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The Mask Falls
''The Mask Falls'' (German: ''Die Maske fällt'') is a 1931 American drama film directed by 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 Cinema of the United States, Hollywood primarily a ... and starring Lissy Arna, Anton Pointner and Karl Etlinger.Waldman p.88 It is the German-language remake of the 1930 film ''The Way of All Men''. Plot Cast * Lissy Arna * Anton Pointner * Karl Etlinger * Carla Bartheel * Ulrich Steindorff * Salka Viertel * Charlotte Hagenbruch * Leon Janney * Paul Weigel * Arno Frey * Anders Van Haden * Leo White * Louis King * Pat O'Malley (actor), Pat O'Malley References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Missing Reels: Lost Films of American and European Cinema''. McFarland, 2000. External links * 1931 films 1931 drama films American drama films Warner Bros. films ... [...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 Cinema of the United States, 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 film), The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1939) and ''The Devil and Daniel Webster (film), 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
