Carla Bartheel (born Charlotte Franziska Johanna Barthel, 5 July 1902 – 28 December 1983) was a German

film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and photographer.Giesen p.200

Biography

Carla Bartheel was born Charlotte Franziska Johanna Barthel on 5 July 1902. She took acting and singing lessons and planned to train as a dancer, but a cardiac defect prevented this, and led her to acting. She made her film debut in ''Addio giovinezza!'' (1927), starring

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, and Carmen Boni. That same year, she played supporting roles in '' A Girl of the People'', the anti-abortion film ''

Children's Souls Accuse You ''Children's Souls Accuse You'' (German: ''Kinderseelen klagen euch an'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Albert Steinrück, Nathalie Lissenko and Walter Rilla. It was made with an anti-abortion the ...

'', and ''Herkules Maier''. She is perhaps best known for her roles in ''Todessturz im Zirkus Cesarelli'' (1927), ''Die weiße Sonate'' (1928), and ''

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'' (1929). Her last film appearance was in the

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propaganda film '' Hans Westmar'' (1933). After Bartheel retired from acting, she traveled throughout Europe as a photographer. She published two books containing her photographs, ''Abenteuer an der Eismeerstraße'' (1939) and ''Unter Sinai-Beduinen und Mönchen. Eine Reise'' (1943). Bartheel died on 28 December 1983 in West Berlin.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1927) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1927) * '' The Curse of Vererbung'' (1927) * '' A Girl of the People'' (1927) * ''

Der Ladenprinz ''Der Ladenprinz'' (''The Shop Prince'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Erich Schönfelder, starring Harry Halm, La Jana and Paul Henckels and also with La Jana, Sig Arno and Hermine Sterler. It was adapted from a novel by . Kurt Mün ...

'' (1928) * '' Under the Lantern'' (1928) * '' Herkules Maier'' (1928) * ''

His Strongest Weapon ''His Strongest Weapon'' (german: Seine stärkste Waffe) is a 1928 German silent thriller film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Vera Schmiterlöw and Philipp Manning. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann ...

'' (1928) * '' He Goes Right, She Goes Left!'' (1928) * ''

The White Sonata ''The White Sonata'' (German: ''Die weiße Sonate'') is a 1928 Austrian silent drama film directed by Louis Seeman and starring Carla Bartheel, Vladimir Sokoloff and Paul Askonas.Parish p.458 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1928) * '' Scampolo'' (1928) * ''

Tales from the Vienna Woods "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (german: "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald", links=no, italic=no, occasionally ) is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Composed in 1868, , Op. 325, was one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss II which featured a vi ...

'' (1928) * '' The Story of a Little Parisian'' (1928) * '' The Youths'' (1929) * ''

Der Hund von Baskerville ''Der Hund von Baskerville'' is a 1914 German silent film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's 1902 novel '' The Hound of the Baskervilles'', the first film adaptation of the work. According to the website silentera.com, the film was considered ...

'' (1929) * ''

Land Without Women ''Land Without Women'' (german: Das Land ohne Frauen) is a 1929 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Conrad Veidt, Elga Brink and Clifford McLaglen. It was based on the novel ''Die Braut Nr. 68'' by Peter Bolt. The film is ...

'' (1929) * '' Tragedy of Youth'' (1929) * '' Lux, King of Criminals'' (1929) * '' Katharina Knie'' (1929) * '' The Man Without Love'' (1929) * '' The Dance Goes On'' (1930) * '' The Mask Falls'' (1931) * '' Hans Westmar'' (1933) * ''

A City Upside Down ''A City Upside Down'' (german: Eine Stadt steht Kopf) is a 1933 German comedy film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring S.Z. Sakall, Jenny Jugo and Hermann Thimig. It is based on the 1836 play ''The Government Inspector'' by Nikolai Gogo ...

'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Giesen, Rolf. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartheel, Carla 1902 births 1983 deaths German film actresses German silent film actresses 20th-century German actresses German women photographers People from Świętochłowice