Carla Bartheel (born Charlotte Franziska Johanna Barthel; 5 July 1902 – 28 December 1983) was a German film actress and photographer.Giesen p.200

Biography

Carla Bartheel was born Charlotte Franziska Johanna Barthel on 5 July 1902. She took acting and singing lessons and planned to train as a dancer, but a cardiac defect prevented this, and led her to acting. She made her film debut in ''Addio giovinezza!'' (1927), starring

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, Elena Sangro, and

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. Several other silent films soon followed. That same year, she played supporting roles in '' A Girl of the People'', the anti-abortion film ''

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'', and ''Herkules Maier''. She is perhaps best known for her roles in ''Todessturz im Zirkus Cesarelli'' (1927), ''Die weiße Sonate'' (1928), and ''

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'' (1929). Her last film appearance was in the

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propaganda film '' Hans Westmar'' (1933). After Bartheel retired from acting, she traveled throughout Europe as a photographer. She published two books containing her photographs, ''Abenteuer an der Eismeerstraße'' (1939) and ''Unter Sinai-Beduinen und Mönchen. Eine Reise'' (1943). Bartheel died on 28 December 1983 in West Berlin.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1927) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1927) * '' The Curse of Vererbung'' (1927) * '' A Girl of the People'' (1927) * '' Der Ladenprinz'' (1928) * '' Under the Lantern'' (1928) * '' Herkules Maier'' (1928) * '' His Strongest Weapon'' (1928) * '' He Goes Right, She Goes Left!'' (1928) * '' The White Sonata'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Youths'' (1929) * '' Der Hund von Baskerville'' (1929) * '' Land Without Women'' (1929) * '' Tragedy of Youth'' (1929) * '' Lux, King of Criminals'' (1929) * '' Katharina Knie'' (1929) * '' The Man Without Love'' (1929) * '' The Dance Goes On'' (1930) * '' The Mask Falls'' (1931) * '' Hans Westmar'' (1933) * '' A City Upside Down'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Giesen, Rolf. ''Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2003.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartheel, Carla 1902 births 1983 deaths German silent film actresses 20th-century German actresses German women photographers People from Świętochłowice