Theodorus Maurita Frenkel (14 July 1871 – 20 September 1956) was a Dutch
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
, actor and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
of the
silent era. He worked in Britain under the name Theo Bouwmeester, using the surname of his renowned mother and uncle (both accomplished actors), before working in Germany in 1913 and 1914 and then returning to the Netherlands, a neutral country, before World War I. He directed more than 200 films between 1908 and 1928. He also appeared in 21 films between 1911 and 1948. His nephew Theo Frenkel Jr.
(1893–1955) was a film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''By Order of Napoleon'' (1910 - director, early feature in
Kinemacolor
Kinemacolor was the first successful colour motion picture process, used commercially from 1908 to 1914. It was invented by George Albert Smith in 1906. He was influenced by the work of William Norman Lascelles Davidson and, more directly, E ...
)
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Luchtkastelen
'' Luchtkastelen '' is a 1914 Dutch silent drama film directed by Louis H. Chrispijn.
Cast
*Willem van der Veer ... Jack
*Annie Bos ... Alice Stanton
*Jan van Dommelen ... Visser / Fisherman
*Theo Frenkel
* Eugenie Krix ... Mevrouw Stan ...
'' (1914 - actor)
* ''
Zijn viool
'' De Stradivarus '' or ''Zijn viool'' is a 1914 Dutch silent drama film directed by Maurits Binger and Louis H. Chrispijn.
Cast
* Boris Lensky ... Violist / Violin player
*Margot Laurentius-Jonas ... Moeder / Mother
*Mientje Kling ... Elsa ...
'' (1914 - actor)
* ''
Fatum'' (1915)
* ''
Het Wrak in de Noordzee'' (1915)
* ''
Genie tegen geweld'' (1916)
* ''
Life's Shadows'' (1916)
* ''
Pro domo'' (1918)
* ''
Het proces Begeer'' (1918)
* ''
De duivel
''De duivel'' is a 1918 Dutch silent drama film directed by Theo Frenkel.
Cast
* Tonny Stevens - Henri de Vere
* Charles Mögle - J, Verburg
* Annie Wesling - Henriëtte van Marle
* Frits Bouwmeester
* Cor Smits
* Maurits Parser - Lablache
* ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Ray of Sunshine'' (1919)
* ''
The Devil in Amsterdam
''The Devil in Amsterdam'' ( nl, De duivel in Amsterdam) is a 1919 Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel.
Cast
* Eduard Verkade - De Duivel
* Louis Bouwmeester - Van Rijn
* Margie Morris - Thérèse
* Annie Wesling - Huisvriendin van Va ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Op stap door Amsterdam'' (1919)
* ''
Helleveeg
'' Helleveeg '' is a 1920 Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel.
Cast
* Mien Duymaer Van Twist - Jane, de Helleveeg
* Co Balfoort - Willem Hendriks
* Lily Bouwmeester - Louise
* Frits Fuchs - Willems broer (as Frits Fuchs jr.)
* Herma ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Aan boord van de 'Sabina'
''Aan boord van de 'Sabina' '' is a 1920 Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel.
Cast
*Frits Bouwmeester
*Lily Bouwmeester
Lily Geertruida Maria Henriëtte Bouwmeester (28 September 1901 – 12 July 1993) was a Dutch theater and fil ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Geeft ons kracht
''Geeft ons kracht'' is a 1920 Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel.
Cast
* Co Balfoort
* Esther De Boer-van Rijk
* Vera van Haeften
* Nola Hatterman
* Joop van Hulzen
* Dio Huysmans
Dio may refer to:
Given name
''Dio'' or ''Dion'' ...
'' (1920)
* ''
Menschenwee'' (1921)
* ''
De bruut
''De bruut'' is a 1922 Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel.
Cast
* Willem van der Veer - Charles Duval, de bruut
* Erna Morena - Charles Duvals vrouw
* Bruno Decarli - Henri Norwart
* Adolphe Engers - George Smith
* Coen Hissink - Duval ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Judith'' (1923)
* ''
Frauenmoral'' (1923)
* ''
Cirque hollandais
''Cirque hollandais'' is a 1924 Netherlands, Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel.
Cast
* Louis Bouwmeester - circus owner Hendrik van Dalen / cattle farmer Willem van Dalen
* Esther De Boer-van Rijk - Willem van Dalens' wife
* Kitty Klup ...
'' (1924)
* ''
De cabaret-prinses
''De cabaret-prinses'' is a 1925 Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel.
Cast
* Emmy Arbous - La Manuela, de cabaret-prinses
* August Van den Hoeck - Schipper
* Esther De Boer-van Rijk - Schippersvrouw
* Co Balfoort - Willem
* André va ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Bet naar de Olympiade
'' Bet naar de Olympiade '' is a 1928 Dutch silent film directed by Theo Frenkel
Theodorus Maurita Frenkel (14 July 1871 – 20 September 1956) was a Dutch film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era. He worked in Britain under ...
'' (1928)
References
External links
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1871 births
1956 deaths
Dutch film directors
Dutch male film actors
Dutch male silent film actors
Dutch screenwriters
Dutch male screenwriters
Mass media people from Rotterdam
20th-century screenwriters