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Aafa-Film
Aafa Film or Aafa-Film was a German film production and distribution company which operated during the 1920s and 1930s. Established in 1920 as Radio-Film the company was controlled by the producer Gabriel Levy and the director Rudolf Dworsky. The company was one of the leading producers of the Weimar Republic, and survived the transition from silent to sound film in 1929. It made the first German full sound film (as opposed to part-sound films or silent films with sound added later) ''It's You I Have Loved'' that year.Kreimeier p.182 During the early 1930s Aafa produced a number of mountain films directed by Arnold Fanck. It also made a multi-language version musical '' Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar?'' (1930). In 1934 the company was forcibly disbanded and its assets taken over during the Aryanization programme of the Nazi Party which confiscated businesses from Jewish ownership. This was also part of a wider move which led to production being concentrated in the hands o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventurers (1926 Film)
''The Adventurers'' (german: Der Abenteurer) is a 1926 German silent adventure film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Harry Liedtke, Erna Morena and Margarete Schlegel. The art direction was by Jacek Rotmil. The film was based on a novel by Rudolf Herzog. It premiered in Berlin on February 11, 1926.Grange p. 217 Cast * Harry Liedtke as Dr. Josef Otten - ein berühmter Sänger * Erna Morena as Maria, seine Frau * Margarete Schlegel as Carmen - deren Tochter * Paul Biensfeldt as Klaus Güllich - Ottens Faktotum * Eduard von Winterstein as Karl Lüttgen - Hüttenwerksbesitzer * Mady Christians as Armely - seine Frau * Hans Brausewetter as Moritz Lachner - Akademiker * Franz Schönfeld as Franz Terbroich - Fabriksbesitzer * Ernst Hofmann as Laurenz - sein Sohn * Max Menden as Der Impresario * Maria Lingen as Marchesa della Margarita * Robert Leffler Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's You I Have Loved
''It's You I Have Loved'' (german: Dich hab ich geliebt) is a 1929 German drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Mady Christians, Walter Jankuhn, and Hans Stüwe. It is considered the first full sound film to be made in Germany (following part-sound films which had been released earlier in the year). When it was released in the United States, the film's plot was compared to that of ''The Jazz Singer ''The Jazz Singer'' is a 1927 American musical drama film directed by Alan Crosland. It is the first feature-length motion picture with both synchronized recorded music score as well as lip-synchronous singing and speech (in several isolate ...''. It is also known as ''Because I Loved You''. Cast References Bibliography * * External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1929 drama films German drama films 1920s German-language films Films directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Thief
''The Big Thief'' (german: Der große Dieb) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Colette Corder, Paul Hardtmuth and Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead and supporting .... Cast References External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein German black-and-white films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Duke
''The Little Duke'' (German: ''Der kleine Herzog'') is a 1924 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Carl Wallauer, Paul Biensfeldt and Lia Eibenschütz.Bock & Bergfelder p.536 Cast * Carl Wallauer as Herzog Milan * Paul Biensfeldt as Kammerherr von Kruczicz * Lia Eibenschütz as Gräfin Helena * Maria Fein as Fürstin Katharina * Dora Friese as Irma * Olga Limburg as Fräulein von Jonescu * Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein as Frau von Trucschicz * Hans Peter Peterhans as Der kleine Graf Peter * Hermann Picha as Hofmeister * Robert Scholz as Erbprinz Boris * Kurt Vespermann as Leutnant Alexander * Eduard von Winterstein Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was ... as Oberst von Trucschicz References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Berg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant, Were You Once A Hussar?
''Lieutenant, Were You Once a Hussar?'' (german: Leutnant warst Du einst bei den Husaren) is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Mady Christians, Gustav Diessl and Georg Alexander.Schöning p. 19 It was made as a MLV with a separate French version '' My Heart Incognito'' being released the following year. Cast * Mady Christians as Königin Alexandra von Gregorien * Gustav Diessl as Fedor Karew * Georg Alexander as Prince Vicky * Lotte Spira as Katharina Hofdame * Gretl Theimer as Mimi * Max Ehrlich as Ben Knox * Hermann Picha as Der Wirt * Max Ralph-Ostermann as Ministerpräsident * Paul Rehkopf * Bernd Aldor as Revolutionär * Max Greiner as Revolutionär * Hermann Blaß * Dajos Bela as Violin player * Fritz Greiner Fritz Greiner (1879–1933) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * ''Der Einäugige'' (1916) * ''Der Klub der Einäugigen'' (1917) - Nick Carter * ''Der schwarze Jack'' (1918) - Cowboy Schwarzer Jack * '' The Hunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multi-language Version
A multiple-language version film, often abbreviated to MLV, is a film, especially from the early talkie era, produced in several different languages for international markets. To offset the marketing restrictions of making sound films in only one language, it became common practice for American and European studios to produce foreign-language versions of their films using the same sets, crew, costumes, etc. a BrentonFilm.com retrieved 7 July 2015 The first foreign-language versions appeared in 1929 and largely replaced the |
In The Valleys Of The Southern Rhine
''In the Valleys of the Southern Rhine'' (German: ''Die vom Niederrhein'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Albert Steinrück, Erna Morena Erna Morena (born Ernestine Maria Fuchs, 24 April 1885 – 20 July 1962) was a German film actress, film producer, and screenwriter of the silent era. She appeared in 104 films between 1913 and 1951. Biography Ernestine Maria Fuchs was born in ..., and Ernst Hofmann.Grange p. 204 The film's art direction was by Jacek Rotmil. Cast References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Laughing Husband
''The Laughing Husband'' (German:''Der lachende Ehemann'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Livio Pavanelli, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Hans Albers.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 It is based on the operetta of the same name by Edmund Eysler. The film's art direction was by Hans Minzloff and Jacek Rotmil. Cast * Livio Pavanelli as Ottokar Bruckner * Elisabeth Pinajeff as Hella, Bruckners Ehefrau * Hans Albers as Graf Balthasar Selztal * Paul Heidemann as Max Basewitz * Vivian Gibson as Etelka, die gechiedene Frau von Basewitz * Max Hansen as Hans, frischgebackener Ehemann * Charlotte Ander as Dolly, frischgebackene Ehefrau * Carl Auen as Dr. Rosenroth, Lawyer * Hermann Picha Hermann Picha (20 March 1865 – 7 June 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Picha was extremely prolific, appearing in over 300 short and feature films during the silent and early sound eras. Picha played a mixture of lead an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divorcée (1926 Film)
''The Divorcée'' (german: Die geschiedene Frau) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Victor Janson and Rudolf Dworsky, starring Mady Christians, Marcella Albani, and Bruno Kastner. It is based on the operetta '' Die geschiedene Frau''. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast *Mady Christians as Gonda van der Loo *Marcella Albani as Jana * Bruno Kastner as Lucas van Deesteldonck *Victor Janson as Dr. Scrop * Paul Morgan as Erster Gerichtsdiener *Wilhelm Bendow as Zweiter Gerichtsdiener *Walter Rilla Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent.Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appea ... as Karel van Lysseweghe See also *'' The Divorcée'' (1953) References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword And Shield (film)
''Sword and Shield'' (German: ''Zopf und Schwert - Eine tolle Prinzessin'') is a 1926 German silent historical romance film directed by Victor Janson and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Mady Christians, William Dieterle and Albert Steinrück.Grange p.232 It is in the Prussian films tradition. The film's sets were designed by Ernst Stern. Cast * Mady Christians as Prinzessin Wilhelmine * William Dieterle as Erbprinz von Bayreuth * Albert Steinrück as Friedrich Wilhelm I, König von Preußen * Hanni Weisse as Von Sonnsfeld, Hofdame der Prinzessin * Julia Serda as Sophie Dorothea, Königin von Preußen * Walter Janssen as Kronprinz Friedrich * Harry Hardt as Graf Kayserlingk * Robert Scholz as Hotham, englischer Gesandter * Julius Falkenstein as Graf Seckendorf, kaiserl. -österreichisch. Gesandter * Rudolf Lettinger as General von Grumbkow * Paul Biensfeldt as Eversmann, Kammerdiener des Königs * Max Gülstorff as Laharpe * Theodor Loos as Eckhoff, Unteroffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigamy (1922 Film)
''Bigamy'' (german: Bigamie) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Alfred Abel, Margit Barnay, and Reinhold Schünzel.Grange p. 131 The film's sets were designed by the art director Siegfried Wroblewsky Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German black-and-white films 1922 drama films German drama films Films directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein Films based on works by Leo Tolstoy German films based on plays Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before sound motion pictures became commercially practical. Reliable synchronization was difficult to achieve with the early sound-on-disc systems, and amplification and recording quality were also inadequate. Innovations in sound-on-film led to the first commercial screening of short motion pictures using the technology, which took place in 1923. The primary steps in the commercialization of sound cinema were taken in the mid-to-late 1920s. At first, the sound films which included synchronized dialogue, known as "talking pictures", or "talkies", were exclusively shorts. The earliest feature-length movies with recorded sound included only music and effects. The first feature film originally presented as a talkie (although it had only limited so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
