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Xenia Desni
Xenia Desni (; 19 January 1894 – 27 May 1962) was a silent films, silent screen era actress who predominantly appeared in German films. Early life Densi was born Ksenia Desnytska in Kyiv, Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). She and her family fled the Russian Revolution. They first moved to Constantinople, where she began her acting career in Vaudeville. She later moved to Berlin. She later was involved in films directed by Johannes Guter. Career Desni began her successful career at the beginning of the 1920s with the movie ''Sappho'', followed by a number of successful productions such as ''Leap Into Life'', ''Die Prinzessin Suwarin'', Wilhelm Tell, ''Die Andere'', ''Ein Walzertraum'', ''Familie Schimek'', and ''Madame wagt einen Seitensprung''. Fandango. Retrieved 13 August 2013. Her career declined shortly after the advent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2,952,301, making Kyiv the List of European cities by population within city limits, seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyiv is an important industrial, scientific, educational, and cultural center. It is home to many High tech, high-tech industries, higher education institutions, and historical landmarks. The city has an extensive system of Transport in Kyiv, public transport and infrastructure, including the Kyiv Metro. The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During History of Kyiv, its history, Kyiv, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of prominence and obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial center as early as the 5th century. A Slav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Schimeck Family
''The Schimek Family'' (German: ''Familie Schimek – Wiener Herzen'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Alfred Halm and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Livio Pavanelli, Olga Chekhova, and Lydia Potechina. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. It is based on the 1915 play of the same title by Gustaf Kadelburg, later adapted into a 1935 German film and a 1957 Austrian film. Cast * Livio Pavanelli as Franz Kaltenbach - Industrieller * Olga Chekhova as Olga, seine Frau * Lydia Potechina as Kaltenbachs Schwiegermutter * Ernst Rückert as Dragoner-Leutnant * Max Hansen as K. K. Kadett * Hans Wallner as K. K. Feldwebel * Paul Morgan as Vormundschaftsrichter * Hermann Picha as Nepomuk Zavadil * Margarete Kupfer as Frau Schimel - Tischlerswitwe * Xenia Desni as Lisl * Illo Gutschwager as Willi - ihr Kind * Karl Dehnert as Franzl, ihr Kind * William Dieterle William Diet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kissing Is No Sin (1926 Film)
''Kissing Is No Sin'' () is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Xenia Desni, Ellen Plessow, and Livio Pavanelli Livio Cesare Pavanelli (7 September 1881 – 29 April 1958) was an Italian film actor. Pavanelli was born in Copparo, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died in Rome in 1958 at age 76. Selected filmography * ''Mariute'' (1918) *''Fabiola (1918 .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films 1926 comedy films Silent German comedy films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein Films directed by Rudolf Dworsky German silent feature films German black-and-white films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films Films scored by Felix Bartsch German-language comedy films {{1920s-Germany-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boxer's Bride
''The Boxer's Bride'' () is a 1926 German silent sports film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni, Willy Fritsch and Hermann Picha.Bock & Bergfelder p. 134 The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Czerwonski Erich Czerwonski (1889–1940) was a German art director.Kreimeier p.73 He designed the sets for around a hundred productions during his career. He died in 1940 after being struck by a train during a blackout. Filmography * '' The Black Panther .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films 1920s sports films German sports films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Johannes Guter UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Films produced by Erich Pommer 1920s German films 1920s German-language films Silent sports films {{sport-film-stub ... [...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] |
The Found Bride
''The Found Bride'' (Germany: ''Die gefundene Braut'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Xenia Desni, André Mattoni and Jenny Jugo. It premiered on 28 April 1925 at the Tauentzienpalast in Berlin.Hardt p.232 Cast * Xenia Desni as Lucy * André Mattoni as Harry * Jenny Jugo as Gussy * Lydia Potechina as Runde tante * Alexander Murski as Gussys Onkel * Emilie Kurz as Spitze Tante * Cali Kaiser-Lin as Harrys Diener Chang * Karl Brose as Faktotum Tom * Walter Werner as Wirt * Neumann-Schüler as Gendarm * Elsa Wagner Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. Life and career Born as Elisabe ... as Frau Thompson References Bibliography * Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's life in the International Film Wars''. Berghahn Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Waltz Dream (film)
''A Waltz Dream'' (German: ''Ein Walzertraum'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Willy Fritsch, Mady Christians and Xenia Desni. It was based on the 1907 operetta '' Ein Walzertraum'' composed by Oscar Straus. It was influential on the development of later Viennese operetta films. Unlike many of UFA's ambitious productions of the 1920s, ''A Waltz Dream'' managed to recover its production cost in the domestic market alone.Hardt p.77 The film's art direction was by Rudolf Bamberger. Cast * Willy Fritsch as Nicholas Count Preyn * Mady Christians as Princess Alix * Xenia Desni as Franzi Steingruber * Lydia Potechina as Steffi, Bassistin * Mathilde Sussin as Frl. von Koeckeritz * Karl Beckersachs as Archduke Peter Franz * Julius Falkenstein as Rockhoff von Hoffrock * Hans Brausewetter as Der Pikkolo * Jakob Tiedtke as Eberhard XXIII von Flausenthurm * Lucie Höflich Lucie Höflich (born Helene Lucie von Holwede; 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Woman (1924 Film)
''The Other Woman'' (German: ''Die Andere'') is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Xenia Desni, Fritz Alberti and Hildegard Imhof.Grange p.177 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in a variety of locations including Nice, Southampton and Tangier. Cast * Xenia Desni as Georgette * Fritz Alberti as Mills * Elsie Fuller as Blanche * Hugo Werner-Kahle Hugo Werner-Kahle (5 August 1882 – 1 May 1961) was a German stage and film actor (and sporadically, a movie director). He appeared in around a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Midnight'' (1918) * '' The Bracelet'' (1918 ... as Jan Terbrooch * Didier Aslan as Von Soria * Hildegard Imhof * Lina Paulsen * Franz Schönfeld * Gustav Adolf Semler References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tower Of Silence (film)
''The Tower of Silence'' (German: ''Der Turm des Schweigens'') is a 1925 German mystic melodrama directed by Johannes Guter and starring Xenia Desni and Nigel Barrie. ''The Tower of Silence'' is a silent film, and one of the few films by Guter to survive. In 2007, it became the director's first film to be restored for modern audiences. Plot ''The Tower of Silence'' centres around Eva (Xenia Desni), a beautiful woman kept in a high tower by her grieving widowed father. When an attractive explorer, Arved (Nigel Barrie), is saved by Eva after crashing his car near the tower, he introduces her into high society. When Arved, who was previously believed to be dead, discovers that he has lost his fiancée to ex-partner and aviator Wilfred, he must decide whether to reveal a secret that will destroy his old friend. Cast * Xenia Desni as Eva * Nigel Barrie as Arved Holl * Fritz Delius as Wilfred Durian * Avrom Morewski (Abraham Morewski) as Eldor Vartalun * Gustav Oberg as Ceel * Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Cohn
''Count Cohn'' (German: ''Graf Cohn'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hermann Vallentin, Frida Richard and Bernd Aldor.Bock & Bergfelder p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter. Cast * Hermann Vallentin as Siegfried Cohn * Frida Richard as Frau Cohn * Bernd Aldor as Isidor * Elisabeth Pinajeff as Recha * Grete Hollmann as Eva * Rudolf Lettinger as Christian Schmidt * Fritz Richard as Dr. Krause * Olga Engl as Gräfin Thekla Holm * Xenia Desni as Comtesse Dora * Johannes Riemann Johannes Riemann (31 May 1888 – 30 September 1959) was a German actor and film director. Riemann was a member of the Nazi Party.Ernst Klee (2007) ''Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich: Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Ver ... as Baron Heinz von Sternau * Albert Patry as Graf v. Klettingen * Willy Kaiser-Heyl as Verlagsbuchhändler v. Gellert * Max Willenz as Buchhalter Weller References Bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess Suwarin
''Princess Suwarin'' (German: ''Die Prinzessin Suwarin'') is a 1923 German silent film directed by Johannes Guter and starring Lil Dagover, Heinrich Schroth and Xenia Desni.Hardt p.52 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of Decla-Bioscop in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Czerwonski. Cast * Lil Dagover as Tina Bermonte * Heinrich Schroth * Xenia Desni as Princess Suvarin * Alfred Abel as Kipman * Hans Scholl * Rudolf Klein-Rogge as Cyrus Proctor * Lucie Mannheim as Esterka Kipman * Anton Edthofer as Mniewski * Heinrich Gotho * Guido Herzfeld * Ernst Pröckl Ernst Johann Pröckl (21 June 1888 – 26 November 1957) was an Austrian stage actor and director.Hardt p.219 He also appeared in numerous films, mainly German. Selected filmography * '' The Peruvian'' (1919) * '' Judith Trachtenberg'' (1920) * '' ... * Yuri Yurovsky References Bibliography * Hardt, Ursula. ''From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |