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Jaro Fürth
Jaro Fürth (born Edwin Fürth-Jaro; 21 April 1871 – 12 November 1945) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Early life Fürth was born to Jewish parents in Prague.Profile Cyranos.ch; accessed 16 March 2015. Initially he studied law, but began his acting career under the tutelage of before taking stage engagements in Scandinavia, performing in roles created by . In 1905 he travelled to Vienna, where he received an engagement at the Deutschen Volkstheater. Film career In the late 1910s he went to Berlin and began appearing in silent films. Under ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Life Lamač was born 27 January 1897 in Prague, Austria-Hungary. His parents were Karel Lamač sr. (1863–1938), opera singer and a pharmacist, and Františka Lamačová (née Prusíková, 1860–1949). In his childhood Lamač was interested in pharmacy, electrical engineering, stage magic and acting. Before WWI he went to apprentice in camera manufacturer company Ernemann in Dresden. During the war he was a combat cameraman. After the war he became a technical director of film laboratory in Excelsiorfilm. He started working in movies in 1918, first as an actor, later as a writer and a director. Among his best movies of this period are crime drama '' The Poisoned Light'', comedy ''Catch Him!'' and drama ''White Paradise''. In 1923 he wrote a book ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabella (1924 Film)
''Arabella'' is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Mae Marsh, Alfons Fryland, and Fritz Rasp. Cast *Mae Marsh as Arabella * Alfons Fryland *Fritz Rasp *Jakob Tiedtke *Fritz Kampers * Jaro Fürth *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 r ... References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Karl Grune German silent feature films German black-and-white films 1924 drama films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doomed (film)
''The Doomed'' (german: Die Todgeweihten) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Eugen Illés and starring Bernd Aldor, Sascha Gura and Erich Kaiser-Titz.Krautz p. 130 The film's sets were designed by Illés and the art director Artur Günther Cast * Bernd Aldor as Artur Rys, Großindustrieller * Sascha Gura as Gladys, seine Schwester * Erich Kaiser-Titz as Ingenieur Ohlsen * Arthur Kraußneck as Mathimatiker Robin * Maria Zelenka as Renate, seine Tochter * Eugen Rex as Prinz d'Orlando * Jaro Fürth Jaro Fürth (born Edwin Fürth-Jaro; 21 April 1871 – 12 November 1945) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Early life Fürth was born to Jewish parents in Prague.Franz Schönfeld as Kriegsminsiter References
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His Wife, The Unknown
''His Wife, The Unknown'' (german: Seine Frau, die Unbekannte) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Benjamin Christensen. Prints of the film exist in the Det Danske Filminstitut. Cast * Willy Fritsch as Wilbur Crawford * Lil Dagover as Eva * Edith Edwards as Mabel * Karl Falkenberg as Tangotänzer * Jaro Fürth as Polizeikommissar * Martin Lübbert as Jack * Karl Platen as Sam * Paul Rehkopf as Detektiv * Maria Reisenhofer as Crawfords Mutter * Mathilde Sussin as Frau Hurst * Maria Wefers Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large ... as Esther References External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films directed by Benjamin Christensen UFA GmbH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Boheme (1923 Film)
''La Boheme'' (german: Bohème – Künstlerliebe) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Maria Jacobini, Elena Lunda, and Walter Janssen.Mierendorff p. 315 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier, Artur Günther and Max Knaake. It premiered in Berlin at the Marmorhaus The Marmorhaus (English: Marble House) is a former cinema located on the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. Opened in 1913, it takes its name from a large marble façade. Designed by the architect Hugo Pál, the walls of the foyer and auditorium were de .... Cast References Bibliography * Marta Mierendorff & Jackie O'Dell. ''William Dieterle: der Plutarh von Hollywood : mit einer Studie von Jackie O'Dell''. Henschel, 1993. External links * 1923 films 1923 drama films German drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Gennaro Righelli German black-and-white films Films set in Paris National Film film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Worlds (1922 Film)
''Two Worlds'' (german: Zwei Welten) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Richard Löwenbein and starring Sascha Gura, Arnold Rieck, and Johanna Ewald. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle Hans Sohnle (17 September 1895 – 24 March 1976) was a German art director.Chandler p.270 He frequently collaborated with Otto Erdmann on set designs. Selected filmography * ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' The Woman in Doctor's Garb .... Cast References External links * 1922 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films directed by Richard Löwenbein {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money In The Streets
''Money in the Streets'' (German: ''Das Geld auf der Strasse'') is a 1922 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Liane Haid, Liesl Stillmark and Max Ralph-Ostermann.Grange p.111 The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna. Cast * Liane Haid * Liesl Stillmark * Max Ralph-Ostermann * Alfred Neugebauer * Robert Valberg * Max Devrient * Jaro Fürth * Julius Strebinger * Josef Moser * Heinrich Eisenbach * Eugen Klöpfer Eugen Gottlob Klöpfer (10 March 1886 in Talheim, Heilbronn – 3 March 1950 in Wiesbaden) was a German actor. Early life Born to Karl Klöpfer and his wife Karoline, née Hörsch, Eugen attended the Realschule ("secondary school") in Heilbro ... * Reinhold Schünzel * Hugo Werner-Kahle References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1922 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The False Dimitri
''The False Dimitri'' (german: Der falsche Dimitri) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Alfred Abel, Agnes Straub and Eugen Klöpfer.Klossner, Michael. ''The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000''. McFarland & Company, 2002. p. 132. Set in early seventeenth century Russia it portrays the rise of False Dmitriy I during the Time of Troubles. It was made by the German major studio UFA and filmed at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Reimann Walter Reimann (2 June 1887 – 8 November 1936) was a German painter and art director. He was an Expressionist and member of the group of artists associated with Zurich magazine, Der Sturm. He worked on the production design of a number of films .... Cast References External links * 1922 films 1920s historical films German historical films Films of the Weimar Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Railway King (film)
''The Railway King'' (German: ''Der Eisenbahnkönig'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Eugen Illés and starring Fritz Kortner, Hermann Vallentin and Artúr Somlay.Grange p.105 It was released in two parts, premiering at the Marmorhaus. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraenke and August Rinaldi. Cast * Fritz Kortner * Hermann Vallentin * Artúr Somlay * Heinrich Peer * Carl Schönfeld * Jaro Fürth * Danny Guertler * Ruth Larrisson * Emil Rameau * Preben J. Rist * Genia Vallot * Anna von Palen Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221 ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresienstadt Concentration Camp
Theresienstadt Ghetto was established by the SS during World War II in the fortress town of Terezín, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ( German-occupied Czechoslovakia). Theresienstadt served as a waystation to the extermination camps. Its conditions were deliberately engineered to hasten the death of its prisoners, and the ghetto also served a propaganda role. Unlike other ghettos, the exploitation of forced labor was not economically significant. The ghetto was established by the transportation of Czech Jews in November 1941. The first German and Austrian Jews arrived in June 1942; Dutch and Danish Jews came at the beginning in 1943, and prisoners of a wide variety of nationalities were sent to Theresienstadt in the last months of the war. About 33,000 people died at Theresienstadt, mostly from malnutrition and disease. More than 88,000 people were held there for months or years before being deported to extermination camps and other killing sites; the Jewish Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anschluss
The (, or , ), also known as the (, en, Annexation of Austria), was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the Nazi Germany, German Reich on 13 March 1938. The idea of an (a united Austria and Germany that would form a "German Question, Greater Germany") began after the unification of Germany excluded Austria and the German Austrians from the Prussian-dominated German Empire in 1871. Following the end of World War I with the fall of the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1918, the newly formed Republic of German-Austria attempted to form a union with Germany, but the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919), Treaty of Saint Germain (10 September 1919) and the Treaty of Versailles (28 June 1919) forbade both the union and the continued use of the name "German-Austria" (); and stripped Austria of some of its territories, such as the Sudetenland. Prior to the , there had been strong support in both Austria and Germany for unification of the two countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
