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Nina Vanna
Nina Kind Hakim Provatoroff, known by her stage name of Nina Vanna ( Yazykova; 27 September 1899 – 8 November 1953), was a Russian-born British film actress who appeared in a number of silent films during the 1920s. She sometimes played in historical dramas, playing Lady Jane Grey in the first of three film versions of her life (''Lady Jane Grey; Or, the Court of Intrigue'') and Lucrezia Borgia in what may be the first of several versions. Vanna was married three times, first to Robert Kind from whom she was later divorced, secondly to film director Eric Hakim (1900–1967), whom she also divorced, and finally to an importer/exporter and art collector Peter Provatoroff from 1946 until her death in Banstead, Surrey, UK. Career Vanna began her film career in England where she made her debut in ''Scrooge'' (1923) as Alice. In the next years followed her leading roles in films, among them ''A Christmas Carol'' (1923), ''Lucrezia Borgia; Or, Plaything of Power'' (1923), Lady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (oblast, voblast) and Minsk District (Raion, raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the Largest cities in Europe, 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Cuckoo Clocks
''Three Cuckoo Clocks'' (German: ''Die drei Kuckucksuhren'') is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Nina Vanna and Nils Asther. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin on 25 May 1926. It was based on a novel by Georg Mühlen-Schulte. Unlike many of Mendes' films from the period, which are now considered lost, it still survives.Bock and Bergfelder p.319 It was released in the United States by Paramount Pictures under the alternative title of ''Adventure Mad''. Cast * Lillian Hall-Davis as Gladys Clifton * Nina Vanna as Mary Davids * Nils Asther as Reginald Ellis * Eric Barclay as Lord Ernest Clifton * Paul Graetz as Hotel Manager * Albert Steinrück Albert Steinrück (20 May 1872 – 10 February 1929) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1929. He starred in the 1923 film '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Triumph Of The Rat
''The Triumph of the Rat'' is a 1926 British silent film drama, directed by Graham Cutts for Gainsborough Pictures and starring Ivor Novello, Isabel Jeans and Nina Vanna. Background The film is the second in a trilogy featuring Novello as Pierre Boucheron (The Rat), following the popular success of the previous year's ''The Rat.'' Both films were based on plays cowrittened by Ivor Novello, Graham Cutts, Constance Collier and Reginald Fogwell. Jeans also returned to reprise her role from the first film, as did Marie Ault and Julie Suedo. A notable absence is the character of Odile, a central figure in ''The Rat'' as played by Mae Marsh. At the end of the previous film Pierre had seemingly rejected the lure of life in high society as represented by the Jeans character of Zélie, and he and Odile had finally realised the depth of their love for each other. However ''The Triumph of the Rat'' finds him back with Zélie, and not only does Odile not appear in the film, but not even a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graziella (1926 Film)
''Graziella'' is a 1926 French silent drama film directed by Marcel Vandal and starring Suzanne Dehelly, Antonin Artaud and Raoul Chennevières. It is an adaptation of the 1852 novel ''Graziella'' by Alphonse de Lamartine.Goble p.115 Cast * Suzanne Dehelly as Graziella * Antonin Artaud as Cecco, le fiancé de Graziella * Raoul Chennevières as Andréa, le grand-père * Georges Chebat as Beppo * Sylviane de Castillo as Madame de Lamartine * Révérend as Le père de Cecco * Nina Vanna * Jean Dehelly Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * ... as Alphonse de Lamartine * Émile Dehelly as Alphonse de Lamartine âgé * Madame Sapiani as La grand-mère * Michel Sym as de Virieux References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Women
''We Women'' is a 1925 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Beatrice Ford, Pauline Cartwright and John Stuart. It depicts the adventures of the flappers Billie and Dollie, who work as dance hostesses.Hunter & Porter Cast * Beatrice Ford as Billie * Pauline Cartwright as Dollie * John Stuart as Michael Rivven * Reginald Bach as Badderley * Nina Vanna Nina Kind Hakim Provatoroff, known by her stage name of Nina Vanna ( Yazykova; 27 September 1899 – 8 November 1953), was a Russian-born British film actress who appeared in a number of silent films during the 1920s. She sometimes played in ... as Kitty Pragnell * Charles Ashton as Bart Simmons * Cecil del Gue as Flash Wheeler References Bibliography * Hunter, I.Q. & Porter, Laraine. ''British Comedy Cinema''. Routledge, 2012. * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films British c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Habit
''The Money Habit'' is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by Walter Niebuhr and starring Clive Brook, Annette Benson and Nina Vanna.Low p.411 It was based on a novel by Paul M. Potter. The screenplay concerns a man whose mistress helps him con a financier into buying a worthless oil well. Cast * Clive Brook as Noel Jason * Annette Benson as Diana Hastings * Nina Vanna as Cecile d'Arcy * Warwick Ward as Varian * Fred Rains as Marley * Eva Westlake as Duchess * Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * '' Ar ... as Mr. Hastings * Muriel Gregory as Typist * Kate Gurney as Mrs. Hastings References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1924 films 1924 crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Fawkes (film)
''Guy Fawkes'' is a 1923 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Nina Vanna and Hugh Buckler. The film depicts the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which a group of plotters planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. It was based on the 1840 novel ''Guy Fawkes'' by Harrison Ainsworth. Cast * Matheson Lang ... Guy Fawkes * Nina Vanna ... Viviana Ratcliffe * Hugh Buckler ... Robert Catesby * Shayle Gardner ... Humphrey * Lionel d'Aragon ... Earl of Salisbury * Edward O'Neill ... Father * Jerrold Robertshaw ... James I of England * Robert English ... Radcliffe * Dallas Cairns Dallas Cairns (1883-1941) was an Australian actor and director of the silent film era. His stage roles included in the original Broadway production of Bernard Shaw's '' Pygmalion'' with Mrs Patrick Campbell, in 1914. He was born in Frederick Da ... ... Mounteagle * Pino Conti ... Tresham References External links * 1923 films 1920s historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The School For Scandal (1923 Film)
''The School for Scandal'' is a 1923 British silent comedy film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, Frank Stanmore, and Basil Rathbone. It is an adaptation of the play ''The School for Scandal'' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 17517 July 1816) was an Irish satirist, a politician, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as ''The Rivals'', ''The S .... Cast References External links *Review with stillsat moviessilently.comDiscussion of the filmat jazzageclub.com 1923 films 1923 comedy films British black-and-white films British silent feature films Films directed by Bertram Phillips British films based on plays British comedy films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent comedy films English-language comedy films {{UK-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Show Goes On (film)
''The Show Goes On'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Owen Nares and John Stuart. Premise ''The Show Goes On'' is a semi-biographical film about Sally Scowcroft (Gracie Fields) who is a mill worker who is plucked from obscurity and thrust towards fame and fortune by an ailing composer (Owen Nares) who needs a singer to perform his work. Cast * Gracie Fields as Sally Scowcroft * Owen Nares as Martin Fraser * John Stuart as Mack McDonald * Horace Hodges as Sam Bishop * Edward Rigby as Mr. Scowcroft, Sally's Father * Amy Veness as Mrs. Scowcroft, Sally's Mother * Arthur Sinclair as Mike O'Hara * Cyril Ritchard as Jimmy * Jack Hobbs as Nicholson * Dennis Arundell as Felix Flack * Billy Merson as Manager * Frederick Leister as O.B. Dalton * Patrick Barr as Designer * Nina Vanna as Maniana * Tom Payne as Professor Augustino * Queenie Leonard as Lilith Henderson * Frank Atkinson as Actor at O'Hara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Film
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before sound motion pictures became commercially practical. Reliable synchronization was difficult to achieve with the early sound-on-disc systems, and amplification and recording quality were also inadequate. Innovations in sound-on-film led to the first commercial screening of short motion pictures using the technology, which took place in 1923. The primary steps in the commercialization of sound cinema were taken in the mid-to-late 1920s. At first, the sound films which included synchronized dialogue, known as "talking pictures", or "talkies", were exclusively shorts. The earliest feature-length movies with recorded sound included only music and effects. The first feature film originally presented as a talkie (although it had only limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vie Miraculeuse De Thérèse Martin
''La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin'' (''The Miraculous Life of Thérèse Martin''), is a French film, silent, directed by Julien Duvivier, and released in 1929. It is a " stark and striking biographical account of the late 19th century Discalced Carmelite nun who died at age 24 from tuberculosis and was canonized in 1925." The film is based on the spiritual autobiography Thérèse wrote, ''L'Histoire d'une âme''. The same material inspired Alain Cavalier's film '' Thérèse''. "Simone Bourday has genuine adolescent fervour as Thérèse and André Marnay is pathetically fine as her father. The sequence of the taking of the veil has extraordinary documentary force." Art direction on the film was by the future director Christian-Jaque. The film follows Thérèse Martin as she moves from the close circle of her family home in Lisieux to the austere world of the Carmel, where she joins her older sisters Pauline and Marie. In this film version of the saint's life the Devil (Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
