Julius Herska or Julius Herzka (1859–1925) was an Austrian

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and

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. He also directed eight films during the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

including the

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adaptation ''

The Grinning Face ''The Grinning Face'' (German:''Das grinsende Gesicht''), aka ''The Man Who Laughs'', is a 1921 Austrian-German silent horror film directed by Julius Herska and starring Franz Höbling, Nora Gregor and Lucienne Delacroix. It is an adaptation o ...

''.John T. Soister & Henry Nicolella p.52

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1921) * ''

Meriota the Dancer ''Meriota the Dancer'' (German: ''Meriota, die Tänzerin'') is a 1922 Austrian silent historical film directed by Julius Herska and starring Maria Mindzenty, Nora Gregor and Oscar Beregi Sr.Büttner & Dewald p.508 Cast * Maria Mindzenty as ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Separating Bridge ''The Separating Bridge'' (German: ''Die trennende Brücke'') is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Julius Herska and starring Maria Mindzenty, Nora Gregor and Eugen Jensen.Büttner & Dewald p.441 Cast * Maria Mindzenty * Nora Gregor * Eug ...

'' (1922) * '' The Little Sin'' (1923)

References

Bibliography

* John T. Soister & Henry Nicolella. ''Down from the Attic: Rare Thrillers of the Silent Era through the 1950s''. McFarland, 2016.

External links

* 1859 births 1925 deaths Austrian male stage actors Austrian film directors Theatre people from Budapest Male actors from Budapest Film people from Budapest {{Austria-bio-stub