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The Secret Of The American Docks
''The Secret of the American Docks'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks'') Is a 1919 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Gustav Botz, and Reinhold Schünzel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Cast *Max Landa as detective *Gustav Botz as James Mistoll * Reinhold Schünzel as Corbett, adventurer *Carl Grünwald as Robert Hatt, Owner of the firm Hatt & Mistoll *Leonhard Haskel as old patch cobber *Ria Jende as Vera *Max Laurence as C. Dale, independent scholar *Rose Lichtenstein as Gertie Mistoll *Albert Paul as Dr. Vaneel, alienist *Karl Platen as Williams, factory worker * Fritz Schulz as Barnes, detective's assistant *Fritz Sterler as Clarence Mistoll *Helene Voß as Lieschen, detective's economist *Max Zilzer Max Zilzer (23 November 1868, in Budapest – 1943, in Berlin) was a Hungarian-born German stage and film actor. Zilzer was Jewish and died under interrogation by the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewald André Dupont
Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891 – 12 December 1956) was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the Cinema of Germany, 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 Studios, Universal, who offered Dupont a lucrative contract. His first project was ''Love Me and the World Is Mine'' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Lichtenstein
Rose Liechtenstein (26 March 1887 – 22 December 1955) was a German theater and film actress during the silent film era. She was also credited as Rose Lichtenstein. Life Rose Liechtenstein was born in West Prussia in 1887. She received training at the Marie Seebach School before going to Meiningen in 1909 where her career has started. Engagements in Düsseldorf, Mannheim, Berlin and New York followed. Since 1915, Liechtenstein played in theaters in German-occupied territories in Belgium and France. Since 1916 she was also active in film business. Career Among Liechtenstein’s first films should be mentioned “Arme Eva Maria” (1916), “Der eiserne Wille” (1917), “Don Juans letztes Abenteuer” (1918), “ Die Japanerin” (1919) and “ Das Herz des Casanova” (1919). In the 1920s she appeared in many productions, the most well-known among them are: "Dämmernde Nächte" (1920), "Moral" (1920), "Wie das Mädchen aus der Ackerstrasse die Heimat fand" (1921), " Die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Black-and-white Films
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Mystery Films
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Mystery Films
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By E
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Silent Feature Films
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) * Germ ... [...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] |
Max Zilzer
Max Zilzer (23 November 1868, in Budapest – 1943, in Berlin) was a Hungarian-born German stage and film actor. Zilzer was Jewish and died under interrogation by the Gestapo during World War II. He was the father of actor Wolfgang Zilzer. Selected filmography * '' He This Way, She That Way'' (1915) * '' The Secret of the American Docks'' (1919) * '' The Eyes of the World'' (1920) * ''The Bull of Olivera'' (1921) * ''Debit and Credit'' (1924) * ''Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * ''Luther'' (1928) * ''Panic'' (1928) * '' Girl in the Moon'' (1929) * ''A Student's Song of Heidelberg'' (1930) * ''Raid in St. Pauli ''Raid in St. Pauli'' (German: ''Razzia in St. Pauli'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Gina Falckenberg, Friedrich Gnaß and Wolfgang Zilzer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willy Schiller. ...'' (1932) Bibliography * Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. ''Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene''. Berghahn Books, 1999. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Schulz (actor)
Fritz Schulz (25 April 1896 – 9 May 1972) was a German and Austrian movie and stage actor, singer and director. Born in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), Austria-Hungary, he appeared in almost one hundred movies between 1917 and 1970. Of Jewish extraction, Schultz fled the German film industry in Berlin at the onset of Nazism in 1933 and moved to Vienna to act in and direct independent Austrian film productions. He departed Austria as an exile upon the German Anschluss in 1938 and settled in Switzerland where he concentrated on his stage career until his death in Zürich in 1972. He was married at the age of 14 to 19 year old actress Ágnes Esterházy from 1910 until her death in 1956. Selected filmography Actor * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917) * ''The Onyx Head'' (1917) * ''Different from the Others'' (1919) * '' The Mask'' (1919) * ''The Secret of the American Docks'' (1919) * ''The Marquise of Armiani'' (1920) * ''Whitechapel'' (1920) * ''The Yellow Diplomat'' (1920) * ''Kri-Kri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Platen
Karl Platen (6 March 1877 – 4 July 1952) was a German actor and cinematographer known for '' Girl in the Moon'' (1929) and '' M'' (1931). Biography Karl Platen was born as Carl Platen on March 6, 1877 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He died on July 4, 1952 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic at the age of 75. Selected filmography * ''Ein Ausgestoßener'' (1913, part 1) * ''Der Katzensteg'' (1915) - Pfarrer * ''Die Erben des Geizhalses'' (1915) - Pflegesohn von Riedel Hermann * ''The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * ''Hängezöpfchen'' (1919) - Prof. Hahnensporn * ''Das rosa Strumpfbändchen'' (1919) * '' The Boy in Blue'' (1919) - Alter Diener / Old servant * ''The Foolish Heart'' (1919, Short) * ''The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (1919) * '' Madame Du Barry'' (1919) - Guillaume Dubarry * ''Der rote Sarafan'' (1919) * ''Seine Beichte (Bekenntnisse eines Lebemannes)'' (1919) - Diener Franz * '' Irrlicht'' (1919) * ''The Golden Lie'' (1919) * ''Die fremde Frau'' (1919) * ''Der Mitter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Laurence
Friedrich Rudolf Max Laurence (5 August 1852 – 26 May 1926) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Where Is Coletti?'' (1913) * '' The Dancer'' (1915) * '' Hans und Hanni'' (1915) * '' Mountain Air'' (1917) * '' Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) * '' Verlorene Töchter'' (1918) * '' Die Augen der Mumie Ma'' (1918) * '' Blonde Poison'' (1919) * '' The Toy of the Tsarina'' (1919) * '' The Secret of the American Docks'' (1919) * '' Between Two Worlds'' (1919) * '' The Last Sun Son'' (1919) * ''The Golden Lie ''The Golden Lie'' (German: ''Die goldene Lüge'') is a 1919 German silent film directed by Erik Lund.Bock & Bergfelder p.74 The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast In alphabetical order * Ria Jende * Bruno Kastner * Max ...'' (1919) * '' Veritas Vincit'' (1919) * '' The World Champion'' (1919) * '' The Apache of Marseilles'' (1919) * '' Colonel Chabert'' (1920) * '' Gypsy Blood'' (1920) * '' Indian Revenge'' (1920) * '' The Flying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
