Else Elster (22 February 1910 – 28 March 1998) was a German actress who appeared in over forty films during the

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Selected filmography

* '' The Blonde Nightingale'' (1930) * '' Weekend in Paradise'' (1931) * '' Victoria and Her Hussar'' (1931) * '' Death Over Shanghai'' (1932) * '' Secret of the Blue Room'' (1932) * '' Frederica'' (1932) * '' The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * ''

The Cheeky Devil ''The Cheeky Devil'' (german: Der Frechdachs) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and Heinz Hille and starring Willy Fritsch, Camilla Horn and Ralph Arthur Roberts.Waldman p. 46 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and ...

'' (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) * '' Wedding at Lake Wolfgang'' (1933) * '' Must We Get Divorced?'' (1933) * '' Trouble Backstairs'' (1935) * ''

Make Me Happy ''Make Me Happy'' (german: Mach' mich glücklich) is a 1935 German musical comedy film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Julia Serda, Albert Lieven and Richard Romanowsky.Kreimeier p. 234 It was made by Germany's largest film company UFA. ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Three Girls for Schubert ''Three Girls for Schubert'' (german: Drei Mäderl um Schubert) is a 1936 German historical romance film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Gretl Theimer, and Maria Andergast. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios of Tobis ...

'' (1936) * '' The Stars Shine'' (1938) * '' Hello Janine!'' (1939) * '' The Unfaithful Eckehart'' (1940) * '' Jud Süß'' (1940) * ''

Love is Duty Free ''Love is Duty Free'' (german: Liebe ist zollfrei) is a 1941 comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Hans Moser, Susi Peter, and Theodor Danegger. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been inc ...

'' (1941) * '' Fritze Bollmann wollte angeln'' (1943) * '' Nothing But Coincidence'' (1949)

Bibliography

* Rentschler, Eric. ''The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife''. Harvard University Press, 1996. * Weaver, Tom & Brunas, Michael & Brunas, John. ''Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946''. McFarland & Company, 2007.

External links

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Else Elster
at Virtual History 1910 births 1998 deaths German film actresses Actresses from Gdańsk People from West Prussia 20th-century German actresses {{Germany-film-actor-stub