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Miss Beryll
''Miss Beryll'' (german: Miss Beryll ... die Laune eines Millionärs) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Erich Kaiser-Titz, and Fritz Schulz. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Lederer Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin a .... It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Frederic Zelnik German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Zelnik
Frederic Zelnik (born Friedrich Zelnik, 17 May 1885 – 29 November 1950) was an Austrian producer, director, and actor. He was one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. Zelnik achieved success through period operetta films in the 1920s and 1930s. Biography Friedrich Zelnik was born into a Jewish family in Czernowitz, today in Ukraine, at the time the capital of the Duchy of Bukovina in the Austrian part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. After studying in Vienna, Friedrich Zelnik worked as an actor in theaters in Nürnberg, Aachen, Worms, Prague and finally Berlin - in the theaters Theater an der Königsgrätzer Straße, Berliner Theater, and Komödienhaus. In 1914 Friedrich Zelnik began acting in films, and after 1915 producing and directing movies while still appearing in roles as an actor in other director'films. In 1918 he married a young Polish ballet dancer turned film actress named Lya Mara and promoted her to stardom by producing and direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Engl
Olga Engl (30 May 1871 – 21 September 1946) was an Austrian-German stage and motion picture actress who appeared in nearly 200 films. Biography Engl was privately educated in an Ursuline monastery and began her acting career at the Prague Conservatory. In August 1887 she made her stage début as Bertha in the play ''Die Verschwörung des Fiesco zu Genua'' in her home town. In 1888, she moved to the city of Danzig and performed in the theatre from 1889 to 1892 then briefly moved to Berlin. From 1892 to 1895 she performed with the court theatre in Munich and from 1895 to 1897 in Hamburg at the Thalia Theater, and from 1897 in Hanover. Engl made her film debut in the 1911 British silent film ''The Adoptive Child'' then returned to Germany and began appearing in German film productions. Her first major role was in the 1913 Carl Froelich-directed biopic ''Richard Wagner''. She would work continually throughout the 1910s and appear in a variety of roles for such directors as Ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Frederic Zelnik
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 Films
The following is an overview of 1921 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top seven films released in 1921 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events *January 21 – The silent comedy drama '' The Kid'', written by, produced by, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin (in his Tramp character) – his first full-length film as a director – and featuring Jackie Coogan, is released in the United States. It is the year's second-highest-grossing film. *March 6 – The silent epic war film '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'', adapted for the screen by June Mathis, is released in the United States. It is the year's highest-grossing film (and the sixth-best-grossing silent film of all time), propels Rudolph Valentino to stardom and inspires a tango craze and a fashion for gaucho pants. *August 29 – Broadway's first $1 million theatre, Loew's State opens. *September 5 – Popular comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Willy Kayser
Charles Willy Kayser (28 January 1881 – 10 July 1942) was a German film actor. He was born in Metz, Lorraine, Germany (now, Moselle, France) and died at the age of 61 in 1942. Selected filmography * ''Anita Jo'' (1919) * '' The Clan'' (1920) * '' Va banque'' (1920) * '' The House of Torment'' (1921) * ''The Black Spider'' (1921) * ''Miss Venus'' (1921) * '' Miss Beryll'' (1921) * '' The Eternal Curse'' (1921) * '' Deceiver of the People'' (1921) * ''Count Festenberg'' (1922) * '' The Marriage of Princess Demidoff'' (1922) * '' Dance of Passions'' (1922) * ''The Golden Net'' (1922) * '' Circus People'' (1922) * '' The Blonde Geisha'' (1923) * ''Slaves of Love'' (1924) * ''Playing with Destiny'' (1924) * '' Spring Awakening'' (1924) * '' The Prince and the Maid'' (1924) * '' Oh Those Glorious Old Student Days'' (1925) * ''War in Peace'' (1925) * ''Love's Joys and Woes'' (1926) * '' The Eleven Schill Officers'' (1926) * ''The Red Mouse'' (1926) * ''Our Emden'' (1926) * ''The Vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Kaiser-Titz
Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and screenwriter * Willie Allen (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program * Willie Allen (racing driver) (born 1980), American racing driver * Willie Anderson (other) * Willie Apiata (born 1972), New Zealand Army soldier, only recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand * Willie (footballer) (born 1993), Brazilian footballer Willie Hortencio Barbosa * Willy Böckl (1893–1975), Austrian world champion figure skater * Willy Bocklant (1941–1985), Belgian road racing cyclist * Willy Bogner, Sr. (1909–1977), German Nordic skier * Willy Bogner, Jr. (born 1942), German fashion designer and alpine skier * Willie Bosket (born 1962), American convicted murderer whose numer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Puffy
Charles Puffy (born Károly Hochstadt; 3 November 1884 – 1942 or 1943) was a Hungarian film actor. Biography Hochstadt appeared in more than 130 films between 1914 and 1938. He was the only slapstick star in Hungary's silent film era, appearing under the name "Pufi" (meaning "Fatty" in Hungarian, referring to his weight) and Carlie Puffy in the United States for Universal Studios. His other stage names were Károly Huszár or Pufi Huszár. Besides his work on films, he frequently appeared on stage, mostly in comical roles. Later, he worked in films in both Germany and the United States, including such classics as Fritz Lang's ''Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler'' (''Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler'') (1922) and Josef von Sternberg's ''Der blaue Engel'' (''The Blue Angel'') (1930). He used the names "Karl Huszar", "Karl Huszar-Puffy" or "Charles Puffy". In the sound era, he returned to his native Hungary, where he was featured in smaller roles in a number of films. Puffy was Jewish, and decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Hofmann
Ernst Karl Heinrich Hofmann (7 December 1880 – 27 April 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''The White Roses'' (1916) * '' Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917) * '' Countess Kitchenmaid'' (1918) * ''Ikarus, the Flying Man'' (1918) * '' The Mistress of the World'' (1919) * '' The Boy in Blue'' (1919) * ''The Spinning Ball'' (1919) * ''Algol'' (1920) * '' Intrigue'' (1920) * ''Satan'' (1920) * '' The Red Poster'' (1920) * '' Fanny Elssler'' (1920) * '' About the Son'' (1921) * '' Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Actress'' (1921) * '' Off the Rails'' (1921) * '' Miss Beryll'' (1921) * '' The Inheritance of Tordis'' (1921) * ''Parisian Women'' (1921) * '' Man Overboard'' (1921) * ''Louise de Lavallière'' (1922) * '' The Call of Destiny'' (1922) * '' Circus People'' (1922) * '' Shadows of the Past'' (1922) * '' The Golden Net'' (1922) * '' The Big Shot'' (1922) * '' Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King'' (1922) * '' Lyda Ssanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny Carlsen
Fanny Carlsen was a German screenwriter of the silent era. As she was Jewish she was likely forced to emigrate with the Nazi Party's coming to power in 1933, although her exact fate is unknown.Nelmes & Selbo Selected filmography * '' The Yellow Diplomat'' (1920) * ''The Law of the Desert'' (1920) * ''Kri-Kri, the Duchess of Tarabac'' (1920) * ''Fanny Elssler'' (1920) * '' Count Varenne's Lover'' (1921) * '' The Convict of Cayenne'' (1921) * '' Miss Beryll'' (1921) * '' Memoirs of a Film Actress'' (1921) * '' Trix, the Romance of a Millionairess'' (1921) * ''The Buried Self'' (1921) * '' The Mistress of the King'' (1922) * '' Insulted and Humiliated'' (1922) * ''The Marriage of Princess Demidoff'' (1922) * '' Tania, the Woman in Chains'' (1922) * '' Lyda Ssanin'' (1923) * ''The Men of Sybill'' (1923) * ''Resurrection'' (1923) * '' Irene of Gold'' (1923) * '' The Girl from Hell'' (1923) * '' Daisy'' (1923) * '' The Other Woman'' (1924) * ''The Mistress of Monbijou'' (1924) * ''The Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
