Dary Holm (born Anna Maria Dorothea Meyer; 16 April 1897 – 29 August 1960) was a German

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 ...

. She married film star

Harry Piel Heinrich Piel (12 July 1892 – 27 March 1963), known professionally as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer who was involved in over 150 films. Piel became a director in 1912, turning out such ...

in 1927. Holm starred alongside Piel in several films, such as ''

Johnny Steals Europe ''Johnny Steals Europe'' (german: Jonny stiehlt Europa) is a 1932 German comedy crime film directed by Harry Piel and Andrew Marton and starring Piel, Dary Holm and Alfred Abel. The film was based on a novel by Werner Scheff. It was shot at th ...

'' (1932).Grange p.389

Selected filmography

* '' In the Ecstasy of Billions'' (1920) * ''

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation and the namesake of Lutherani ...

'' (1923) * '' The Emperor's Old Clothes'' (1923) * '' The Woman from the Orient'' (1923) * ''

The Affair of Baroness Orlovska ''The Affair of Baroness Orlovska'' (german: Die Affäre der Baronesse Orlowska) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Hans Werckmeister and starring Willy Kaiser-Heyl, Dary Holm, and Viktor Gehring Viktor Gehring (10 January 1889 – ...

'' (1923) * '' Hunted Women'' (1923) * ''

Dangerous Clues ''Dangerous Clues'' (German: ''Auf gefährlichen Spuren'') is a 1924 German silent crime film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Henrik Galeen and Dary Holm. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and distributed by the Munich-based Ba ...

'' (1924) * '' Around a Million'' (1924) * '' The Man Without Nerves'' (1924) * ''

The Tragedy of a Night of Passion ''The Tragedy of a Night of Passion'' (german: Die Tragödie einer Liebesnacht) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Franz Osten and starring Dary Holm, John Mylong and Georg H. Schnell. It was shot at the Emelka Studios in Munich. ...

'' (1924) * '' Zigano'' (1925) * '' Swifter Than Death'' (1925) * '' Adventure on the Night Express'' (1925) * ''

Wrath of the Seas ''Wrath of the Seas'' or ''When Fleet Meets Fleet'' (German: ''Die versunkene Flotte'') is a silent war film released in 1926. Directed by Graham Hewett and Manfred Noa and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Agnes Esterhazy and Nils Asther.Bock & Bergf ...

'' (1926) * '' The Violet Eater'' (1926) *''

The Black Pierrot ''The Black Pierrot'' (german: Der schwarze Pierrot) is a 1926 German silent film directed by and starring Harry Piel.Bleckman p. 414 The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter Kurt Paul Otto Joseph Richter (24 Novembe ...

'' (1926) * '' Night of Mystery'' (1927) * ''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reactio ...

'' (1928) * '' Man Against Man'' (1928) * '' Men Without Work'' (1929) * '' His Best Friend'' (1929) * ''

Achtung! – Auto-Diebe! ''Achtung! Auto-Diebe!'' ( en, Warning! Car thieves!) is a 1930 German crime film directed by Harry Piel and written by Hans Rameau. The film starred Harry Piel and Leopold von Ledebur. Cast *Harry Piel as Harry Palen, Auto-Verkäufer and in ...

'' (1930) * '' Shadows of the Underworld'' (1931) * ''

'' (1932)

References

Bibliography

* Bleckman, Matias. ''Harry Piel: Ein Kino-Mythos und seine Zeit''. Filminstitut der Landeshaupstadt Düsseldorf, 1992. * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

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* 1897 births 1960 deaths German silent film actresses German film actresses Actresses from Hamburg 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-film-actor-stub