|
Fritz Richard
Fritz Richard (born Josef Richard Löwit; 17 November 1869 – 9 February 1933) was an Austrian actor and theatre director. Fritz Richard was born as Josef Richard Löwit in Chotěboř, Austria-Hungary into a Jewish family. Richard trained as a stenographer and took acting lessons in Vienna at the Pauline Loewe Theatre School. His first engagement as a stage actor was in Mülheim in 1886. He then appeared at various Austrian and German provincial theatres. From Metz in 1905 his path took him to Berlin, where he mainly worked at the Deutsches Theater and the Lessing Theater. He was part of Max Reinhardt's ensemble. He was particularly successful in Karl Schönherr's ''Der Weibsteufel and as Jedermann''. From 1913 Richard also took part in numerous silent films. Richard married his fellow student Friederike Raithel in 1898, who later also became an actress under the name Frida Richard. Richard died in Berlin shortly after Adolf Hitler came to power. After his death, rumours circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chotěboř
Chotěboř (; german: Chotieborsch) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages and hamlets of Bílek, Dobkov, Klouzovy, Počátky, Příjemky, Rankov, Střížov and Svinný are administrative parts of Chotěboř. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Chotěbor. There was the Chotěbor's manor, owned probably by the noble Chotěbor of Vchynice. Geography Chotěboř is located about northeast of Havlíčkův Brod and north of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. There are several fish ponds on the outskirts of the town. History The first written mention of Chotěboř is from 1265. Because of the silver mines in the vicinity, King John of Bohemia bought the village and in 1331, he promoted it to a town. It was a royal town until the end of the 15th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Geheimnisvolle Villa
''Die geheimnisvolle Villa'' (lit. 'The Secret-Filled Villa') is a 1914 silent German detective film directed by Joe May and starring Ernst Reicher. It is the first in the series starring the fictional gentleman detective Stuart Webbs, modelled on Sherlock Holmes. It also features Werner Krauss. It was made at Continental-Kunstfilm's studios at 123 Chausseestraße, Berlin, and premièred at the Union-Theater Kammerlichtspiele cinema (later the Tauentzien Palast). Cast * Ernst Reicher as Stuart Webbs * Sabine Impekoven * Julius Falkenstein * Carl Auen * Werner Krauss * Max Landa * Eva May * Mia May * Lupu Pick Lupu Pick (2 January 1886 – 7 March 1931) was a German actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 50 films between 1910 and 1928. Born in Romania, Pick's father was a Jewish Austrian,Hans Morgenst ... * Fritz Richard References External links * 1914 films German black-and-white films Films of the Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ancient Law
''The Ancient Law'' (german: Das alte Gesetz) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Henny Porten, Ruth Weyher and Hermann Vallentin. The son of an Orthodox Rabbi faces hostility from his father when he decides to become an actor. Cast *Henny Porten as Archduchess Elisabeth Theresia * Ruth Weyher as court lady *Hermann Vallentin as Heinrich Laube *Avrom Morewski (Abraham Morewski) as Rabbi Mayer *Ernst Deutsch as Baruch, his son *Grete Berger as his mother * Robert Garrison as Ruben Pick * Margarete Schlegel as Esther, his daughter *Jakob Tiedtke as Director of the Actors *Olga Limburg as his wife *Alice Hechy as second daughter * Julius Brandt as an old comedian * Fritz Richard as Nathan the professor *Wolfgang Zilzer as page *Kálmán Zátony as Joseph Wagner * Robert Scholz *Alfred Krafft-Lortzing *Dominik Löscher *Philipp Manning Philipp Manning (23 November 1869 – 9 April 1951) was a British-born German actor. He was born in Lewisha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friend Ripp
''Friend Ripp'' (German: ''Freund Ripp'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Alfred Halm and starring Carl Geppert, Ilka Grüning, and Käthe Haack.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.901 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast In alphabetical order * Carl Geppert * Ilka Grüning * Käthe Haack * Harry Halm * Karl Harbacher * Leonhard Haskel * Edgar Klitzsch * Hermann Picha * Charles Puffy * Fritz Richard * Fritz Spira * Hugo Werner-Kahle * Max Zilzer Max Zilzer (23 November 1868, in Budapest – 1943, in Berlin) was a Hungarian-born German stage and film actor. Zilzer was Jewish and died under interrogation by the Gestapo during World War II. He was the father of actor Wolfgang Zilzer ... References External links * 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Alfred Halm German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Cohn
''Count Cohn'' (German: ''Graf Cohn'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hermann Vallentin, Frida Richard and Bernd Aldor.Bock & Bergfelder p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast * Hermann Vallentin as Siegfried Cohn * Frida Richard as Frau Cohn * Bernd Aldor as Isidor * Elisabeth Pinajeff as Recha * Grete Hollmann as Eva * Rudolf Lettinger as Christian Schmidt * Fritz Richard as Dr. Krause * Olga Engl as Gräfin Thekla Holm * Xenia Desni as Comtesse Dora * Johannes Riemann as Baron Heinz von Sternau * Albert Patry as Graf v. Klettingen * Willy Kaiser-Heyl Willy Kaiser-Heyl (4 August 1876 – 2 December 1953) was a German film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1919 and 1952. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' The Tragedy of a Great'' (1920) * ... as Verlagsbuchhändler v. Gellert * Max Willenz as Buchhalter Weller References Bibliography ... [...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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... 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] |
Duke Ferrante's End
''Duke Ferrante's End'' (German:''Herzog Ferrantes Ende'') is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Paul Wegener and Rochus Gliese and starring Paul Wegener, Hans Stürm and Hugo Döblin.Waldman p.83 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The art direction was by Walter Reimann. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Cast * Paul Wegener as Herzog Ferrante * Hans Stürm as Matteo * Hugo Döblin as Trivulzio * Ferdinand Gregori as Guido Colonna * Lyda Salmonova as Beatrice * Ernst Deutsch as Orlando * Adele Sandrock as Dienerin * Walter Janssen as Antonio * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Rüstmeister * Werner Krauskopf as Hauptmann der Leibwache * Alice Petzinna as Page * Gustav Roos as Balsamierer * Fritz Richard as Gremio * Hellmuth Bergmann as Edelmann * Albrecht Viktor Blum as * Hertha von Walther * Gerhard Bienert Gerhard Max Richard Bienert (8 January 1898 – 23 December 1986) was a German stage and film actor. Gerhard Bienert wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Montez, The King's Dancer
''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' (german: Lola Montez, die Tänzerin des Königs) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola Montez. The film was produced by Richter's own production company, but was released by the dominant German distributor UFA Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the .... A previous biopic ''Lola Montez'' had been released in 1919, starring Leopoldine Konstantin. Plot summary Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1922 films 1920s biographical films German biographical films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Willi Wolff Films set in Munich Films set in Barcelona Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dying Nation
''A Dying Nation'' or ''Dying Peoples'' (german: Sterbende Völker) is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Robert Reinert and starring Paul Wegener, Otto Gebühr, and Fritz Kortner. It was released in two parts ''Heimat in Not'' and ''Brennendes Meer''. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Dürnhöfer Kurt Dürnhöfer (1886–1958) was a German art director.Drewniak p.40 Selected filmography * ''Ruth's Two Husbands'' (1919) * '' The Living Dead'' (1919) * ''A Dying Nation'' (1922) * ''The Emperor's Old Clothes'' (1923) * ''Taras Bulba'' (1924) ... and Walter Reimann. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Cast References Bibliography * External links * * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Robert Reinert German silent feature films 1922 drama films German drama films German black-and-white films Films shot at Bavaria Studios Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Graveyard Of The Living
''The Graveyard of the Living'' (German: ''Der Friedhof der Lebenden'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Guido Herzfeld and Hanni Weisse. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Moldenhauer. Cast *Wilhelm Diegelmann *Eva Düren *Eve Düren *Peter Esser * Ernst Gronau *Paul Günther *Karl Hannemann *Guido Herzfeld *Gerhard Lamprecht * Max Nemetz *Walter Redlich *Frida Richard *Fritz Richard *Gustav Roos *Eduard Rothauser *Wilhelm Völcker *Hanni Weisse *Aribert Wäscher Aribert Wäscher (1 December 1895 – 14 December 1961) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Black Tulip Festival'' (1920) * '' The Graveyard of the Living'' (1921) * ''Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * ''The Hanseatics'' (1925) * ''Th ... References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Von Ingelheim's Dramatic Life
''Alfred von Ingelheim's Dramatic Life'' (german: Alfred von Ingelheims Lebensdrama) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Erik Lund and starring Bruno Kastner, Maria Zelenka and Hanni Weisse.Bock & Bergfelder p. 74 The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky. Cast * Bruno Kastner as Alfred von Ingelheim * Maria Zelenka as Backfisch * Hanni Weisse as Hofdame * Leopold von Ledebur as König * Vera Lessing * Frida Richard * Fritz Richard * 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, Königsberg and Kiel, among others. In 1910 he took up an eng ... References Bibliography * External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Erik Lund German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blockhead
''The Blockhead'' (german: Der Dummkopf) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Max Adalbert, Otto Treptow, and Eugen Rex.Rentschler Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Lupu Pick German silent feature films Films with screenplays by Carl Mayer German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |