Franz Höbling (1886 – 1965) was an

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and film director. He played the lead in the 1921 silent horror film '' The Grinning Face'' (1921).Barker p. 88 He co-starred several times with Magda Sonja.

Selected filmography

Actor

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'' (1919) * '' Der Traum im Walde'' (1919) * '' The Grinning Face'' (1921) * '' Der hinkende Teufel'' (1922) * '' Look After Your Daughters'' (1922)

References

Bibliography

* Barker, Clive. ''Clive Barker's A–Z of Horror''. BBC Books, 1997.

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* 1886 births 1965 deaths Austrian male stage actors Austrian male film actors Austrian male silent film actors Austrian film directors Male actors from Vienna 20th-century Austrian male actors Burials at Ottakring Cemetery {{Austria-actor-stub