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Thieves (1928 Film)
''Thieves'' (German:''Diebe'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Domenico Gambino and Edmund Heuberger and starring Hellen Allan, William Dieterle and Domenico Gambino.Bock & Bergfelder p.138 The film's art direction was by August Rinaldi. Cast * Hellen Allan * William Dieterle * Domenico Gambino Domenico Gambino (17 May 1890 – 17 April 1968) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Gambino played Saetta, one of the rival strongman heroes to Maciste. Saetta had his own series of films during the early 1920s. He directed t ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Domenico Gambino Films directed by Edmund Heuberger German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Gambino
Domenico Gambino (17 May 1890 – 17 April 1968) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Gambino played Saetta, one of the rival strongman heroes to Maciste. Saetta had his own series of films during the early 1920s. He directed the 1931 German film '' A Storm Over Zakopane''.Skaff p.75-76 Selected filmography Actor * ''Cabiria'' (1914) * '' Saetta Saves the Queen'' (1920) * ''Chief Saetta'' (1924) * ''Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * '' Saetta Learns to Live'' (1924) * ''Thieves'' (1928) * ''I Lost My Heart on a Bus'' (1929) * '' A Storm Over Zakopane'' (1931) * ''All is at Stake'' (1932) * ''His Young Wife'' (1945) Director * ''The Last Performance of the Circus Wolfson'' (1928) * ''Affair at the Grand Hotel'' (1929) * '' A Storm Over Zakopane'' (1931) Screenwriter * ''Tragic Serenade ''Tragic Serenade'' (Italian: ''Serenata tragica'') is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Guarino.Morreale p.196 The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Heuberger
Edmund Heuberger (1883–1962) was a Swiss art director, screenwriter and film director.Goble p.387 Selected filmography Screenwriter * ''The Man Without Nerves'' (1924) * ''The Fake Emir'' (1924) * ''A Dangerous Game (1924 film), A Dangerous Game'' (1924) * ''Adventure on the Night Express'' (1925) * ''Swifter Than Death'' (1925) *''The Black Pierrot'' (1926) * ''Night of Mystery (1927 film), Night of Mystery'' (1927) * ''Affair at the Grand Hotel'' (1929) * ''Bobby Gets Going'' (1931) Director * ''Lux, King of Criminals'' (1929) * ''Distinguishing Features'' (1929) * ''The Youths (1929 film), The Youths'' (1929) * ''Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness'' (1929) * ''Secret Police (film), Secret Police'' (1929) * ''Witnesses Wanted'' (1930) * ''Of Life and Death'' (1930) * ''The Man in the Dark'' (1930) * ''The Lost Valley'' (1934) * ''Das Menschlein Matthias'' (1941) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Candolini
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellen Allan
In Greek mythology, Hellen (; grc, Ἕλλην) is the eponymous progenitor of the Hellenes. He is the child of Deucalion (or Zeus) and Pyrrha, and the father of three sons, Dorus, Xuthus, and Aeolus, by whom he is the ancestor of the Greek peoples. Family The '' Catalogue of Women'' (sixth century BC?) is a fragmentary poem attributed to Hesiod; the work is structured around a large genealogy of mortals, Hellen's family being described in Book 1 of the poem. According to a scholion on Apollonius of Rhodes' ''Argonautica'', Hellen, in the poem, is called the son of Pyrrha, by either Deucalion, or alternatively, by Prometheus (who is called the father of Deucalion in the same passage). The latter parentage, however, it seems was not a part of the ''Catalogue'', but rather a mistake on the part of the scholion. A scholion on the ''Odyssey'' similarly calls Hellen a son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, giving his siblings as Amphictyon, Protogeneia, and Melanthea (Melantho). The sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dieterle
William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937. He moved back to Germany in the late 1950s. His best-known films include ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' (1936), ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1939) and ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' (1941). His film ''The Life of Emile Zola'' (1937) won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the second biographical feature to do so. Early life and career He was born Wilhelm Dieterle in Ludwigshafen, the youngest child of nine, to factory worker Jacob and Berthe (Doerr) Dieterle. As a child, he lived in considerable poverty and earned money by various means, including carpentry and as a scrap dealer. He became interested in theater early and would stage productions in the family barn for friends and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansheinrich Dransmann
Hansheinrich Dransmann (1894–1964) was a German composer. Selected filmography * '' Jimmy: The Tale of a Girl and Her Bear'' (1923) * ''Chamber Music'' (1925) * ''Prem Sanyas'' (1925) * ''The Hanseatics'' (1925) * ''The Salesgirl from the Fashion Store'' (1925) * '' Our Daily Bread'' (1926) * ''Give My Regards to the Blonde Child on the Rhine'' (1926) * ''Lord of the Night'' (1927) * ''Excluded from the Public'' (1927) * ''Thieves'' (1928) * '' The Sinner'' (1928) * ''The Story of a Little Parisian'' (1928) * ''When the Mother and the Daughter'' (1928) * '' The Women's War'' (1928) * ''Anastasia, the False Czar's Daughter'' (1928) * ''Under the Lantern'' (1928) * ''A Better Master'' (1928) * ''The Page Boy at the Golden Lion'' (1928) * ''Eva in Silk'' (1928) * '' Lemke's Widow'' (1928) * ''Sir or Madam'' (1928) * ''The Woman Everyone Loves Is You'' (1929) * ''Ludwig II, King of Bavaria'' (1929) * ''The Green Monocle'' (1929) * ''German Wine'' (1929) * ''Children of the Street'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Muschner
Georg Muschner (12 June 1885 – 17 May 1971) was a German cinematographer. He worked on over sixty productions during his career in the Weimar Republic, Austria, and Nazi Germany. Muschner originally worked as a portrait photographer, before entering the film industry during the silent era. He worked on several Harry Piel films, including ''His Greatest Bluff''.Chandler p.272 During the 1930s he often worked with the director Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla. Selected filmography * '' The Flying Car'' (1920) *''The Lost House'' (1922) * ''Rivals'' (1923) * '' Judith'' (1923) * ''The Last Battle'' (1923) * '' Women's Morals'' (1923) * ''Dangerous Clues'' (1924) * ''The Fake Emir'' (1924) * ''By Order of Pompadour'' (1924) * ''The Man Without Nerves'' (1924) * '' A Dangerous Game'' (1924) * ''Zigano'' (1925) * ''Adventure on the Night Express'' (1925) * ''The Dealer from Amsterdam'' (1925) * ''Swifter Than Death'' (1925) * ''Eyes Open, Harry!'' (1926) *''The Black Pierrot'' (1926) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intertitles
In films, an intertitle, also known as a title card, is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (i.e., ''inter-'') the photographed action at various points. Intertitles used to convey character dialogue are referred to as "dialogue intertitles", and those used to provide related descriptive/narrative material are referred to as "expository intertitles". In modern usage, the terms refer to similar text and logo material inserted at or near the start or end of films and television shows. Silent film era In this era intertitles were mostly called "subtitles" and often had Art Deco motifs. They were a mainstay of silent films once the films became of sufficient length and detail to necessitate dialogue or narration to make sense of the enacted or documented events. ''The British Film Catalogue'' credits the 1898 film ''Our New General Servant'' by Robert W. Paul as the first British film to use intertitles. Film scholar Kamilla Elliott identifies another early use of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Direction
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 vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas and inconsistencies bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Rinaldi
August Rinaldi (1883–1962) was a German art director. He worked on around fifty films during the silent era. Rinaldi was of Jewish descent.Prawer p.212 Selected filmography * ''Let There Be Light'' (1917) * '' Diary of a Lost Woman'' (1918) * '' The Face Removed'' (1920) * '' Blackmailed'' (1920) * ''Waves of Life and Love'' (1921) * '' The Railway King'' (1921) * ''Circus People'' (1922) * '' The Game of Love'' (1924) * ''The Circus of Life'' (1926) * '' The Tales of Hermann'' (1926) * ''The Field Marshal'' (1927) * '' A Girl of the People'' (1927) * ''Girls, Beware!'' (1928) * ''Sixteen Daughters and No Father'' (1928) * '' The Women's War'' (1928) * ''Somnambul'' (1929) * '' Sin and Morality'' (1929) * ''Crucified Girl ''Crucified Girl'' (German: ''Mädchen am Kreuz'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise FleckPrawer p.85 and starring Valerie Boothby, Gertrud de Lalsky and Evelyn Holt. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios ...'' (1929 ... [...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] |
