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The Oath Of Stephan Huller (novel)
''The Oath of Stephan Huller'' (German: ''Der Eid des Stephan Huller'') is a 1912 novel by the German writer Felix Hollaender.Goble p.226 Adaptations It has been made into films on five occasions: * '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'', a 1912 film directed by Viggo Larsen * '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'', a 1921 film directed by Reinhard Bruck * ''Variety'', a 1925 film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...'', a 1935 film directed by Nicholas Farkas (also as French-language film version ') * '' Drei vom Varieté'', a 1954 film directed by Kurt Neumann References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1912 German-language novels 1912 German novels Novels by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Hollaender
Felix Hollaender (1 November 1867 – 29 May 1931) was a German writer, critic, dramaturge and theatre director. At one point he worked as a stage producer with his friend Max Reinhardt. Life Felix Hollaender was born in Leobschütz (as Głubczyce was known before) 1945), a small town in the southern part of Lower Silesia where Siegmund Hollaender (1824–1888), his father, worked as a physician. While he was still young his parents moved the family to Berlin where they believed (correctly, as matters turned out) that they would be able to give their sons a better education and future. The family was a musical one. His two older brothers were the conductor Gustav Hollaender (1855–1915) and the composer Victor Hollaender (1866–1940). He spent his childhood in Berlin, where he attended school and in 1886 passed his Abitur (school final exams). While he was still at school his father, a man of wide cultural interests, successfully inculcated in him a rich knowledge of class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Empire
The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary empire led by an emperor, although has been used in German to denote the Roman Empire because it had a weak hereditary tradition. In the case of the German Empire, the official name was , which is properly translated as "German Empire" because the official position of head of state in the constitution of the German Empire was officially a "presidency" of a confederation of German states led by the King of Prussia who would assume "the title of German Emperor" as referring to the German people, but was not emperor of Germany as in an emperor of a state. –The German Empire" ''Harper's New Monthly Magazine''. vol. 63, issue 376, pp. 591–603; here p. 593. also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, as well as simply Germany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ullstein Verlag
The ''Ullstein Verlag'' was founded by Leopold Ullstein in 1877 at Berlin and is one of the largest publishing companies of Germany. It published newspapers like '' B.Z.'' and ''Berliner Morgenpost'' and books through its subsidiaries ''Ullstein Buchverlage'' and ''Propyläen''. The newspaper publishing branch was taken over by Axel Springer AG in 1956. History On 14 July 1877 Leopold Ullstein purchased the ''Neue Berliner Tageblatt'' newspaper, a subsidiary of the liberal ''Berliner Tageblatt'' published by Rudolf Mosse, and on 1 January 1878 converted it into the ''Berliner Zeitung'' (''B.Z.''). In 1894 he also acquired the ''Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung'' weekly, which as technology advanced and permitted heavy use of photographs, became the most successful picture paper in Germany. The ''B.Z. am Mittag'', relaunched in 1904, became Germany's first tabloid newspaper. Ullstein's sons Rudolf, Hans, Louis, Franz and Hermann inherited the publishing house and developed it further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oath Of Stephan Huller (1912 Film)
''The Oath of Stephan Huller'' (German: ''Der Eid des Stephan Huller'') is a 1912 German silent drama film directed by Viggo Larsen and starring Larsen and Wanda Treumann. It is an adaptation of the 1912 novel of the same title by Felix Hollaender.Light Motives: German Popular Film in Perspective p.43 Cast * Viggo Larsen as Boss Huller * Wanda Treumann as Bertha-Marie * Fritz Schroeter Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin an ... as Artinelli References Bibliography * Halle, Randall & McCarthy, Margaret. ''Light Motives: German Popular Film in Perspective''. Wayne State University Press, 2003. External links * 1912 films Films of the German Empire German silent feature films Films directed by Viggo Larsen 1912 drama films German black-and-white films Circu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viggo Larsen
Viggo Larsen (14 August 1880 – 6 January 1957) was a Danish film actor, director and producer from the early silent era to the 'talkies'. He appeared in 140 films between 1906 and 1942. He also directed 235 films between 1906 and 1921. He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. Selected filmography * ''Løvejagten'' (1907) * ''Sherlock Holmes in Danger'' (1908) * ''Sherlock Holmes II: Raffles Escaped from Prison'' (1909) * ''Sherlock Holmes III: The Detective's Adventure in the Gas Cellar'' (1909) * ''Sherlock Holmes IV: The Singer's Diamonds'' (1909) * ''Sherlock Holmes V: Cab Number 519'' (1909) * ''Sherlock Holmes VI: The Grey Lady'' (1909) * '' Ørneægget'' (1910) * ''Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes'' (1910) * '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' (1912) * '' Frank Hansen's Fortune'' (1917) * '' The Newest Star of Variety'' (1917) * ''The Coquette'' (1917) * '' Not of the Woman Born'' (1918) * '' In the Castle by the Lake'' (1918) * '' Film Kathi'' (1918) * ''The Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oath Of Stephan Huller (1921 Film)
''The Oath of Stephan Huller'' (german: Der Eid des Stephan Huller) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Reinhard Bruck and starring Anton Edthofer, Hanni Weisse and Alexander Areuss.Bock & Bergfelder p. 167 It is based on the 1912 novel of the same title by Felix Hollaender. The film's sets were designed by the art director Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast * Anton Edthofer as Friedrich Huller * Hanni Weisse as Frau Huller * Alexander Areuss as Sohn Stephan Huller * Arthur Bergen as Verführer * Carl de Vogt * Hugo Döblin as Agent * Max Pohl Max Pohl (10 December 1855 – 7 April 1935) was an Austrian stage and film actor.Gadberry p.155 Selected filmography * '' The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * '' The Marquise of Armiani'' (1920) * ''The Fear of Women'' (1921) * '' The Oath of Ste ... as Geschworener References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (1925 Film)
''Variety'' (german: Varieté , also known by the alternative titles ''Jealousy'' or ''Vaudeville'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont based on the 1912 novel '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' by Felix Hollaender. The trapeze scenes are set in the Berlin Wintergarten theatre. The camera swings from long shot to close-up, like the acrobats. The story was loosely remade by Dupont as the 1931 German sound film '' Salto Mortale''. Plot In the film, Jannings portrays "Boss Huller", a former trapeze artist who was badly injured in a fall from the high wire and who now runs a seedy carnival with his wife (Maly Delschaft) and their child. Huller insists that the family take in a beautiful stranger ( Lya De Putti) as a new sideshow dancer, with whom he develops a new trapeze number. He falls in love with the new star, and the story ends in tragedy. Cast * Emil Jannings as Boss Huller * Maly Delschaft as wife of Boss * Lya De Putti as Bertha * Warwick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewald Andre Dupont
Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891 – 12 December 1956) was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the German film industry. He was often credited as E. A. Dupont. Early career A newspaper columnist in 1916, Dupont became a screenwriter and began directing his own crime-story scripts in 1918. After several successes in his native Germany in silent films, he worked in London and in Hollywood, California. One of his greatest successes was the silent film ''Varieté'' (1925). This film, about an ex-trapeze artist, was noted for its innovative camerawork with highly expressive movement through space, accomplished by the expressionist cinematographer Karl Freund. ''Varieté'' even did well in the United States, screening for 12 weeks at New York's Rialto Theatre. United States Dupont's success was noticed by Carl Laemmle at Universal, who offered Dupont a lucrative contract. His first project was ''Love Me and the World Is Mine'' in the early summer of 1926, which ran well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (1935 German Film)
''Variety'' (German title: ''Varieté '') is a 1935 French-German drama film directed by Nicolas Farkas and starring Annabella, Hans Albers and Attila Hörbiger.Bock & Bergfelder p.8 It is based on the 1912 novel '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' by Felix Hollaender. It features a love triangle between three performers of a high wire act. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. A separate French-language film ' was also produced. The following year a British remake '' Three Maxims'' was produced by Herbert Wilcox and starred Anna Neagle. Cast * Annabella as Jeanne * Hans Albers as Pierre * Attila Hörbiger as Georges * Karl Etlinger as Max * Ernst Rotmund as Varieté-Direktor * Gerhard Dammann as Varieté-Regisseur * Gustav Püttjer as Emil * Else Reval as Frau Thomas * Arthur Reinhardt as Der Pressechef * Walter Steinweg as Ein Schneider * Nicolas Koline Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Farkas
''The native form of this personal name is Farkas Miklós. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.'' Nicolas Farkas (Margitta, Austro-Hungarian Empire, July 27, 1890 – New York, March 22, 1982) was a Hungarian-born cinematographer, screenwriter, producer and film director. He is also known as Farkas Miklós, Miklós Farkas, Mikolaus Farkas, Nikolaus Farkas and Nikolas Farkas. Early years and career in Europe After studying in Budapest, Farkas went to Vienna in 1919 and trained as a cinematographer. He worked for the Austrian film industry until 1924. During the 1920s he collaborated frequently with another Hungarian famous film directors and producers such as Sándor Korda and Mihály Kertész. In 1925 Farkas started working in Germany. Individual projects also took him to the Soviet Union and Poland. Among his last important German projects was ''Berlin - Alexanderplatz'' (1931, directed by Phil Jutzi). After 1933 he worked in France, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drei Vom Varieté
''Three from Variety'' (German: ''Drei vom Varieté'') is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Ingrid Andree, Peter Pasetti and Paul Dahlke. It is based on the 1912 novel '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' by Felix Hollaender which has inspired a number of film adaptations.Goble p.226 The plot revolves around a love triangle around a high wire circus act. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernst H. Albrecht and Paul Markwitz. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios. Cast * Ingrid Andree as Jeanine Wagner * Peter Pasetti as Luigi Borella * Paul Dahlke as Stobrowski, Agent * Mady Rahl as Valerie Latour * Erich Schellow as Alexis Wagner * Franco Andrei as Renato Oscar * Heinz Engelmann as Charles Latour * Walter Janssen as Timm Broders * Willy Maertens as Gerichtsvorsitzender * Günther Jerschke as Schumann, Inspizient * Eugen Dumont as Mahnke, Pförtner * Oskar Dimroth as Prosecutor * Kurt Fuß as Zirkusdirektor * Holger Hagen as Artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Neumann (director)
Kurt Neumann (5 April 1908 – 21 August 1958) was a German Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood film director who specialized in science fiction movies in his later career. Biography Born in Nuremberg, the son of a manufacturer of tin stamps studied music in several German cities, including Berlin. In 1926 he directed his first short movie. Neumann came to the U.S. in the early talkie era, hired to direct German language versions of Hollywood films. Once he mastered English and established himself as technically proficient in filmmaking, Neumann directed such low-budget programmers as ''The Big Cage'' (1932), ''Secret of the Blue Room'' (1933) with Paul Lukas and Gloria Stuart, ''Hold 'Em Navy'' (1936), ''It Happened in New Orleans (1936 film), It Happened in New Orleans'' (1936) with child star Bobby Breen, ''Wide Open Faces'' (1937) with Joe E. Brown, ''Island of Lost Men'' and ''Ellery Queen: Master Detective'' in 1939. Neumann was signed by producer Hal Roach in 1941 to di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
