Olaf Storm, pseudonym of Kurt Theodor von Kann (10 January 1894 – 11 or 12 March 1931) was a German
film actor
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 ...
of the
silent era. Storm was a star of early German cinema, playing the lead in films such as ''
The Stranger from Alster Street'' and had his own production company
Olaf Film. He also appeared in supporting roles in ''
The Last Laugh'' and ''
Metropolis
A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
A big ci ...
''.
[Rhodes p.70]
Selected filmography
* ''
Nat Pinkerton'' (1920)
* ''
Your Brother's Wife'' (1921)
* ''
From the Files of a Respectable Woman'' (1920)
* ''
Begierde'' (1921)
* ''
The Stranger from Alster Street'' (1921)
* ''
Miss Julie
''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Moneylender's Daughter
''The Moneylender's Daughter'' (German: ''Die Tochter des Wucherers'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Fritz Bernhardt and starring Lee Parry, Max Wogritsch and Olaf Storm.Bock & Bergfelder p.104
Cast
* Lee Parry as Thoea Nothmer
* M ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Girl of the Berlin Streets
''Girl of the Berlin Streets'' (German: ''Das Straßenmädchen von Berlin'') is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Lee Parry, Aruth Wartan and Fritz Bernhardt.Grange p.118
Cast
* Lee Parry as Anna Hart ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Voice of the Heart'' (1924)
* ''
The Last Laugh'' (1924)
* ''
False Shame
''False Shame'' (German:''Falsche Scham'') is a 1926 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Rudolf Biebrach and starring Biebrach, Olaf Storm and Eric Cordell. It premiered in Berlin on 15 March 1926.Grange p.221
Cast
* Rudolf Biebrac ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Weekend Magic
''Weekend Magic'' (german: Wochenendzauber) is a 1927 German silent romance film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Harry Liedtke, Lissy Arna and Gustav Rickelt.Grange p. 269 It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's s ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Metropolis
A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
A big ci ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Forbidden Love'' (1927)
References
Bibliography
* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''.Scarecrow Press, 2008.
* Rhodes, Gary Don. ''Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers''. McFarland, 2006.
External links
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1894 births
1931 deaths
German male film actors
German male silent film actors
20th-century German male actors
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