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Single Mother (film)
''Single Mother'' (German: ''Ledige Mütter'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Victor Colani, Werner Fuetterer, and Lilian Hardt.Grange p.278 The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann. Cast In alphabetical order * Victor Colani * Werner Fuetterer * Lilian Hardt * Paul Henckels * Margot Landa * Eberhard Leithoff * Ellen Plessow * Lydia Potechina * Frida Richard * Margarete Schlegel * Walter Slezak * Helga Thomas * Hermann Vallentin * Hertha von Walther Hertha von Walther (born Hertha Stern und Walter von Monbary, 12 June 1903 – 12 April 1987) was a German film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1921 and 1983. Biography Hertha von Walther was born Hertha Stern und Walther von Monb ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Fred Sauer German silent feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Sauer
Fred Sauer (14 December 1886 – 17 September 1952) was an Austrian actor, film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography Director * 1920: The Apache Chief ''(Der Apachenlord)'' * 1920: '' The Law of the Desert'' * 1920: '' Demon Blood'' * 1921: Monte Carlo * 1922: ''Youth'' * 1922: '' The Shadows of That Night'' * 1922: ''The Men of Frau Clarissa'' * 1923: '' Time Is Money'' * 1923: The Comedian's Child ''(Das Komödiantenkind)'' * 1924: Heart of Stone ''(Das kalte Herz)'' * 1925: ''Frisian Blood'' * 1925: '' The Company Worth Millions'' * 1925: The Ascent of Little Lilian ''(Aufstieg der kleinen Lilian)'' * 1926: German Hearts on the German Rhine ''(Deutsche Herzen am deutschen Rhein)'' * 1926: Professor Imhof ''(Wenn das Herz der Jugend spricht)'' * 1927: The Woman Who Couldn't Say No ''(Die Frau, die nicht "Nein" sagen kann)'' * 1927: The Awakening of Woman ''(Das Erwachen des Weibes)'' * 1928: Single Mother ''(Ledige Mütter)'' * 1928: In Werder the Trees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eberhard Leithoff
Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar. People First name *Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire *Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian *Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg (1445–1496) *Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg (after 1315–1392) *Eberhard I, Count of Bonngau (died 937) * Eberhard III, Duke of Franconia (''ca'' 885–939) * Eberhard (Archbishop of Trier) (1010–1066) *Eberhard of Salzburg (died 1164), Bishop of Salzburg and saint *Eberhard Anheuser (1806–1880), Soap and candle maker, co-founder of Anheuser-Busch *Eberhard Weber (* 1940), German jazz musician and composer Last name *Eberhard family, a prominent Swiss industrialist family ( Eberhard & Co.) from Bern whose origin has been traced back to the 10th century ** George-Emile Eberhard (1868–1936), founder of Eberhard & Co **George Eberhard, George-Emile's son and heir **Maurice Eberhard, George-Emile's son and heir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Fred Sauer
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
1928 Films
The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1928 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 6 – The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy '' The Circus'' premieres at the Strand Theatre in New York City. *April 21 – ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is released. * July 6 – '' Lights of New York'' (starring Helene Costello) is released by Warner Bros. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film. Previous releases ''Don Juan'' and ''The Jazz Singer'' had used a synchronized soundtrack with sound effects and music, with ''The Jazz Singer'' having a few incidental lines spoken by Al Jolson. * September 19 – ''The Singing Fool'', Warner Bros' follow-up to ''The Jazz Singer'', is released. While still only a partial-talkie (sequences still feature intertitles), 66 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertha Von Walther
Hertha von Walther (born Hertha Stern und Walter von Monbary, 12 June 1903 – 12 April 1987) was a German film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1921 and 1983. Biography Hertha von Walther was born Hertha Stern und Walther von Monbary on 12 June 1903 to Clara Stern und Walther von Monbary (née Gabain) and the Prussian general Arthur Stern und Walther von Monbary (1853–1917). Her father had been born Arthur Stern-Gwiazdowski in Poland to a mother of French descent and was the adopted son of Rudolf Walther von Monbary. At 17 years old, von Walther left the boarding school she had been attending in Wolfenbüttel and went to the Leipzig acting school with a scholarship. Her first stage experience came at the Leipzig Opera, where she played as an extra. She later moved to Berlin and found work at the Theater am Zoo and the Renaissance Theater. von Walther made her film debut in ''Destinée'' (1920), followed by Julot the Apache (1921), and Duke Ferrante's End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Vallentin
Hermann Vallentin (24 May 1872 – 18 September 1945) was a German actor. Biography Hermann Vallentin was born in Berlin in 1872. He was the son of a Jewish timber merchant and factory owner, Felix Vallentin. He was the older brother of actress Rosa Valetti. After training as an actor at the Royal Theatre in Berlin with Max Grube and Hans Oberländer, he received his first engagement at the Central-Theatre in Berlin in the 1895/96 season. In the next few years, appearances on various Berlin stages followed. From 1914, Vallentin was also a film actor. He mostly embodied fatherly figures, patriarchs and directors, but also small-minded philistines. In the 1931 film version of '' Der Hauptmann von Köpenick'', he played the uniform tailor Adolph Wormser. The seizure of power by the National Socialists in 1933, ended his film career abruptly. In 1933 Vallentin, emigrated to Czechoslovakia, where he appeared on German language stages in Ústí and Prague. In 1938 he left for Switze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helga Thomas
Helga Amalia Thomas (8 July 1891 – 6 July 1988) was a Swedish film actress. Thomas was born in Skog parish in Västernorrland County. She had a career in German film during the silent era, between 1923 and 1930. She died in Stockholm in 1988, two days before her 97th birthday. Selected filmography * ''One Glass of Water'' (1923) * ''Nora'' (1923) * ''The Lost Shoe'' (1923) * '' The Second Shot'' (1923) * ''Rosenmontag'' (1924) * '' The Man in the Fire '' (1926) * '' The Poacher'' (1926) * ''A Day of Roses in August'' (1927) * ''German Women - German Faithfulness'' (1927) * '' The Sinner'' (1928) * ''Latin Quarter'' (1929) * ''Beware of Loose Women'' (1929) * ''Dawn Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's horizo ...'' (1929) References * Kester, Bernadette. ''Film Front Wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak (; 3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was an Austrian-born film and stage actor active between 1922 and 1976. He mainly appeared in German films before migrating to the United States in 1930 and performing in numerous Hollywood productions. Slezak typically portrayed wily and loquacious characters, often philosophical, and often with a taste for food, drink, and fine living. He played a crafty villain as a U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's film ''Lifeboat'' (1944), a charming, two-timing major domo to a tycoon in ''Come September'' (1961), and a wandering gypsy in '' The Inspector General'' (1949). He stood out as shrewd, unscrupulous private investigators in film noir, as in '' Cornered'' (1945) and ''Born to Kill'' (1947). Early life Slezak was born in Vienna, the son of opera tenor Leo Slezak and Elisabeth "Elsa" Wertheim. He studied medicine for a time and later worked as a bank teller. His older sister Margarete Slezak was also an actress. Career Slezak was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarete Schlegel
Margarethe Sylva Elisabeth Wisniewski (né Schlegel, 31 December 1899 – 15 July 1987), known professionally as Margarete Schlegel, was a German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer. Early life The sixth of seven children and the third of four girls, Margarethe Sylva Elisabeth Schlegel was born at 11:45pm on 31 December 1899 in Bromberg, West Prussia, German Empire, (present-day Bydgoszcz, Poland) to a German-speaking Prussian-Polish Catholic family. Her father was Augustin Heinrich Schlegel (1865–1934), who legally changed the family surname from Wisniewski upon relocating them to Berlin in 1904, while her mother was Anna Agatha Schlegel (née Garski, 1864–1940). Career in Germany Naturally beautiful and talented (she could sing, dance and act well from an early age), Schlegel sought a chorus role in theatre in 1917 as a way of earning extra money for her family while still a schoolgirl due to the privations of war. This soon led to a starring role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Richard
Frida Richard (born Friederike Raithel, 1 November 1873 – 12 September 1946) was an Austrian actress. Selected filmography * ''The Sin of Helga Arndt'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * '' The Marriage of Luise Rohrbach'' (1917) * ''The Diamond Foundation'' (1917) * ''The Ringwall Family'' (1918) * ''Waves of Fate'' (1918) * ''The Ghost Hunt'' (1918) * ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1918) * ''Intoxication'' (1919) * ''Baccarat'' (1919) * '' The Dancer'' (1919) * ''Superstition'' (1919) * '' The Teahouse of the Ten Lotus Flowers'' (1919) * '' Temperamental Artist'' (1920) * '' The Black Count'' (1920) * ''Christian Wahnschaffe'' (1920) * '' Judith Trachtenberg'' (1920) * ''The Graveyard of the Living'' (1921) * '' The Last Witness'' (1921) * ''The Hunt for the Truth'' (1921) * ''The New Paradise'' (1921) * ''The Stranger from Alster Street'' (1921) * ''About the Son'' (1921) * ''Alfred von Ingelheim's Dramatic Life'' (1921) * ''Wandering Souls'' (1921) * '' The Shado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Potechina
Lydia Potechina (5 September 1883 – 30 April 1934) was a Russian actress. She emigrated to Germany in 1918. She was married to the Russian-German film producer Max Pfeiffer. Selected filmography *''Destiny'' (1921) * '' The Conspiracy in Genoa'' (1921) * ''Parisian Women'' (1921) * ''Circus of Life'' (1921) * ''Wandering Souls'' (1921) * ''Barmaid'' (1922) * '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922) * ''Insulted and Humiliated'' (1922) * ''The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''Fräulein Raffke'' (1923) * ''Resurrection'' (1923) * ''Carousel'' (1923) * '' Comedy of the Heart'' (1924) * ''Darling of the King'' (1924) * ''Leap Into Life'' (1924) * '' The Great Unknown'' (1924) * '' Passion'' (1925) * '' The Found Bride'' (1925) * ''Women of Luxury'' (1925) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1925) * ''A Waltz Dream'' (1925) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1925) * '' Athletes'' (1925) * '' Peter the Pirate'' (1925) * ''The Pride of the Company'' (1926) * '' The Schimeck Family'' (1926) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
