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Erich Dunskus
Erich Adolf Dunskus (27 July 1890 – 25 November 1967) was a German film actor. He appeared in 170 films between 1927 and 1966. He was born in Pillkallen, East Prussia East Prussia was a Provinces of Prussia, province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1772 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 1871); following World War I it formed part of the Weimar Republic's ... and died in Hagen, West Germany. Selected filmography * '' The King of Paris'' (1930) * '' Bobby Gets Going'' (1931) * '' Girls to Marry'' (1932) * '' Secret Agent'' (1932) * '' Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * '' And Who Is Kissing Me?'' (1933) * '' So Ended a Great Love'' (1934) * '' Paganini'' (1934) * '' The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1935) * '' The Saint and Her Fool'' (1935) * '' Pygmalion'' (1935) * '' City of Anatol'' (1936) * '' Savoy Hotel 217'' (1936) * '' Family Parade'' (1936) * '' Love's Awakening'' (1936) * '' Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobrovolsk
Dobrovolsk (, lit. "Voluntary Town"; (1510–1938) or ' (1938–1947); ; ) is a village in Krasnoznamensky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It has a population of 1,693 (2010). It is located in the historical region of Lithuania Minor. It lies approximately north of Nesterov and north-east of Gusev. History Russian sources give the date of the earliest record of the village as 1510, while the earliest surviving German language record dates from 1516 under the name ''Schlosbergk'', and slightly later the name ''Mühlenberg'' is also used. Nevertheless, it is believed that there was already a trading settlement in existence before this. The name Pillkallen first appears in the records in 1545 in connection with an inheritance dispute, and is thought to have originated with Lithuanian inhabitants derived from the Lithuanian language term ''pilkalnis'', meaning ''mound'' or ''castle mound''. In 1549 a wooden church was built in the developing market town and a school was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoy Hotel 217
''Savoy Hotel 217'' (German: ''Savoy-Hotel 217'') is a 1936 German mystery drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. The costumes were by Herbert Ploberger. It premiered at Berlin's UFA-Palast am Zoo. Synopsis In Tsarist Russia before the First World War, a couple arrive at a luxury hotel where the husband is murdered. A number of people fall under suspicion, including the head waiter. He undertakes an investigation to find the real culprit. Cast Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a re ... gave the film a positive re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Can Lie
''Love Can Lie'' () is a 1937 German romance film directed by Heinz Helbig and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Dorothea Wieck and Jutta Freybe.Heins p. 64 It was released by Tobis Film. The film's sets were designed by Erich Zander. Cast * Karl Ludwig Diehl as Ivar Andersson * Dorothea Wieck as Sigrid Mallé * Jutta Freybe as Kerstin Dahlberg * Kurt Meisel as August Halfgreen * Ingeborg von Kusserow as Britta Torsten * Josefine Dora as Tante Betty * Wilmo Schäfer as Emil * Jeanette Bethge * Marina von Ditmar * Inga Ewald * Erika Raphael * Margo Kochan * Gerhard Dammann * Erich Dunskus * Kurt Iller * Curd Jürgens as Student Holger Engström * Heinz Piper * Otto Sauter-Sarto * Inge Landgut * Franz Arzdorf * Margarete Faas * Alfred Heynisch * Berta Heynisch * Antonie Jaeckel * Kurt Keller-Nebri * Karl Platen * Irmingard Schreiter * Toni Tetzlaff * Hella Thornegg * Helene Westphal * Emmy Wyda Emmy Wyda (2 March 1876 – 22 January 1942) was a German actress. She a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chief Witness (film)
''The Chief Witness'' (German: ''Die Kronzeugin'') is a 1937 German crime drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Iván Petrovich, Sybille Schmitz and Sabine Peters. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.Bock & Töteberg p.350 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. Location shooting took place in the Krkonose Mountains in Czechoslovakia and Zugspitze in Bavaria. Synopsis Elise, the former wife of composer Stefan Laurin, begs him to recover some letters from a man who has been blackmailing her. When he gets to the man's apartment, he finds him murdered and becomes the main suspect. Cast * Iván Petrovich as Stefan Laurin * Sybille Schmitz as Jelena Rakowska * Sabine Peters as Nina Rakowska * Gustav Waldau as Georg Radloff * Elga Brink as Elise Laurin * Ursula Grabley as Rose Bonnet * Ursula Herking as Babett * Rudolf Platte as Kriminalassistent Malapert * Just Scheu as Dr. Sanders * Georg H. Schnell as Gerichts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Without A Fatherland
''Men Without a Fatherland'' () is a 1937 German drama film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Willy Fritsch, Maria von Tasnady and Willy Birgel.Richards p. 371 The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. Synopsis In Latvia at the end of the First World War, a group of Freikorps battle against an attempted takeover of the Baltic States by Communist forces. Cast * Willy Fritsch as Oberleutnant Maltzach * Maria von Tasnady as Irene Marellus * Willy Birgel as Baron Falen * Grethe Weiser as Jewa - Chansonette * Siegfried Schürenberg as Hauptmann Angermann * Werner Stock as Leutnant Berndt * Erich Dunskus as Steputat - Unteroffizier * Josef Sieber as Pleikies - Bursche * Willi Schaeffers as Soykas - Landesrat * Nicolas Koline as Diener Stepan * Luis Rainer as Wolynski * Aribert Grimmer as Bauer Rauta * Lissy Arna as Mila Wentos * Hans Stiebner as Kigull * Maria Loja as Orla, Wirtin * Traute Baumbach as Maruschka, ein russisches Bauernmädel * Tama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenade (1937 Film)
''Serenade'' is a 1937 German drama film directed by Willi Forst and starring Hilde Krahl, Albert Matterstock and Igo Sym.Bock & Bergfelder p.259 The film was based on a novel by Theodor Storm, which was adapted again in 1958 as '' I'll Carry You in My Arms'' by Veit Harlan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. Plot summary Cast * Hilde Krahl as Irene - Burgstallers Nichte * Albert Matterstock as Gustl Hollmann * Igo Sym as Ferdinand Lohner - 1st Violin * Walter Janssen as Alfred Ritter, 2nd Violin * Fritz Odemar as P.M. Dörffner, Bratsche * Hans Junkermann as Johann Burgstaller, Cello * Lina Lossen as Frau Leuthoff * Klaus Detlef Sierck as Heinz, Lohners Sohn * Eduard von Winterstein as Der Dorfarzt * Josef Eichheim as Gruber, Orchesterdiener * Paul Rehkopf as Franz, Kutscher * Erich Dunskus as Der Künsthändler * Toni Tetzlaff as Die Vermieterin * Toni Staffner as Anna, the maid * Margarete Henning-Roth as Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Slaps
''Seven Slaps'' (German: ''Sieben Ohrfeigen'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Alfred Abel. Like the earlier ''Lucky Kids'', which had the same director and stars, it was an attempt to create a German version of screwball comedy. While the previous film had a New York setting, this takes place in London.Rentschler p.118 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was loosely remade in 1970 as '' Slap in the Face''. Synopsis After he loses some money on the stock exchange, a young man seeks revenge on the speculator responsible by slapping him. He intends to slap him once every day for a week as retribution, but things become complicated when he becomes entangled with the speculator's attractive daughter. Cast * Lilian Harvey as Daisy Terbanks - Astor's Daughter * Willy Fritsch as William Tenson MacPhab * Alfred Abel as Astor Terbanks - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' (German: ''Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war'') is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Plot Detective Morris Flynn (Hans Albers) and his assistant Macky McMacpherson (Heinz Rühmann), masquerading as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, investigate two attractive sisters, Mary and Jane Berry, and the theft and forgery of valuable postage stamps. Reception ''Lexikon des Internationalen Films'' calls it a swinging, lively comedy. Albers and Rühmann were two longtime major stars of German cinema and are still known for the main song in this movie, ''Jawoll, meine Herr'n''. Release ''The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes'' was released on DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Promise Me Anything
''Don't Promise Me Anything'' () is a 1937 German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Luise Ullrich, Viktor de Kowa and Heinrich George. It was partly shot at the Grunewald Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Weber and Erich Zander. The Berlin premiere took place at the Gloria-Palast. In 1950 Liebeneiner remade the film as '' When a Woman Loves'' with Hilde Krahl and Johannes Heesters in the lead roles. Synopsis A perfectionist but talented artist is reluctant to sell his paintings, but because they need the money his wife sells them without his knowledge and claims to be the artist herself. However, when she is commissioned to paint a mural she turns to her husband for help. Cast * Luise Ullrich as Monika *Viktor de Kowa as Maler Martin Pratt *Heinrich George as Kunsthändler Felder *Hubert von Meyerinck as Dr. Elk *Will Dohm as Konsul Brenkow *Charlott Daudert as Vera Brenkow *Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Hausbesitzer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capers (1937 Film)
''Capers'' (German: ''Capriolen'') is a 1937 German comedy film directed by and starring Gustaf Gründgens and also featuring Marianne Hoppe, Fita Benkhoff and Volker von Collande. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.Loacker p.625 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It was produced and released by Terra Film while international distribution was handled by Tobis Film. Synopsis Journalist Jack Warren is celebrated for interviewing successful women but is secretly tired of this line of work. When he encounters the actress Dorothy Hopkins, he mistakes her for the famous aviatrix Mabel Atkinson and in turn mistakes the real Mabel for somebody else. Cast * Marianne Hoppe as Mabel Atkinson * Gustaf Gründgens as Jack Warren * Fita Benkhoff as Peggy MacFarland * Maria Bard as Dorothy Hopkins * Volker von Collande as William Baxter * Hans Leibelt as Neville * Franz Weber as Simpson * Max Gülstorff as Rechtsanwalt * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman's Love—Woman's Suffering
''Woman's Love—Woman's Suffering'' (German: ''Frauenliebe - Frauenleid'') is a 1937 German drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Magda Schneider, Iván Petrovich and Oskar Sima.Hake p.125 Cast References Bibliography * Hake, Sabine. ''Popular Cinema of the Third Reich''. University of Texas Press, 2001. External links * 1937 films 1937 drama films German drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s German-language films Films directed by Augusto Genina Cine-Allianz films German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films scored by Peter Kreuder {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomfoolery (film)
''Tomfoolery'' (German: ''Allotria'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Willi Forst and starring Renate Müller, Jenny Jugo and Anton Walbrook. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.19 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin on 12 June 1936. Synopsis A pair of friends fall in love with the same woman, before realizing they are really in love with two other women. Racing to his romantic interest, one of the friends (Heinz Rühmann) finds himself competing in the Monaco Grand Prix. Reception Joseph Goebbels Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazism, Nazi politician and philologist who was the ''Gauleiter'' (district leader) of Berlin, chief Propaganda in Nazi Germany, propagandist for the Nazi Party, and ... remarked: "Quite energetic and lively. But it's overdone and therefore not totally satisfying. Less would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
