Ferdinand Bonn (20 December 1861 – 24 September 1933) was a German

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and

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. Bonn was born in

Donauwörth Donauwörth () is a town and the capital of the Donau-Ries district in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is said to have been founded by two fishermen where the rivers Danube (Donau) and Wörnitz meet. The city is part of the scenic route called "Roman ...

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, Germany and died at age 71 in Berlin.

Selected filmography

* ''

Svengali Svengali () is a character in the novel ''Trilby'' which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer. Definition ...

'' (1914) * '' The Silent Mill'' (1914) * '' Laugh Bajazzo'' (1915) * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1915) * ''

Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in ...

'' (1916) * '' Professor Erichsons Rivale'' (1916) * '' The Spy'' (1917) *''

The Mexican ''The Mexican'' is a 2001 American dark comedy adventure crime film directed by Gore Verbinski and stars Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt in lead roles. Its plot is a mixture of different genres. Plot In Los Angeles, a traffic light changes to red a ...

'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' The Moon of Israel'' (1924) * '' The Curse'' (1924) * '' Rags and Silk'' (1925) * '' The Golden Butterfly'' (1926) * ''

The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden ''The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (german: Der Bankkrach unter den Linden) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Alfred Abel, Hans Albers, and Margarete Schlegel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 8 It was produced by the Ge ...

'' (1926) * '' The Woman in Gold'' (1926) * ''

When I Came Back ''When I Came Back'' (German: ''Als ich wiederkam'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Max Hansen, and Henry Bender.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 The film is a sequel to ''The White Horse Inn'' (1926) an ...

'' (1926) * ''

The White Horse Inn ''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'' ) is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salz ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Gypsy Baron ''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jokai ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Transformation of Dr. Bessel ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (German: ''Dr. Bessels Verwandlung '') is a 1927 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Sophie Pagay and Hans Stüwe. The film was based on a novel by . It premiered at the U ...

'' (1927) * ''

A Crazy Night ''A Crazy Night'' (german: Eine tolle Nacht) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Ossi Oswalda, Harry Liedtke and Henry Bender.Bock & Bergfelder p. 353 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film' ...

'' (1927) * ''

Always Be True and Faithful ''Always Be True and Faithful'' (german: Üb' immer Treu' und Redlichkeit ) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Rosa Valetti and Julius E. Herrmann.Bock & Bergfelder p. 524 The film's set ...

'' (1927) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''

You Walk So Softly ''You Walk So Softly'' (German: ''Gustav Mond, Du gehst so stille'') is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Schünzel, Yvette Darnys and Jakob Tiedtke. Schünzel ran into trouble with his superiors at U ...

'' (1928) * '' Strauss Is Playing Today'' (1928) * '' Rasputins Liebesabenteuer'' (1928) * ''

Misled Youth ''Misled Youth'' (german: Verirrte Jugend) or ''Youth Gone Astray'' is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Richard Löwenbein and starring Fritz Alberti, Erna Morena, and Dolly Davis. It was one of a number of during the Weimar Era ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Woman in the Advocate's Gown ''The Woman in the Advocate's Gown'' (german: Die Frau im Talar; no, Frøken Statsadvokat) is a 1929 Norwegian-German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Paul Richter, and Fritz Kortner. The screenplay was ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Great Longing ''The Great Longing'' (german: Die große Sehnsucht) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Steve Sekely in his directorial debut and starring Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, and Harry Frank. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's ...

'' (1930) * '' Danube Waltz'' (1930) * '' Dreyfus'' (1930) * '' A Storm Over Zakopane'' (1931) * '' A Waltz by Strauss'' (1931) * '' In the Employ of the Secret Service'' (1931) * '' Frederica'' (1932)

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Historical Dictionary of German Theater''. Scarecrow Press, 2006.

External links

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