive Pig'' had been released in 1945. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast See also *''Jolanta the Elusive Pig ''Jolanta the Elusive Pig'' ( sv, Jolanta - den gäckande suggan) is a 1945 Swedish comedy film directed by Hugo Bolander, Oscar Winge and starring Winge, Ninni Löfberg and Thor Modéen.Waldekranz p.789 It is a remake of the 1934 German film '' T ...'' (1945) References External links * Films of Nazi Germany German romantic comedy films 1934 romantic comedy films Films directed by Carl Froelich German films based on plays German black-and-white films 1930s Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley's Aunt (1934 Film)
''Charley's Aunt'' (german: Charleys Tante) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Fritz Rasp, Paul Kemp, and Max Gülstorff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 346 It is based on the British writer Brandon Thomas's 1892 play ''Charley's Aunt''. The film's sets were designed by art director Franz Schroedter Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 – 14 November 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.212 Selected filmography * '' The Black Count'' (1920) * '' The Dance of Love and Happiness'' (1921) * '' The New Paradise'' (1921) * '' The Queen of Whitechap .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1934 films 1934 comedy films Films of Nazi Germany German comedy films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Robert A. Stemmle Films based on Charley's Aunt Films set in England German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Such A Rascal
''Such a Rascal'' (German: ''So ein Flegel'') is a 1934 German comedy film and starring Heinz Rühmann, Ellen Frank and Annemarie Sörensen. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. Based on the novel ''Die Feuerzangenbowle'' by Heinrich Spoerl, Rühmann starred in the double role of the brothers Pfeiffer in this lesser known movie a decade before playing Hans Pfeiffer in the more popular 1944 version.Goble p.437 Synopsis It modifies the story of the novel by introducing the concept of two brothers Pfeiffer switching places: While the younger brother takes over his elder brother's job, the older brother attends the younger one's school. Cast *Heinz Rühmann as Dr. Hans Pfeiffer/Erich Pfeiffer * Ellen Frank as Marion Eisenhut *Inge Conradi as Ilse Bundschuh * Annemarie Sörensen as Eva Knauer *Jakob Tiedtke as Rektor Knauer *Else Bötticher as Frau Knauer *Oskar Sima as Professor Crey * Franz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Steinhoff
Hans Steinhoff (10 March 1882 – 20 April 1945) was a German film director, best known for the propaganda films he made in the Nazi era. Life and career Steinhoff started his career as a stage actor in the 1900s and later worked as a stage director. He directed his first silent film '' Clothes Make the Man'', the adaption of a novel by Gottfried Keller, in 1921. Steinhoff was a convinced Nazi and directed many propaganda films, he sometimes even wore his Nazi party membership button on the film set. His most notable films were perhaps '' Hitlerjunge Quex'' (1933), an influential propaganda film for the Hitler Youth, and '' Ohm Krüger'' (1940), for which he won the Mussolini Cup at the 1941 Venice Film Festival. On April 20, 1945, during the last war days, Steinhoff tried to escape from Berlin on the last scheduled Lufthansa flight. The plane, a Junkers Ju 52, was shot down by the Soviet Red Army and all but one of the passengers died. Reception Billy Wilder, who wrote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother And Child (1934 Film)
''Mother and Child '' (german: Mutter und Kind) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Henny Porten, Peter Voß, and Elisabeth Wendt. It is a sound remake of the 1924 silent film ''Mother and Child'' which had been a major hit for Porten. Franz Schroedter worked as art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vis ... on the film. Cast References External links * Films of Nazi Germany German drama films German black-and-white films 1934 drama films Films directed by Hans Steinhoff Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
