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Joseph N. Ermolieff
Joseph N. Ermolieff (1889–1962) was a Russian-born film producer. Ermolieff was a prominent figure in early Russian cinema during the Russian Empire, Imperial era, owning large studios in Yalta and Moscow. He fled to France following the Russian Revolution and became an established producer there, founding the company Films Albatros. As well as Paris he also worked at the Emelka Studios in Munich. In 1936 he enjoyed a major international success with ''The Czar's Courier'', and he moved to the United States the following year planning to remake the film in English language, English. He settled in America and became a citizen in 1942, but struggled to establish himself in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood despite producing occasional films such as ''Outpost in Morocco'' (1949) and ''Fort Algiers'' (1953). In 1944 he produced a Mexican version of ''Michael Strogoff (1944 film), Michael Strogoff'' (1944).Kohner p.355 Selected filmography * ''The Queen of Spades (1916 film), T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in Moscow metropolitan area, its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's List of largest cities, largest cities, being the List of European cities by population within city limits, most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest List of urban areas in Europe, urban and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow became the capital of the Grand Principality of Moscow, which led the unification of the Russian lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Algiers
''Fort Algiers'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Theodore St John. The film reused action sequences from '' Outpost in Morocco'' (1949) and starred Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Leif Erickson, Anthony Caruso, John Dehner, Robert Boon and Henry Corden. The film was released on July 15, 1953, by United Artists. Plot A female secret agent is sent to French North Africa posing as a night club singer to investigate the massacre of a French Foreign Legion outpost. She discovers a treacherous leader planning an attack on strategic oil fields. Cast *Yvonne De Carlo as Yvette * Carlos Thompson as Jeff *Raymond Burr as Amir * Leif Erickson as Kalmani * Anthony Caruso as Chavez *John Dehner as Major Colle *Robert Boon as Mueller *Henry Corden as Yessouf *Joe Kirk as Luigi * Lewis Martin as Colonel Lasalle *Leonard Penn as Lt. Picard * William Phipps as Lt. Gerrier *Michael Couzzi as Richetti *Charles Evans as General Rouss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Deaths
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – The office of Pope John XXIII announces the excommunication of Fidel Castro for preaching communism and interfering with Catholic churches in Cuba. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the worst Netherlands, Dutch rail disaster. * January 9 – Cuba and the Soviet Union sign a trade pact. * January 12 – The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian. * January 13 – People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Albania allies itself with the People's Republic of China. * January 15 ** Portugal abandons the United Nations General Assembly due to the debate over Angola. ** French designer Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent launches Yves Saint Lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas. * January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. * January 8 – Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. * January 15 – The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. * January 22 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. * January 30 – Mayerling incident: Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, and his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera commit a double suicide (or a murder-suicide) at the Mayerling hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Midnight (1938 Film)
''After Midnight'' (German: ''Ab Mitternacht'') is a 1938 French-German drama film directed by Carl Hoffmann and starring Gina Falckenberg, Peter Voß and René Deltgen.Goble p.661 It was shot as a German-language version of the French film '' Nights of Princes'', produced as a co-production between the French subsidiary of Tobis Film and the producer Joseph N. Ermolieff. Such multiple-language versions were common during the decade. Both films were based on the 1927 novel '' Nights of Princes'' by Joseph Kessel. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexandre Lochakoff and Vladimir Meingard. Synopsis Helene performs in a Paris nightclub run by White Russian exiles. When her husband, an engineer she believed had died in the Russian Civil War, reappears she tries to assist him. However, this opens her to blackmail by her dancing partner Fedor. Cast * Gina Falckenberg as Helene * Peter Voß as Petroff * René Deltgen as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights Of Princes (1938 Film)
''Nights of Princes'' (French: ''Nuits de princes'') is a 1938 French-German drama film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky and starring Käthe von Nagy, Marina Koshetz and Jean Murat. It is based on a 1927 Nights of Princes (novel), novel of the same title by Joseph Kessel.Goble p.258 An earlier adaptation ''Nights of Princes (1930 film), Nights of Princes'' had been made by Marcel L'Herbier in 1930. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexandre Lochakoff and Vladimir Meingard. A separate German-language version ''After Midnight (1938 film), After Midnight'' was also produced. Cast * Käthe von Nagy as Hélène * Marina Koshetz as Marina * Jean Murat as Forestier * Fernand Fabre as Fédor * Pauline Carton as Mademoiselle Mesureux * Pierre Alcover as Rizine * René Lefèvre (actor), René Lefèvre as Wassili Wronsky * Pierre Larquey as Chouvaloff References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Strogoff (1936 Film)
''Michel Strogoff'' is a 1936 French historical adventure film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and Richard Eichberg and starring Anton Walbrook, Colette Darfeuil and Armand Bernard. It is an adaptation of the 1876 novel ''Michael Strogoff'' by Jules Verne. A separate German version '' The Czar's Courier'' was also made. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Lochakoff. It was made by the French subsidiary of Tobis Film and shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place mainly in Bulgaria and at the Johannisthal Air Field. Cast *Anton Walbrook as Michel Strogoff *Colette Darfeuil as Sangarre *Armand Bernard as Harry Blount *Charles Vanel as Ivan Ogareff *Yvette Lebon as Nadia Fédor *Marcelle Worms as Marfa *Fernand Charpin as Alcide Jolivet *Victor Vina as Czar *Camille Bert as Grand Duke *Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke (5 June 1884 – 7 October 1964) was a German stage and film actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chourinette
''Chourinette'' is a 1934 French comedy drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Mireille Hartuch, Frédéric Duvallès and Jean Sinoël.Crisp p.398 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. Synopsis When parental interference prevents a young lawyer from marrying his beloved he plans to commit suicide. The arrival of his fiancée prevents this and the two escape together to a provincial relative's house. Cast * Mireille Hartuch as Chourinette * Frédéric Duvallès as Laloupe * Jean Sinoël as Pêchelune * Yvonne Hébert as Jacqueline * Antonin Berval as Vernonet * Marguerite Templey as Madame Tourtier * Pierre de Guingand as Ferdinand de Brézolles * Robert Allard * André Bertic * Édouard Delmont Édouard Delmont (5 December 1883 – 22 November 1955) was a French actor born Édouard Marius Autran in Marseille. He died in Cannes at age 72. Filmography *1930 : ''L'Arlésienne (1930 film), L'Arlésienne'' de Jacque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Touch Wood
''Let's Touch Wood'' (French: ''Touchons du bois'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Maurice Champreux and starring Jeanne Cheirel, Armand Bernard and Lily Zévaco. It is based on the play ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' by Oscar Wilde.Tanitch p. 271 Cast * Jeanne Cheirel as La générale de Saint-Preux * Armand Bernard as Auguste Chantilly * Lily Zévaco as Geneviève * Suzy Pierson as Minouche * Jules Moy as M. Lebigre * Roland Armontel as Jacques de Saint-Preux * Marcelle Barry as Mlle. Frontin * Suzet Maïs as Arlette * Suzy Delair Suzy Delair (born Suzette Pierrette Delaire; December 31, 1917 – March 15, 2020) was a French actress, dancer, singer, comedian and star of vaudeville. Early years Growing up in Montmartre, Delair was the daughter of a father who upholstered ... as La petite compagne d'amusement * Carlos Avril References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Me (1932 Film)
''Kiss Me'' (French: ''Embrassez-moi'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Georges Milton, Abel Tarride and Tania Fédor.Crisp p.393 Cast * Georges Milton as Boucatel * Abel Tarride as Le marquis de Champavert * Tania Fédor as Aurore de Champavert * Jeanne Helbling as La comtesse * Maurice Escande as Gaston * Raymonde Bonnet as Géraldine * Odette Valensay as Émérantine * Sinoël as Leclerc * Georges Tréville as Lord Ashwell * Albert Beauval as Le vicomte * Bazin Bazin may refer to Places *Bazin, Zanjan, a village in Iran * Gazan Bazin, Hormozgan, a village in Iran * Kingdom of Bazin, a medieval Beja polity *Bazin, Hungarian name of Pezinok Pezinok (; in the local dialect ''Pezinek''; ; ; ) is a town in ... as Norbert * Julien Clément as Joseph See also * '' Kiss Me'' (1929) References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passport 13
A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that certifies a person's identity and nationality for international travel. A passport allows its bearer to enter and temporarily reside in a foreign country, access local aid and protection, and obtain consular assistance from their government. In addition to facilitating travel, passports are a key mechanism for border security and regulating migration; they may also serve as official identification for various domestic purposes. State-issued travel documents have existed in some form since antiquity; the modern passport was universally adopted and standardized in 1920. The passport takes the form of a booklet bearing the official name and emblem of the issuing government and containing the biographical information of the individual, including their full name, photograph, place and date of birth, and signature. A passport does not create any rights in the country being visited nor impose any obligation on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taras Bulba (1924 Film)
''Taras Bulba'' is a 1924 German silent adventure film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky and Joseph N. Ermolieff and starring J.N. Douvan-Tarzow, Oscar Marion and Clementine Plessner. It is based on the short story ''Taras Bulba'' by Nikolai Gogol, and made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. It was one of several Russian-themed films that exiled producer Ermolieff made in Munich during the 1920s.Rollberg p. 219 The film's art direction was by Kurt Dürnhöfer and Willy Reiber. Cast * J.N. Douvan-Tarzow as Taras Bulba * Oscar Marion as Andry, Son of Taras * Clementine Plessner as Bulba's Wife * Helena Makowska Helena Makowska ( Woynowiczówna; 2 March 1893 – 22 August 1964) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1911 and 1958. Early life Helena Makowska was born Helena Woynowiczówna on 2 March 1893 to Ludwik Woyniewicz, a ... as Panotschka * N.N. Novitzky as Woiwode * Alexander Polonsky as Jankel, Innkeeper * Josef Rounitch as Ostap, Son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
