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Violantha
''Violantha'' is a 1928 German-Swiss silent film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Mathilde Sussin and William Dieterle.Parish & Canham p.118 The film is set in Switzerland and is based on a novel by Ernst Zahn. In 1942 it was remade by Paul May as a sound film under the slightly different title of '' Violanta''. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Switzerland. Cast * Mathilde Sussin as Die alte Frau Renner * William Dieterle as Adelrich - ihr erster Sohn * Alexander Sascha as Marianus - ihr zweiter Sohn * Henny Porten as Violantha Zureich * Karl Platen as Jeremias Zureich / Kneipenwirt / ihr Onkel * Elsa Wagner as Seine Frau * Gerd Fricke as Xaver - sein Sohn * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Hofer, Gastwirt * Sophie Pagay as seine Frau * Blandine Ebinger as Bella - Kellnerin bei Zureich * Inge Landgut as Fini * Max Maximilian Max Maximilian (born Franz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Froelich
Carl August Hugo Froelich (5 September 1875 – 12 February 1953) was a German film pioneer and film director. He was born and died in Berlin. Biography Apparatus builder and cameraman From 1903 Froelich was a colleague of Oskar Messter, one of the advance guard of German cinema, for whom initially he worked on the construction of cinematographic equipment. As cameraman for Messter's weekly newsreels he filmed among many other things the aftermath of a train accident on the Berlin elevated railway on 28 September 1908, one of the worst transport disasters of the time. Film director and producer Between 1912 and 1951 he made 77 films. In 1913 Froelich made his directorial debut with ''Richard Wagner (film), Richard Wagner''. In 1920 he founded his own production company, Froelich-Film GmbH, among the productions of which were ''Kabale und Liebe'' (1921), ''Die Brüder Karamasoff'' (1922), and ''Mutter und Kind'' (1924). During these years he often filmed with the actress Henny Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Preiss
Gustave Preiss (2 July 1881 – 7 January 1963) was a Swiss cinematographer known for his work in Weimar Germany. He learned the profession of filmmaker very young, by participating in the traveling cinema of his fatherLouis Preiss Senior. From 1906, he joined his brother, Louis Preiss in order to operate his own traveling cinema, "The Royal Bio". In 1908, following the death of his brother, he moved to Austria where he ran a cinema in Tepliz-Schonau. Between 1912 and 1932 he had a brilliant career as a filmmaker in Berlin, then he left Germany for Switzerland when the National Socialist party won the elections. From 1932 to 1952, he operated his own cinematographic laboratory in Zürich, where he produced most of the equipment himself. Selected filmography * The Outcasts / Ritual Murder (1919) * '' Humanity Unleashed'' (1920)Landesarchiv-Filmarchiv - BArch, R9346/B. 20 - Zensur Karte * '' The Air Pirates'' (1920) * ''The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * '' A Debt of Honour'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blandine Ebinger
Blandine Ebinger (born Blandine Loeser) (4 November 1899, in Berlin – 25 December 1993, in Berlin) was a German actress and ''chansonniere''. Career Ebinger became acquainted with Friedrich Hollaender in 1919, and with him she became heavily invested as a performer, writer, and composer in the Berlin cabaret scene in the 1920s, beginning in the cabaret and the Café des Westens. She recorded many of her husband's, Friedrich Hollaender, cabaret songs, including the set of songs entitled '. Ebinger emigrated to the United States in 1937, returning to Berlin in 1947. She moved to Munich, where she met her second husband, the publisher Helwig Hassepflug, in 1961. They eventually settled back in Berlin, where she continued her career in the theater and as an actress on television productions. Family Ebinger was the daughter of the pianist Gustav Loeser and the actress Margarete Wezel. She married Friedrich Hollaender. Although Ebinger and Hollaender ended their marriage bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Pagay
Sophie Berg Pagay (22 April 1860 – 23 January 1937) was an Austrian stage and film actress, born in Brünn, Austria-Hungary. She began acting as a child, and went to Berlin to perform on stage in 1887. She married actor Hans Pagay. Selected filmography * ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1917) * '' Carmen'' (1918) * ''Intoxication'' (1919) * ''A Drive into the Blue'' (1919) * '' Mascotte'' (1920) * ''Anna Boleyn'' (1920) * ''The Forbidden Way'' (1920) * '' Nobody Knows'' (1920) * ''Lotte Lore'' (1921) * '' Love at the Wheel'' (1921) * '' The Eternal Struggle'' (1921) * '' The House on the Moon'' (1921) * ''The Blood'' (1922) * ''Shame'' (1922) * ''The Girl with the Mask'' (1922) * ''His Excellency from Madagascar'' (1922) * ''Tania, the Woman in Chains'' (1922) * '' The Curse of Silence'' (1922) * '' Louise de Lavallière'' (1922) * ''Man by the Wayside'' (1923) * ''By Order of Pompadour'' (1924) * ''Darling of the King'' (1924) * ''Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * ''The Adventures o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first stage appearance was in 1878 in the chorus for the Frankfurt Opera. In 1881 he debuted at the Frankfurt City Theater, playing King Lear, William Tell, and other title characters. Sometime around 1900, Diegelmann relocated to Berlin. Here, he appeared at a variety of theaters, including the Deutsches Theater, the Großes Schauspielhaus, and the Deutsches Künstlertheater. Diegelmann was introduced to film in 1913 by Max Reinhardt. he became a prolific actor of supporting roles, often as a father figure. He performed in the well-known film '' Der Blaue Engel'' (The Blue Angel), where he played a ship captain who flirts with the lead actress (Marlene Dietrich). The final film he starred in was the Theodor Storm adaptation of ''Der Schimmelreiter'' (The Rider on the White Horse). He continued to make stage appearances after this, with his last role being in ''Rembrandt vor Gericht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. Life and career Born as Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner on 24 January 1881 in Reval, in what is now Tallinn, Estonia, Elsa Wagner pursued training with Maria Spettini in Saint Petersburg, Russia prior to making her acting debut in Berlin, Germany in 1901. In addition to her performances on tour with multiple theater productions, including ''Faust'' and ''Peer Gynt'', she went on to secure roles in more than 140 feature films, including Robert Wiene's ''Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari'' (''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'') and Karl Heinz Martin's ''Von Morgens bis Mitternachts'' (From Morn to Midnight) in 1920, F. W. Murnau's 1922 ''Das Brennende Acker'' (''The Burning Earth''), Gerhard Lamprecht's '' Die Buddenbrooks'' and Wiene's I.N.R.I. in 1923, and E. R. Dupont's 1929 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Platen
Karl Platen (6 March 1877 – 4 July 1952) was a German actor and cinematographer known for '' Girl in the Moon'' (1929) and '' M'' (1931). Biography Karl Platen was born as Carl Platen on March 6, 1877 in Halle an der Saale, Germany. He died on July 4, 1952 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic at the age of 75. Selected filmography * ''Ein Ausgestoßener'' (1913, part 1) * ''Der Katzensteg'' (1915) - Pfarrer * ''Die Erben des Geizhalses'' (1915) - Pflegesohn von Riedel Hermann * ''The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * ''Hängezöpfchen'' (1919) - Prof. Hahnensporn * ''Das rosa Strumpfbändchen'' (1919) * '' The Boy in Blue'' (1919) - Alter Diener / Old servant * ''The Foolish Heart'' (1919, Short) * ''The Bodega of Los Cuerros'' (1919) * '' Madame Du Barry'' (1919) - Guillaume Dubarry * ''Der rote Sarafan'' (1919) * ''Seine Beichte (Bekenntnisse eines Lebemannes)'' (1919) - Diener Franz * '' Irrlicht'' (1919) * ''The Golden Lie'' (1919) * ''Die fremde Frau'' (1919) * ''Der Mitter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathilde Sussin
Mathilde Sussin (21 September 1876 – 2 August 1943) was an Austrian actress. Sussin was born in Vienna into a Jewish family and died in 1943 at Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. Selected filmography * ''The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * '' To the Ladies' Paradise'' (1922) * '' Das Haus ohne Lachen'' (1923) * '' Die Buddenbrooks'' (1923) * ''I.N.R.I.'' (1923) * ''His Wife, The Unknown'' (1923) * ''Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' (1924) * '' A Free People'' (1925) * '' A Waltz-Dream'' (1925) * ''The Woman Who Did'' (1925) * '' Vater werden ist nicht schwer...'' (1926) * ''People to Each Other'' (1926) * '' One Does Not Play with Love'' (1926) * '' The Famous Woman'' (1927) * ''The Glass Boat'' (1927) * '' U-9 Weddigen'' (1927) * ''Assassination'' (1927) * ''Violantha'' (1928) * '' The Saint and Her Fool'' (1928) * '' Refuge'' (1928) * ''The Fourth from the Right'' (1929) * '' Spring Awakening'' (1929) * ''A Tango for You'' (1930) * ''Flachsmann the Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Schroedter
Franz Schroedter (9 May 1897 – 14 November 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.212 Selected filmography * '' The Black Count'' (1920) * ''The Dance of Love and Happiness'' (1921) * ''The New Paradise'' (1921) * '' The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922) * ''The Men of Frau Clarissa'' (1922) * ''The Cigarette Countess'' (1922) * '' The Shadows of That Night'' (1922) * '' The Shadow of the Mosque'' (1923) * '' The Woman from the Orient'' (1923) * '' The Voice of the Heart'' (1924) * '' Strong Winds'' (1924) * ''The Heart of Lilian Thorland'' (1924) * ''Chamber Music'' (1925) * ''Tragedy'' (1925) * ''The Adventures of Sybil Brent'' (1925) * ''The Elegant Bunch'' (1925) * ''The Doll of Luna Park'' (1925) * '' The Morals of the Alley'' (1925) * ''The Flower Girl of Potsdam Square'' (1925) * '' Roses from the South'' (1926) * ''The Last Horse Carriage in Berlin'' (1926) * ''Only a Dancing Girl'' (1926) * '' The Flames Lie'' (1926) * ''When She Starts, Look Out'' (1926) * ''The Trousers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inge Landgut
Inge Landgut (23 November 1922 – 29 May 1986) was a German child actress. She is probably best-remembered for playing Pony Hütchen in ''Emil and the Detectives'' and as the child murder victim Elsie Beckmann in Fritz Lang's classic '' M'', both films were released in 1931. Landgut continued her acting career into adulthood, making both film and television appearances. During her later years, Inge Landgut also worked frequently in the German voice-dubbing business. She provided the German voice for actresses like Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films and Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing from ''Dallas''. She was also the German voice of Wilma in ''The Flintstones'' and voiced figures in Disney classics like ''Dumbo'', ''Lady and the Tramp'' and ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians''. Inge Landgut was married to director and actor Werner Oehlschläger (1904–1980) from 1952 until his death. Partial filmography * '' Violantha'' (1927) - Fini * ''Angst'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Graatkjær
Axel Graatkjær (1885–1969) was a Danish cinematographer who worked on silent films during the Golden Age of Danish cinema. Graatkjær was the favorite cinematographer of film director August Blom as well as silent film star Asta Nielsen and her husband, director Urban Gad. He filmed more than 100 films during his career from 1906 to 1930. Career Axel Graatkjær was born Axel Sørensen on 19 January 1885 in Århus, Denmark.Axel Graatkjær , Danmarks Nationalfilmografi , Danish Film Institute During his late teens, Graatkjær moved to Copenhagen for an education in music. In order to pay for his music studies, he worked as a ticket and program seller at the Biograf movie theater where he developed an interest in film making. In 1906, Graatkjær shot his first film—a short piece of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Supper
Walter Supper (8 April 1887 – 3 March 1943) was a German screenwriter.Hardt p.227 Supper worked on more than thirty screenplays during his career, and also worked occasionally as an actor and director. Supper refused to divorce his Jewish wife under Nazi pressure, which effectively ended his career. He eventually committed suicide with his wife when it became clear she was about to be arrested. Selected filmography * '' Wandering Souls'' (1921) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * ''Mother and Child'' (1924) * '' Chamber Music (film), Chamber Music'' (1925) * ''The Adventures of Sybil Brent'' (1925) * ''The Flames Lie'' (1926) * ''Roses from the South'' (1926) * ''The Long Intermission'' (1927) * '' My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1927) * '' Lotte'' (1928) * ''Love in the Cowshed'' (1928) * '' Violantha'' (1928) * ''The Fourth from the Right'' (1929) * '' The Night Belongs to Us'' (1929) * '' Hans in Every Street'' (1930) * ''Fire in the Opera House'' (1930) * '' This One or None'' (1932) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
