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Um Eine Million
''Around a Million'' (german: Um eine Million) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Joseph Delmont and starring Harry Hardt, Dary Holm and Wilhelm Diegelmann.Lamprecht p. 431 Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Joseph Delmont German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Delmont
Joseph Delmont (8 May 1873 as Josef Pollak in Loiwein, Austria – 12 March 1935 in Píšťany, Slovakia) was an Austrian film director of some 200 films, largely shorts, in which he was noted for his innovative use of beasts of prey. He was also a cameraman, actor and screenplay writer. During later life he was active as an author. Life Delmont was born in 1873 as one of 16 children of Moses (later Maximilian) Pollak and Resi (or Rösi, later Theresia) née Fuchs, in Loywein, Lower Austria (Austria). He grew up as a performer, latterly a trapeze artist, in a travelling circus. After training as a metal worker, he re-joined the circus as an animal trainer and lion tamer, in which capacity he traveled the world. In 1901 he visited the United States, and stayed there in order to work as a manager of an animal business. After visiting several shows of the new medium of film and becoming interested in it, Delmont started to make his own films in 1903 for the film production co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
