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Loo Hardy
Charlotte "Loo" Hardy (born Charlotte Noa; 11 January 1898 – 23 April 1938) was a German film actress of the silent era. She later emigrated to England where she died by suicide from an overdose of narcotics. Death Noa's body was found in her flat in Cleveland Square, Paddington. An inquest was held on 26 April 1938, which referred to her as Mrs Charlotte Levi. The Coroner found that she had been overdrawn at the bank, was behind on payments of rent, had received a final demand for income tax, and tradesmen were refusing to supply goods unless for cash; and that she had killed herself by narcotic poisoning.Daria Santini, ''The Exiles: Actors, Artists and Writers Who Fled the Nazis for London'' (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019)p. 73/ref> Selected filmography * '' The Clan'' (1920) * '' Catherine the Great'' (1920) * '' Wibbel the Tailor'' (1920) * '' Berlin W.'' (1920) * ''The Voice'' (1920) * '' Jim Cowrey is Dead'' (1921) * ''Raid'' (1921) * ''The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * ''Mis ...
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Berlin
Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, most populous city, as measured by population within city limits having gained this status after the United Kingdom's, and thus London's, Brexit, departure from the European Union. Simultaneously, the city is one of the states of Germany, and is the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country in terms of area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.5 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan reg ...
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Raid (1921 Film)
''Raid'' (German:''Razzia'') is a 1921 German silent film directed by Wolfgang Neff and featuring Maria Forescu and Willy Fritsch.Bock & Bergfelder p.134 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 ... Mathieu Oostermann. Cast In alphabetical order * Maria Forescu as Blanchette * Willy Fritsch as Heinrich * Walter Halde as Lucies Freund * Loo Hardy as Adele * Fred Immler as Fabrikant Hirtes * Walter Liedtke as Felix - ein Schuster * Lotte Paulsen as Lusie * Anna von Palen as Bettlerin References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books. External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed ...
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German Emigrants To England
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (disambiguation ...
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Actresses From Berlin
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ...
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German Silent Film Actresses
German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Germanic peoples (Roman times) * German language **any of the Germanic languages * German cuisine, traditional foods of Germany People * German (given name) * German (surname) * Germán, a Spanish name Places * German (parish), Isle of Man * German, Albania, or Gërmej * German, Bulgaria * German, Iran * German, North Macedonia * German, New York, U.S. * Agios Germanos, Greece Other uses * German (mythology), a South Slavic mythological being * Germans (band), a Canadian rock band * "German" (song), a 2019 song by No Money Enterprise * ''The German'', a 2008 short film * "The Germans", an episode of ''Fawlty Towers'' * ''The German'', a nickname for Congolese rebel André Kisase Ngandu See also * Germanic (other) ...
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1938 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Farida of Egypt, Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge (Niagara Falls), Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. Gene ...
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1898 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. * January 13 – Novelist Émile Zola's open letter to the President of the French Republic on the Dreyfus affair, '' J'Accuse…!'', is published on the front page of the Paris daily newspaper '' L'Aurore'', accusing the government of wrongfully imprisoning Alfred Dreyfus and of antisemitism. * February 12 – The automobile belonging to Henry Lindfield of Brighton rolls out of control down a hill in Purley, London, England, and hits a tree; thus he becomes the world's first fatality from an automobile accident on a public highway. * February 15 – Spanish–American War: The USS ''Maine'' explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor, Cuba, for reasons never fully established, killing 2 ...
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Road To Rio (1931 Film)
''Road to Rio'' (german: Der Weg nach Rio) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Maria Matray, Oskar Homolka and Oskar Marion. It premiered on 15 January 1931.Grange p.356 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Otto Erdmann. Cast * Maria Matray as Inge Weber - das Opfer * Oskar Homolka as Ricardo * Oskar Marion as Karl Plattke * Senta Söneland as Berta Andersen, Hotel Manager * Louis Ralph as Felice * Hertha von Walther as Marietta * Kurt Gerron as Director for Casino * Julius Falkenstein as Muchica, Pantagenbesitzer * Eduard von Winterstein as Polizeikommissär * Alexa von Porembsky as Die Unerfahrene * Eugen Rex * Maria Forescu * Ernst Reicher * Gustav Püttjer * Karl Platen * Fritz Greiner * Erwin van Roy * Georg Schmieter * Loo Hardy * Angelo Ferrari * Aruth Wartan Aruth Wartan (or ''Haruth Vartan'', hy, Հարութ Վարդան, 23 June 1880 – 14 April 1945) was ...
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The Eighteen Year Old
''The Eighteen Year Old'' (german: Die Achtzehnjährigen) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Andrée Lafayette, Ernő Verebes, and Frida Richard. It was made at the Staaken Studios in Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U .... The film's sets were designed by Karl Machus. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Manfred Noa Bavaria Film films Films shot at Staaken Studios German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub ...
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The Old Ballroom
''The Old Ballroom'' (german: Das alte Ballhaus) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Wolfgang Neff and starring Carl Auen, Olga Tschechowa, and Sybill Morel. It was released in two parts, both of which premiered on the same day in Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U .... The film sets were designed by the art director Franz Seemann. Cast In alphabetical order References Bibliography * External links * * 1925 films 1925 drama films German drama films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Wolfgang Neff German silent feature films German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ...
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The Enchantress (film)
''The Enchantress'' (german: Die Bacchantin) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by William Karfiol and starring Olga Tschechowa, Charlotte Ander, and Hans Mierendorff Hans Mierendorff (born Johannes Reingold Mierendorff; 30 June 1882 – 26 December 1955) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''A Night of Horror'' (1916) * '' Vengeance Is Mine'' (1916) * '' Hilde Warren und der Tod' .... The film's sets were designed by the art director . Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1924 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by William Karfiol German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films based on German novels Films based on works by Ludwig Ganghofer German drama films 1924 drama films Silent drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ...
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