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Tobis Film
Tobis Film was a German film production and film distribution company. Founded in the late 1920s as a merger of several companies involved in the switch from silent film, silent to sound films, the organisation emerged as a leading German sound studio. Tobis used the Tri-Ergon sound-on-film system under the Tobis-Klang trade name. The UFA GmbH, UFA production company had separate rights to the Tobis system, which it used under the trade name of Ufa-Klang. Some Tobis films were released in Germany by the subsidiary Europa Film. Its principal production studios were the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. During the Nazi era, Tobis was one of the four major film companies along with Terra Film, Bavaria Film and Universum Film AG, UFA. In 1942 all these companies were merged into a single state-controlled industry bringing an end to Tobis' independent existence, though films continued to be released under the Tobis banner. International operations From 1933 until 1938, Tobis controll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tobis may refer to: *Tobis Film, German studio. *Tobis Portuguesa, a company formed to foster the development of Portuguese cinema. *Yvonne Tobis (born 1948), Israeli Olympic swimmer. {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Clair
René Clair (; 11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette (), was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade. Returning to France after World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier years. He was elected to the Académie Française in 1960. Clair's best known films include ''The Italian Straw Hat (1928 film), Un chapeau de paille d'Italie'' (''The Italian Straw Hat'', 1928), ''Under the Roofs of Paris, Sous les toits de Paris'' (''Under the Roofs of Paris'', 1930), ''Le Million'' (1931), ''À nous la liberté'' (1931), ''I Married a Witch'' (1942), and ''And Then There Were None (1945 film), And Then T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Danced Around The World
''We Danced Around the World'' () is a 1939 German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Charlotte Thiele, Irene von Meyendorff, and Carola Höhn. It is a backstage musical. The film's sets were designed by Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat Fritz Maurischat (April 27, 1893 in Berlin – December 11, 1986) was a German production designer. He made his film debut in 1924. Over the next 38 years, he worked on over 70 films, all of them in his native Germany. He earned an Oscar nominatio .... Cast References External links * 1939 musical films German musical films Films of Nazi Germany Films directed by Karl Anton Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{Musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Journey To Tilsit
''The Journey to Tilsit'' (German: ''Die Reise nach Tilsit'') is a 1939 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Philip Dorn and Anna Dammann. Synopsis Elske faithfully loves her fisherman husband Endrik as he is seduced by a foreign schemer, Madlyn. Madlyn persuades him to murder Elske and run off with her. He lures Elske into the boat as a prelude to drowning her. Though he is unable to carry it out, she realizes his intent. When they reach the shore, she flees to the city of Tilsit, and he follows to plead for forgiveness. They return, and a storm blows up while they are in the boat. Endrik gets ashore, believing Elske to have drowned. He reacts with anger to Madlyn, but learns that Elske did survive. Cast * Kristina Söderbaum as Elske Settegast * Philip Dorn as Endrik Settegast * Anna Dammann as Madlyn Sapierska * Albert Florath as Lehrer * Ernst Legal as Herr Wittkuhn * Manny Ziener as Frau Papendieck * Charlotte Schultz as F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wibbel The Tailor (1939 Film)
''Wibbel the Tailor'' (German: ''Schneider Wibbel'') is a 1939 German historical film, historical comedy film directed by Viktor de Kowa and starring Erich Ponto, Fita Benkhoff and Irene von Meyendorff. It is an adaptation of the 1913 play ''Wibbel the Tailor (play), Wibbel the Tailor'' by Hans Müller-Schlösser.Goble p.338 It is set in Düsseldorf during its occupation by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Cast * Erich Ponto as Anton Wibbel the tailor * Fita Benkhoff as Fin, his wife * Irene von Meyendorff as Klementine, nicknamed 'Tinchen' * Friedrich Benfer as André * Theo Lucas as Mölfes * Günther Lüders as tailor journeyman Peter Zimpel / Heinz Zimpel * Lotte Rausch as Mariechen * Ludwig Schmitz as Drögendiek * Albert Florath as Totengräber * Eva Tinschmann as Frau Heubes * Paul Heidemann as Kommissar * Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Pangdich * Hubert von Meyerinck as Knillich * Walter Lieck as Fitzkes * Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Heubes * S.O. Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gambler (1938 Film)
''The Gambler'' () is a 1938 German drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Lída Baarová, and Hedwig Bleibtreu. It is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel '' The Gambler''. Due to the scandal over Baarová's affair with Joseph Goebbels, followed by her return to Czechoslovakia, the film was withdrawn from cinemas three days after its release. It was not given a release again until 1950. A similar fate had befallen another film of hers, '' A Prussian Love Story''.Kreimeier p. 246 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Heinrich Weidemann. A separate French-language version ''Le Joueur'' (1938) was also released, with Pierre Blanchar Pierre Blanchar (; 30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He pl ... and Viviane Romance. Plot You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Broken Jug (film)
''The Broken Jug'' () is a 1937 German historical comedy film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Emil Jannings, Friedrich Kayßler and Max Gülstorff. It is an adaptation of the play ''The Broken Jug'' by Heinrich von Kleist. The film was a favorite of Adolf Hitler. It was shot partly at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo. Plot A village judge is trying a case to determine who broke the jug. Long before the evidence becomes conclusive against the suspects, it becomes apparent that the judge himself is the guilty one. Cast *Emil Jannings as Adam *Friedrich Kayßler as Walter *Max Gülstorff as Licht *Lina Carstens as Marthe Rull * Angela Salloker as Eva Rull * Bruno Hübner as Veit Tümpel * Paul Dahlke as Ruprecht Tümpel *Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Frau Brigitte * Walter Werner as operator *Erich Dunskus as beadle *Gisela von Collande as Grethe *Lotte Rausch as Liese *K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truxa
''Truxa'' is a 1937 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring La Jana, Hannes Stelzer, and Ernst Fritz Fürbringer. It is a Circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicy ... film, based on a novel by Heinrich Seiler. The film was released in the United States and was one of the most successful German films shown in America that year.Waldman p. 152 It was remade in Britain the following year as '' Star of the Circus''. Partial cast References Bibliography * * External links * 1937 films 1930s thriller films German thriller films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Hans H. Zerlett Films based on German novels Circus films Films about magic and magicians German black-and-white films Tobis Film films 1930s German films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure In Warsaw
''Adventure in Warsaw'' () is a 1938 German-Polish comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Georg Alexander, Paul Klinger and Jadwiga Kenda. The film was the second of two German-Polish co-productions following ''Augustus the Strong'' (1936).Kreimeier p. 283 A separate Polish version '' A Diplomatic Wife'' was released. Cast *Georg Alexander as Exzellenz Bernardo de Rossi - Gesandter in Warschau *Paul Klinger as Henry de Fontana - Gesandtschaftsrat * Jadwiga Kenda as Jadwiga Janowska - seine Frau * Hedda Björnson as Ines Costello - eine junge Witwe * Baby Gray as Wanda - eine angehende Soubrette * Robert Dorsay as Jan - Operettenbuffo * Richard Romanowsky as Stanislaus Bilinski - Theaterdirektor *Rudolf Carl Rudolf Carl (19 June 189915 January 1987) was an Austrians, Austrian actor who appeared in more than 150 German language films between 1934 and 1969. He also directed two films ''Der Leberfleck'' and ''Dort in der Wachau''. Selected filmography * ... as Kupka - se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Lark Sings (film)
''Where the Lark Sings'' (German: ''Wo die Lerche singt'') is a 1936 musical comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Mártha Eggerth, Alfred Neugebauer and Hans Söhnker. It is an Operetta film, based on the 1918 work '' Where the Lark Sings'' by Franz Lehár. The film was a German language co-production between Hungary, Germany and Switzerland. Cast * Mártha Eggerth as Baronesse Margit von Bardy * Alfred Neugebauer as Baron von Bardy - ihr Vater * Hans Söhnker as Hans Berend * Lucie Englisch as Anna - Margrits Zofe * Fritz Imhoff as Török - Faktotum bei Bardy * Rudolf Carl as Pista - Knecht bei Bardy * Oskar Pouché as Zakos, Mühlenbesitzer * Robert Valberg as Lawyer Dr. Kolbe * Gisa Wurm as Emma Kolbe - seine Frau * Tibor Halmay as Willi Kolbe - deren Sohn * Maria Matzner as Piri, Magd * Rita Tanagra as Else - Margits Freundin * Leo Resnicek as Autobus-Chauffeur * Karl Hauser as Gyuri - Kellner * Joe Furtner as Dr. Dudas * Anna Kallina An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Without Women
''Land Without Women'' () is a 1929 German drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Conrad Veidt, Elga Brink and Clifford McLaglen. It was based on the novel ''Die Braut Nr. 68'' by Peter Bolt. The film is set amongst a community of gold diggers in Western Australia. It was shot at the Staaken and Templehof Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Otto Erdmann. It was made by the small independent production company Felsom Film using the Tri-Ergon sound-on-film process, the first full-length German-speaking sound film to be released.Hardt p. 127 It was followed a month later by the first all-talking film '' Atlantik'', which had been made in Britain. Cast See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film to sound film, sound, between 1926 and 1929. During this t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobis Entertainment
Tobis may refer to: *Tobis Film Tobis Film was a German film production and film distribution company. Founded in the late 1920s as a merger of several companies involved in the switch from silent film, silent to sound films, the organisation emerged as a leading German sound s ..., German studio. * Tobis Portuguesa, a company formed to foster the development of Portuguese cinema. * Yvonne Tobis (born 1948), Israeli Olympic swimmer. {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
