Rina Marsa (1904–?) was a Russian-born

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. She appeared in a number of German and Austrian films during the late 1920s and early 1930s in a mixture of

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and

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s. She was briefly married to Emilio Genís Varela, a Spanish Banker and Shipping Magnate

Selected filmography

* '' The Blue Mouse'' (1928) * '' Yacht of the Seven Sins'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' Silence in the Forest'' (1929) * ''

Ludwig II, King of Bavaria ''Ludwig II, King of Bavaria'' (german: Ludwig der Zweite, König von Bayern) is a 1929 German silent historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Theodor Loos and Eugen Burg. It portrays the life and reign of the monarch ...

'' (1929) * ''

Youthful Indiscretion ''Youthful Indiscretion'' (German: ''Jugendsünden'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Martin Herzberg, Carola Höhn and Rina Marsa.Krautz p.123 The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Sc ...

'' (1929) * '' Love and Champagne'' (1930) * '' Of Life and Death'' (1930) * ''

The Uncle from Sumatra ''The Uncle from Sumatra'' (German: ''Der Onkel aus Sumatra'') is a 1930 Austrian silent comedy film directed by Gyula Szöreghy and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Mary Kid and Rina Marsa.Weniger p.593 Cast * Gyula Szöreghy * Wolf Albach-Retty * ...

'' (1930) * '' General Babka'' (1930) * ''

Poor as a Church Mouse ''Poor as a Church Mouse'' (german: Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Anton Edthofer and Hans Thimig.Kasten & Loacker p. 336 It was based on the 1928 play '' ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Calais-Dover ''Calais-Dover'' (french: Calais-Douvres) is a 1931 French-German comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and Anatole Litvak and starring Lilian Harvey, André Roanne and Armand Bernard.Bock & Bergfelder p. 455 It is the French-language version of th ...

'' (1931) * '' The Burning Secret'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Michelangelo Capua. ''Anatole Litvak: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2015.

External links

* 1904 births Year of death unknown German film actresses German silent film actresses 20th-century German actresses Russian film actresses Russian silent film actresses Place of death unknown Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Germany {{Germany-film-actor-stub