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Hermine Sterler
Minna Stern (20 March 1894 – 25 May 1982), known professionally as Hermine Sterler, was a German-American actress whose career spanned both the silent and the talkie film eras on two continents. Career Sterler, who appeared in several Hollywood films, was once affiliated with the Burgtheater in Vienna. She debuted in 1918 at the Residenztheater Hannover and later performed in Berlin, where she appeared at the Kleinen Theater ("Little Theater"). She played a saloon lady and, from 1921, often appeared in German silent film. She flourished as a character actor in roles of young wives and mothers. In 1930, she appeared as Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna in ''Rasputin, Demon with Women''. In 1933, a German government decree was enacted by Joseph Goebbels under the auspices of a newly created agency called Die Reichskulturkammer. The decree stipulated that Jewish actors were, among other things, prohibited from performing on German stage. Sterler, who was a Jew, relocated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 635,911, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their 2020 survey. Stuttgart was one of the host cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Dieterle
William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his career, becoming a United States citizen in 1937. He moved back to Germany in the late 1950s. His best-known films include ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' (1936), ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1939) and ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' (1941). His film ''The Life of Emile Zola'' (1937) won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the second biographical feature to do so. Early life and career He was born Wilhelm Dieterle in Ludwigshafen, the youngest child of nine, to factory worker Jacob and Berthe (Doerr) Dieterle. As a child, he lived in considerable poverty and earned money by various means, including carpentry and as a scrap dealer. He became interested in theater early and would stage productions in the family barn for friends and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People To Each Other
''People to Each Other'' (german: Menschen untereinander) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht Gerhard Lamprecht (6 October 1897 – 4 May 1974) was a German film director, screenwriter and film historian. He directed 63 films between 1920 and 1958. He also wrote for 26 films between 1918 and 1958. Life and career Lamprecht was fasci ... and starring Alfred Abel, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Eduard Rothauser. The film's art direction was by Otto Moldenhauer. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films set in Berlin Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht National Film films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hanseatics
''The Hanseatics'' (german: Hanseaten) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Tamara Karsavina, Fritz Alberti and Hermine Sterler.Grange p.211 The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Moldenhauer. Cast * Tamara Karsavina * Fritz Alberti * Hermine Sterler * Aribert Wäscher * Eduard Rothauser * Frida Richard * Renate Brausewetter * Werner Pittschau * Andreas Bull * Rudolf Lettinger * Paul Bildt * Gustav Rodegg * Georg John * Maria Forescu Maria Forescu (15 January 1875 28 October 1947) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian opera singer and film actress. During the silent and talkies era of the German cinema, she appeared in several movies as a supporting actress. When Adolf Hitl ... * Hans Merkwitz References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Gerhard Lamprec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People In Need (film)
''People in Need'' (german: Volk in Not or ) is a 1925 German silent war film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Hermine Sterler, Werner Pittschau and Claire Rommer.Kester p. 194 The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. Cast * Hermine Sterler as Elisabeth Ditten, Gutsbesitzerin * Werner Pittschau as Horst - Elisabeths Sohn * Claire Rommer as Herta - Elisabeths Nichte * Heinrich Peer as Der Oberst * Josef Breitbart as Ein Offiziersbursche * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Der Pastor * Eva Speyer as Die Pastorin * Sophie Pagay as Die Magd * Eduard von Winterstein as General Samsonoff * Gustav Adolf Semler as Graf Wolkonski - Samsonoffs Adjutant * Karl Beckersachs as Jergunoff - russischer Stabsarzt * Aruth Wartan as Russischer Generalstabchef * Ernst Rückert Anton Ernst Rückert (20 December 1886 – 3 September 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Rückert began his theatre career in 1908 and has appeared on the stage in Bleicherode, Königsb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paganini (1923 Film)
''Paganini'' is a 1923 German silent historical film directed by Heinz Goldberg and starring Conrad Veidt, Eva May and Greta Schröder.Mitchell p.38 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. This is considered a lost film. Cast * Conrad Veidt as Niccolò Paganini * Eva May as Giulietta * Greta Schröder as Antonia Paganini * Harry Hardt as The Duke * Hermine Sterler as The Duchess * Jean Nadolovitch as Hector Berlioz * Gustav Fröhlich as Franz Liszt * Alexander Granach as Ferucchio * Martin Herzberg Martin Herzberg (1911-1972) was a German film actor. As a child actor he appeared in over thirty films during the silent and early sound eras. Herzberg was of Jewish heritage.Prawer p.213 He retired from films in 1930 at the age of nineteen and ... as Achille, Son of Paganini References Bibliography * Charles P. Mitchell. ''The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002''. McFarland, 2004. External links * 1923 films 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Nest (1922 Film)
''The Love Nest'' (german: Das Liebesnest) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and starring Paul Wegener, Reinhold Schünzel, and Lyda Salmonova. It was released in two parts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 434 The film's sets were designed by the art director Rochus Gliese. Cast * Reinhold Schünzel as Lothar von Brandt * Paul Wegener * Lyda Salmonova * Hans Adalbert Schlettow * Olga Limburg * Käthe Haack * Erich Kaiser-Titz * Wilhelm Diegelmann * Margit Barnay * Hugo Flink * Max Gülstorff * Hermann Picha * Hermine Sterler References Bibliography * 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 Five Frankfurters
''The Five Frankfurters'' (german: Die fünf Frankfurter) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Erich Schönfelder. It was based on a 1912 play of the same title about the rise of the Rothschild family. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Rudi Feld and Robert Neppach Robert Neppach (2 March 1890 – 18 August 1939) was an Austrian architect, film producer and art director. Neppach worked from 1919 in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. He oversaw the art direction of over 80 films during his career, i .... Cast References External links * 1920s historical films German historical films German silent feature films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Erich Schönfelder Films set in the 19th century Films set in Frankfurt Rothschild family German black-and-white films Films about Jews and Judaism 1920s German films {{Historic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumpaci The Vagabond (1922 Film)
''Lumpaci the Vagabond'' (german: Der böse Geist) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Hans Albers, Hans Brausewetter, and Wilhelm Diegelmann Wilhelm Diegelmann (28 September 1861 – 1 March 1934) was a German actor. Career Diegelmann's first stage appearance was in 1878 in the chorus for the Frankfurt Opera. In 1881 he debuted at the Frankfurt City Theater, playing King Lear, Will .... The film's sets were designed by the art director Carl Ludwig Kirmse. Cast In alphabetical order See also *'' Lumpaci the Vagabond'' (1936) References Bibliography * External links * 1922 films 1922 comedy films German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Carl Wilhelm German silent feature films German black-and-white films German films based on plays UFA GmbH films Silent comedy films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannele's Journey To Heaven
''Hannele's Journey to Heaven'' (German: ''Hanneles Himmelfahrt'') is a 1922 German silent film directed by Urban Gad and starring Margarete Schlegel, Margarete Schön and Hermann Vallentin.Rentschler, Eric. ''German Film & Literature''. Routledge, 1986. . The film is based on the play, The Assumption of Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann. It was remade as a sound film in 1934. Plot It is set in a small mountain village and tells the story of Hannele, an unhappy girl who is beaten by her stepfather and tries to commit suicide. Cast *Margarete Schlegel as Hannele Mattern *Margarete Schön as Johanna, Hannele's mother *Hermann Vallentin as Mattern *Theodor Loos as Teacher Gottwald *Ernst Dernburg as Berger *Hermine Sterler as Frau Berger *Esther Hagan as Martha *Fritz Richard as Heiber *Walter Rilla as Angel of Death *Hugo Döblin as Schmidt *Emil Heyse as Dr. Wachler *Maria Forescu Maria Forescu (15 January 1875 28 October 1947) was an Austro-Hungarian-born R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie (born Rosetta Jacobs; January 22, 1932) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films ''The Hustler'' (1961), ''Carrie (1976 film), Carrie'' (1976), and ''Children of a Lesser God (film), Children of a Lesser God'' (1986), all of which brought her Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations. She is also known for her performances as Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV production of ''Days of Wine and Roses (1958 TV drama), Days of Wine and Roses'', and as Catherine Martell in the television series ''Twin Peaks'', for which she won a Golden Globe Award in 1991 and is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Early life Piper Laurie was born Rosetta Jacobs in Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, the younger of two children (both girls) of Alfred Jacobs, a furniture dealer, and his wife, Charlotte Sadie ( Alperin) Jacobs. Her paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and her maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States District Court For The Central District Of California
The United States District Court for the Central District of California (in case citations, C.D. Cal.; commonly referred to as the CDCA or CACD) is a Federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in Southern and Central California, making it the most populous federal judicial district. The district was created on September 18, 1966. Cases from the Central District are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the United States government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). Along with the Central District of Illinois, the court is the only district court referred to by the name "Central" – all other courts with similar geographical names instead use the term "Middle." History California was admitted to the union on September 9, 1850, and was divided into two federal trial court districts - Northern and Southern - by Act of Congress on September 28, 1850, 9 Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
