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The Singing Hotel
''The Singing Hotel'' (german: Das singende Hotel) is a 1953 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Hans Söhnker, Rudolf Platte and Fita Benkhoff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 225 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios of Real Film in Hamburg and on location in Oberstdorf and Kitzbühel. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Cast * Hans Söhnker as Hans * Ursula Justin as Gisela * Fita Benkhoff as Dr. Toni Bruscher * Rudolf Platte as Theodor Giesemann * Paul Westermeier as Rodler, Geschäftsführer * Rita Paul as Anita Mohr * Bully Buhlan as Tommy Olsen * Helmut Zacharias as Karli Alten, Violin * Friedel Hensch as Singer * Rosiana Larau as Dixi, Tänzerin * Joseph Egger as Wurmser, Hotelportier * Edith Schollwer as Frau Giesemann * Marina Ried as Dagmar * Josef Dahmen * Hans Stiebner * Wastl Witt as Anton, Kellner * Dorle Rath as Singer * Günther Jerschke * Hermann Lenschau * Joseph Offenbach Joseph O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Géza Von Cziffra
Géza von Cziffra (; 19 December 1900 – 28 April 1989) was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter. Life Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Romania. Cziffra made films from the 1930s onwards, at first in Hungary, and from 1936 in Germany as well, where he was initially more active as a screenwriter. In 1945, in Prague, then occupied by the Germans, he made the film ''Leuchtende Schatten'' ("Glowing Shadows"). As adviser for the criminal police, he was assigned SS-Sturmbannführer Eweler, a member of the SD and brother of the actress Ruth Eweler. After some time, Cziffra banned Eweler from the studios for excessive and obstructive criticism. Shortly afterwards, he was arrested and taken to the Prague Gestapo Headquarters in the Pecec Palace, where he was accused of having eaten several times in the Czech restaurant "Neumann" without using ration stamps. He was event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (). Kitzbühel is one of the most famous and exclusive ski resorts in the world. It is frequented primarily by the international high society and has the most expensive real estate in Austria. The proximity to Munich has made it a preferred location for vacation homes among the German elite. Geography Kitzbühel is situated in the Kitzbühel Alps between Zell am See and Innsbruck. It lies in the Leukental valley on the Kitzbüheler Ache river. The town is subdivided into the municipalities of Am Horn, Aschbachbichl, Badhaussiedlung, Bichlach, Ecking, Felseneck, Griesenau, Griesenauweg, Gundhabing, Hagstein, Hausstatt, Henntal, Jodlfeld, Kaps, Mühlau, Obernau, Schattberg, Seereith, Siedlung Frieden, Am Sonnberg, Sonnenhoffeld, Staudach, Stockerdör ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Dahmen
Josef Dahmen (21 August 1903 – 18 January 1985) was a German stage, film and television actor.Youngkin p. 462. Dahmen was married to the actress Gisela von Collande, with whom he had a daughter Andrea Dahmen. His granddaughter Julia Dahmen is also an actress. Dahmen had a vague resemblance to Hungarian actor Peter Lorre. Selected filmography * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1931) - Sohn des Wirts * '' M'' (1931) - (uncredited) * ''A Tremendously Rich Man'' (1932) * ''The Hymn of Leuthen'' (1933) - Georg - Soldier * '' The Lake Calls'' (1933) - Besatzung der 'Carola' * ''Typhoon'' (1933) - Werkdetektiv * ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (1933) * ''Refugees'' (1933) - Man with red hair * ' (1934) - Müller, Chauffeur bei Sonnekamp * ''Pappi'' (1934) - Fred * ''Heinz in the Moon'' (1934) * ''Between Two Hearts'' (1934) * ''Decoy'' (1934) - Bandit * ''La Paloma. Ein Lied der Kameradschaft'' (1934) * '' Love, Death and the Devil'' (1934) - Macco * ''Don't Lose Heart, Suzanne!'' (1935) - K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Ried
Marina Ried ( Rsjevskaja; 1921–1989) was a Russian-born German stage and film actress.Cowie & Elley p.167 The niece of the film star Olga Chekhova, she was born in Moscow but moved to Germany as a child. She was married to actor Rudolf Platte Rudolf Antonius Heinrich Platte (12 February 1904 – 18 December 1984) was a German actor. Biography Born in Hörde, Westphalia (today part of Dortmund) the son of a merchant, his family moved to Hildesheim three years later. Rudolf left scho ... between 1942 and 1953. Filmography References Bibliography * Peter Cowie & Derek Elley. ''World Filmography: 1967''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1977. External links * 1921 births 1989 deaths Soviet emigrants to Germany German television actresses German stage actresses German film actresses {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Schollwer
Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Dita, and Edie. It was a common first name prior to the 16th century, when it fell out of favour. It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 2016 it was ranked at 488th most popular female name in the United States, according to the Social Security online database. It became far less common as a name for children by the late 20th century. The name Edith has five name days: May 14 in Estonia, January 13 in the Czech Republic, October 31 in Sweden, July 5 in Latvia, and September 16 in France, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania. Edith *Edith of Polesworth (died c. 960), abbess *Edith of Wessex (1025–1075), Queen of England * Edith of Wilton (961–984), English nun *Edith the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedel Hensch
Friedel or Friedl is a Southern German diminutive variation of the surname Fried - or alternately, a diminutive of Elfriede - and may refer to: Four French scientists with the same Friedel family name are in direct lineage, Charles, Georges, Edmond and Jacques: * Charles Friedel (1832–1899), French chemist known for the Friedel–Crafts reaction * Georges Friedel (1865–1933), French crystallographer and mineralogist; son of Charles * Edmond Friedel (1895–1972), French Polytechnician and mining engineer, founder of BRGM, the French geological survey; son of Georges * Jacques Friedel, (1921–2014), French physicist; son of Edmond, see the French site for Jacques Friedel Other people: * Brad Friedel, American international football (soccer) goalkeeper * Frederic Friedel, produced documentaries for German TV * Samuel Friedel, former U.S. Congressman who represented the 7th congressional district of Maryland * Joshua Friedel, American professional chess player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmut Zacharias
Helmut Zacharias (27 January 192028 February 2002) was a German violinist and composer who created over 400 works and sold 14 million records. He also appeared in a number of films, usually playing musicians. Early life Helmut Zacharias was born in Berlin. His father Karl was a violinist and conductor, and his mother was a singer. He started having lessons from his father at the age of 2 and a half and at 6 he played at the Faun club, a cabaret venue on the Friedrichstraße in Berlin. At the age of 8, Zacharias became the youngest student in Gustav Havemann's masterclass at the Berlin Academy of Music. Aged 11, he played on radio for the first time with a performance of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major and began touring in 1934 at the age of 14. At this time, in the 1930s, the records of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli's all-string jazz band were available in Germany and they heavily influenced Zacharias's musical style. Musical career In 1940, Zacharias wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bully Buhlan
Bully Buhlan (3 February 1924 – 7 November 1982) was a German musician and actor.Barnett p.180 Filmography References Bibliography * Barnett, David. ''A History of the Berliner Ensemble''. Cambridge University Press, 2015. External links * 1924 births 1982 deaths 20th-century German male singers German male film actors Male actors from Berlin Singers from Berlin 20th-century German male actors People from Steglitz-Zehlendorf {{Germany-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Paul
Rita Brigitte Paul (2 December 1928 in Berlin, Germany - 27 March 2021 in Berlin, Germany) was a German singer and film actress.Shandley p.212 Selected filmography * ''Scandal at the Embassy'' (1950) * ''The Man in Search of Himself'' (1950) * ''Homesick for You'' (1952) * '' Ideal Woman Sought'' (1952) * ''Hit Parade'' (1953) * '' My Leopold'' (1955) * ''When the Heath Is in Bloom ''When the Heath Is in Bloom'' (german: Wenn die Heide blüht) is a 1960 West German drama film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Joachim Hansen, Walter Richter, and Peter Carsten. The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann. It was sho ...'' (1960) References Bibliography * Shandley, Robert. ''Rubble Films: German Cinema In Shadow Of the Third Reich''. Temple University Press, 2010. External links * 1928 births 2021 deaths German women singers German film actresses German television actresses Singers from Berlin {{Germany-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Westermeier
Paul Westermeier (9 July 1892 – 17 October 1972) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * '' Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * ''Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * ''About the Son'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Actress'' (1921) * ''Children of Darkness'' (1921) * '' The Big Shot'' (1922) * '' The Enchantress'' (1924) * ''Annemarie and Her Cavalryman'' (1926) * ''The Pride of the Company'' (1926) * ''Circus Romanelli'' (1926) * ''We'll Meet Again in the Heimat'' (1926) * ''A Crazy Night'' (1927) * ''The Long Intermission'' (1927) * ''Always Be True and Faithful'' (1927) * '' Lemke's Widow'' (1928) * '' Dyckerpotts' Heirs'' (1928) * '' Dear Homeland'' (1929) * ''Retreat on the Rhine'' (1930) * '' Josef the Chaste'' (1930) * ''Alraune'' (1930) * ''The Little Escapade'' (1931) *'' Errant Husbands'' (1931) * '' A Crafty Youth'' (1931) * '' Everyone Asks for Erika'' (1931) * ''The Beggar Student'' (1931) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1931) * ''The Soaring Maid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Justin
Ursula Justin (born 1927) is a German stage and film actress.Goble p.1 She starred in six films during the 1950s, all of them directed by her husband Géza von Cziffra. Filmography * ''Dancing Stars'' (1952) * ''The Singing Hotel'' (1953) * '' The Flower of Hawaii'' (1953) * ''Dancing in the Sun'' (1954) * ''Money from the Air'' (1954) * ''Bandits of the Autobahn ''Bandits of the Autobahn'' (german: Banditen der Autobahn) is a 1955 West German crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Hans Christian Blech and Paul Hörbiger.Generic Histories of German Cinema: Genre and Its ...'' (1955) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1927 births Possibly living people German film actresses German stage actresses People from Märkischer Kreis {{Germany-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
