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Weiß Ferdl
Weiss Ferdl (28 June 1883 – 19 June 1949, real name: ''Ferdinand Weisheitinger'') was a German actor, humorous folksinger, and author. He appeared in 19 films between 1928 and 1941 and performed regularly at the Platzl, a well-known Munich theater. Weiß Ferdl was born in the town of Altötting, east of Munich. His famous song ''"Ein Wagen von der Linie Acht"'' ("A Carriage from Line 8") is still played to this day. It is a mocking song about Munich people and the trams in Munich. The ''Weiß-Ferdl-Mittelschule'', a secondary school in Altötting, has a retired blue Munich Tram carriage in the southeast corner of the schoolyard. Selected filmography * '' Behind Monastery Walls'' (1928) * '' Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree'' (1929) * '' The Immortal Vagabond'' (1930) * '' The Song of the Nations'' (1931) * ''The Champion Shot'' (1932) * ''The Master Detective'' (1933) * '' The Two Seals'' (1934) * '' Financial Opportunists'' (1934) * ''All Because of the Dog'' (1935) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altötting
Altötting (, , in contrast to "Neuötting, New Ötting"; , ) is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, capital of the Altötting (district), district Altötting of Germany. For 500 years it has been the scene of religious pilgrimages by Catholics in honor of Mary, including a visit by Pope John Paul II in 1980 and one by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. History During the Carolingian period, there was a royal palace here. Nearby, King Carloman of Bavaria, Carloman erected a Benedictine monastery in 876, with Werinolf as first abbot, and also built the abbey church in honour of the Apostle Philip the Apostle, St. Philip. In 907 King Louis the Child gave the abbey ''in commendam'' to Burchard, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau, Bishop of Passau (903-915), (probably identical with Burchard, second and last abbot). In 910 the Hungarians ransacked and burnt the church and abbey. In 1228 Duke Louis I, Duke of Bavaria rebuilt these buildings and, after they were sanctified, placed them in cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Master Detective (1933 Film)
''The Master Detective'' () is a 1933 German comedy crime film directed by Franz Seitz and starring Weiß Ferdl, Ery Bos and Hans Stüwe. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Seefelder. Plot A snooping busybody considers himself a great investigator. When his niece acquires a new boyfriend he decides to check out his background. Unwittingly he becomes mixed up in a real crime. Cast * Weiß Ferdl as Jakob Hase, gen. d. "Schnauzer" * Ery Bos as Alice Radley *Hans Stüwe as Max Müller * Rolf von Goth as Fritz Körner *Fritz Kampers as Paul Krause *Joe Stöckel as Dr. Flint *Ria Waldau as Betty - Jakobs Nichte *Therese Giehse Therese Giehse (; 6 March 1898 – 3 March 1975), born Therese Gift, was a German actress. Born in Munich to German-Jewish parents, she first appeared on the stage in 1920. She became a major star on stage, in films, and in political cabaret. In ... as Frl. Holzapfel References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Male Film Actors
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1949 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January * January 4 – ''Life (magazine), Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A Newhall House Hotel Fire, fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. February * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power (TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The ''Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an Competition law, antitrust law. * February 28 – The first vaudeville th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wunschkonzert
''Wunschkonzert'' (''Request Concert'') is a 1940 German drama propaganda film by Eduard von Borsody. After '' Die große Liebe'', it was the most popular film of wartime Germany, reaching the second highest gross. Background The popular music show ' (Request Concert for the Wehrmacht) was broadcast on the German radio network every Sunday afternoon at 3.00 from the Great Broadcasting Room of the Haus des Rundfunks on Masurenallee in Berlin. Its popularity was based in part on its claims to broadcast music requested by men in the armed forces, thus uniting the armed forces and the homefront in ''Volksgemeinschaft''. Reich Minister Goebbels insisted that all German performers contribute to it, and concluded that a film based on it would be even more successful. Plot During the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, the young Inge Wagner and Luftwaffe Fliegerleutnant ( Flight Lieutenant) Herbert Koch meet, and within a few days fall in love. They make plans for their joint future, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordian The Tyrant
''Gordian the Tyrant'' (German: ''Gordian, der Tyrann'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Paul Richter and Michael von Newlinsky.Waldman p.150 The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Böhm (art director), Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. Location shooting took place around Wasserburg am Inn, Wasserburg in Bavaria. Synopsis A small-town official in pre-Weimar Germany stands in opposition to any progress in the area. Complications arise when his doppelganger, a theatrical impresario, arrives in the area. Cast * Weiß Ferdl as Landeshauptmann Gordian von Schwingenbeutel / Theaterdirektor Ferdinand * Paul Richter as Fürst * Michael von Newlinsky as Adjutant des Fürsten * Trude Haefelin as Gordians Nichte Franziska * Ellen Hille as Gordians Dienstmädchen Vroni * Fred Doederlein as Assessor Hans von Planck * Josef Eichheim as Amtsdiener Högl * Leo Peukert as Sanitätsrat Dr. Sterzinger * Marlise Ludwig as Resede Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders Are Orders (1936 Film)
''Orders Are Orders'' (German: ''Befehl ist Befehl'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Alwin Elling and starring Weiss Ferdl, Trude Hesterberg and Eric Helgar. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. Synopsis Bavarian Sergeant Josef Murr tries to readjust to civilian life after twelve years serving in the German Army. At first he struggles to settle in various jobs, but eventually flourishes when he is called upon to impose discipline on the staff of a badly managed hotel. Cast * Weiss Ferdl as Josef Murr * Trude Hesterberg as Alwine Sommer * Elfriede Sandner as Inge * Eric Helgar as Hubert * Vicky Werckmeister as Mali * Else Reval as Leni * Oskar Sima as Schwanke * Hubert von Meyerinck as Rittmeister von Schlackberg * Leopold von Ledebur as Der Oberst * Carl Auen as Der Hauptmann * Gerhard Dammann as Hinrichs - Konfektionär * Kurt Vespermann as Hibberlich - Verkäufer * Hilde Sessak as Annerl * Leo Peukert as Hotelportier * Erich Bartels as Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Because Of The Dog
''All Because of the Dog'' () is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Weiß Ferdl, Julia Serda and Edith Oß.Hake p. 145 Location shooting took place around Munich and Tegernsee. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Hans Minzloff. Cast * Weiß Ferdl as Sebastian Neumeyer, Postassistent * Julia Serda as Cilly Neumeyer, seine Frau * Edith Oß as Anny, seine Tochter * Waldemar Spann-Müller as Schorschi, sein Sohn * Heinz Dugall as Pepi, sein Sohn * Peter Bosse as Der kleine Hansl, sein Jüngster * Otto Sauter-Sarto as Hölzinger, Postmeister * Trude Hesterberg as Lottchen, seine Frau * Dieter Borsche as Franz, beider Sohn * Willi Schaeffers as Pilzer, Notar * Robert Jungk as Jean, Diener * Irene Andor as Schmederer, Bäckermeisterin * Wolfgang von Schwindt as Apotheker * Otto Kronburger as Zimmermann, Neumeyers Kollege * Lucie Euler as Frau Schwiebus * Egon Brosig as Geier, Auktionator * Vera Hartegg as Zenzi * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Financial Opportunists
''Financial Opportunists'' (German: ''Konjunkturritter'') is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Fritz Kampers and starring Weiss Ferdl, Sabine Peters and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge. The title was a well-known phrase to attack Jews, and was one of the first openly anti-Semitic films produced under the Nazi regime.Waldman p.75 Cast * Weiss Ferdl as Ferdinand Mühlbauer * Sabine Peters as Gretl, seine Tochter * Hans Adalbert Schlettow Hans Adalbert Schlettow (11 June 1888 – 30 April 1945) was a German film actor. Schlettow appeared in around a hundred and sixty films during his career, the majority during the silent era. Among his best-known film roles was ''Hagen von Tronje' ... as Dr. Lehmann, Rechtsanwalt * Otto Wallburg as Untermeier, Grundstücksspekulant * Kurt Vespermann as Dr. Günther, Rechtsanwalt * Theo Lingen as Glaser, Grundstücksspekulant * Walter Steinbeck as Direkto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
