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Five Million Look For An Heir
''Five Million Look for an Heir'' () is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Heinz Rühmann, Leny Marenbach and Oskar Sima. It was based on a novel by Harald Baumgarten.Rentschler p. 343 It was shot at the Halensee and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfred Bütow and Willi Herrmann. Plot The wealthy American uncle of vacuum cleaner salesman Peter Pett stipulated in his will that Peter may only inherit the five million dollars left to him if he is happily married. Otherwise, the five million should go to Peter's Scottish cousin Patrick. Commissioned by the executor, Mister Blubberboom comes to Europe to determine if Peter is happy with his wife Hix. However, Blubberboom has a secret agenda. He takes Peter to New York without his wife and wants the beautiful Mabel to make an appearance as his wife there. Patrick, who looks confusingly like his cousin, also wants the money. He pays a visit to Hix and trave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Boese
Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia'' (1918) * ''The Stolen Sole'' (1918) - Director * ''Nuri's Curse / Nissami's Song'' (1918) - Director * ''The Geisha and the Samurai'' (1919) * ''The Devil and the Madonna'' (1919) * ''Nocturne of Love (1919 film), Nocturne of Love'' (1919)-Direct. * ''The Golem: How He Came into the World'' (1920) * ''The Dancer Barberina'' (1920) * ''Three Nights'' (1920) * ''The Song of the Puszta'' (1920) * ''Blackmailed (1920 film), Blackmailed'' (1920) * ''The Raft of the Dead'' (1921) * ''The Shadow of Gaby Leed'' (1921) * ''The Terror of the Red Mill'' (1921) * Dolores (1922) - Director * ''The Unwritten Law (1922 film), The Unwritten Law'' (1922) * ''Slave for Life'', director, producer * ''Count Cohn'' (1923) * ''Maciste and the Chinese Chest'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Films
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1938 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – MGM announces that Judy Garland will be cast in the role of Dorothy Gale in the upcoming '' The Wizard of Oz'' film. Ray Bolger is cast as the Tin Woodman and Buddy Ebsen as the Scarecrow. At Bolger's insistence, the roles are switched between the two actors. On July 25, MGM announces Bert Lahr has been cast as the Cowardly Lion. *January 21 – Pioneering French film director Georges Méliès, best remembered for groundbreaking films like ''A Trip to the Moon'' and '' The Impossible Voyage'', dies in Paris, aged 76. *February 4 – Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', the first-ever full-length animated feature film, is released nationally in the United States, less than two months after its premiere in Los Angeles. The film is a huge box office success, and briefly hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Pfeiffer (actor)
Hermann Pfeiffer (1902–1969) was a German stage actor, stage and film actor. He also directed several films including ''Counterfeiters (1940 film), Counterfeiters'' (1940). Selected filmography Actor * ''Truxa'' (1937) * ''When Women Keep Silent'' (1937) * ''The Yellow Flag'' (1937) *''The Chief Witness (film), The Chief Witness'' (1937) * ''Talking About Jacqueline'' (1937) * ''The Coral Princess'' (1937) * ''The Irresistible Man'' (1937) * ''Autobus S'' (1937) * ''Nanon (1938 film), Nanon'' (1938) * ''The Man Who Couldn't Say No (1938 film), The Man Who Couldn't Say No'' (1938) * ''The Muzzle (1938 film), The Muzzle'' (1938) * ''The Stars Shine'' (1938) * ''Red Orchids'' (1938) * ''By a Silken Thread'' (1938) * ''Five Million Look for an Heir'' (1938) * ''Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything'' (1938) * ''Kitty and the World Conference'' (1939) * ''Alarm at Station III'' (1939) * ''The Right to Love (1939 film), The Right to Love'' (1939) * ''Woman Made to Measure'' (1940) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Stoeckel
Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', '' Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded from the 7th century ( Odo, son of Uro, courtier of Sigebert III). It was the name of three 10th-century German kings, the first of whom was Otto I the Great, the first Holy Roman Emperor, founder of the Ottonian dynasty. The Gothic form of the prefix was ''auda-'' (as in e.g. '' Audaþius''), the Anglo-Saxon form was ''ead-'' (as in e.g. '' Eadmund''), and the Old Norse form was '' auð-''. Due to Otto von Bismarck, the given name ''Otto'' was strongly associated with the German Empire in the later 19th century. It was comparatively frequently given in the United States (presumably in German American families) during the 1880s to 1890s, remaining in the top 100 most popular masculine given names in the US throughout 1880–1898, but its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Pointner
Anton Pointner (8 December 1894 in Salzburg – 8 September 1949 in Hintersee) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Pointner's career began on the stages of Austria and he performed in both silent and sound films in his native Austria, as well as in Germany and the United States. Selected filmography * '' Martyr of His Heart'' (1918) * '' Lady Hamilton'' (1921) * '' The Love Affairs of Hector Dalmore'' (1921) * ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * '' Frauenmoral'' (1923) * '' The Second Shot'' (1923) * '' Earth Spirit'' (1923) * '' The Curse'' (1924) * '' The Sailor Perugino'' (1924) * '' Nelly, the Bride Without a Husband'' (1924) * '' Marionettes of the Princess'' (1924) * ''Flight Around the World'' (1925) * ''Old Mamsell's Secret'' (1925) * '' The Dealer from Amsterdam'' (1925) * '' A Free People'' (1925) * '' Circus Romanelli'' (1926) * '' When I Came Back'' (1926) * '' The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (1926) * '' The Third Squadron'' (1926) * ''The Three Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Huch
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valy Arnheim
Valy Arnheim (born Valentin Theodor Woldemar Appel; 8 June 1883 – 11 November 1950) was a German film actor and director. Selected filmography * '' Lightning Command'' (1921) * '' Anne-Liese of Dessau'' (1925) * '' Harry Hill's Deadly Hunt'' (1925) * '' Volga Volga'' (1928) * '' Girls, Beware!'' (1928) * '' Life's Circus'' (1928) * '' Indizienbeweis'' (1929) * '' Spring Awakening'' (1929) * '' Black Forest Girl'' (1929) * ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1929) * '' The Woman Without Nerves'' (1930) * '' Bombs on Monte Carlo'' (1931) * '' Different Morals'' (1931) * '' The Emperor's Sweetheart'' (1931) * '' Circus Life'' (1931) * '' Tannenberg'' (1932) * '' The Private Life of Louis XIV'' (1935) * '' His Late Excellency'' (1935) * '' City of Anatol'' (1936) * '' The Castle in Flanders'' (1936) * ''Diamonds'' (1937) * '' Men Without a Fatherland'' (1937) * '' The Mystery of Betty Bonn'' (1938) * '' Five Million Look for an Heir'' (1938) * '' The Night With the Emperor'' (1936) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Florath
Albert Peter Adam Florath (7 December 1888, Bielefeld – 11 March 1957, Gaildorf) was a German stage and film actor. Early life and education Born to Joseph Florath, a locksmith, and his wife Matilda, née Burkart, he attended school in Brakel and the Realgymnasium in Paderborn. He embarked on a career as a civil servant in Delbrück, where he was active in the welfare, church and school department and the police administration. Acting career Florath gained first stage experience in amateur dramatic groups of local clubs in Delbrück. In 1908, Florath gave up his career in office and went to Munich-Schwabing, to devote himself entirely to acting. He debuted in 1908 as a stage actor at the court theater in Munich. He took acting lessons with Alois Wohlmut and, as a sideline, wrote feuilleton contributions. When the First World War began, Florath interrupted his artistic career, volunteering as a reserve lieutenant and serving as an instructor of recruits. His wartime expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Reigbert
Clair or Claire may refer to: People and fictional characters * Claire (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Clair or Claire * Clair (surname), a list of people with the surname Clair or Claire Places * Clair, New Brunswick, Canada, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick, Canada * Clair, Saskatchewan, Canada * Clair oilfield in the Atlantic Ocean, 75 km west of Shetland Arts and entertainment * Claire (band), an electronic-pop band using English lyrics from Munich, Germany * ''Claire'' (album), a 2002 album by Claire Sweeney * "Clair" (song), a 1972 hit for Gilbert O'Sullivan * ''Claire'' (1924 film), a German silent film * ''Claire'' (2001 film), a fantasy film * ''Claire'' (2007 film), written by Drew Seeley * "Claire", an episode of American radio and television anthology series ''Screen Directors Playhouse'' * "Claire", an episode of ''The Good Doctor'' * '' Clair Obscur: Exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Limburg
Olga Limburg (5 April 1881 – 7 March 1970) was a German theater and film actress. She began her artistic career in 1901 with a commitment at the Municipal Theatre of Poznan. Since 1902, she played at several of Berlin's leading theaters including the Tribune, the Metropol Theatre, Berlin , the comedy and the Theater am . During the early part of her theater career, Limburg usually played supporting roles. Later she worked in the "comical oldies" plays. Career Limburg's film acting career started in 1907 with a minor role in the silent film ' and followed by ' (1910). She also starred in major productions including ' (1919), '' Kean'' (1921) and Rudolf Meinert-directed '' Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King'' (1922). These films achieved her much acclaim as a supporting actress. She continued her acting career through the next decade and starred in talkies like '' Between Night and Dawn'' (1931), ', '' The Black Forest Girl'' (both 1933), '' The Girl Irene'' (1936) ''Madame Bova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Salfner
Heinz Salfner (31 December 1877 – 13 October 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Salfner appeared in more than sixty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1932 crime film ''A Shot at Dawn''.Youngkin p.465 Selected filmography * '' The Skull of Pharaoh's Daughter'' (1920) * ''Youth'' (1922) * ''Judith'' (1923) * '' The Fifth Street'' (1923) * '' Time Is Money'' (1923) * '' The Beautiful Girl'' (1923) * '' Luther'' (1928) * '' Guilty'' (1928) * '' The Stranger'' (1931) * ''A Shot at Dawn'' (1932) * '' A Mad Idea'' (1932) * ''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (1933) * ''Gold'' (1934) * ''I Love All the Women'' (1935) * '' I Was Jack Mortimer'' (1935) * ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1935) * '' Victoria in Dover'' (1936) * '' Tomfoolery'' (1936) * ''A Wedding Dream'' (1936) * '' Scandal at the Fledermaus'' (1936) * ''A Hoax'' (1936) * '' Donogoo Tonka'' (1936) * '' Love's Awakening'' (1936) * '' Togger'' (1937) * '' Five Million Look for an Heir'' (1938) * ''Marionette'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |