Mathilde Sussin (21 September 1876 – 2 August 1943) was an

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. Sussin was born in Vienna into a Jewish family and died in 1943 at

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Selected filmography

* '' The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * ''

To the Ladies' Paradise ''To the Ladies' Paradise'' (German: ''Zum Paradies der Damen'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Lupu Pick.Taylor p.182 It is based on the 1883 novel ''Au Bonheur des Dames'' by Emile Zola. The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1922) * '' Das Haus ohne Lachen'' (1923) * '' Die Buddenbrooks'' (1923) * '' I.N.R.I.'' (1923) * '' His Wife, The Unknown'' (1923) * '' Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' (1924) * ''

A Free People ''A Free People'' (german: Freies Volk) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Martin Berger and starring Albert Florath and Ellen Plessow. It is now considered a lost film. It was one of two films made by Berger under commission from t ...

'' (1925) * '' A Waltz-Dream'' (1925) * '' The Woman Who Did'' (1925) * '' Vater werden ist nicht schwer...'' (1926) * ''

People to Each Other ''People to Each Other'' (german: Menschen untereinander) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht Gerhard Lamprecht (6 October 1897 – 4 May 1974) was a German film director, screenwriter and film historian. He direct ...

'' (1926) * '' One Does Not Play with Love'' (1926) * ''

The Famous Woman ''The Famous Woman'' (German: ''Die berühmte Frau'') is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Lili Damita, Fred Solm and Warwick Ward. It was based on the play '' Die Tänzerin'' by Melchior Lengyel, who also ...

'' (1927) * '' The Glass Boat'' (1927) * ''

U-9 Weddigen ''U-9 Weddigen'' is a 1927 German silent war film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Carl de Vogt, Mathilde Sussin and Fritz Alberti. The film is based on the exploits of the submarine SM ''U-9'' under the command of Otto Weddigen during the ...

'' (1927) * '' Assassination'' (1927) * '' Violantha'' (1928) * ''

The Saint and Her Fool ''The Saint and Her Fool'' (German: ''Die Heilige und ihr Narr'') is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Lien Deyers and Gina Manès. It was based on a novel by Agnes Günther and premiered at ...

'' (1928) * '' Refuge'' (1928) * ''

The Fourth from the Right ''The Fourth from the Right'' (German: ''Die vierte von rechts'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Conrad Wiene and starring Ossi Oswalda, Betty Bird and Arthur Pusey.Habel p.197 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1929) * '' Spring Awakening'' (1929) * '' A Tango for You'' (1930) * '' Flachsmann the Educator'' (1930) * ''

The Blue of Heaven ''The Blue of Heaven'' (german: Das Blaue vom Himmel) is a 1932 German musical film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mártha Eggerth, Hermann Thimig, and Fritz Kampers. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.29 The film's ...

'' (1932) * ''

The First Right of the Child ''The First Right of the Child'' (german: Das erste Recht des Kindes) is a 1932 German drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Hertha Thiele, Eduard Wesener and Helene Fehdmer. The film's sets were designed by the art director E ...

'' (1932)

Bibliography

* Eisner, Lotte H. ''The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt''. University of California Press, 2008.

External links

* 1876 births 1943 deaths Austrian film actresses Austrian silent film actresses Actresses from Vienna Austrian people who died in the Theresienstadt Ghetto 20th-century Austrian actresses Jewish Austrian actresses {{Austria-actor-stub