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Werner Brandes
Werner Brandes (10 July 1889 in Braunschweig – 30 September 1968) was a German cinematographer. Brandes moved to Britain in the late 1920s to work on several prestige films for British International Pictures.Bergfelder & Cargnell p.64-65 Selected filmography * ''Der Hund von Baskerville'' (1914) * '' The Guilt of Lavinia Morland'' (1920) * ''The Legend of Holy Simplicity'' (1920) * '' The Golden Bullet'' (1921) * ''Sins of Yesterday'' (1922) * ''The Green Manuela'' (1923) * ''The Island of Tears'' (1923) * '' A Woman, an Animal, a Diamond'' (1923) * '' Man Against Man'' (1924) * ''The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (1925) * '' Flight Around the World'' (1925) * ''A Waltz Dream'' (1925) * '' The Man in the Fire '' (1926) * ''His Toughest Case'' (1926) * ''The Woman in the Cupboard'' (1927) * '' His Late Excellency'' (1927) * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1928) * '' Tesha'' (1928) * '' Piccadilly'' (1929) * '' The League of Three'' (1929) * '' The Informer'' (1929) * ''The W Plan'' (1930) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Brunswick-Lüneburg
The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg (german: Herzogtum Braunschweig und Lüneburg), or more properly the Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was a historical duchy that existed from the late Middle Ages to the Late Modern era within the Holy Roman Empire, until the year of its dissolution. The duchy was located in what is now northwestern Germany. Its name came from the two largest cities in the territory: Braunschweig, Brunswick and Lüneburg. The dukedom emerged in 1235 from the allodial lands of the House of Welf in Duchy of Saxony, Saxony and was granted as an imperial fief to Otto the Child, a grandson of Henry the Lion. The duchy was divided several times during the High Middle Ages amongst various lines of the House of Welf, but each ruler was styled "Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg" in addition to his own particular title. By 1692, the territories had consolidated to two: the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (commonly known as Electorate of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman, An Animal, A Diamond
''A Woman, an Animal, a Diamond'' (german: Ein Weib, ein Tier, ein Diamant) is a 1923 German silent film directed by Hanns Kobe and starring Charlotte Ander, Fritz Kortner and Paul Bildt.Bock & Bergfelder p. 385 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lück and Walter Reimann. Cast * Charlotte Ander as Camilla * Fritz Kortner as Urmensch * Paul Bildt as Stadtschreiber Iwan * Georg John as Zirkusdirektor * Ernst Rotmund as Bändiger * Alexander Granach as Archivar Lindhorst * Viktor Schwannecke as Bürgermeister * Ernst Behmer * Hugo Döblin * Paul Graetz * Leon Richter * Wilhelm Völcker * Yuri Yurovsky Yuri Yurovsky (russian: link=no, Юрий Юровский) was a Soviet actor and director of Armenian origin.Ienācēji no tālienes: Austrumu un Dienvidu tautu pārstāvji Latvijā no 19. gadsimta beigām līdz mūsdienām. Valters Ščerbins ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Informer (1929 Film)
''The Informer'' is a 1929 British part-talkie drama film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Lya De Putti, Lars Hanson, Warwick Ward and Carl Harbord. The picture was based on the 1925 novel '' The Informer'' by Liam O'Flaherty. In the film, a man betrays his best friend, a member of the outlawed Irish Republican Army, to the authorities and is then pursued by the other members of the organisation. The later better-known adaptation '' The Informer'' (1935) was directed by John Ford. Cast * Lya De Putti as Katie Fox * Lars Hanson as Gypo Nolan * Warwick Ward as Dan Gallagher * Carl Harbord as Francis McPhilip * Dennis Wyndham as Murphy * Janice Adair as Bessie * Daisy Campbell as Mrs McPhillip * Craighall Sherry as Mulholland * Ray Milland as Sharpshooter * Ellen Pollock as Prostitute * Johnny Butt as Publican Production The film was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures as the sound revolution was taking place. The film was made with a soundtrack, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The League Of Three
''The League of Three'' (German: ''Der Bund der Drei'') is a 1929 German silent crime film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Jenny Jugo, Max Maximilian and Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur. The film's art direction was by Willi Herrmann. It premiered at the Ufa-Pavillon am Nollendorfplatz. Cast *Jenny Jugo as Inez *Max Maximilian as Diaz, Inez's Vater *Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur as Renard * Friedrich Benfer as Henri, Renards Sohn *Raimondo Van Riel as Baramo *Michael von Newlinsky as Gaston *Kurt Katch as Morris *Viktor Gehring as Privatdetektiv *Alfred Beierle Alfred Beierle (4 June 1885 – 16 March 1950) was a German stage and film actor.Alpi p.346 Selected filmography * '' The League of Three'' (1929) * ''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (1930) * '' The Tiger Murder Case'' (1930) * '' Oh Those Glori ... as Hausmeister References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Hans Behrendt UFA GmbH films German blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piccadilly (film)
''Piccadilly'' is a 1929 British silent drama film directed by E.A. Dupont, written by Arnold Bennett and starring Gilda Gray, Anna May Wong, and Jameson Thomas. The film was filmed on location in London, produced by British International Pictures. This film initially was released as a silent in February 1929; however, with the advent of sound sweeping through the film industry at the time, the studio re-released the film later the same year in June for cinemas wired for sound. This version included a music score and sound effects by Harry Gordon, along with a five-minute sound prologue with Jameson Thomas who plays Valentine Wilmot in the film and John Longden as the man from China, which was filmed after the main filming was completed. The part-sound version initially was shown in the U.S. In 2004, the film was re-released by Milestone Films after an extensive restoration, with music scored by Neil Brand, replacing the original music-and-sound effects soundtrack. It appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tesha
''Tesha'' is a 1928 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and Edwin Greenwood and starring María Corda, Jameson Thomas and Paul Cavanagh. The film was originally shot as a silent film but in 1929 sound was added. Plot A man's wife has an affair with his best friend and becomes pregnant.Slide p.7 Cast * María Corda as Tesha * Jameson Thomas as Robert Dobree * Paul Cavanagh as Lenane * Mickey Brantford as Simpson * Clifford Heatherley as Doctor * J.J. Espinosa as Dancemaster * Boris Ranevsky as Tesha's Father * Daisy Campbell Daisy Campbell was a British film actress of the silent era. At the beginning of her career was popular on the London stage. Noted for playing aristocratic white-haired ladies and duchesses. Appeared in more than 20 British silent films. Made ... as Mrs Dobree References Bibliography * Slide, Anthony. ''Fifty classic British films, 1932-1982: a pictorial record''. Constable and Company, 1985. External links * 1928 films 1928 dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulin Rouge (1928 Film)
''Moulin Rouge'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Olga Chekhova, Eve Gray and Jean Bradin. The film is set in and around the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris. Production The film was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures. It was Dupont's last fully silent film, although several of his later sound films were released with silent versions. Dupont was one of a number of leading Continental technicians and actors hired by BIP in the late 1920s to try and establish the company as a leading international producer. Alfred Junge worked as Art Director. Cast *Olga Chekhova as Parysia *Eve Gray as Margaret * Jean Bradin as Andre *Georges Tréville as father *Marcel Vibert as Marquis *Ellen Pollock as Girt *Andrews Engelmann as chauffeur *Forrester Harvey as tourist Restoration and home media ''Moulin Rouge'' was originally released in 1928 as a silent film with live musical accompaniment, running approximately 130 minu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Late Excellency (1927 Film)
''His Late Excellency'' (german: Die selige Exzellenz) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Adolf E. Licho and Wilhelm Thiele and starring Willy Fritsch, Olga Tschechowa, and Ernst Gronau. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Czerwonski Erich Czerwonski (1889–1940) was a German art director.Kreimeier p.73 He designed the sets for around a hundred productions during his career. He died in 1940 after being struck by a train during a blackout. Filmography * '' The Black Panther ... and Günther Hentschel. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1927 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Adolf E. Licho Films directed by Wilhelm Thiele German films based on plays UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Wilhelm Thiele 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman In The Cupboard
''The Woman in the Cupboard'' (german: Die Frau im Schrank) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Kaethe Consee and Willy Fritsch.Grange p. 265 It was adapted by Bobby E. Lüthge from the play by Octave Mirbeau and Soulié Dussieux de Chennevières. The film's art direction was by Erich Czerwonski. Cast In alphabetical order * Rudolf Biebrach * Kaethe Consee * Willy Fritsch as Dr. Richard Marchal * Harry Hardt as Solicitor Thibault * Arnold Korff as Col. Gaston Belfort * Olga Limburg * Fee Malten as Claire Labori * Imre Ráday * Gyula Szőreghy * Ruth Weyher Ruth Weyher (28 May 1901 – 27 January 1983) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 60 films between 1920 and 1930. She starred in the 1926 film ''Secrets of a Soul'', which was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Selected f ... as Lucie References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Toughest Case
''His Toughest Case'' (German: ''Sein großer Fall'') is a 1926 German silent crime film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Alexander Murski, Christa Tordy and Olga Tschechowa. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.Jacobsen p.344 The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo. Cast * Alexander Murski as Lord Malcom * Christa Tordy as Aileen, Seine Tochter * Olga Tschechowa as Mary Melton * Rudolf Forster as Francis Broon * Carl Ebert as Kriminalkommissar Bernhard * Andreas Behrens-Klausen as Kriminalkommissar Schlosser * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Steppke, alias Graf Strachowsky * Wilhelm Bendow as Kulicke, Liebhaber-Detektiv * Emil Heyse as Goetzke * Nikolai Malikoff Nikolai Malikoff (Russian: Николай Петрович Маликов; 1874 – 20 April 1931) was a Russian-Ukrainian film director and actor who worked mainly as a film director in Russia, and later as an actor in Germany.Goble p.673 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man In The Fire
''The Man in the Fire'' (German: ''Der Mann im Feuer'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Helga Thomas, Olga Tschechowa and Henry Stuart (actor), Henry Stuart.Bock & Bergfelder p.485 It was shot at the Weissensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Botho Hoefer. It was released in the United States under the alternative title of ''When Duty Calls''. Cast * Rudolf Rittner as Feuerwehrmann Johann Michael * Helga Thomas as Tochter Lore Michel * Olga Tschechowa as Diva Romola * Henry Stuart (actor), Henry Stuart as Hellmuth Frank * Kurt Vespermann as Karl Winter * Jakob Tiedtke as Freund der Diva References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books. External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Erich Waschneck Films about firefighting UFA GmbH films Films produced by Erich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Waltz Dream (film)
''A Waltz Dream'' (German: ''Ein Walzertraum'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Willy Fritsch, Mady Christians and Xenia Desni. It was based on the 1907 operetta ''Ein Walzertraum'' composed by Oscar Straus. It was influential on the development of later Viennese operetta films. Unlike many of UFA's ambitious productions of the 1920s, ''A Waltz Dream'' managed to recover its production cost in the domestic market alone.Hardt p.77 The film's art direction was by Rudolf Bamberger. Cast * Willy Fritsch as Nicholas Count Preyn * Mady Christians as Princess Alix * Xenia Desni as Franzi Steingruber * Lydia Potechina as Steffi, Bassistin * Mathilde Sussin as Frl. von Koeckeritz * Karl Beckersachs as Archduke Peter Franz * Julius Falkenstein as Rockhoff von Hoffrock * Hans Brausewetter as Der Pikkolo * Jakob Tiedtke as Eberhard XXIII von Flausenthurm * Lucie Höflich Lucie Höflich (born Helene Lucie von Holwede; 20 February 1883 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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