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Anton Pointner (8 December 1894 in
Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...
– 8 September 1949 in Hintersee) was an
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 ...
n stage and film actor. Pointner's career began on the stages of Austria and performed in both silent and sound films in his native Austria, as well as in Germany and the United States.


Selected filmography

* '' Martyr of His Heart'' (1918) * '' Lady Hamilton'' (1921) * '' The Love Affairs of Hector Dalmore'' (1921) * '' The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921) * '' Frauenmoral'' (1923) * '' The Second Shot'' (1923) * '' Earth Spirit'' (1923) * '' The Curse'' (1924) * ''
The Sailor Perugino ''The Sailor Perugino'' (german: Der Matrose Perugino) is a 1924 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Anton Pointner, Heinz Schröder and Hans Brausewetter.Krautz p. 374 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...
'' (1924) * '' Nelly, the Bride Without a Husband'' (1924) * '' Marionettes of the Princess'' (1924) * ''
Flight Around the World ''Flight Around the World'' (german: Der Flug um den Erdball) is a 1925 German silent film, silent adventure film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Reinhold Schünzel, and Bruno Kastner.Grange p. 193 It was released in two parts ...
'' (1925) * ''
Old Mamsell's Secret ''Old Mamsell's Secret'' (German:''Das Geheimnis der alten Mamsell'') is a 1925 German silent film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Frida Richard, Guido Parish and Marcella Albani.Nelmes & Selbo The film's art direction was by Andrej ...
'' (1925) * '' The Dealer from Amsterdam'' (1925) * '' A Free People'' (1925) * '' Circus Romanelli'' (1926) * '' When I Came Back'' (1926) * '' The Bank Crash of Unter den Linden'' (1926) * '' The Third Squadron'' (1926) * '' The Three Mannequins'' (1926) * '' The White Horse Inn'' (1926) * '' Heads Up, Charley'' (1927) * '' The Impostor'' (1927) * '' The Sporck Battalion'' (1927) * '' Radio Magic'' (1927) * ''
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'' (1928) * ''
Five Anxious Days ''Five Anxious Days'' (German: ''Fünf bange Tage'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Maria Jacobini, Anton Pointner and Nathalie Lissenko.Parish p.287 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ott ...
'' (1928) * '' Charlotte Somewhat Crazy'' (1928) * '' Sixteen Daughters and No Father'' (1928) * '' From a Bachelor's Diary'' (1928) * '' Love in the Cowshed'' (1928) * '' The Carousel of Death '' (1928) * '' The Story of a Little Parisian'' (1928) * '' The Merry Widower'' (1929) * ''
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'' (1929) * '' The Youths'' (1929) * '' The Hero of Every Girl's Dream'' (1929) * '' The Burning Heart'' (1929) * ''
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'' (1929) * '' The Dance Goes On'' (1930) * ''
The Woman Without Nerves ''The Woman Without Nerves'' (German: ''Die Frau ohne Nerven'') is a 1930 German adventure film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Ellen Richter, Walter Janssen and Anton Pointner.Bock & Bergfelder p.193 Interiors were filmed at the Staaken Stu ...
'' (1930) * '' The Theft of the Mona Lisa'' (1931) * '' Kismet'' (1931) * '' Men Behind Bars'' (1931) * '' The Mask Falls'' (1931) * '' The Sacred Flame'' (1931) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1931) * '' The Cheeky Devil'' (1932) * ''
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'' (1932) * '' Gypsies of the Night'' (1932) * ''
Mrs. Lehmann's Daughters ''Mrs. Lehmann's Daughters'' (german: Frau Lehmanns Töchter) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Hansi Niese, Hertha Thiele, and Else Elster. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.61 It is a remak ...
'' (1932) * ''
The Secret of Johann Orth ''The Secret of Johann Orth'' (German: ) is a 1932 German historical drama film directed by Willi Wolff and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Ellen Richter and Paul Wegener.Grange p.398 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on locat ...
'' (1932) * '' Marshal Forwards'' (1932) * ''
Storms of Passion ''Storms of Passion'' (German: ''Stürme der Leidenschaft'') is a 1932 German crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Emil Jannings, Anna Sten and Trude Hesterberg. It is regarded as a precursor of film noir. The film was produced b ...
'' (1932) * '' Holzapfel Knows Everything'' (1932) * '' Trenck'' (1932) * '' I by Day, You by Night'' (1932) * '' Impossible Love'' (1932) * '' The Ladies Diplomat'' (1932) * ''
Countess Mariza ''Gräfin Mariza'' (''Countess Maritza'') is an operetta in three acts composed by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, with a German libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It premiered in Vienna on 28 February 1924 at the Theater ...
'' (1932) * '' Season in Cairo'' (1933) * '' The Racokzi March'' (1933) * '' The Tsarevich'' (1933) * '' Jumping Into the Abyss'' (1933) * '' The Hymn of Leuthen'' (1933) * '' A Precocious Girl'' (1934) * '' Miss Madame'' (1934) * '' Spring Parade'' (1934) * '' Peter'' (1934) * ''
The English Marriage ''The English Marriage'' (german: Die Englische Heirat) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, Anton Walbrook and Adele Sandrock. A young German woman is engaged to marry a British aristocrat but h ...
'' (1934) * '' Enjoy Yourselves'' (1934) * '' Suburban Cabaret'' (1935) * '' My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1935) * '' The Royal Waltz'' (1935) * '' Lumpaci the Vagabond'' (1936) * '' Thank You, Madame'' (1936) * ''
Stjenka Rasin ''Stjenka Rasin'' is a 1936 German historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Wera Engels, Hans Adalbert Schlettow and Heinrich George. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.Klaus p.202 The film's sets were design ...
'' (1936) * '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1936) * '' The Empress's Favourite'' (1936) * '' The Love of the Maharaja'' (1936) * '' The Violet of Potsdamer Platz'' (1936) * '' Fridericus'' (1937) * '' Dangerous Game'' (1937) * '' Woman's Love—Woman's Suffering'' (1937) * '' The Irresistible Man'' (1937) * ''
Five Million Look for an Heir ''Five Million Look for an Heir'' (german: Fünf Millionen suchen einen Erben) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Heinz Rühmann, Leny Marenbach and Oskar Sima. It was based on a novel by Harald Baumgarten.Rentschle ...
'' (1938) * ''
Red Orchids ''Red Orchids'' (german: Rote Orchideen) is a 1938 German crime film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Olga Tschechowa Olga Konstantinovna Chekhova (; russian: Ольга Константиновна Чехова; 14 April 1897 – 9 ...
'' (1938) * '' Maria Ilona'' (1939) * '' Twelve Minutes After Midnight'' (1939) * ''
Renate in the Quartet ''Renate in the Quartet'' (german: Renate im Quartett) is a 1939 German musical comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Käthe von Nagy, Hans Brausewetter and Gustav Fröhlich.Hake p. 198 It is based on a novel by Geog Albrecht von ...
'' (1939) * '' The Scoundrel'' (1939) * ''
Nanette Nanette is a feminine given name. By 2013, the name was considered to be on the verge of extinction in the United States; it had been among the top 1000 baby names until 1977, and had reached a peak in usage in 1956. Notable people with the name i ...
'' (1940) * '' Der Postmeister'' (1940) * '' The Three Codonas'' (1940) * ''
My Daughter Lives in Vienna ''My Daughter Lives in Vienna'' (german: Meine Tochter lebt in Wien) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Elfriede Datzig, Hans Moser, and O. W. Fischer. Cast *Elfriede Datzig as Gretl Klaghofer * Hans Moser as Flori ...
'' (1940) * '' Beloved Augustin'' (1940) * '' Riding for Germany'' (1941) * '' Der große König'' (1942) * '' Anuschka'' (1942) * '' Münchhausen'' (1943) * '' Maresi'' (1948) * '' Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * '' Regimental Music'' (1950)


Bibliography

* Kester, Bernadette. ''Film Front Weimar: Representations of the First World War in German films of the Weimar Period (1919-1933)''. Amsterdam University Press, 2003.


External links

* 1894 births 1949 deaths Austrian male stage actors Austrian male silent film actors Austrian male film actors Actors from Salzburg 20th-century Austrian male actors {{Austria-actor-stub