Margarete Lanner (1896–1981) was a German

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and

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. She appeared in around 30 films during the silent and early

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eras in a mixture of

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and supporting roles. She had a small part in

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's 1927 film ''

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''.Jacobsen & Sudendorf p.239

Partial filmography

* '' Colombine'' (1920) * '' Love and Passion'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' Jimmy: The Tale of a Girl and Her Bear'' (1923) * ''

The Final Mask ''The Final Mask'' (German:''Die letzte Maske'') is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Emmerich Hanus and starring Margarete Lanner and Wilhelm Diegelmann.Grange p.164 Cast In alphabetical order * Alf Blütecher * Wilhelm Diegelmann ...

'' (1924) * '' The Second Mother'' (1925) * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1925) * ''

The Dice Game of Life ''The Dice Game of Life'' (German:''Des Lebens Würfelspiel'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Frida Richard, Hella Moja and Margarete Lanner.Grange p.203 The film's art direction was by Botho Hoefer and Bernh ...

'' (1925) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1925) * '' Battle of the Sexes'' (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 ...

'' (1926) * ''

Eternal Allegiance ''Eternal Allegiance'' (german: In Treue stark) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by and starring Otto Gebühr, Claire Rommer, and Paul Richter. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's set's were designed by the ...

'' (1926) * '' The Priest from Kirchfeld'' (1926) * ''

'' (1927) * ''

The Woman from the Folies Bergères ''The Women from the Folies Bergères'' (German: ''Die Frauen von Folies Bergères'') is a 1927 French-German silent film directed by Joe Francis and Max Obal and starring Claire Rommer, Carl Auen and Josephine Baker.Rège p.412 It was shot at ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Man with the Counterfeit Money ''The Man with the Fake Banknote'' or ''The Man with the Counterfeit Money'' (German: ''Der Mann mit der falschen Banknote'') is a 1927 German silent crime film directed by Romano Mengon and starring Nils Asther, Vivian Gibson and Margarete Lan ...

'' (1927) * '' A Girl of the People'' (1927) * '' The Impostor'' (1927) * ''

The Woman from Till 12 ''The Woman from Till 12'' (German: ''Das Fräulein von Kasse 12'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Werner Fuetterer and Dina Gralla. Much of the film's action takes place in a department store. It ...

'' (1928) * '' The Hour of Temptation'' (1936) * '' The Accusing Song'' (1936)

References

Bibliography

* Jacobsen, Wolfgang & Sudendorf, Werner. ''Metropolis''. Axel Menges, 2000.

External links

* 1896 births 1981 deaths German silent film actresses German film actresses German stage actresses Actresses from Hamburg 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-film-actor-stub