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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 Morgenstern "Jüdisches biographisches Lexikon. Eine Sammlung von bedeutenden Persönlichkeiten jüdischer Herkunft ab 1800", LIT Verlag, Vienna; p.637 his mother, of Romanian origin. He began as a stage actor in Hamburg, Flensburg and Berlin before 1910. In 1917 he founded the film company Rex-Film AG. He served on the board of the Film Association of Industrialists (''Vorstand des Verbandes der Filmindustriellen''), SPIO and the Film Directors Association of Germany (''Verbandes der Filmregisseure Deutschlands'') and worked intensively to establish the union-based umbrella organization of Filmmakers in Germany (''Filmschaffenden Deutschlands'') (Dacho). He was the organization's first chairman. Pick was married to actress Edith Posca. Selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let There Be Light (1917 Film)
''Let There Be Light'' (german: Es werde Licht!) is a 1917 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Bernd Aldor, Hugo Flink and Nelly Lagarst. It was followed by three sequels. The film was a protest against Germany's anti-abortion law, and also touched on the dangers of syphilis. It is a lost film. The film's sets were designed by the art director August Rinaldi. Manfred Noa was employed as an artistic consultant. Cast * Bernd Aldor as Georg Mauthner, Arzt * Hugo Flink as Paul Maunther, Maler, Georgs Bruder * Nelly Lagarst as Assistentin * Ernst Ludwig as Stadtrat Kaufherr *Leontine Kühnberg as Else, dessen Tochter * 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 ... as Dr. Franzius, annoncierender Arzt * Max Gülstorff as Patient * Kurt V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countess Ironing-Maid
''Countess Ironing-Maid'' (German: ''Gräfin Plättmamsell'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Ossi Oswalda, Curt Bois, and Robert Garrison.Bock & Bergfelder p.353 The film's sets were designed by the art director Rudi Feld. Cast * Ossi Oswalda * Curt Bois * Robert Garrison * Lydia Potechina * Julius Falkenstein * Hanne Brinkmann * Hermann Böttcher * Hugo Fischer-Köppe * Tamara Geva * Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * ''The Canned Bride'' (1915) * ''Frau Eva'' (1916) * '' The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * ''When Four Do the Same'' (1917) ... * Toni Tetzlaff References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Constantin J. David German silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Armoured Vault (1926 Film)
''The Armoured Vault'' (german: Das Panzergewölbe) is a 1926 German silent thriller film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Ernst Reicher, Johannes Riemann, and Mary Nolan.Thomson p. 113 It was part of a popular series featuring the detective character Stuart Webbs, and a remake of an earlier film ''The Armoured Vault'' directed by Joe May in 1914. The film's sets were designed by Rudi Feld. It was shot 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 .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Lupu Pick German silent feature films UFA GmbH films German thriller films German black-and-white films 1920s thriller films Films shot at Staaken Studios Remakes of Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Horse Carriage In Berlin
''The Last Horse Carriage in Berlin'' (german: Die letzte Droschke von Berlin) is a 1926 German silent comedy drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Lupu Pick, Hedwig Wangel, and Maly Delschaft. The film's art direction was by Franz Schroedter. The film premiered in Berlin on 18 March 1926.Grange p. 221 Synopsis A taxi driver in Berlin refuses to give up his horse and switch to motor transport. Cast * Lupu Pick as Gottlieb Lüdecke * Hedwig Wangel as Auguste Lüdecke * Maly Delschaft as Margot Lüdecke * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Erich Flottmann * Albert Florath as Wilhelm Lemke * Evi Eva as Anna Lemke * Werner Pittschau as Karl Lüdecke * Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Oskar Hempel * Karl Falkenberg Karl Falkenberg (born Karl Franz Josef Falkenberg, 6 April 1887 – died after 1936) was a German-Jewish film actor. Selected filmography * ''Clown Charly'' (1918) * ''Cain'' (1918) * '' Blackmailed'' (1920) * ''The Song of the Puszta'' (19 ... as Strolch References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Year's Eve (1924 Film)
''New Year's Eve'' (german: Sylvester: Tragödie einer Nacht) is a 1924 German silent '' Kammerspielfilm'' directed by Lupu Pick and written by Carl Mayer. It was filmed in 1923 and premiered in Berlin on 4 January 1924. The film is known to be one of the earliest examples of a kammerspielfilm and was innovative in its extensive use of "entfesselte Kamera", using tracking and gliding techniques as opposed to keeping the camera stationary. Like Pick's previous films, ''New Year's Eve'' does not use intertitles. Plot A man is celebrating New Year's Eve with his wife and his mother, who are at odds with one another. As the evening progresses, the rivalry between the two women increases to an open hatred that eventually escalates into a big fight. The man assumes no position in favor of either woman and instead chooses to flee from the conflict. Cast * Eugen Klöpfer as Der Mann * Edith Posca as Die Frau * Frida Richard as Die Mutter * Karl Harbacher Karl Harbacher (1879– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City In View ''City in View'' (german: Stadt in Sicht) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Henrik Galeen and starring Harry Nestor, Edith Posca and Friedrich Traeger. It premiered in Berlin on 8 February 1923.Grange p. 140 Cast * Harry Nestor as Fritz * Edith Posca * Friedrich Traeger as Ullrich * Otto Treptow 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 fro ... References Bibliography * External links * 1923 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films German drama films Films directed by Henrik Galeen 1923 drama films Seafaring films German black-and-white films UFA GmbH films Silent drama films Silent adventure films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... |