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Paul Merzbach
Paul Merzbach (27 November 1888 – September 1943) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. Merzbach worked in the Austrian and Germany film industries during the early stages of his career. He worked initially on scripts, but in 1924 he directed his first film. During the late 1920s, Merzbach worked in Sweden before returning to Germany. Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, Merzbach went into exile in Britain.Brinson, Dove & Taylor p.139 He worked in the British film industry for the remainder of his career. His final contribution was the screenplay for ''Hatter's Castle (film), Hatter's Castle'' (1942), directed by Lance Comfort. Selected filmography Director * ''The Hobgoblin (1924 film), The Hobgoblin'' (1924) * ''Old Mamsell's Secret'' (1925) * ''The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (1926) * ''For Her Sake (1930 film), For Her Sake'' (1930) * ''Dante's Mysteries'' (1931) * ''The False Millionaire'' (1931) * ''Mother-in-Law's Coming'' (1932) * ''Love at Second Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother-in-Law's Coming
''Mother-in-Law's Coming'' (Swedish: ''Svärmor kommer'') is a 1932 Swedish comedy film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Karin Swanström, Nils Wahlbom and Magda Holm.Larsson & Marklund p.130 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It is based on the West End stage farce '' My Wife's Family'' by Fred Duprez. Cast * Karin Swanström as Mother-in-law * Nils Wahlbom as Abel * Magda Holm as Ulla Berggren * Adolf Jahr as John Berggren * Annalisa Ericson as Maggie * Sture Lagerwall as Olle * Erik Berglund as Adelfors * Maritta Marke Maritta Marke (born Asta Margit Svensson; 30 June 1905 – 8 December 1983) was a Swedish film and stage actress.Quirk p.44 She also sang in operettas. She was married to the actor Leif Amble-Næss in 1938 with whom she had a son Lars Amble. S ... as Dolly Deje * Birgitta Hede as Sally, maid References Bibliography * Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parisiennes (film)
''Parisiennes'' or ''The Doctor's Women'' (, ) is a 1928 German-Swedish silent film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Margit Manstad, Ruth Weyher and Fred Louis Lerch.Gustafsson, p. 171 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 ... Robert Neppach. Cast * Margit Manstad as Nita Duval * Ruth Weyher as Jeanne Duval * Fred Louis Lerch as Dr. Leon Monnier * Miles Mander as Armand de Marny * Alexander Murski as Gambetta Duval, der Vater * Karin Swanström as Rose Duval, die Witwe * Margita Alfvén as Ms. Savelly, Schauspielerin * Norah Baring * Georg Blomstedt as Pinet, Theaterdirektor * Hans Junkermann as Count Rochefort * Alexander Nadler as Der kleine Philippe * Alexandra Nalder as Philippa * Jeanne Weiß ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sealed Lips (1927 Film)
''Sealed Lips'' (Swedish: ''Förseglade läppar'') is a 1927 Swedish silent drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Mona Mårtenson, Fred Louis Lerch and Sandra Milovanoff.Gustafsson p.96 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location at Lake Como and Feltre in Italy.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 ... Vilhelm Bryde. French actress Geneviève Cargèse was originally cast in the lead role but had to drop out due to illness. Cast * Mona Mårtenson as Angela * Fred Louis Lerch as Frank Wood * Sandra Milovanoff as Marian Wood * Stina Berg as Sister Scolastica * Edvin Adolphson as Giambastista * Karin Swanström as Aunt Peppina * Josua Bengtson as Train Passenger * Erik ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only A Dancing Girl
''Only a Dancing Girl'' (, ) is a 1926 German-Swedish silent drama film directed by Olof Molander and starring Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen and Harry Halm. It is based on the novel '' Pierre and Jean'' by Guy de Maupassant. The film's sets were designed by Franz Schroedter. Cast * Lil Dagover as Marie Berner - varieté dansös * Walter Janssen as Paul Zentler -notarie, författare * Harry Halm as Heinrich Zentler -hans bror, åklagere * Jakob Tiedtke as Ph Zentler, deras far * Karin Swanström as fru Zentler * Nils Aréhn as Ludwig Radinger - rådman * Lucie Höflich as fru Radinger * Ivan Hedqvist as Heinrich von Wittenberg * Uno Henning as Fritz Lerma - konstnär * Hans Albers as Restauranggäst * Hertha von Walther as Anna Berner - Maries syster * Clementine Plessner as kokerska hos Zentlers * Hermann Picha as vän till Zentlers * Robert Leffler Robert Leffler (9 January 1866 – 15 March 1940) was a German actor, film director and opera singer (bass). S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Sister Of Six (1926 Film)
''A Sister of Six'' (German title: ''Die sieben Töchter der Frau Gyurkovics'', Swedish title: ''Flickorna Gyurkovics'') is a 1926 silent romantic comedy film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius and starring Willy Fritsch, Betty Balfour and Lydia Potechina.Low p.452 It was a co-production between Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the Swedish art director Vilhelm Bryde. Cast * Willy Fritsch as Count Horkay * Betty Balfour as Mizzi * Anna-Lisa Ryding as Katinka * Lydia Potechina as Mrs. Gyurkovics * Ivan Hedqvist as Colonel von Radvanyi * Werner Fuetterer as Geza * Karin Swanström as Countess Emilie Hohenstein * Stina Berg as Countess Aurore Hohenstein * Gunnar Unger as Lt. Semessey * Axel Hultman as Captain Erdogy * Tita Christescu * Olga Engl * Harry Halm * Helene Hedin * Anny Hintze * Ruth Oberbörsch * Sophie Pagay * Gretl Schubert * Elza Tema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letters Which Never Reached Him
''Letters Which Never Reached Him'' (German: ''Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Albert Bassermann, Marcella Albani and Mia Pankau. 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 ...s André Andrejew and Gustav A. Knauer. Cast * Albert Bassermann as Consul Werner Gerling * Marcella Albani as Elena * Mia Pankau as Bessie, her friend * Oreste Bilancia as William Charles O'Doyle, her husband * Nils Asther as Georg von Arnim * Bernhard Goetzke as Chü-Hi-Yin * Tzwetta Tzatschewa as Tsu-Hsi, his daughter * Alf Blütecher as Sir Anstrutter *Mira Brandt as Vivian * Wilhelm Diegelmann as Lord Dayton *Edith Sklarz as his daughter *Nien Soen Ling as Ta-Kwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Unknown (1924 Film)
The Great Unknown or Great Unknown may refer to: Film and television * ''The Great Unknown'' (1913 film), by Oscar A. C. Lund * ''The Great Unknown'' (1924 film) (''Die große Unbekannte''), a German silent film directed by Willi Wolff * ''The Great Unknown'' (1927 film) (''Die große Unbekannte''), a German silent film directed by Manfred Noa * "The Great Unknown" (''Key West''), a television episode * "The Great Unknown" (''Rugrats''), a television episode * ''The Great Unknown: The Journey is Starting'', an animated film directed by Jaiden Chivunga Music Albums * ''The Great Unknown'' (Logan album) or the title song, 2010 * ''The Great Unknown'' (Rob Thomas album) or the title song, 2015 * ''The Great Unknown'' (Sarah Geronimo album) or the title song (see below), 2015 * ''The Great Unknown'', by Deanna Bogart, 1998 * ''The Great Unknown'', by Koxbox, 2000 Songs * "The Great Unknown" (song), by Sarah Geronimo, 2016 * "The Great Unknown", by Anekdoten from '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady And Her Hairdresser
''The Lady and Her Hairdresser'' (German: ''Die Dame und ihr Friseur'') is a 1922 German silent comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ... directed by Heinz Ullstein and starring Eugen Rex and Maly Delschaft and Hans Junkermann.Grange p.124 Cast In alphabetical order * Paul Bildt as Beamter * Maly Delschaft * Hugo Döblin as Papierhändler Hollmann * Hans Junkermann as Bankier Markus * Heinrich Peer * Hermann Picha as Theaterfriseur * Eugen Rex as Titular-Friseur * Aenne Ullstein References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1922 films 1922 comedy films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films Films directed by Heinz Ullstein Films of the Weima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Montez, The King's Dancer
''Lola Montez, the King's Dancer'' () is a 1922 German silent historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Arnold Korff, and Fritz Kampers. It portrays the life of Lola Montez. The film was produced by Richter's own production company, but was released by the dominant German distributor A distributor is an electric and mechanical device used in the ignition system of older spark-ignition engines. The distributor's main function is to route electricity from the ignition coil to each spark plug at the correct time. Design ... UFA. A previous biopic ''Lola Montez'' had been released in 1919, starring Leopoldine Konstantin. Plot summary Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1922 films 1920s biographical films German biographical films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Willi Wolff Films set in Munich Films set in Barcelona Films set in the 19th century German blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Plague (1921 Film)
''The Golden Plague'' (German: ''Die goldene Pest'') is a 1921 German silent thriller film directed by Louis Ralph and Richard Oswald and starring Louis Ralph, Anita Berber and Paul Bildt. An anarchist attempts to use a formula for artificial gold as part of a plan to flood the world market, causing an international crisis.Continuity and Crisis in German Cinema, 1928-1936. p.98 The film's sets were designed by the art director Botho Hoefer and István Szirontai Lhotka. Cast * Louis Ralph as Jacques Delma * Anita Berber Anita Berber (10 June 1899 – 10 November 1928) was a German dancer, actress, and writer who was the subject of an Otto Dix painting. She lived during the time of the Weimar Republic. Early life Berber was born in Leipzig to the violinist Feli ... as Natascha * Paul Bildt as John Marker (chemistry student) * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Dr. Jonas Fjeld * Emil Wittig as Brocke * Felix Norfolk as Bradley * Arthur Bergen as Bokine * Hans Wall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House In Dragon Street
''The House in Dragon Street'' (German: ''Das Haus in der Dragonerstrasse '') is a 1921 German silent crime film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Edmund Löwe, Werner Krauss and Lilly Flohr. The film premiered in Berlin on 24 June 1921.Grange p.94 Cast * Edmund Löwe as Der alte Uhl * Werner Krauss as Walter, sein Sohn * Lilly Flohr as Lia, seine Tochter * Paul Bildt as Zigarrenhändler Paulsen * Ellen Bargi as Martha, seine Frau * Eugen Jensen Eugen Jensen (1871–1957) was an Austrian stage actor, stage and film actor. He worked frequently in the Austrian and German cinemas during the silent era in supporting roles in films such as ''The Love of Jeanne Ney'' (1927).Eisner p.351 Followi ... as Der Junggeselle * Aenne Ullstein as Ein Mädchen, Walters Freundin * Theodor Loos as Funke, Lias Bräutigam References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''.Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1921 films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
