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Va Banque (film)
''Va banque'' is a 1920 German silent drama film directed by Léo Lasko and starring Fritz Kortner, Edith Meller and Meinhart Maur.Bock & Bergfelder p. 223 It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert A. Dietrich and Robert Neppach. Cast * Fritz Kortner as S. M. Wulff * Edith Meller as Hella * Meinhart Maur as Krojanker * Charles Willy Kayser as Herbert von Hochberg * Erich Pabst as Kammerdiener Aristid * Niels Prien as Prinz Isenburg * Gerhard Ritterband as Piccolo Fritz * Fritz Beckmann as Buchmacher Korn * Paul Biensfeldt * Hugo Flink Hugo Flink (16 August 1879 – 2 May 1947) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Flink was one of the earliest actors to play Sherlock Holmes on screen. Flink was born in Vienna and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' The Onyx Head'' (1 ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léo Lasko
Léo Lasko (1885–1949) was a German screenwriter and film director of the silent and early sound eras. As Lasko was of Jewish descent he was classified as a "non- Aryan" by the Nazis. Following their 1933 takeover he was banned from film work and eventually emigrated to Britain. Selected filmography Director * '' The Merry Husband'' (1919) * '' The Dagger of Malaya'' (1919) * '' The Panther Bride'' (1919) * '' The Howling Wolf'' (1919) * ''The Woman Without a Soul'' (1920) * '' Va banque'' (1920) * '' Indian Revenge'' (1920) *''The Pink Jersey'' (Das rosa Trikot) (1920) * '' The Convict of Cayenne'' (1921) * '' James Morres'' (1921) * '' The Devil's Chains'' (1921) * '' The Buried Self'' (1921) * '' Parisian Women'' (1921) * '' People of the Sea'' (1925) * '' Hands Up, Eddy Polo'' (1928) * '' Scapa Flow'' (1930) * '' Night of Temptation'' (1932) Screenwriter * ''Vendetta'' (1919) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1920) * ''The Land of Smiles ''The Land of Smiles'' (German: ') is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Willy Kayser
Charles Willy Kayser (28 January 1881 – 10 July 1942) was a German film actor. He was born in Metz, Lorraine, Germany (now, Moselle, France) and died at the age of 61 in 1942. Selected filmography * ''Anita Jo'' (1919) * '' The Clan'' (1920) * '' Va banque'' (1920) * ''The House of Torment'' (1921) * ''The Black Spider'' (1921) * '' Miss Venus'' (1921) * ''Miss Beryll'' (1921) * '' The Eternal Curse'' (1921) * '' Deceiver of the People'' (1921) * '' Count Festenberg'' (1922) * '' The Marriage of Princess Demidoff'' (1922) * '' Dance of Passions'' (1922) * ''The Golden Net'' (1922) * ''Circus People'' (1922) * '' The Blonde Geisha'' (1923) * ''Slaves of Love'' (1924) * ''Playing with Destiny'' (1924) * '' Spring Awakening'' (1924) * '' The Prince and the Maid'' (1924) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1925) * ''War in Peace'' (1925) * ''Love's Joys and Woes'' (1926) * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1926) * ''The Red Mouse'' (1926) * ''Our Emden'' (1926) * ''The Villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920s German Films
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UFA GmbH Films
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German Black-and-white Films
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Films Directed By Léo Lasko
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Silent Feature Films
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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] |
1920 Films
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top three films released in 1920 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events * March 28 - "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford and "Everybody's Hero" Douglas Fairbanks marry, becoming the first supercouple of Hollywood. * August – Jack Cohn, Joe Brandt and Harry Cohn form C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation which would later become Columbia Pictures. * November 27 – '' The Mark of Zorro'', starring Douglas Fairbanks opens. Notable films released in 1920 Austria :For a complete list see: ''List of Austrian films of the 1920s'' * ''Anita'' (aka ''Trance''), directed by Luise Kolm and Jakob Fleck; an obscure adaptation of George Du Maurier's novel ''Trilby'' *''Boccaccio'', directed by Michael Curtiz. *''The Prince and the Pauper'' directed by Alexander Korda. *'' The Scourge of God'' directed by Michael Curtiz. *''The Star of Damascus'' directed by Michael Curtiz. France :For a complete li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Flink
Hugo Flink (16 August 1879 – 2 May 1947) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Flink was one of the earliest actors to play Sherlock Holmes on screen. Flink was born in Vienna and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' The Onyx Head'' (1917) * ''Let There Be Light'' (1917) * ''The Salamander Ruby'' (1918) * '' Out of the Depths'' (1919) * '' Catherine the Great'' (1920) * ''The Love of a Thief'' (1920) * ''Princess Woronzoff'' (1920) * '' Va banque'' (1920) * '' The Dance of Love and Happiness'' (1921) * ''The Black Spider'' (1921) * '' The Love Nest'' (1922) * ''The Sensational Trial'' (1923) * ''The Stolen Professor'' (1924) * '' Love and Trumpets'' (1925) * '' Children of No Importance'' (1926) * '' People to Each Other'' (1926) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1926) * ''Bismarck 1862–1898'' (1927) * '' Two Under the Stars'' (1927) * '' Lord of the Night'' (1927) * '' The Gypsy Chief'' (1929) * '' Crime Reporter Holm'' (1932) * ''1914'' (1931) * '' The Secret of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Biensfeldt
Paul Biensfeldt (4 March 1869 – 2 April 1933) was a German-JewishSiegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), p. 213 stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' The Queen's Love Letter'' (1916) * ''Countess Kitchenmaid'' (1918) * '' The Blue Lantern'' (1918) * ''The Adventure of a Ball Night'' (1918) * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''The Victors'' (1918) * '' My Wife, the Movie Star'' (1919) * ''The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (1919) * '' The Spies'' (1919) * ''Harakiri'' (1919) * ''Prince Cuckoo'' (1919) * '' Veritas Vincit'' (1919) * ''A Drive into the Blue'' (1919) * '' Mascotte'' (1920) * '' Va banque'' (1920) * '' Romeo and Juliet in the Snow'' (1920) * '' Sumurun'' (1920) * '' The Hunchback and the Dancer'' (1920) * ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' (1921) * '' The Wild Cat'' (1921) * '' Dr. Mabuse the Gambler'' (1922) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Beckmann
Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin and, less commonly, Francis. Fritz (Fryc) was also a name given to German troops by the Entente powers equivalent to the derogative Tommy. Other common bases for which the name Fritz was used include the surnames Fritsche, Fritzsche, Fritsch, Frisch(e) and Frycz. Below is a list of notable people with the name "Fritz." Surname *Amanda Fritz (born 1958), retired registered psychiatric nurse and politician from Oregon *Al Fritz (1924–2013), American businessman *Ben Fritz (born 1981), American baseball coach * Betty Jane Fritz (1924–1994), one of the original players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *Clemens Fritz (born 1980), German footballer *Edmund Fritz (before 1918–after 1932), Austrian actor, film direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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