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Oreste Bilancia
Oreste Bilancia (24 September 1881 – 31 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. Born in Catania, Sicily, he was a star of Italian films in the silent era. He worked during the 1920s in Weimar Germany, which had the largest European film industry of the era. He appeared in 134 films between 1915 and his death in 1945. Selected filmography * '' Lucciola'' (1917) * '' Il trono e la seggiola'' (1918) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1918) * '' Hedda Gabler'' (1920) *'' Red Love'' (1921) * '' Chief Saetta'' (1924) * '' Pleasure Train'' (1924) * '' Maciste's American Nephew'' (1924) * '' The Girl with a Patron'' (1925) * '' One Minute to Twelve'' (1925) * ''Letters Which Never Reached Him'' (1925) * '' Women You Rarely Greet'' (1925) * '' Nick, King of the Chauffeurs'' (1925) * '' The Flight in the Night'' (1926) * '' One Does Not Play with Love'' (1926) * '' The Pink Diamond'' (1926) * '' The Queen of the Baths'' (1926) * '' Department Store Princess'' (1926) * '' The Bank Crash of Unter de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catania
Catania (, , , Sicilian and ) is the second-largest municipality on Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second city of the island, Catania is the center of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, which is among the largest in Italy. It has important road and rail transport infrastructures, and hosts Catania Airport, the main airport of Sicily (fifth-largest in Italy). The city is located on Sicily's east coast, facing the Ionian Sea at the base of the active volcano Mount Etna. It is the capital of the 58-municipality province known as the Metropolitan City of Catania, which is the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Italy. The population of the city proper is 297,517, while the population of the metropolitan city is 1,068,563. Catania was founded in the 8th century BC by Chalcidian Greeks in Magna Graecia. The city has weathered multiple geologic catastrophes: it was almost completely destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women You Rarely Greet
''Women You Rarely Greet'' () is a 1925 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara Lya Mara (born Aleksandra Gudowicz; 1 August 1897 – 1 March 1960) was a Polish people, Polish actress. She was one of the biggest stars of the Cinema of Germany, German silent cinema. Biography Lya Mara was born Aleksandra Gudowicz in a Polis ..., Alfons Fryland, and Leo Connard. Cast References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Frederic Zelnik German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floretta And Patapon (1927 Film)
''Floretta and Patapon'' () is a 1927 Italian silent comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Ossi Oswalda, Livio Pavanelli and Marcel Lévesque.Stewart p.157 It is a remake of the 1913 film of the same title. Cast * Ossi Oswalda as Riquette, moglie di Florette * Livio Pavanelli as Florette * Marcel Lévesque as Patapon * Enrica Fantis as Bianca, moglie di Patapon * Augusto Bandini as Il primo amore * Lucia Zanussi as La cocottina * Armand Pouget as Il colonello Mombissac * Ubaldo Cocchi as Jambart * Oreste Bilancia Oreste Bilancia (24 September 1881 – 31 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. Born in Catania, Sicily, he was a star of Italian films in the silent era. He worked during the 1920s in Weimar Germany, which had the largest European film ind ... as Il cassiere * Alfredo Martinelli References Bibliography * Stewart, John. ''Italian Film: A Who's Who''. McFarland, 1994. External links * 1927 films 1927 comedy fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Csardas Princess (1927 Film)
''The Csardas Princess'' (German: ''Die Czardasfürstin'') is a 1927 German-Hungarian silent romance film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Liane Haid, Imre Ráday and Ferenc Vendrey.Grange p.252 It is based on the 1915 operetta '' The Csardas Princess'', the title referring to the popular Hungarian Csárdás dance. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Cast * Liane Haid as Sylva Verescu * Imre Ráday as Luftikus * Ferenc Vendrey as Baron Franz von Kerekes * Kálmán Zátony * Oskar Marion as Prinz Edwin von Weylersheim * Oreste Bilancia Oreste Bilancia (24 September 1881 – 31 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. Born in Catania, Sicily, he was a star of Italian films in the silent era. He worked during the 1920s in Weimar Germany, which had the largest European film ind ... * Gyula Zilahi as Lebemann * Ibi Boya as Stasi * Bolla Marischka References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eighteen Year Old
''The Eighteen Year Old'' () 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 the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi .... 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 Films scored by Hans May German-language drama films Films with screenplays by Louis de Wohl {{1920s-Germany-silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Young Wine Blossoms (1927 Film)
''When the Young Wine Blossoms'' () is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Robert Scholz, Egon von Jordan and Lotte Lorring.Grange p. 249 It was based on a play by the Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. It was subsequently remade as a sound film of the same title in 1943. The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther. Cast * Robert Scholz as Mirko Graf Petrowitsch * Egon von Jordan as Graf Tino * Lotte Lorring as Komtesse Milena * Olga Engl as Milenas Tante * Sig Arno as Dr. Krolenko, Advokat * Hanni Weisse as Natascha Kaminskaja, Tänzerin * Lissy Arna * Oreste Bilancia as Sekretär Jan Krawatschky * Adolphe Engers as Toto von Giri * Carl Geppert Carl Geppert was a German actor. He was born on the 22nd of May 1883 in Austria-Hungary and died in Czechoslovakia on the 23rd of October 1937. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1919 to 1932. Selected filmography References Externa ... as Justizminister M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Serious Case
''A Serious Case'' () is a 1927 German silent comedy film directed by Felix Basch and starring Ossi Oswalda, Alfons Fryland, and Gyula Szöreghy. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Stern Ernst Stern (1 April 1876 – 28 August 1954) was a Romanian-German scenic designer who, through his collaborations with most of the prominent German directors of the early 20th century, helped define the aesthetic of expressionism in both the th .... Cast References External links * Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Felix Basch 1927 comedy films 1920s German-language films German black-and-white films Silent German comedy films 1920s German films Films shot at Halensee Studios German-language comedy films {{1920s-Germany-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Slave (1927 Film)
''The White Slave'' () is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Liane Haid, Vladimir Gajdarov and Harry Hardt. The film's sets were designed by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. A remake of the same name was filmed in Germany in 1937. The White Slave" is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Augusto Genina. The film stars Liane Haid as Lady Mary Watson, Vladimir Gajdarov as Ali Benver Bey, and Harry Hardt as Brefont. The narrative follows Olga, a Frenchwoman of high social standing, who marries Ali Benver Bey, an Arab, against the counsel of her friends, including Dr. Alex Werner, the Bey's physician. Upon relocating to Arabia, Olga initially experiences happiness but soon confronts the challenges of adapting to Arab customs and her husband's growing possessiveness. The story explores themes of cultural clash and personal freedom. Cast * Liane Haid as Lady Mary Watson, die weiße Sklavin * Vladimir Gajdarov as Ali Benver Bey * Harry Hardt a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bank Crash Of Unter Den Linden
''The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' () is a 1926 German silent film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Alfred Abel, Hans Albers, and Margarete Schlegel.Bock & Bergfelder p. 8 It was produced by the German subsidiary of the Fox Film Company. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ... Gustav A. Knauer. Cast In alphabetical order References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Paul Merzbach German silent feature films German black-and-white films {{1920s-Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Store Princess
''Department Store Princess'' (German: ''Die Warenhausprinzessin'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hella Moja, Hans Albers and Paul Heidemann. No copies of the film are known to survive. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus. Synopsis An exiled Russians, Russian Princess is so impoverished that she begins working as a mannequin in the clothes section of a department store. Cast In alphabetical order *Hans Albers *Karl Beckersachs *Oreste Bilancia *Julius Falkenstein *Paul Graetz *Paul Heidemann as decorator in the department store *Lotte Lorring as saleswoman in the laundry department *Hella Moja Hella Moja (born Helene Gertrud Schwerdtfeger; 18 January 1896 – December 1951) was a German screenwriter, film producer and film actress. She was married to the director Heinz Paul. Biography Hella Moja was born Helene Gertrud Schwerdtfeger ... as impoverished Russian princess *Albert Paulig *Hermann Picha *Vicky Werckm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen Of The Baths
''The Queen of the Baths'' () is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Mary Nolan, Walter Rilla and Livio Pavanelli.Grange p. 242 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. Cast * Mary Nolan as Micheline Bonnard * Walter Rilla as Lord Arthur Blythe * Livio Pavanelli as Marquis * Camilla von Hollay as Mme. Richemond * Ida Wüst as Fürstin Wolkonski * Gertrud Arnold as Lady Blythe * Ferdinand Hart as Maler Tschakoff * Lissy Arna as Mannequin * Eva Speyer as Direktrice * Alf Blütecher as Gibson * Paul Morgan as Spieler * Siegfried Berisch as Spieler * Oreste Bilancia Oreste Bilancia (24 September 1881 – 31 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. Born in Catania, Sicily, he was a star of Italian films in the silent era. He worked during the 1920s in Weimar Germany, which had the largest European film ind ... as Spieler References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pink Diamond
''The Pink Diamond'' () is a 1926 German silent comedy-drama film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Xenia Desni, Rudolf Klein-Rogge and William Dieterle. It was based on the play ''Karriere'' by Richard Kepler. The film's sets were designed by Egon Eiermann. It premiered on 8 March 1926. Cast * Xenia Desni as Nelly *Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Stuart, Theater director *William Dieterle as Tobian * Ginette Maddie as Bessie * Hans Rameau as Robert *Adolf Zurmühl as Regisseur Held * Alice Hechy as Lady Fox, Revuestar *Aleksander Marten *Oreste Bilancia as Direktor Pepperini *Lydia Potechina as Wirtin zum 'Blökenden Ochsen' *Max Schreck Friedrich Gustav Maximilian Schreck Eickhoff, Stefan. 2007 (6 September 1879 – 20 February 1936), Walk, Ines. 2006. known professionally as Max Schreck, was a German actor, best known for his lead role as the vampire Count Orlok in the film ... as Watson - Diener Lady Fox' References Bibliography * External links * 1926 comedy-dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
