Robert Garrison (born Ruben Gerson; 18 July 1872 – died 5 January 1930) was a

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, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'',

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(2007), p. 213

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. Robert Garrison was born in Strasburg in Westpreußen and died in Berlin.

Selected filmography

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People in Ecstasy ''People in Ecstasy'' (german: Menschen im Rausch) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Julius Geisendörfer and starring Conrad Veidt.Soister p. 132 Cast * Conrad Veidt as Professor Munk, Komponist * Grete Berger as Maria, seine Frau * Fri ...

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The Ancient Law ''The Ancient Law'' (german: Das alte Gesetz) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Henny Porten, Ruth Weyher and Hermann Vallentin. The son of an Orthodox Rabbi faces hostility from his father when he decides ...

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Quarantäne ''Quarantine'' (German: ''Quarantäne'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Max Mack and starring Rudolf Lettinger, Helena Makowska and Loni Nest.Bock & Bergfelder p.303 Cast * Rudolf Lettinger as Professor Hudson * Helena Makowska as S ...

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'' (1924) * '' Dudu, a Human Destiny'' (1924) * ''

Father Voss ''Father Voss'' (German:''Vater Voss'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Max Mack and starring Stewart Rome, Mary Odette and Lotte Stein. It was one of a number of popular comedies released by UFA alongside its more prestigiou ...

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If You Have an Aunt ''If You Have an Aunt'' (German:''Wenn Du eine Tante hast'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Maly Delschaft, Wilhelm Diegelmann and Robert Garrison.Grange p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

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Slums of Berlin ''Slums of Berlin'' (german: Die Verrufenen) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Bernhard Goetzke, and Mady Christians. It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin. The film's s ...

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Shadows of the Metropolis ''Shadows of the Metropolis'' (German:''Schatten der Weltstadt'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Alfred Gerasch and Walter Janssen.Grange p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

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Joyless Street ''Joyless Street'' (german: Die freudlose Gasse), also titled ''The Street of Sorrow'' or ''The Joyless Street'', is a 1925 German silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Greta Garbo and Asta Nielsen. It is based on a novel by Hugo ...

'' (1925) * '' The Company Worth Millions'' (1925) * ''

The Circus Princess ' (''The Circus Princess'') is an operetta in three acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán to a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on 26 March 1926 and went on to 344 ...

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The Humble Man and the Chanteuse ''The Humble Man and the Chanteuse'' (German: ''Der Demütige und die Tänzerin'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Lil Dagover, Olga Limburg and Margarete Kupfer. It was based on a novel by Felix Hollaender. ...

'' (1925) * '' Peter the Pirate'' (1925) * ''

An Artist of Life ''An Artist of Life'' (german: Ein Lebenskünstler) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Holger-Madsen and starring Erna Morena and Grete Mosheim Margarete Emma Dorothea "Grete" Mosheim (8 January 1905 – 29 December 1986) was a German f ...

'' (1925) * '' The Man Who Sold Himself'' (1925) * ''

The Woman with That Certain Something ''The Woman with That Certain Something'' (German: ''Die Frau mit dem Etwas'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Rudolf Lettinger, Lee Parry and Bruno Kastner. The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

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Nick, King of the Chauffeurs ''Nick, King of the Chauffeurs'' (german: Nick, der König der Chauffeure) is a 1925 German silent adventure film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Carlo Aldini.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p. 916 The art direct ...

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Women of Luxury ''Women of Luxury'' (german: Luxusweibchen) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Lee Parry, Hans Albers and Rudolf Lettinger.Ganeva p. 197 It was made at the Johannisthal Studios near Berlin. The fil ...

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Countess Maritza ''Gräfin Mariza'' (''Countess Maritza'') is an operetta in three acts composed by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, with a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered in Vienna on 28 February 1924 at the Theater an ...

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Tragedy Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy ...

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Love's Joys and Woes ''Love's Joys and Woes'' (german: Der Liebe Lust und Leid) is a 1926 German silent comedy film and directed by Kurt Gerron and Heinz Schall and starring Charlotte Susa, Margarete Kupfer and Hilde Maroff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 155 The film's ar ...

'' (1926) * '' The Fallen'' (1926) * ''

The Young Man from the Ragtrade ''The Young Man from the Ragtrade'' (german: Der Jüngling aus der Konfektion) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Löwenbein and starring Curt Bois, Maria Paudler, and Frida Richard. Bois' character of an ambitious young ma ...

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The Third Squadron ''The Third Squadron'' (german: Die dritte Eskadron) is a 1926 German silent war film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Fritz Spira, Eugen Burg, and Reinhold Häussermann. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location in Vie ...

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The Three Mannequins ''The Three Mannequins'' (german: Die drei Mannequins) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Hans Albers, Anton Pointner, and Paul Graetz. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by t ...

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Countess Ironing-Maid ''Countess Ironing-Maid'' (German: ''Gräfin Plättmamsell'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Ossi Oswalda, Curt Bois, and Robert Garrison.Bock & Bergfelder p.353 The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1926) * '' I Liked Kissing Women'' (1926) * ''

Watch on the Rhine A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is designed to be worn around the wrist, attached by ...

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How Do I Marry the Boss? ''How Do I Marry the Boss?'' (german: Wie heirate ich meinen Chef?) is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Henri De Vries, Robert Garrison, and Dina Gralla. The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'' (1927) * '' The Girl from Abroad'' (1927) * '' Klettermaxe'' (1927) * ''

Circle of Lovers ''Circle of Lovers'' (german: Liebesreigen) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Hans Mierendorff, Marcella Albani, and Charlotte Ander.Grange p.Grange p. 266 It was shot at the Sta ...

'' (1927) * '' The Constant Nymph'' (1928) * '' Knights of the Night'' (1928) * '' Master and Mistress'' (1928) * '' Volga Volga'' (1928) * '' Der Herzensphotograph'' (1928) * ''

The Insurmountable ''The Insurmountable'' (German: ''Der Unüberwindliche'') is a 1928 German silent adventure film directed by Max Obal and starring Luciano Albertini, Vivian Gibson and Paul Henckels.Bock & Bergfelder p.193 It was shot at the Staaken Studios i ...

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Tales from the Vienna Woods "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (german: "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald", links=no, italic=no, occasionally ) is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Composed in 1868, , Op. 325, was one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss II which featured a vi ...

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The Lady from Argentina ''The Lady from Argentina'' (German: ''Das Fräulein aus Argentinien'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Siegfried Philippi and starring Hans Albers.Parish p.4 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Willy ...

'' (1928) * '' Today I Was With Frieda'' (1928) * '' Lady in the Spa'' (1929) * '' The Ship of Lost Souls'' (1929) * ''

The Gypsy Chief ''The Gypsy Chief'' (German: ''Der Zigeunerprimas'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Paul Heidemann, Margarete Schlegel and Fritz Schulz. It is an adaptation of the 1912 operetta '' Der Zigeunerprimas' ...

'' (1929) * '' The Daredevil Reporter'' (1929) * '' I Lost My Heart on a Bus'' (1929) * ''

Foolish Happiness ''Foolish Happiness'' (German: ''Das närrische Glück'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Johannes Guter and Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Fritz Kampers, Livio Pavanelli and Margarete Kupfer.Lamprecht p.604 The film's sets were desig ...

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Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness ''Yes, Yes, Women Are My Weakness'' (german: Ja, ja, die Frauen sind meine schwache Seite) is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Georgia Lind, , and Hans Albers. The film's sets were designed by Gustav ...

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Perjury Perjury (also known as foreswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding."Perjury The act or an inst ...

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The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is se ...

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Grischa the Cook ''The Ship of Lost Souls'' or ''The Ship of Lost Men'' (German: ''Das Schiff der verlorenen Menschen'') is a 1929 German silent thriller film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Fritz Kortner, Marlene Dietrich and Robin Irvine. It was D ...

'' (1929) * '' Rivals for the World Record'' (1930) * '' The Woman Without Nerves'' (1930) * '' Busy Girls'' (1930) * ''

Police Spy 77 ''Police Spy 77'' (German: ''Polizeispionin 77'') is a 1930 German crime film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Nikolai Malikoff and Robert Garrison. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Antwerp, ...

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References

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

* 1872 births 1930 deaths 19th-century German Jews Jewish German male actors German male film actors German male silent film actors 20th-century German male actors People from Brodnica County People from West Prussia {{Germany-film-actor-stub