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Charles Puffy
Charles Puffy (born Károly Hochstadt; 3 November 1884 – 1942 or 1943) was a Hungarian film actor. Biography Hochstadt appeared in more than 130 films between 1914 and 1938. He was the only slapstick star in Hungary's silent film era, appearing under the name "Pufi" (meaning "Fatty" in Hungarian, referring to his weight) and Carlie Puffy in the United States for Universal Studios. His other stage names were Károly Huszár or Pufi Huszár. Besides his work on films, he frequently appeared on stage, mostly in comical roles. Later, he worked in films in both Germany and the United States, including such classics as Fritz Lang's ''Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler'' (''Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler'') (1922) and Josef von Sternberg's ''Der blaue Engel'' (''The Blue Angel'') (1930). He used the names "Karl Huszar", "Karl Huszar-Puffy" or "Charles Puffy". In the sound era, he returned to his native Hungary, where he was featured in smaller roles in a number of films. Puffy was Jewish, and decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring In Winter
''Spring in Winter'' ( hu, Tavasz a télben) is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. Cast * Sándor Góth * Erzsi B. Marton * Ica von Lenkeffy * Zoltán Szerémy * Lajos Kemenes * Charles Puffy * Rózsi Szöllösi * Rene Sello * Karoly Gardai See also * Michael Curtiz filmography Michael Curtiz (1886–1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961. During this period he directed, wholly or in part, 181 films. He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria and ... References External links * Films directed by Michael Curtiz 1917 films Hungarian black-and-white films Hungarian silent films Austro-Hungarian films {{Hungary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Laughs (1928 Film)
''The Man Who Laughs'' is a 1928 American romantic drama silent film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. The film is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1869 novel of the same name, and stars Mary Philbin as the blind Dea and Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine. The film is known for the grim carnival freak-like grin on the character Gwynplaine's face which often leads it to be classified as a horror film. Film critic Roger Ebert stated "The Man Who Laughs is a melodrama at times even a swashbuckler, but so steeped in expressionist gloom that it plays like a horror film." ''The Man Who Laughs'' is a romantic melodrama similar to films such as ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame''. The film was one of the earliest Universal Picture films that made the transition from silent films to sound films using the Movietone sound system introduced by William Fox. The film was completed in August 1927 but was set for release in October 1928 with sound effects and a musical score wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Life Of Helen Of Troy
''The Private Life of Helen of Troy'' is a 1927 American silent film about Helen of Troy based on the 1925 novel of the same name by John Erskine, and adapted to screen by Gerald Duffy. The film was directed by Alexander Korda and starred María Corda as Helen, Lewis Stone as Menelaus, and Ricardo Cortez as Paris. Coming at the end of the silent film era, it was nominated for an Academy Award in 1929, the year of the Awards' inception, in the category of Best Title Writing. Duffy died on June 25, 1928, and was the first person to be posthumously nominated for an Academy Award. That same year, the first "talkie", ''The Jazz Singer'', received an honorary award for introducing sound to film, and the category for which ''The Private Life of Helen of Troy'' was nominated was dropped by the second Academy Awards. Two sections from the beginning and end, running about 27–30 minutes in total, are reportedly all that survive of ''The Private Life of Helen of Troy''; they are pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man's Past
''A Man's Past'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and starring Conrad Veidt, Barbara Bedford and Ian Keith.Soister p.199 Cast * Conrad Veidt as Paul La Roche * Barbara Bedford as Yvonne Fontaine * Ian Keith as Dr. Fontaine * Arthur Edmund Carewe as Lieutenant Destin * Charles Puffy as Prison Doctor * Corliss Palmer as Sylvia Cabot * Edward Reinach Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ... as Dr. Renaud References Bibliography * John T. Soister. ''Conrad Veidt on Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography''. McFarland, 2002. External links * 1927 films 1927 comedy-drama films Films directed by George Melford American silent feature films 1920s English-language films Universal Pictures films 1920s American films Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Club
''The Mystery Club'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Matt Moore, Edith Roberts and Mildred Harris.Munden p.535 It was based on a story from Arthur Somers Roche's ''Crimes of the Armchair Club''. Cast * Matt Moore as Dick Bernard * Edith Roberts as Nancy Darrell * Mildred Harris as Mrs. Kate Vandeerveer * Charles Lane as John Cranahan * Warner Oland as Eli Sinsabaugh * Henry Hebert as Scott Glendenning * Charles Puffy as Alonzo * Alphonse Martell as Sengh * Finch Smiles as Wilkins * Earl Metcalfe as Red * Nat Carr as Eric Hudson * Jed Prouty as Amos Herriman * Alfred Allen as Insp. Burke * Sidney Bracey as Detective * Monte Montague Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, California ... as Snaky References Bibli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Thief
''The Love Thief'' is a 1926 silent black and white American romance film. Directed by John McDermott, it stars Norman Kerry, Greta Nissen, and Marc McDermott. Cast list * Norman Kerry as Prince Boris Alexander Emanuel Augustus * Greta Nissen as Princess Flavia Eugenia Marie * Marc McDermott as Prince Karl * Cissy Fitzgerald as Countess Leopold Marjenka * Agostino Borgato as King * Carrie Daumery as Queen * Oscar Beregi as Prime minister * Nigel Barrie as Captain Emanuel Menisurgo * Vladimir Glutz as Napoleon Alexander Caesar * Charles Puffy as Prince's guard * Clarence Thompson as Prince Michael * Alphonse Martel as Berzoff * Anton Vaverka as Aide * Lido Manetti Arnold Kent (1899 – 1928) was an Italian-born American actor. He was born in Sesto Fiorentino as Lido Manetti and acted under that name in Italy, appearing in films such as '' Goodbye Youth'' (1918) and ''Quo Vadis'' (1924). He moved then to H ... as Captain References External links * * * 1926 films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Unknown (1924 Film)
''The Great Unknown'' (German:''Die große Unbekannte'') is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Lydia Potechina, Ellen Richter and Leopold von Ledebur.Grange p.164 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Dreier. Cast * Georg Baselt * Harry Hardt * Leopold von Ledebur * Rudolf Lettinger * Hans Wassmann * Charles Puffy * Lydia Potechina * Georg Alexander * Hans Junkermann Hennes "Hans" Junkermann (6 May 1934 – 11 April 2022) was a German professional racing cyclist who won 35 road races in 18 seasons from 1956 to 1973. He won the German National Road Race in 1959, 1960, and 1961. Biography Junkermann was bor ... * Ellen Richter References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Willi Wolff German silent feature films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open All Night (1924 Film)
''Open All Night'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. Paul Bern, better known as a writer and later husband of Jean Harlow, directed and Viola Dana, Jetta Goudal, and Raymond Griffith starred. The screenplay is based on Paul Morand's 1922 short story collection '' Open All Night''. Actors Viola Dana and "Lefty" Flynn would soon marry after this film. Cast Preservation ''Open All Night'' is an extant film at the Library of Congress, UCLA Film and Television Archive, George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York comprises about 28,000 titles, including features, shorts, documentaries, newsreels, and experimental moving images. The collection is renowned for its holdings of silent f ..., and Cineteca Del Friuli. References External links * *''Open All Night''at '' Odysee'' 1924 films American silent feature films Famou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Earl Of Essex (film)
''The Earl of Essex'' (german: Der Graf von Essex) is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Peter Paul Felner and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Fritz Kortner and Werner Krauss. It was loosely based on the 1761 play ''Der Graf von Essex'' by Peter von Stüven set in Elizabethan England and based in turn on the 1678 work '' Le Comte d'Essex'' by Thomas Corneille. Cast * Eugen Klöpfer - Earl of Essex * Fritz Kortner - Lord Nottingham * Werner Krauss * Friedrich Kühne - Cecil * Eva May - Lady Rutland * Erna Morena - Lady Nottingham * Charles Puffy - Cuff * Magnus Stifter - Lord Southampton * Agnes Straub - Queen Elisabeth I * Rosa Valetti * Ferdinand von Alten Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "c ... - Raleigh Bibliography * Bergfelder, Tim & Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Convict Of Cayenne
''The Convict of Cayenne'' (German: ''Der Sträfling von Cayenne'') is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Léo Lasko and starring Frederic Zelnik and Loni Nest.Bock & Bergfelder p.549 It premiered in Berlin at the Marmorhaus. Cast In alphabetical order * Julius Falkenstein * Loni Nest * Heinrich Peer * Charles Puffy * Albert Steinrück * Emmy Sturm * Herma van Delden * Frederic Zelnik Frederic Zelnik (born Friedrich Zelnik, 17 May 1885 – 29 November 1950) was an Austrian producer, director, and actor. He was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. Zelnik achieved success through period oper ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Léo Lasko German black-and-white films German drama films 1921 drama films Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About The Son
''About the Son'' (german: Um den Sohn) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Frederik Larsen and starring Carola Toelle, Ernst Hofmann and Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur. It premiered in Berlin on 13 May 1921.Grange p. 92 Cast * Carola Toelle as Die Sekretärin * Ernst Hofmann * Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur * Frida Richard * Harry Berber * Julius Brandt * Ilka Grüning * Hedda Kemp * Albert Patry * Charles Puffy * Max Ruhbeck * Robert Scholz * Emmy Sturm * Paul Westermeier Paul Westermeier (9 July 1892 – 17 October 1972) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * '' Agnes Arnau and Her Three Suitors'' (1918) * '' About the Son'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Act ... * Mary Zucker References Bibliography * * External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German drama films 1921 drama films Films produced by Erich Pommer German black-and-white films 1920s German-language films S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
